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The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd—and the prosecution has taken major hits before opening statements.Robert Crozier, the man who allegedly sold fentanyl to Kouri's housekeeper Carmen Lauber, has signed a sworn affidavit recanting his original statement. He now claims he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, and says he was detoxing and "out of it" when he spoke to detectives in 2023.The defense argues this destroys the state's theory. If Crozier didn't provide fentanyl, Lauber couldn't have sold fentanyl to Kouri, and prosecutors can't place the murder weapon in her hands. Judge Richard Mrazik acknowledged this could "poke holes" in the case but denied bail anyway, saying substantial evidence remains.Now a new defense motion alleges prosecutors are intimidating witnesses—threatening arrest and suggesting immunity could be revoked if witnesses don't cooperate with additional preparation meetings.True Crime Today examines every pretrial ruling and what they mean for trial. The 26 financial fraud charges severed from the murder case. The domestic violence expert blocked entirely. The FBI profiler limited to rebuttal testimony only. The statements suppressed after detectives failed to Mirandize Kouri during a 2022 search.We also break down what prosecutors still have: Carmen Lauber's testimony, Eric's toxicology showing five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, the orange notebook allegedly detailing the night he died, and the "Walk the Dog" letter found in Kouri's jail cell that prosecutors call witness tampering. The defense says it was fiction.No fentanyl was ever recovered. No pills. No forensic link. 80% of Summit County residents recognize this case—and eight jurors from that county will decide Kouri's fate.This is everything you need to know before testimony begins.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #WitnessRecants #FentanylMurder #WalkTheDogLetter #UtahMurderTrial #PretrialRulings #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Eighteen rehab stays. Unlimited resources. Two parents who showed up for every therapy session while other wealthy families sent handlers. And it allegedly ended with Rob and Michele Reiner stabbed to death in their Brentwood home.Everyone wants to talk about what failed Nick Reiner—the system, the medication changes, the revolving door of treatment centers. But what if nothing failed him? What if he simply refused to let anything work?True Crime Today examines Nick Reiner's own words across nearly a decade of interviews. On the Dopey podcast, he admitted to throwing a rock through a window specifically to "prove he was crazy" and manipulate staff into giving him drugs. He co-wrote a film—Being Charlie—that blamed his father for his failures, and convinced Rob Reiner to direct it. He got his parents to publicly apologize for listening to doctors.Then we hear from Danny Spilar, who shared a rehab room with Nick when both were 15. According to Danny, the hatred was already there. Nick would stay up ranting about his parents. He was violent with other teens. He blamed everything on his parents' fame—not addiction, not mental illness.Danny says he knew instantly who killed Rob and Michele when he saw the headlines. He doesn't buy the insanity defense Nick is reportedly planning. And he thinks jurors won't either when they hear Nick's own admissions.This isn't about excusing systems or condemning mental illness. It's about examining what happens when victimhood becomes a lifestyle—when the people trying to save you become the enemy simply because they want you to live.For families living this nightmare right now—this one's for you.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #DannySpilar #TrueCrimeToday #InsanityDefense #BeingCharlie #Addiction #BrentwoodMurder #FamilyTragedyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

A firearm was recovered from Michael McKee's Chicago condo. The NIBIN ballistics database allegedly matched it to shell casings found where Spencer and Monique Tepe were shot sixteen times. That's how fast this case unraveled—two bodies on December 30th, an arrest 350 miles away on January 10th.McKee allegedly went dark on his phone for 18 hours during the murder window. Swapped stolen plates from two different states onto his vehicle. Had over a decade of surgical training in precision and planning.Investigators still caught him in 11 days.True Crime Today examines both sides: the forensic investigation that caught a man who allegedly tried not to be caught, and the defense strategy that will try to create reasonable doubt anyway.Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the investigative architecture. The surveillance footage analysis that first flagged McKee's vehicle. The NIBIN ballistics hit. The coordination between Columbus Police, FBI, Chicago PD, and Illinois authorities.Coffindaffer explains what an 18-hour phone blackout actually tells investigators—and how they reconstruct movements when someone has deliberately created a digital gap. The stolen Ohio and Arizona plates looked like counter-surveillance. They became their own forensic trail.Then defense attorney Eric Faddis reveals the playbook McKee's team is preparing. The pretrial fight to exclude testimony about alleged abuse never reported to police. The hearsay battle over three statements Monique allegedly told friends—that McKee could "kill her at any time," that she would "always be his wife."She can't testify. Can her words still convict him?For every piece of evidence, Eric reveals the innocent explanation the defense might offer. If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a "win" look like?#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #EricFaddis #NIBINBallistics #FBIForensics #DefenseStrategyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The affidavit charging Michaell McKee with aggravated murder in the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe has been unsealed. What's inside reads like a chronicle of obsession—surveillance footage, stolen plates, threats spanning years, and digital silence during the murder window.Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today to analyze what this evidence means for both prosecution and defense.Surveillance footage places McKee in the Tepes' yard on December 6th or 7th. Spencer and Monique were in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game. That's not presence—that's reconnaissance. Faddis explains how pre-offense surveillance supports prior calculation and design charges.The threat evidence spans nearly a decade. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that Monique "will always be his wife." Those statements came during and after their marriage. How do prosecutors introduce historical threats—and what challenges will the defense raise?Firearm specifications are unusual. The indictment charges automatic weapon or silencer-equipped firearm in the alternative. Faddis explains what that hedging signals and how it affects sentencing exposure.McKee's phone went silent from December 29th until after noon on December 30th. The murders occurred around 3:50 a.m. How do prosecutors frame digital absence as evidence of planning?Vehicle tracking connected a silver SUV to McKee's address and workplace. That vehicle appeared near the Tepe home displaying stolen plates. After arrest, investigators found fresh scrape marks where a distinctive sticker had been removed.The aggravated burglary charge is telling. No forced entry was found. Prosecutors have a theory about how McKee got inside.McKee pleaded not guilty and waived extradition. Eric Faddis breaks down the legal landscape.#MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #EricFaddis #OhioMurder #AggravatedMurder #TrueCrime #LibertyTownshipJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twins were found shot to death in Bonanza, Arkansas on December 3rd. Her father says he viewed her body at the morgue—shot twice, chest and between the eyes. Two months have passed. No one has been arrested.The timeline: Divorce from Randall Beallis finalized December 2nd. Joint custody awarded. Children scheduled to return to him December 5th. Bodies found December 3rd.Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today to break down what the investigative silence means, how two-shot suicides are analyzed legally and medically, and what the defense playbook looks like when documented history this extensive exists.Randall Beallis was arrested in February 2025 for allegedly strangling Charity in front of their children. Felony charges were reduced. Child maltreatment was substantiated for both twins months later. His attorney says he's cooperating and is not responsible for the deaths.There's prior history. Randall's second wife Shawna was found dead in 2012 with a gunshot wound to the forehead. Ruled suicide. The case was reopened in 2021 and closed again—evidence had been destroyed pursuant to court order.Three days after Charity and the twins were found, family photos and a necklace with the children's names were discovered in a dumpster at an address connected to Randall through court records.Investigators have said almost nothing since December 9th. The sheriff's office told media in January they have "no new information to share."A mother shot twice. Two children dead. A custody deadline one day away. A prior wife's death ruled suicide under similar circumstances. Items discarded at a connected address.Eric Faddis explains what legal threshold hasn't been met—and what whoever did this should be thinking two months into silence.#CharityBeallis #BeallisTwins #RandallBeallis #BonanzaArkansas #TrueCrimeToday #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #DomesticViolence #TripleHomicide #ColdCaseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee is in custody, charged with the aggravated murder of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband. The affidavit paints a dark picture — surveillance footage, a vehicle traced to McKee, witnesses saying Monique told them he'd been threatening her for years. The public has already made up its mind.Today on True Crime Today, defense attorney Bob Motta examines what a courtroom will actually see when this case goes to trial. The surveillance footage everyone's treating as conclusive — how reliable is it? Video evidence isn't as straightforward as TV makes it look. Bob explains the difference between footage that looks damning and footage that proves guilt beyond reasonable doubt.The hearsay testimony is another issue. Monique reportedly told friends that McKee threatened her. She's dead. She can't testify to any of that. Prosecutors will try to get those statements in through hearsay exceptions, but defense attorneys have ways to challenge them. Bob breaks down how that fight will play out.McKee's phone allegedly went silent during the time of the murders. It's the kind of evidence that makes headlines, but Bob explains why it's more complicated than it sounds. Phones die, people forget them, signals drop. Digital evidence that seems airtight often isn't.There's also the eight-year gap between the divorce and the murders. No restraining orders we know of, no recent incidents documented. Does that help McKee's defense or undermine it? And what does "aggravated murder" actually require prosecutors to prove? Bob explains the difference between "he did it" and "he planned to do it."#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #AggravatedMurder #SurveillanceEvidence #DefenseAttorney #DoubleHomicide #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Brendan Banfield's trial is over. The conviction is in. Life without parole. But the legal fight continues — because when you're facing dying in prison, you appeal everything, challenge everything, exhaust every possible avenue. The question is whether any of it has a real chance of working.Today on True Crime Today, defense attorney Bob Motta explains what comes next for Banfield and what his appellate lawyers are going to argue. Appeals aren't about convincing a new jury. They're about finding legal errors — things the trial judge did that violated procedure or the defendant's rights. Banfield's team has several potential arguments, but each faces serious obstacles.The Juliana deal is one angle. Murder dropped to manslaughter, time served, she walks free after testifying. The defense will argue that's so coercive it taints her testimony. Bob explains why courts rarely buy that argument — as long as the jury knew about the deal, and this jury did, it's usually considered fair game.The digital forensics issue is potentially stronger. The prosecution's own investigator got pulled off the case when his findings didn't align with their theory. If evidence was withheld from the defense, that's a Brady violation — one of the few things that can overturn a conviction. But proving it is hard, and getting a new trial is harder.Bob also addresses the "harmless error" doctrine — the legal standard that lets courts acknowledge mistakes but say they wouldn't have changed the outcome anyway. It kills most appeals, and Banfield's team will have to prove otherwise.#BrendanBanfield #BanfieldAppeal #TrueCrimeToday #LifeWithoutParole #BobMotta #ChristineBanfield #VirginiaAppeals #CriminalJustice #AppealProcess #DoubleHomicideJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The verdict is in. Brendan Banfield, the former IRS criminal investigator, has been convicted of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine and Ryan Banfield. The jury deliberated nine hours and came back with guilty on everything. No lesser charges, no compromises. Life without parole.Today on True Crime Today, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down what happened in that Virginia courtroom and why the defense strategy failed. At the center of this case was Juliana, the au pair who admitted involvement but cut a deal that dropped her murder charge to manslaughter. She walked out of custody the day she testified. The defense hammered her as bought and paid for — a witness saying whatever prosecutors wanted to hear. Twelve jurors still believed her over Banfield.Bob explains the problem: attacking credibility only works if you give the jury something else to grab onto. The defense told jurors what didn't happen but never painted a clear picture of what did. That's a dangerous game in a double murder trial.We also break down Banfield's decision to testify. He took that stand and told jurors no reasonable person would kill their wife over a six-week fling. Bob analyzes whether that helped him or sealed his fate — and why defendants who think they can explain away evidence often make things worse.The DNA, the digital forensics fight, the investigation itself — it all gets examined. This is Part 1 of our Banfield verdict analysis, and it answers one question: where exactly did this case fall apart for the defense?#BrendanBanfield #BanfieldTrial #TrueCrimeToday #ChristineBanfield #BobMotta #AggravatedMurder #DoubleHomicide #DefenseAttorney #VirginiaCase #JuryVerdictJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to analyze two cases defined by alleged institutional failure.The McKee investigation: surveillance footage, ballistics databases, and the eleven-day forensic trail that led to a surgeon's arrest for allegedly murdering his ex-wife and her husband. Plus the behavioral red flags — death threats, strangulation allegations, pre-offense stalking — that allegedly went unaddressed for eight years.The WSU lawsuit: the families of the Idaho Four have taken Washington State University to federal court, alleging 13 formal complaints about Bryan Kohberger were ignored while he kept his position, housing, and access to students.Coffindaffer breaks down what happens when the people we trust to intervene don't.