ABOUT PHIL CHALMERS

Phil with Tennessee School Shooters

Phil with Tennessee school shooters Jamie Rouse and Jacob Davis


Phil Chalmers is a youth advocate and America's Leading Authority on Juvenile Homicide and Juvenile Mass Murder. He has been writing books and speaking since 1985, speaking at schools, state and national conferences, and local training seminars. During the first 20 years of Phil's speaking career he focused on youth culture and negative entertainment, but since 2005 has also explored teen violence and school safety.


Phil and Joe Schillaci

Phil with The First 48's Joe Schillaci

Phil and Jessica Simpson

Phil with Jessica Simpson

Phil has appeared in numerous media outlets, including Montel Williams, Howard Stern, People Magazine, The E! Entertainment Network, and hundreds of local radio and television affiliates, including NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, FOX NEWS, and more. Phil can currently be seen on the E! Network shows "Billionaire Crime Scenes" and "Too Young To Kill." He can be also seen on SPIKE TV's Saturday morning crime series "Don't Be A Victim," and will be on the show about school shootings September 11th. Phil is known for his edgy, out-of-the box live presentations, both entertaining and shocking at the same time. Watch a preview of his assembly curriculum. He uses the perfect mix of biting humor, first-hand crime details, in-depth crime scene photos, and interviews with the perpetrators themselves. Seminar attendees ranging from law enforcement, probation officers, corrections personnel, school administrators, and teachers are calling it "the best training I have seen in my entire career."


Phil has interacted with numerous teen killers, school shooters, sexual predators, and serial killers, including Charles Manson, David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, the Hillside Strangler, Pearl school shooter Luke Woodham, Moses Lake school shooter Barry Loukaitis, Jonesboro school shooter Mitchell Johnson, Paducah school shooter Michael Carneal, and hundreds more.


Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer

Phil's new book "Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer,"
released on April 20, 2009

20/20 Blind DVD Cover

Phil's school PowerPoint Presentation


Chalmers is the author of many books and DVD's, including his latest major release "Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer," a hardcover offering from Thomas Nelson. His latest DVD project is his school assembly called "Shock and Awe." He also has just released his school assembly Power Point presentation for the first time in 25 years titled "20/20 Blind."


Phil and Family

Phil and family

Phil is married to Barb and has two sons, and he resides in the Cleveland, Ohio area. His hobbies include mixed martial arts, weightlifting, fast cars, stock car racing, traveling, and spending time with his family.


Phil works for the Brimfield, Ohio police department as their juvenile diversion specialist, and works closely with the Chief, the DARE officer, as well as the SRO.
(Chief Dave Blough, Brimfield Police, BrimfieldOhio.gov/police