Best Sudden Double Deep Podcasts (2026)

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The Money Stopped: Alan Jackson Withdraws, Nick Reiner Now Has a Public Defender He Met for 30 Seconds 28:05

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Three weeks ago, Nick Reiner had the best criminal defense money could buy. Alan Jackson — the attorney who got Karen Read acquitted, who represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey — was building what looked like an insanity defense backed by a two-hundred-million-dollar estate. Today, Jackson told a Los Angeles judge he had "no choice" but to w…

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Uvalde Trial: Stephanie Hale Takes The Stand — After Testimony, The Judge Tells The Jury to Disregard Her Testimony! 1:00:54

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Stephanie Hale, a teacher at Robb Elementary, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s location and fai…

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"I Never Thought He'd Actually Do It": Why the Reiners Didn't See the Danger | Shavaun Scott 18:15

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Sources say the Reiner family had been scared of Nick for years. That he had violent outbursts. That Michele told a friend, "I don't know what else we can do." That his behavior was aggressive enough to require private yoga sessions as a child because he was too disruptive for groups. They knew something was wrong. They sensed danger. And they stay…

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Sheriff Mickey Stines Case FROZEN: Defense Wants Judge Removed After Hidden Video Surfaces 20:28

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A video that nobody knew existed has thrown the Mickey Stines murder case into chaos. According to a defense motion filed December 29th, Special Judge Christopher Cohron was captured on video sitting next to Judge Kevin Mullins — the man Stines is accused of killing — at a mental health commission meeting just one week before the shooting. Mullins'…

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The Wrong Treatment: How Nick Reiner's Schizophrenia Was Missed for Years | Shavaun Scott 18:36

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Nick Reiner started using drugs at fifteen. By sixteen, he was in his first rehab. By twenty-two, he'd been through eighteen treatment programs. The focus was always addiction. Heroin. Meth. Cocaine. The revolving door of substance abuse treatment. But according to reports, Nick had schizophrenia. A serious psychotic disorder that was reportedly di…

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Uvalde Trial: Mistrial Denied — But Judge May Still Strike Key Witness Testimony 20:01

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Judge Sid Harle denied the defense's mistrial motion Wednesday in the Adrian Gonzales trial, but the battle over teacher Stephanie Hale's testimony isn't over. Harle called the prosecution's failure to disclose information "negligent" and will decide Thursday whether to strike Hale's entire testimony from the record. Hale testified Tuesday that she…

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Did Fairfax County Police Bury Evidence in the Brendan Banfield Case? | Au Pair Murder Defense 23:06

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When your own forensics expert contradicts your murder theory, what do you do? According to court testimony in the Brendan Banfield case, Fairfax County Police transferred him out of the unit. Brendan Banfield stands accused of orchestrating the February 2023 murders of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan with the help of the family's Brazi…

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Inside the Reiner Family System: How 17 Years of "Help" Created a Killer | Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott 22:26

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What does it look like when a family loves someone to death — literally? Rob and Michele Reiner spent nearly two decades trying to save their son Nick from addiction and mental illness. They had every resource imaginable. Two hundred million dollars. Access to the best treatment programs in the country. A willingness to do anything, pay anything, s…

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"Mountains of Evidence" But No Murder Weapon? Sarah Grace Patrick Trial Delayed 7 Months | Defense Attorney Reacts 58:23

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Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Hidden Killers to break down the seven-month delay in the Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial and what it reveals about the prosecution's case — or lack of one. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carr…

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Uvalde Officer Adrian Gonzales On Trial: He Was First On Scene, Trained To Respond — And Allegedly Did Nothing 24:56

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The trial of former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales has begun in Corpus Christi, Texas. He's charged with 29 counts of child endangerment for his response to the Robb Elementary massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24, 2022. Here's what makes this case so infuriating: Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Accordi…

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Rob Reiner Said He Was "Petrified" of Nick. Twelve Hours Later He Was Dead. | Hidden Killers 13:09

