Podcast appearances and mentions of juan gonzalez

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “No Stupid Rules of Engagement”: Ahead of Iran War, Hegseth Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Ex-Marine, Senate Candidate Speaks Out After Arrest, Arm Broken During Iran War Protest in Senate “Killers of Roe”: Amy Littlefield Investigates the “Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights” in U.S.   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

  On today's show: Headlines Ret. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Netanyahu Could Turn to Nuclear Bombs If Iran War Escalates “The Gulf Fears Whoever Wins This War”: U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Could Destabilize Entire Region “Fossil Fuels as a Weapon of War”: U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Exposes World's Dangerous Reliance on Oil Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Iran Picks New Supreme Leader; Toxic Black Rain Falls After Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Depots “Racist Regime”: Iranian Israeli Editor Orly Noy on Israel Denying Bomb Shelter Access to Palestinians “Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus” to Wage War on Iran: U.S. Commanders Accused of Promoting Holy War   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Another Land Grab? Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon & Orders Mass Displacement in the South Lies, Corruption & Scandal: Trump Ousts Kristi Noem, Nominates Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Head DHS “Donroe Doctrine” Summit: Trump Seeks to Build Right-Wing Power Bloc in Latin America   Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.   The post Democracy Now! – March 6, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Why Are We Going to War?”: Former U.S. Middle East Officials Say Trump Has “No Clear Plan” on Iran Geeta Gandbhir on Her Double Oscar Noms for “The Perfect Neighbor” & “The Devil Is Busy” “Armed Only with a Camera”: Oscar-Nominated Doc Honors Brent Renaud and Other “Fallen Journalists” Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 4, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Iranian American Scholars Denounce U.S.-Israeli Attack, Warn Regime Change Efforts Will Backfire Israel Wants Ability to Attack Anyone at Any Time: Israeli Analyst Ori Goldberg Trump's War on Iran Violates International Law & U.S. Constitution: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – March 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Missing DOJ Files: As Clintons Testify About Epstein, Where Are FBI Interviews with Trump Accuser? ICE Abducts Then Releases Columbia Student After Mamdani Intervenes & Calls to Dismiss More Cases “Abandoned By Border Patrol”: Blind Refugee in Buffalo Dies in the Cold; Family Demands Answers Former St. Louis Congressmember Cori Bush Runs for Seat Again After AIPAC Targeted Her in 2024 Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to “Infiltrate” Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continues “Flagrant War Crime”: Investigation Recreates 2025 Israeli Massacre, Cover-Up of 15 Gaza Aid Workers Beaten, Starved, Tortured: New CPJ Report on Abuse of Palestinian Journalists in Israeli Prisons A Record 129 Journalists Killed in 2025, Israel Responsible for 2/3 of the Deaths: CPJ Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: “You Have Killed Americans,” “Black People Aren't Apes”: Democrats Protest Trump's State of the Union Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Slams Trump's Myths About Tariffs, Affordability Rep. Summer Lee on Boycotting Trump Speech, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights, “Endless Wars” & More Jailed for “Standing Up”: DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address “Lies, Gaslighting and Maligning”: Rep. Adelita Grijalva Boycotts Trump's Speech   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 25, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: A Warming Planet Makes Nor'easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann Aided by U.S. Intelligence, Mexican Army Kills Top Cartel Leader After Threat of Trump Intervention War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Epstein Files, Duterte's ICC Case & Ukraine War Anniversary Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 24, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Trump Lashes Out & Attacks Justices After Supreme Court Limits His Power to Impose Tariffs “It's Still a Genocide”: Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Reality of “Ceasefire” in Gaza As U.S. Olympians Take on the Trump Administration, Trump Attacks Them While Kash Patel Parties Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Carole Cadwalladr on Epstein Fallout: As U.K. Arrests Ex-Prince, Where is the Accountability in U.S.? Jeremy Scahill: Despite Ongoing Talks, Trump Admin Is “Obsessed” with Destroying Iran “Colonial Apartheid Regime”: Jeremy Scahill on Trump's “Board of Peace” & Plans For Gaza Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Targeted by Trump, Hails Court Ruling Blocking Deportation Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber “Extremely Dangerous Situation”: Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.   