#MichaelMcKee #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #TrueCrimeToday #DomesticViolence #IdahoMurders #MoniqueTepe #TitleIXJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Nick Reiner case has sparked a national conversation about mental health, addiction, and what happens when families run out of options. But lost in the debate about system failures is a harder question: What do you do when someone refuses to be saved?Today we examine Nick Reiner's documented history — not through tabloid speculation, but through his own words in interviews spanning nearly a decade. From telling NPR he was a "spoiled, white, rich kid" to choosing homelessness over rehab rules to admitting on a podcast that he destroyed his parents' guest house while high on uppers — the pattern is consistent and chilling.We break down the 2015 film Being Charlie, where Nick co-wrote scenes depicting his father as complicit in his suffering — and got Rob Reiner to direct it. We examine how Michele Reiner publicly apologized for believing professionals who warned her that Nick was manipulating them. And we trace the conservatorship that expired in 2021, leaving the family with no legal mechanism to intervene.Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He has not been convicted, and all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But the documented record of his own statements raises questions that every family dealing with addiction and mental illness needs to hear.This is True Crime Today's editorial analysis of what the evidence reveals.#NickReiner #RobReiner #TrueCrimeToday #BrentwoodMurder #Addiction #MentalHealth #BeingCharlie #Hollywood #FamilyViolence #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The prosecution's case against Michael McKee is now public. The unsealed affidavit in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murders details surveillance footage, death threats, stolen plates, cell phone blackouts, and vehicle tracking. But is it enough to convict?Former prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the evidence piece by piece on True Crime Today. He identifies which single piece of evidence he'd build the entire case around if he were leading the prosecution—and explains where even the strongest cases can fall apart.The affidavit includes witness statements that McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he'd "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." But Monique is dead. She can't testify. Eric explains the legal pathways prosecutors might use to get these statements in front of a jury—and the hearsay objections the defense will certainly raise.There are also allegations of prior physical and sexual abuse during the marriage that were never reported to police or prosecuted. Can that evidence come in to show pattern and intent? Or is it too prejudicial?The firearm specifications are striking—prosecutors charged in the alternative that either an automatic weapon or a silencer was involved. Eric explains what that signals about premeditation and how juries perceive that kind of detail.This is a circumstantial case. No eyewitness to the actual killings. Eric explains why that's not necessarily a weakness—and what keeps prosecutors up at night even when the affidavit looks like a roadmap to conviction.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TrueCrimeToday #OhioMurder #AggravatedMurder #CircumstantialEvidence #FranklinCounty #MurderEvidence #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Kouri Richins goes to trial in two weeks on aggravated murder charges for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. But the prosecution's case is taking serious damage heading into opening statements.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down the chaos on True Crime Today.The defense just filed a motion alleging witness intimidation. Detective Jeff O'Driscoll allegedly threatened a witness with arrest and "a catch pole for the dog" if they didn't cooperate with prep calls. Investigator Travis Hopper allegedly told another witness their immunity could be revoked if they declined additional meetings. Is this witness intimidation—or standard prosecution tactics?The bigger problem: Robert Crozier has recanted. He was the state's key fentanyl sourcing witness—the link between the street supply and the housekeeper who allegedly gave drugs to Kouri. Now Crozier says he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, and that he was detoxing and confused during his original interview. The defense says this "eviscerates" the prosecution's theory.Eric analyzes whether the state can pivot—and whether pivoting mid-trial destroys credibility with the jury.Judge Mrazik's pretrial rulings add complexity: the FBI profiler is limited in what she can say, domestic violence evidence is excluded, and the "Walk the Dog" letter is only partially admitted. That letter, allegedly found in Kouri's jail cell, appears to instruct her mother how to testify.No fentanyl was recovered. No pills. No murder weapon. Five times the lethal dose in Eric's system—but a broken supply chain. Does the state still have a prosecutable case?#KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrimeToday #FentanylPoisoning #WitnessRecants #UtahMurder #WalkTheDogLetter #MurderTrial #WitnessIntimidation #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Breaking down the defense strategy in the Michael McKee case.The vascular surgeon accused of killing Monique and Spencer Tepe in their Columbus home has retained Diane Menashe — arguably Ohio's most successful defense attorney. Her resume includes walking Dr. William Husel after 14 murder charges and saving multiple clients from death row against overwhelming evidence.Today on True Crime Today, we analyze what Menashe might do with a case that looks unwinnable on paper. The ballistics match through NIBIN that defense attorneys know isn't courtroom-proof science. The murky Ring camera footage that could become a battle of experts. The eight-year gap between McKee's divorce and the alleged murders that complicates the premeditation narrative. And McKee's documented spiral — malpractice suits he allegedly dodged with fake addresses, an expired medical license, colleagues saying he "just disappeared" — that could support a diminished capacity argument.Prosecutors haven't disclosed a motive. They've called it "targeted domestic violence" but haven't explained why a surgeon would drive 325 miles to kill an ex-wife who left him eight years ago. Menashe will exploit that gap.McKee isn't fighting for acquittal. He's fighting to avoid the harshest sentence — life without parole versus life with parole eligibility after 32 years. That's the game now.The Tepe children — ages 4 and 1 — were in the house that night. They'll grow up without their parents. And the man accused of taking them has hired the best defense money can buy.#TrueCrimeToday #MichaelMcKee #TepeCase #DianeMenashe #SpencerTepe #MoniquTepe #CrimeNews #MurderTrial #DefenseStrategy #BreakingCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two murder cases. Two very different defense strategies. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to break down both.Aaron Spencer's trial just got a new judge after the Arkansas Supreme Court removed Barbara Elmore for constitutional violations—the second time in seven months. Spencer faces second-degree murder for killing Michael Fosler, the man out on bond for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter. The defense is arguing he saved his child. The prosecution has prior statements suggesting premeditation. And now a retired judge from the other side of the state is inheriting the most divisive case in Arkansas.Michael McKee pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe. His lawyer is Diane Menashe—who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen ICU murders by calling one witness and watching the state's case crumble. The prosecution has ballistics, surveillance, vehicle tracking, a suppressor. Menashe doesn't present defenses. She destroys prosecutions.Bob Motta analyzes both cases: what judicial removal means for Spencer, how to defend a father who killed his daughter's alleged abuser, whether Menashe's Husel playbook works against different evidence, and what both cases tell us about murder defense strategy in high-profile trials.#BobMotta #TrueCrimeToday #AaronSpencer #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #JudgeElmore #DianeMenashe #MurderDefense #HuselAcquittal #DefenseStrategyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Aaron Spencer killed Michael Fosler. That's not in dispute. The question is whether it was murder or the lawful defense of a child. Spencer faces second-degree murder—purposeful killing without premeditation under Arkansas law. His defense is that he saved his 14-year-old daughter from a man charged with raping her, a man out on bond with 43 counts pending, a man who had no legal reason to be anywhere near that child.The prosecution has ammunition. Rule 404(b) evidence shows Spencer allegedly made statements three months before the shooting about what he'd do if Fosler came near his daughter again. That's their premeditation angle. The defense has to counter that while arguing Spencer acted reasonably when he found his missing daughter in her alleged rapist's vehicle at 1 a.m.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to break down how defense-of-others claims work in practice, what the jury needs to hear, and whether "you should have called 911" is a viable prosecution argument when a child is in immediate danger. We examine how to use Fosler's criminal history without creating a vigilante narrative, how Spencer's prior statements can be contextualized, and what the political elements—Spencer running for sheriff against someone who worked with the removed judge—mean for trial strategy.#AaronSpencer #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #SelfDefense #DefenseOfOthers #SecondDegreeMurder #MichaelFosler #Rule404b #LononkeCounty #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Michael McKee hired the attorney who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen murders. Diane Menashe called one witness in that trial. Husel walked on all fourteen counts. Now she's representing another doctor charged with murder—and the parallels are striking. Overwhelming evidence. Medical professional defendant. High-profile case. And a defense attorney who doesn't build cases—she dismantles prosecutions.McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder for the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe. Police have ballistics linking a firearm from McKee's Chicago condo to shell casings at the crime scene. Vehicle tracking from Columbus back to Illinois. Surveillance footage allegedly showing McKee behind the Tepe home. A suppressor specification. No signs of forced entry. Family members say McKee was emotionally abusive and threatened Monique's life—but there's nothing in the official record for eight years between the divorce and the murders.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to analyze Menashe's likely approach, how she could attack the ballistics evidence, and whether the eight-year gap creates reasonable doubt about motive. We examine what the no-forced-entry detail could mean for an alternative theory, how the suppressor specification affects the premeditation argument, and what it means that the lead prosecutor is trying her first felony case against a 27-year defense veteran.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TrueCrimeToday #DianeMenashe #BobMotta #DrWilliamHusel #AggravatedMurder #FranklinCounty #ColumbusOhioJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Arkansas Supreme Court removed Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's murder case after finding constitutional violations for the second time in seven months. The May reversal called her gag order a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." The January removal came after she limited trial attendance to 55 people, banned cameras, and provided no overflow viewing. Three justices wanted her gone in May. Now the full court agreed.Aaron Spencer is the Lonoke County father who killed Michael Fosler—the man out on $5,000 bond for allegedly raping Spencer's 14-year-old daughter. Fosler faced 43 counts including sexual assault, internet stalking of a child, and child pornography possession. He should never have been near that child. Instead, she vanished from her bedroom after midnight and ended up in his vehicle. Spencer tracked them, rammed Fosler's truck off the road, and a confrontation ended in Fosler's death.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to explain what it takes for a state supreme court to remove a sitting judge, what the Writ of Certiorari means for prior rulings, and why Judge Elmore's history with Fosler's original case matters. We examine the retired judge now taking over, the fourteen legislators who raised fair trial concerns, and what the defense should be pushing for with fresh judicial eyes on this case.#AaronSpencer #JudgeElmore #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #ArkansasSupremeCourt #MichaelFosler #LononkeCounty #JudicialRemoval #FairTrial #DefenseOfOthersJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Today on True Crime Today, we're covering two major cases that raise the same devastating question: What does it take for warning signs to translate into action? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—21 years with the Bureau, former Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us to analyze both the Kohberger and Reiner cases through the lens of threat assessment and behavioral analysis. The families of the four murdered Idaho students have sued Washington State University, alleging the school received 13 formal complaints about Bryan Kohberger's threatening and predatory behavior and failed to meaningfully intervene. The lawsuit describes faculty predicting Kohberger would assault future students, staff creating their own "911" alert systems, women fleeing classrooms. Robin breaks down what these behaviors signaled and why institutions often choose perceived legal protection over actual safety. Then we turn to the Reiner case. Nick Reiner was under an LPS mental health conservatorship in 2020 that ended after one year. His medication was reportedly changed a month before his parents were found stabbed to death. Rob Reiner had publicly said they should have listened to Nick instead of professionals. Robin explains how trust gets exploited over decades, how families lose their ability to perceive danger, and what the Reiners may have stopped being able to see. Two cases. Two mechanisms of failure. One essential conversation about what it takes to act on what you see.