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The night before he died, Rob Reiner reportedly told friends at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party: "I'm petrified of Nick. I think my own son can hurt me." He wasn't guessing. He was describing something he'd been living with for years. An LAPD insider said police had responded to the Reiner home "quite a few" times over the years for incidents invol…

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The Family Left Behind: Bryan Kohberger's Sister Speaks for the First Time About Life After the Idaho Murders 19:17

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Mel Kohberger was training to become a mental health therapist when her brother was arrested for murdering four University of Idaho students. In one phone call, her entire life changed. Her job offer evaporated. Tabloids camped outside her parents' house. Online sleuths picked apart every detail of her family's history — including her sister Amanda…

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Uvalde Trial Day 1: Kids Armed Themselves With Scissors — Then The Judge Shut It Down 23:47

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Day one of the Adrian Gonzales trial ended in chaos. The judge halted testimony, sent the jury home, and canceled Wednesday's proceedings after the defense accused prosecutors of withholding evidence from a key witness. Defense attorney Jason Goss called it a "trial by ambush." A mistrial is now on the table. Before it fell apart, the jury heard gu…

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Can Nick Reiner Beat a Double Murder Charge With the Insanity Defense? | Legal Analysis 20:44

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Alan Jackson doesn't take cases he can't spin. The high-powered defense attorney — fresh off Karen Read's acquittal — is now representing Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner in their Brentwood home. And he's already laying the groundwork for what's coming. "Very complex and serious issues." "Restraint and dignity.…

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The Charity Beallis Case: FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke on What the Evidence Actually Shows 19:51

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Hidden Killers Podcast sits down with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke to analyze the documented behavioral patterns in the Charity Beallis case — examining what court records, police reports, and public filings reveal about the two adults at the center of this tragedy. Charity Beallis and her twins Eliana and Maverick were found dead from gun…

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Sarah Grace Patrick: State PUNTS on Trial Day — Where Are the "Mountains of Evidence"? | Carroll County Double Murder 31:16

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January 5th, 2026 was supposed to be the day. Jury selection in the Sarah Grace Patrick case. Instead, the trial was delayed seven months to August 3rd — and it was the prosecution, not the defense, that drove the delay. Sarah Grace Patrick is the 17-year-old Georgia teen charged as an adult with murdering her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather Ja…

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Bob Motta on Sarah Grace Patrick Case: Why Did the Prosecution Need 7 More Months? | Defense Attorney Analysis 25:07

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Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down the Sarah Grace Patrick trial delay and the questions surrounding the prosecution's "mountains of evidence" claim. Sarah Grace Patrick was 16 years old when her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock were found shot to death in their Carroll County, Georgia home on February 20th, 2025. Their young dau…

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FBI Agent Analyzes Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial & D4VD Grand Jury Evidence | Jennifer Coffindaffer Interview 55:35

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The Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial begins January 5th in Carroll County, Georgia. She's seventeen years old, charged with killing her mother Kristin and stepfather James Brock in their sleep. Her little sister—five years old at the time—discovered the bodies. Sarah made the 911 call. Then came the TikToks, the outreach to true crime creators, the…

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Uvalde Trial: Justin Duck Takes The Stand — Key Testimony from Captain of the Department of Public Safety 15:19

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Justin Duck, Captain with the Department of Public Safety, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s loc…

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Uvalde Trial: Jason Shae Takes The Stand — Witness Provides Key Details on Evidence from the Crime Scene 1:20:55

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Jason Shae with the Texas Rangers, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s location and failed to act.…

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Nick Reiner Off Suicide Watch Before Arraignment — Parents' Estate Funding His Defense Attorney 35:08

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Breaking developments in the Nick Reiner case. The 32-year-old charged with murdering Rob and Michele Reiner has been removed from suicide watch at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, just one day before his scheduled arraignment. He remains in high-observation housing but is no longer considered at risk of self-harm. Meanwhile, questions mount abou…

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The Adelson Appeals: Charlie's February Showdown & Donna's Fight Begins 17:08