The post Democracy Now! – February 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Keep Hope Alive”: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon Who Twice Ran for President Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of “Last 100 Years” Jesse Jackson's Legacy: From Marching with MLK to Building the Rainbow Coalition When ICE Agents Lie: DOJ Drops Charges Against 2 Minneapolis Men Falsely Accused of Attempted Murder   Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Massive Cover-Up”: Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran “I Was Just So Disgusted”: Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump's Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History “Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push   Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE “Prison” Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held “I Have Never Felt So Much Fear”: Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes JD Vance Is Booed at Olympics While Thousands Protest U.S. Sending ICE Agents to Games in Italy “The War Hasn't Ended”: Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 6, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines Rep. Khanna Slams DOJ for Not Launching New Probes of Jeffrey Epstein's “Co-Conspirators” “Tear Down ICE” & Probe Trump-UAE $500M Crypto Deal: Rep. Ro Khanna Shot, Harassed & Threatened: U.S. Citizens Describe Surviving Violent Attacks by Immigration Agents Elon Musk Under Fire for Epstein Links, Grok's Sexualized AI Deepfakes & SpaceX-xAI Merger Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 3, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Journalism Is Not a Crime”: Georgia Fort & Don Lemon Arrested for Covering St. Paul Church Protest “Leave Our City Now”: Minneapolis Residents March as Part of National Strike Against ICE “Billionaire Boys Club”: What the Latest Epstein Files Reveal About Elite Impunity FBI Raid in Georgia Is Part of “Trump's Scheme to Try to Rig the Midterms”: Ari Berman   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – February 2, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 30, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Let Us Out”: ICE Detention of Children Sparks Protests at Immigration Jail in Dilley, TX “Not Going to Bully Me”: Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection ICE Agents Film Minnesota Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Massive Facial Recognition Push Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 29, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines ICE “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging Rep. Ilhan Omar Attacked by Man at Minneapolis Town Hall After She Called for Noem's Impeachment “The Border Is the Entire Country”: How Trump Brought Borderland Violence into U.S. Cities Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 28, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “Feels Like a Cover-Up”: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Slams Trump Admin over Deadly ICE Crackdown Can ICE Forcibly Enter Homes Without a Warrant? Inside Trump's Attack on the 4th Amendment From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.   The post Democracy Now! – January 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “He Was Executed”: Minneapolis Residents Outraged, Defiant After Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti RIP Alex Pretti: Colleague Remembers “Compassion,” “Deep Empathy” of ICU Nurse Killed by Feds “Trumped-Up Charges”: Out of Jail, Nekima Levy Armstrong Faces Prosecution for Anti-ICE Church Protest “ICE Out”: Tens of Thousands March in Minnesota in General Strike Against Immigration Raids Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 26, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Emperor” Trump's So-Called Board of Peace Erases Palestinians from Gaza Governance Nekima Levy Armstrong Jailed After Protesting ICE Official Who Also Serves as Pastor in St. Paul ICE Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in “Day of Truth and Freedom” “Kings and Pawns”: Howard Bryant on What Jackie Robinson & Paul Robeson Reveal About America Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 23, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: “An Abomination”: Yanis Varoufakis on Trump's “Board of Peace” & Threat to Democratic World Order “Catch of the Day”: Latest ICE Operation in Maine Targets Somali Community Born in Evin Prison, Iranian Author on Protests Against “Authoritarian, Theocratic Regime”   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 22, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: Facing Possible Arrest, Minnesota Lawyer Defends Protest at Church Whose Pastor Is Top ICE Official As Trump Threatens to Take Greenland, Oxfam Warns of Rising Authoritarianism & Billionaire Boom NYC Nurses' Strike Enters 10th Day; Mayor Mamdani & Sen. Sanders Join Picket Line Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: ICE vs. People of Minnesota: A Special Report on Community Resistance to Trump's Militarized Crackdown “Not Above the Law”: Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent ICE Activity in Minnesota A Distraction from Epstein Files? Trump Ramps Up Chaos in Minnesota, Greenland & Beyond “No Going Back”: Trump Escalates Threats to Take Greenland & Tariff European Allies Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 20, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 19, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump “This Regime Will Fall”: Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 14, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