#TrueCrimeToday #BryanKohberger #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #RobinDreeke #FBI #IdahoMurders #Conservatorship #WarningSignsIgnoredJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Rob and Michele Reiner did everything right. They showed up to every therapy session. They paid for eighteen rehab stays. They hired private instructors and family therapists. They let their troubled son live in their guesthouse even after he destroyed it—multiple times. And on December 14, 2025, they were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their son Nick, 32, was arrested that night and now faces two counts of first-degree murder.Today on True Crime Today, we break down the troubling history of Nick Reiner—the entitled Hollywood son whose struggles with addiction and mental illness were met with endless resources and zero consequences. A 2009 rehab roommate tells the Daily Mail that Nick was "a fucking pompous little punk" who constantly ranted about hating his parents—the same parents who attended every family session while other wealthy families sent nannies.We examine Nick's own admissions on the Dopey podcast: destroying property with "no logic," stealing OxyContin from sick elderly people, and getting high during the press tour for Being Charlie—a film about his recovery that his father directed. We look at the 2020 mental health conservatorship, the reported medication change weeks before the killings, and the disturbing scene at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party where guests say Nick was "freaking everyone out" just hours before his parents' deaths.This is the story the headlines won't tell you. Money couldn't save Rob and Michele Reiner.#TrueCrimeToday #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #ReinerMurder #TrueCrime #HollywoodMurder #BrentwoodMurder #Parricide #BreakingJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Today on True Crime Today, we're examining two cases that demand accountability—one from a jury, one from an institution—with former felony prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis. In Columbus, Dr. Michael McKee faces aggravated murder charges for allegedly executing Monique Tepe and Richard Tepe in their home while their children slept feet away. Police recovered what they say is the murder weapon from McKee's Chicago apartment eleven days later. His alibi reportedly collapsed. But McKee has resources and a defense team looking for every weakness. Faddis breaks down what prosecutors must prove and where the defense will attack—from chain of custody challenges to the absence of eyewitnesses in a circumstantial case. In Washington, the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin are suing WSU over Bryan Kohberger. According to their 126-page lawsuit, 13 formal complaints were filed against Kohberger during his single semester as a teaching assistant. Women requested security escorts. Staff created warning systems. A professor allegedly predicted he'd abuse students. The families claim the murders were "foreseeable and preventable." Faddis analyzes the Title IX violations, gross negligence claims, and what this lawsuit could mean for institutional liability nationwide.#TepeMurders #MichaelMcKee #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #KayleeGoncalves #MoniqueTepe #TrueCrimeToday #EricFaddis #AggravatedMurder #TitleIXJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Today on True Crime Today, we're examining what may be the most painful aspect of the Reiner case—how a family's ability to perceive danger can erode over time until the unthinkable feels normal. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins us to break down the family dynamics that allegedly led Rob and Michele Reiner to go to sleep on December 13th, 2025, in the same house with their son Nick—hours after watching him behave erratically at a holiday party. Robin spent 21 years with the FBI, including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, and he specializes in understanding how trust gets exploited and how threat perception changes over time. The Reiners called police twice in 2019—a welfare check and a mental health call. They perceived danger then. But Rob publicly said he regretted listening to professionals instead of Nick. Robin explains how that shift happens—how someone can train their family to distrust outside expertise over decades. Nick co-wrote a semi-autobiographical film with his father about their relationship. Robin analyzes what that level of narrative control means for family power dynamics. The Reiners had tried tough love. It hadn't worked. They blamed themselves. Robin explains how manufactured guilt functions as a manipulation tool—and how legitimate frustration with a broken system becomes a vulnerability. Sources say the parents became distrustful of medical professionals over the years. At what point does that become something a manipulative person can exploit?#TrueCrimeToday #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #RobinDreeke #FBI #FamilyDynamics #ThreatBlindness #MentalHealthCrisis #HollywoodTragedyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe and Richard Tepe were shot to death in their Columbus home while their children slept nearby. Eleven days later, police say they found the murder weapon in the Chicago apartment of Monique's ex-husband—Dr. Michael McKee. Now McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder, and prosecutors appear to be building a case for premeditated execution. But how do you prove premeditation when the divorce happened eight years before the killings? When there are no eyewitnesses? When the defendant is a board-certified surgeon with no criminal history who presents well in front of a jury? Today on True Crime Today, former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down exactly what the state needs to establish to convict Michael McKee. Faddis worked first-degree murder cases in the Special Victims Unit and has tried over 45 jury trials—he knows how prosecutors think and what evidence they prioritize. We're examining the forensic ballistics, McKee's alleged false alibi, the reported stalking behavior days before the murders, and the family testimony describing a pattern of emotional abuse with no police reports to back it up. The prosecution's theory is coming into focus. Eric Faddis shows us how they'll present it to a jury and what could make or break this case.#TepeMurders #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #RichardTepe #TrueCrimeToday #EricFaddis #Premeditation #AggravatedMurder #OhioMurder #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Bryan Kohberger was a teaching assistant at Washington State University when he allegedly stalked, harassed, and terrorized women on campus. At least 13 formal complaints were filed against him. Staff created informal "911" alerts to warn each other when he was around. Women requested security escorts just to avoid interactions with him. One professor allegedly predicted that if WSU gave Kohberger a PhD, they'd hear about him harassing and sexually abusing students down the road. None of it stopped him. On November 13, 2022, Kohberger drove eight miles to Moscow, Idaho, and murdered Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Now the families of all four victims have filed a 126-page wrongful death lawsuit against WSU, alleging gross negligence, Title IX violations, and deliberate indifference to the danger Kohberger posed. They're arguing the murders were "foreseeable and preventable." Today on True Crime Today, former prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the legal claims. What does the university have to prove in its defense? What will discovery expose? And could this lawsuit set a nationwide precedent for institutional liability when warning signs are ignored?