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February 3rd, 2026. Twenty minutes. Three judges. Charlie Adelson will stand before Florida's First District Court of Appeal and argue that his murder conviction should be thrown out. His 91-page appellate brief claims the jury pool in Tallahassee was poisoned by a decade of media coverage — that of 130 potential jurors, 53 of the 54 who had an opi…

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D4VD's Manager Said the Tour Came First. Now He's a Grand Jury Witness | Coffindaffer Interview 17:07

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Robert Morgenroth—D4VD's day-to-day manager, record label GM, and touring company president—testified before a grand jury for days. When he walked out, a reporter overheard him say prosecutor Beth Silverman was "very pushy" about why he didn't call police. His alleged response: it wasn't his responsibility. His job was to keep the tour going. A fem…

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Uvalde Trial Opening Statements: Prosecutor Says Adrian Gonzales Knew Shooter's Location — And Stayed Put 1:03:53

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The prosecution came out swinging in the Adrian Gonzales trial today. Special prosecutor Bill Turner delivered an emotional opening statement in Corpus Christi, laying out a timeline that showed the former Uvalde school cop allegedly knew exactly where the gunman was — before he even entered Robb Elementary — and failed to act. Turner described how…

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The Confessions of a Broken Mind: Richard Allen's Statements Were Made During Psychotic Episodes | Delphi Appeal 27:40

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Richard Allen was declared "gravely disabled" by Indiana's own doctors. He'd lost 45 pounds. He was eating feces, drinking toilet water, and banging his head bloody against his cell door. He couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality. That's when the confessions started. And Indiana used every single one of them to convict him. Accordi…

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What Did Investigators Find Inside D4VD's House? | Coffindaffer on Celeste Rivas Evidence 12:40

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A chainsaw that was never used. A burn cage incinerator still in the box. A Tesla parked on a residential street for over a month with a teenage girl's body decomposing in the trunk. And a cause of death that remains officially "deferred" while a grand jury hears witness after witness. The D4VD case has all the hallmarks of a circumstantial prosecu…

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Au Pair Affair Turns Deadly: Brendan Banfield Allegedly Plotted Wife's Murder Using Fetish Website 21:57

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She moved to America for a fresh start. She ended up helping cover up a double murder — according to prosecutors. Juliana Peres Magalhães was a 22-year-old Brazilian au pair living with the Banfield family in Herndon, Virginia. She cared for their four-year-old daughter. She became part of their home. And prosecutors say she became romantically inv…

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Sarah Grace Patrick: FBI Analysis of the Evidence With Jennifer Coffindaffer 26:28

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Sarah Grace Patrick is weeks away from trial, charged with murdering her mother and stepfather in their Carroll County, Georgia home. Prosecutors claim mountains of evidence. But publicly, we've seen TikTok posts, DMs, and an "odd" eulogy. No confirmed weapon. No motive. No physical evidence disclosed. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer…

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The Delphi Appeal — Did the System Fail Richard Allen at Every Step? 50:46

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This is the Delphi appeal — start to finish. Defense attorney Bob Motta walks through the full scope of the case now before the appellate court: a warrant allegedly built on omissions and altered statements, a year of extreme solitary confinement that preceded multiple confessions, and a trial where critical defense evidence was never allowed in fr…

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Ohio Dentist Spencer Tepe & Wife Monique Shot Dead in Home — Kids Found Alive, Killer on the Loose 17:46

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A young Ohio couple was gunned down inside their own home while their two small children were in another room. Dr. Spencer Tepe, a 37-year-old dentist, and his wife Monique, 39, were found dead on December 30, 2025 after Spencer failed to show up for work at Athens Dental Depot. Coworkers drove to the couple's Weinland Park home in Columbus, heard …

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Rob Reiner Was Trapped by the Law — And His Own Son | The Impossible Choice 20:58

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What do you do when your adult child is severely mentally ill, addicted, and refuses help — and the law won't let you force them into treatment? Rob and Michele Reiner faced that question every single day. Their son Nick had reportedly been through seventeen rehab programs. He admitted to gaming the system. He convinced his parents the experts were…

