Ms. Isom Malin has dedicated her entire professional career to protecting society’s most innocent by investigating offenders who harm children. The first half of her career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was spent in Los Angeles where she investigated child sexual abuse –including the production, trading and possession of child sexual abuse material—child sex tourism, and sex trafficking of juveniles as part of a multi-agency task force. Ms. Isom Malin then spent over 10 years as a subject matter expert and behavioral analyst (colloquially known as a criminal profiler) at the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) assisting law enforcement agencies from around the world in cases involving violent crimes against children. As part of her extensive operational experience, she authored numerous criminal affidavits and led search and arrest operations, including those involving multiple targets in different parts of the country simultaneously. She has testified before Grand Juries, as well as in local, state, and federal criminal proceedings. Ms. Isom Malin has been qualified as an expert witness on child sex offender grooming behavior in United States District Court
Ms. Isom Malin served as primary Los Angeles case agent on Innocent Images, the FBI’s National Initiative targeting those who sexually exploit children via the Internet. As the lead case agent on Operation Lost Boy, Ms. Isom Malin’s work resulted in the groundbreaking indictment of 35 individuals and 16 arrests under the federal Child Exploitation Enterprise statute. This investigation had a world-wide impact resulting in numerous spin-off cases and the recovery of hundreds of child victims of child sexual abuse and online exploitation. The success of this case was documented in a true-crime series of the same name produced by Mothership Entertainment.
In addition to her vast experience leading and assisting in criminal investigations, Ms. Isom Malin has conducted research on numerous topics related to crimes against children and co-authored law enforcement guides and articles reflecting the results. As an FBI Adjunct Faculty Instructor, she provided instruction to hundreds of local, state, federal, and international law enforcement officers assigned to agencies responsible for protecting children. She served as Course Manager and faculty for the FBI’s now-accredited Criminal Investigative Analysis Training Program.
Capitalizing on her extensive proficiencies, Ms. Isom Malin founded Human Behavior Analysis Group, LLC, which offers case reviews and consultation to law enforcement prosecutors, non-governmental organizations, and attorneys representing victims of crime and falsely accused or wrongly convicted clients. She provides technical editing and consulting to writers, publishers, entertainment companies, and media outlets. Additionally, Ms. Isom Malin is a recognized subject matter expert on offender grooming behavior and its impact on victims.