#BryanKohberger #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #WSULawsuit #TrueCrimeToday #TitleIX #EricFaddis #Idaho4Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The prosecution's case against Michael McKee looks overwhelming—until you examine it from the defense table. Yes, police say they found the murder weapon in his apartment. Yes, his alibi reportedly failed. Yes, family members describe an obsession with his ex-wife Monique Tepe that lasted eight years after their divorce. But McKee's defense team sees opportunities prosecutors don't want to acknowledge. Today on True Crime Today, criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down exactly how McKee's attorneys might attack the state's case in the Tepe double murder. Faddis is a former felony prosecutor who switched sides and has tried 45+ jury trials—he knows how to find the cracks that create reasonable doubt. We examine the chain of custody issues with a weapon recovered 300 miles from the crime scene, the search warrant challenges that could suppress key evidence, and the difficulty of securing a conviction when no eyewitness places the defendant at the scene. McKee reportedly talked to police before invoking his right to remain silent—can those statements be suppressed or recontextualized? How does defense counter the prosecution's "cold, calculating killer" narrative? Could diminished capacity reframe the entire case? And what happens if prosecutors seek the death penalty in Ohio? Eric Faddis maps out the defense playbook.#TepeMurders #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #RichardTepe #TrueCrimeToday #DefenseStrategy #EricFaddis #ReasonableDoubt #CriminalDefense #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Major breaking news out of Indiana today. Judge Frances Gull—the special judge who presided over Richard Allen's trial for the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German—has announced she is retiring from the bench after nearly three decades. Her official press release celebrates her work with veterans and Drug Court, touting her commitment to "second chances, rehabilitation, and redemption."What the press release doesn't mention is Delphi. Not a single word about the case that made her a household name in true crime circles worldwide.That silence is notable because Richard Allen's defense team has filed a 113-page appeal alleging that Gull's rulings systematically denied Allen his constitutional right to present a complete defense. The brief documents exclusion after exclusion: the eyewitness sketch that didn't match Allen, the forensic expert who could have challenged the bullet evidence, the audio from videos showing Allen's mental deterioration, evidence of alternative suspects with pagan ritual connections, and evidence of a bungled investigation.Meanwhile, Gull admitted a Google search conducted mid-trial to salvage the State's timeline.Allen is serving 130 years. Gull is retiring to spend time with her grandchildren. The Indiana Court of Appeals will now review whether the trial she ran meets constitutional standards.Today on True Crime Today, we examine the judicial record Frances Gull leaves behind—and what the appeals court will have to untangle.#JudgeGull #FrancesGull #Delphi #DelphiMurders #RichardAllen #AbbyAndLibby #LibbyGerman #AbbyWilliams #DelphiTrial #WrongfulConvictionJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Today on True Crime Today, we're examining one of the most consequential decisions in the Nick Reiner case—one that happened four years before Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death. Nick was placed under an LPS mental health conservatorship in 2020, overseen by licensed fiduciary Steven Baer. Baer wasn't family. He wasn't emotionally invested. He was a professional whose entire job is managing people who can't manage themselves. And yet that conservatorship ended after just one year. It wasn't renewed. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins us to analyze how someone manipulates their way out of professional oversight. Robin spent 21 years with the Bureau, including as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—he recruited spies, getting people to trust him who were trained to trust no one. He knows what it takes to build credibility with a skeptical professional, and he explains the playbook. Conservatorship renewals require showing the person is still gravely disabled. That creates a clear target date. Robin walks us through what strategic compliance looks like in the months before that deadline—how you perform recovery, check the boxes, say the right things. Nick had been through 18 rehab programs. He knew the language. At what point does institutional fluency become a liability for accurate assessment? And what does it tell us that Baer's only public statement called this "a horrible tragedy" without elaborating further?#TrueCrimeToday #NickReiner #StevenBaer #Conservatorship #RobinDreeke #FBI #LPSConservatorship #MentalHealthSystem #Manipulation #ReinerCaseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Bryan Kohberger wasn't invisible. He wasn't quiet. According to a new lawsuit filed by the families of his four victims, Washington State University received at least 13 formal complaints about his threatening, stalking, and predatory behavior in a single semester—and allegedly failed to act in any meaningful way. Today on True Crime Today, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke breaks down what these warning signs mean from a professional threat assessment perspective. Robin served 21 years with the Bureau, including as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, and he specializes in understanding the behavioral patterns that precede violence. The lawsuit describes WSU faculty and staff creating informal warning systems because they felt the institution wouldn't protect them. A professor allegedly predicted Kohberger would sexually abuse students if given a PhD. Women reportedly needed security escorts to their cars. Students fled classrooms. And according to the families' complaint, WSU chose not to remove Kohberger—allegedly because doing so might expose the university to a lawsuit. Robin explains why institutions make that calculation, what 13 complaints in one semester should trigger operationally, and how threat assessment programs are supposed to function when warning signs stack up this high. The families are calling these murders "foreseeable and preventable." Robin weighs in on whether they're right—and what needs to change so this doesn't happen again.#TrueCrimeToday #BryanKohberger #WSULawsuit #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #RobinDreeke #ThreatAssessment #UniversitySafetyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today for comprehensive analysis of the week's biggest cases. First: the Michael McKee investigation. Police have a ballistics match linking a firearm from McKee's Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the Columbus crime scene where his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer were killed. Surveillance footage places his vehicle at the Tepe home before and after the murders. But investigators haven't explained how he allegedly got inside with no forced entry — or why a surgeon would keep the murder weapon for eleven days. Second: the psychology behind the alleged murders. Monique Tepe did everything right. She left after seven months of marriage. She didn't fight for the house or the rings. She moved home, rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children. She never spoke McKee's name again — only called him "her ex-husband." Her family says they suspected him from day one but stayed quiet to protect the investigation. Eight years wasn't enough distance. Coffindaffer explains why. Third: day three of the Brendan Banfield trial. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield receiving Juliana's call at 7:37 AM — the exact moment she says was the signal that Joseph Ryan had arrived. The murder knife was hidden under blankets. Christine's phone was in a drawer. But Banfield's DNA wasn't on the knife because police allowed him to wash his hands first. Coffindaffer breaks down what this evidence means for both sides and what the defense needs to do to recover from three days of testimony that hasn't gone their way.#MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIAnalysis #DomesticViolence #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