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D4VD Murder Indictment Coming: Chainsaw, Burn Cage Found at Hollywood Home | Celeste Rivas Case Update 19:40

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A grand jury is no longer just gathering evidence—it's preparing to indict. Multiple sources confirm prosecutor Beth Silverman believes D4VD was involved in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were discovered in the trunk of the singer's Tesla in September 2025. In this episode, we break down the explosive ne…

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What the Delphi Jury Never Heard — Evidence the Judge Kept Out 18:34

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The jury convicted Richard Allen — but the appeal argues they never saw the full picture. They didn’t see the eyewitness sketch rated “10 out of 10” by the witness who helped create it — a sketch that looked nothing like Allen. They didn’t hear expert testimony challenging the reliability of the State’s bullet-matching evidence. They didn’t hear ab…

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Ashlee Buzzard Arrested for Melodee Buzzard's Murder — The Road Trip, The Wigs, The 10-Week Wait 18:51

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Ashlee Buzzard is now charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard. According to prosecutors, Ashlee shot Melodee multiple times in the head and left her body in a remote Utah desert. But the path to this arrest took over two months — and the reason why is infuriating. Investigators knew almost immediatel…

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Delphi Murders: Inside Westville — How Solitary Confinement Broke Accused Richard Allen 15:22

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Before trial. Presumed innocent. No criminal history. And yet Richard Allen spent over a year in maximum-security solitary confinement — a unit designed for the most dangerous convicted offenders. According to the appeal, Allen entered prison coherent and physically stable. Months later, he was psychotic, severely underweight, eating feces, drinkin…

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Sarah Grace Patrick: Mountains of Evidence or Mountain of Speculation? 21:59

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Sarah Grace Patrick: Mountains of Evidence or Mountain of Speculation? Sarah Grace Patrick was sixteen when her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock were found shot to death in their Carroll County, Georgia home. For five months she posted tearful TikToks, messaged true crime creators, and mourned publicly. Then she was arrested and char…

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The Delphi Warrant — Did Police Mislead the Judge to Get Richard Allen? 17:29

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Everything in the Delphi case traces back to one document: the probable cause affidavit used to search Richard Allen’s home. According to the appeal, that affidavit didn’t just summarize evidence — it allegedly reshaped it. Defense attorney Bob Motta walks through claims that witness descriptions were altered, contradictions were omitted, and state…

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Devil’s Den: 911 Dispatcher Speaks, Eyewitness Reveals Chaos — And the Red Flags No One Saw Coming | 2025 True Crime 1:01:06

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The Devil’s Den tragedy shocked the nation — but the most revealing accounts aren’t found in police reports. They come from the people who lived those first moments: the 911 dispatcher who heard the terror unfold in real time, and an eyewitness who watched the horror play out before authorities arrived. In this exclusive Hidden Killers episode, Ton…

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Sheriff Stines Snaps: Judge Mullins Murder, Paranoia & the Grand Jury Secrets Revealed | 2025 True Crime 31:24

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On September 19th, 2024, the justice system in Whitesburg, Kentucky ruptured in the most shocking way imaginable: Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines walked into Judge Kevin Mullins’ chambers and opened fire, killing his longtime friend — just minutes after they’d shared lunch. The entire murder was captured on courthouse surveillance, leaving the commun…

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Kevin Franke: Manipulated Victim or Willing Bystander? The Psychology Behind ‘Devil in the Family’ | 2025 True Crime 29:30

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Was Kevin Franke a victim of psychological manipulation — or a bystander who found it easier not to look too closely? In this gripping Hidden Killers deep dive, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyze one of the most troubling dynamics explored in Hulu’s Devil in the Family: a father who insists he never recognized the abuse happenin…

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Father vs. Predator: The Aaron Spencer Case & the Murder Charge Shaking Arkansas | 2025 True Crime 35:35