ON TODAY'S SHOW: “Stolen from Us”: Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent “State of Siege”: Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis “Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On todays show: Headlines Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack “We Had Whistles. They Had Guns”: Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good “All the Walls Came Down”: L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show: Headlines “What Are You Hiding?” Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza “Holding Liat”: Former Israeli Hostage Says “There Aren't Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable”   Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

This is the fifth alleged patricide case in Southern California in recent weeks. Five sons accused of killing their fathers — or both parents — in a matter of months. The Reiners. The Cordes family. Jubilant Sykes' son. Juan Gonzalez in Perris. Joshua Bonilla in Lake Balboa.Something is happening. And the Reiner case exposes exactly why the system keeps failing.Nick Reiner didn't snap out of nowhere. Police had been to his parents' Brentwood home multiple times over the years. A neighbor described prior violent behavior. He'd cycled through seventeen rehab programs by age 22 — and admitted on podcasts to gaming every one of them. The night before the killings, his own father reportedly told friends he was "petrified" of him.Rob and Michele Reiner saw it coming. So did the people around them. But California's mental health laws made intervention nearly impossible. You can't commit an adult unless they're an imminent threat. A 72-hour hold ends with the patient walking out the door. Families are left to manage severe mental illness in their own homes — untrained, unsupported, and terrified.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to examine the pattern before the crime. What does law enforcement typically see in the years leading up to a family tragedy? When police respond to a home repeatedly, what options do they actually have? And for the millions of families living this nightmare right now — what can be done before it's too late?The warning signs were everywhere. The system still couldn't stop it.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #TrueCrimeToday #Patricide #MentalHealthCrisis #WarningSigns #California #SystemFailure #TrueCrime2025Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 8, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

This is the fifth alleged patricide case in Southern California in recent weeks. Five sons accused of killing their fathers — or both parents — in a matter of months. The Reiners. The Cordes family. Jubilant Sykes' son. Juan Gonzalez in Perris. Joshua Bonilla in Lake Balboa.Something is happening. And the Reiner case exposes exactly why the system keeps failing.Nick Reiner didn't snap out of nowhere. Police had been to his parents' Brentwood home multiple times over the years. A neighbor said he'd been violent before. He'd cycled through seventeen rehab programs by age 22 — and admitted on podcasts to gaming every one of them. The night before the killings, his own father reportedly told friends he was "petrified" of him.Rob and Michele Reiner saw it coming. So did the people around them. But California's mental health laws made intervention nearly impossible. You can't commit an adult unless they're an imminent threat. A 72-hour hold ends with the patient walking out the door. Families are left to manage severe mental illness in their own homes — untrained, unsupported, and terrified.Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to examine the pattern before the crime. What does law enforcement typically see in the years leading up to a family tragedy? When police respond to a home repeatedly, what options do they have? And for the millions of families living this nightmare right now — what can actually be done before it's too late?The warning signs were everywhere. The system still couldn't stop it.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #TrueCrimeToday #Patricide #MentalHealthCrisis #WarningSigns #California #SystemFailure #TrueCrime2025Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

In recent months, Southern California has seen a disturbing pattern emerge: multiple cases in which adult sons are accused of killing their fathers—or both parents. The Reiner case is one of several now drawing public attention, alongside cases involving the Cordes family, Juan Gonzalez in Perris, and Joshua Bonilla in Lake Balboa.These cases are not identical. But together, they raise a broader question: what happens when warning signs accumulate for years, yet intervention never comes?In the case involving Nick Reiner, investigators and court records point to a long history of instability prior to the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Police had reportedly responded to the family's Brentwood home multiple times over the years. A neighbor later described prior violent behavior. Reiner himself discussed cycling through numerous rehabilitation programs and acknowledged manipulating treatment systems during that time.According to reporting, the night before the killings, Rob Reiner expressed fear about his son's condition to people close to him. The concern wasn't sudden. It had been building.This case highlights a recurring problem in California's mental health and public safety framework. Involuntary commitment of adults requires an imminent threat. Short-term psychiatric holds are limited in duration. Once released, families are often left to manage severe mental illness without meaningful authority, training, or support—while still being expected to keep everyone safe.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to examine the pattern that often precedes family violence. What do repeated police calls actually accomplish? What options do officers have when someone is clearly deteriorating but not yet chargeable? And for families living with fear inside their own homes, what—if anything—can be done before a situation escalates beyond control?The warning signs in the Reiner case were not hidden. The question now is whether the system is structured to act on them—or whether it is built to respond only after tragedy.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #TrueCrimeToday #MentalHealthCrisis #WarningSigns #CaliforniaCases #SystemFailure #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

On today's show: Headlines “This Is Our Hemisphere”: Report from Colombia on Trump's Escalating Threats to the Region Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland Would “Militarize the Arctic,” Trample Indigenous Rights “Firestorm”: MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff on Anniversary of L.A. Fires & “America's New Age of Disaster” Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. The post Democracy Now! – January 7, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.