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What would YOU do if a man already accused of dozens of crimes against your child came back and took her again? That’s the impossible question at the heart of the Aaron Spencer case — a story that exposes not only a horrific personal nightmare, but a justice system many say failed at every step. In this emotional and legally complex episode of Hidd…

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Epstein Fallout EXPLODES: DOJ Silence, Institutional Psychology — and Congress Targets Prince Andrew | 2025 True Crime 44:28

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What happens when a system designed to uncover truth suddenly shuts its own lights off? In this gripping dual-segment episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke dig deep into the psychology of institutional protection — and the escalating political pressure surrounding the Epstein network. In the first half, R…

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Hulu’s Murdaugh Series vs. Reality: What They Got Right — And What They Didn’t Dare Show | 2025 True Crime 33:55

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Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family promised to deliver the full story of South Carolina’s most infamous crime dynasty — but how close does it come to the truth? In this explosive Hidden Killers breakdown, Tony Brueski pulls apart the dramatization and compares it to the real events that toppled a century-old legal empire. From the iconic 911 call…

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Kohberger’s Secret Stashes — What FBI Profilers Just Revealed | 2025 True Crime 36:30

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In this chilling Hidden Killers deep dive, we confront two disturbing revelations about Bryan Kohberger — the kind that point to hidden behavior far beyond what happened on King Road. Retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Program Chief Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to break down the unsettling possibility that Kohberger maintained secret stashes of wea…

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Scott Peterson Case BOMBSHELL: Destroyed Evidence & Recanted Science—Is the Conviction About to Collapse? | 2025 True Crime 1:10:25

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The Scott Peterson case has never been short on controversy, but the newest filings from the Los Angeles Innocence Project may be the most explosive revelations yet. In this Hidden Killers investigation, Tony Brueski breaks down two seismic developments that could shake the foundation of one of America’s most famous murder convictions. First: the a…

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Jamie Raskin’s BOMBSHELL Letter: Why He Says the Epstein Probe Was Suddenly Shut Down | 2025 True Crime 37:17

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Tonight on Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski reads — in full — the November 3, 2025 letter sent by Congressman Jamie Raskin to Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding answers about what he calls a “gigantic cover-up” surrounding the shutdown of the Epstein co-conspirator investigation. The claims laid out in this letter are extraordinary, and they raise q…

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The Banker Behind Murdaugh: Russell Laffitte Sentenced — The Money Trail That Enabled a Killer | 2025 True Crime 28:33

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Alex Murdaugh didn’t commit his crimes alone — and today, one of his most essential enablers is finally facing real consequences. In this explosive Hidden Killers breakdown, Tony Brueski unpacks the downfall of Russell Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank and heir to a century-old Lowcountry dynasty, who has now been sentenced in both st…

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Donna Adelson: Cracks, Clues, and the Moment She Slipped | 2025 True Crime 1:05:17

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In this 2025 Year-in-Review Hidden Killers special, we bring together the two most explosive pillars of the case against Donna Adelson: the alleged long-term orchestration of a murder-for-hire plot — and the undercover “bump” that may have exposed her entire operation in a single moment. Tony Brueski sits down with defense attorney and former prose…

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Victim Families' Gut-Wrenching Impact Statements: Kohberger's Courtroom Nightmare Exposed! | 2025 True Crime 34:17

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🔍 Feel the raw agony of the Idaho murder victims' families as they confront Bryan Kohberger in court with impact statements that shatter souls – in this emotional powerhouse from Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review – a look back at the biggest cases of the year. During the July 23, 2025, Boise sentencing, where Kohberger copped his guilty plea for f…

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Did Kohberger Stalk Others — And Did Investigators Miss It? | 2025 True Crime 36:14

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In today’s explosive Hidden Killers episode, we confront two of the most unsettling questions still hanging over the Bryan Kohberger case: Was he stalking other women long before the murders — and did investigators miss critical evidence that could reveal the full scope of his behavior? Tony Brueski brings together new reporting, behavioral analysi…