When violent cases break, attention locks onto motive and emotion. But behavioral analysts look somewhere else — at what happens after the act, at patterns that build over years, at the gap between words and behavior. True Crime Today brings you that analysis from retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke.Nick Reiner reportedly admits to killing his parents — then describes incarceration as a "conspiracy." Robin examines decades of instability, repeated treatment stays that ended before sustained intervention, and why short-term compliance can function as system management rather than real change. Most revealing: the reported post-offense behavior. There was calm movement, time, decision-making — not immediate collapse. Robin explains why that matters.Brendan Banfield was an IRS criminal investigator. Prosecutors say he planned an elaborate double murder. But Robin asks whether his behavior actually supports that theory. Banfield was a federal agent who understood evidence. If he planned this, why leave a framed photo of his mistress for police to find? Why give a detailed 911 statement? Robin breaks down what deception looks like in real time — and whether Banfield fits the profile.The prosecution portrays Juliana Peres Magalhaes as manipulated. The defense says she's a liar who flipped to save herself. Robin — who built a career analyzing trust and manipulation — examines the behavioral evidence. Her jailhouse letter said she was "heartbroken" for what she was doing to Brendan. What does that reveal?Two cases. Behavior that tells the real story.#TrueCrimeToday #RobinDreeke #NickReiner #BrendanBanfield #FBI #BehavioralAnalysis #CriminalPsychology #Deception #ChristineBanfield #JulianaPeresMagalhaesJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Dr. Michael McKee is sitting in an Illinois jail charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in Columbus, Ohio. The evidence against him is mounting — a preliminary NIBIN match linking a firearm from his Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the crime scene, surveillance footage of his vehicle arriving before the killings and leaving after, and video of a hooded figure in the alley at 3:52 AM. But this investigation still has gaps. Police say there was no forced entry at the Tepe home. They haven't explained how McKee allegedly got inside. And they haven't addressed the question that's puzzling everyone who's followed this case: why would a vascular surgeon — a man whose career depends on precision — allegedly keep the murder weapon in his own apartment for eleven days? Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to analyze the forensic evidence, the surveillance timeline, and what investigators might be holding back. We examine the behavioral red flags that emerged months before these murders — McKee allegedly gave his employer a fake address, a malpractice process server tried nine times to locate him without success, and a former colleague said he "just disappeared." Coffindaffer explains what these patterns suggest and why McKee's decision to talk to police before invoking his right to remain silent could be the prosecution's most valuable asset. The defense has already signaled their strategy — McKee waived extradition and requested a speedy return to Ohio to plead not guilty. What holes are they planning to exploit?#MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #DoubleHomicide #ColumbusOhio #NIBINBallistics #SurveillanceEvidence #TrueCrimeNewsJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Monique Tepe did what survivors are told to do. She recognized the danger early and got out after just seven months of marriage. She didn't prolong the divorce. She let Michael McKee keep the house, keep the rings, and even paid him back with an interest penalty clause he demanded. She moved back to Ohio, started over, found love again, got married, built a family. Eight years later, police say McKee drove 300 miles in the middle of the night and killed her and her husband Spencer anyway. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to explain the psychology of someone who allegedly holds onto that level of rage for nearly a decade — and why escape sometimes isn't enough. We examine what Coffindaffer describes as "deep-seated resentment and hate that just built up," the behavioral markers of a grievance collector who never moves on, and how seeing an ex-spouse build a new life can escalate obsession into alleged violence. The divorce records reveal patterns of control — McKee wanted the rings back from a seven-month marriage, and the separation agreement required Monique to reimburse him with interest. Coffindaffer explains what these details suggest about ownership dynamics and entitlement. Police labeled this a "targeted domestic violence attack," but there were no prior reports, no restraining orders, no 911 calls. Monique's family says they suspected McKee from day one but stayed quiet to protect the investigation. They'd known for years. And the system still couldn't act until two people were dead. For anyone who recognizes these patterns, Coffindaffer shares the warning signs that someone may be a long-term threat.#MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #TrueCrimeToday #DomesticViolence #JenniferCoffindaffer #GrievanceCollector #ColumbusOhio #FBIAnalysis #IntimatePartnerViolenceJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Day three of the Brendan Banfield murder trial shifted the focus from the au pair's testimony to the investigators who processed the scene — and what they presented may be the prosecution's strongest corroboration yet. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield in the parking lot on the morning of the murders. At 7:37 AM, he's seen exiting the bathroom with his phone to his ear — the precise moment phone records confirm Juliana Peres Magalhães called him. According to her testimony, that was the signal that Joseph Ryan had arrived. The timeline holds. Detectives revealed the murder knife was found hidden under blankets — not in Ryan's hand, not positioned to support the defense claim that Ryan attacked Christine. Christine's cell phone was tucked away in a kitchen drawer while she slept, allegedly hidden so she couldn't call for help when Ryan arrived. But the forensic testimony also raised questions for the prosecution. Brendan Banfield's DNA was not found on the knife. The explanation? Police allowed him to wash his hands before collecting samples. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to analyze how that kind of investigative gap happens, what the placement of the murder weapon tells us, and whether the blood evidence — Christine's blood on Brendan's jeans — can compensate. We also examine the premeditation evidence: the firearm purchased weeks before the murders, the gun range trips with Juliana, the alleged $30,000 spent on triple-pane windows to soundproof the house. The defense has attacked Juliana's credibility. But day three brought evidence that doesn't rely on her word. Does that undercut their strategy?#BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #BanfieldTrial #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #MurderTrial #ForensicEvidence #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #TrialUpdateJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two high-profile cases. Two men with no prior criminal records. Two alleged murder plots that shocked the people who thought they knew them.Brendan Banfield was an IRS Criminal Investigation agent — trained in interrogation, evidence analysis, and how criminals get caught. Prosecutors say he used that training to build a months-long plot to kill his wife Christine and frame a stranger for it. The au pair, Juliana Magalhães, is the prosecution's star witness. She's also a woman who lied for a year, wrote jail letters promising to protect Banfield, and is now negotiating a Netflix deal. The defense says she's compromised. The prosecution says the blood will back her up.Dr. Michael McKee was a vascular surgeon with a successful career. According to police, he allegedly drove from Illinois to Ohio in the middle of the night and killed his ex-wife Monique and her husband Spencer — eight years after their divorce. Their children were asleep down the hall. No documented threats. No protection orders. Nothing on paper.Robin Dreeke, former FBI Special Agent and head of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, joins True Crime Today to analyze both cases through a behavioral lens. What does the alleged planning in the Banfield case reveal about arrogance and control? How do you evaluate a witness as compromised as Magalhães? What is a "wound collector" and how does someone carry a grudge for eight years before acting? And are there warning signs that could help identify these personalities before the next tragedy?Both defendants maintain their innocence.#TrueCrimeToday #RobinDreeke #FBI #BrendanBanfield #MichaelMcKee #TeepeMurders #AuPairAffair #WoundCollector #BehavioralAnalysis #MurderTrialJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Brendan Banfield wasn't just a husband accused of murder — he was a trained IRS Criminal Investigation agent. Prosecutors allege he used his expertise to build a months-long plot to kill his wife and frame a stranger, staging the scene to look like a home invasion gone wrong.Former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke — who ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — joins True Crime Today to analyze the alleged behavior behind the case. What does the level of planning suggest about Banfield's psychology? How does law enforcement training shape this kind of alleged crime? And what behavioral red flags stand out in the evidence presented at trial?We break down the 911 call, the framed photo on the nightstand, the four-year-old left waiting in the basement, and what all of it may tell us about control, arrogance, and premeditation.Banfield has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder. The trial is expected to last four weeks.#TrueCrimeToday #BrendanBanfield #RobinDreeke #FBI #AuPairAffair #BehavioralAnalysis #MurderTrial #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #FairfaxCountyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Juliana Peres Magalhães admitted on the stand that she pulled the trigger on Joseph Ryan. She testified that she watched Brendan Banfield stab his wife Christine to death. And she's the only living witness to what happened in that bedroom.But the defense showed the jury jail letters where Magalhães promised to never cooperate, said she would "take the blame" for Banfield, and declared she would "give my life for his." She only flipped after she was hospitalized, after Banfield's family stopped paying her lawyer, and after she started negotiating with Netflix.Former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke — who led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — joins True Crime Today to evaluate the au pair's credibility. What red flags does he see? How does a behavioral expert assess a witness who lied for a year? And does the Netflix deal change everything — or is it just noise?Banfield has pleaded not guilty. The trial continues in Fairfax County.#TrueCrimeToday #BrendanBanfield #JulianaMagalhaes #RobinDreeke #FBI #AuPairAffair #Credibility #MurderTrial #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyanJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Habib Balian prosecuted the Menendez brothers. He prosecuted Robert Durst. Now he has Nick Reiner — a man who reportedly admits killing his parents but allegedly doesn't understand why he's in jail.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to map out the legal road ahead. Nick is reportedly not competent to stand trial. His medication was changed one month before the murders. Alan Jackson withdrew from the case under circumstances he's "legally prohibited" from explaining. Nick is now represented by a public defender.But the insanity defense in California doesn't work the way most people think. You don't have to prove the defendant didn't know right from wrong — only that he didn't understand the "nature and quality" of his actions. TMZ's documentary cited the David Carmichael case, where a father who methodically planned his son's killing was found not criminally responsible because he was operating under a psychotic delusion.According to TMZ sources, Nick believes his incarceration is part of a conspiracy against him. And in a way, he's right — just not how he thinks. For 32 years, every system Nick touched conspired to protect him from consequences. The money. The rehabs. The family. More than 18 treatment facilities that cashed checks and released him after 30 days.A family associate told the New York Times that the Reiners had "grown used to" Nick's behavior. Now that conspiracy has flipped. Everyone is conspiring to do what nobody could do before: hold Nick Reiner accountable.Bob Motta examines what the defense must prove, whether victim family sentiment affects prosecution, and what the timeline looks like for a case that may not see trial for years.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #HabibBalian #BobMotta #TrueCrimeToday #InsanityDefense #MenendezBrothers #TrueCrime #ReinerCaseJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two major cases. One attorney breaking down the evidence, the strategy, and where the legal system fails. Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today for a comprehensive analysis.On the Reiner case: Alan Jackson withdrew under circumstances he's "legally prohibited" from explaining — but declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on his way out. There's a sealed medical order. Ten sealed subpoenas. Nick appeared in a suicide prevention smock and reportedly isn't medically stabilized. Eric examines the competency question, what the gas station footage means, and whether losing Jackson fundamentally changes Nick's chances.On the McKee prosecution: Police announced a preliminary ballistic link through NIBIN connecting a weapon from McKee's property to the Tepe murders. Surveillance footage traced a vehicle to him — arriving before the killings, leaving after. Charges were upgraded to premeditated aggravated murder, death penalty eligible. Eric breaks down what evidence prosecutors need, how ballistics can be challenged, and what defense strategies remain for someone pleading not guilty.On domestic violence: The Tepe divorce records show no abuse allegations — just "incompatibility." But Monique's family says she was emotionally abused and "just had to get away from him." Eight years after the divorce, court activity brought McKee and Monique back together. Six months later, she was dead. Eric examines why victims don't document abuse, how the system treats emotional abuse differently, and whether this was a threat that could ever have been legally prevented.For anyone recognizing their situation in Monique's story, Eric offers legal advice on protection — and where the system's limits are.#EricFaddis #NickReiner #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TrueCrimeToday #InsanityDefense #Ballistics #DomesticViolence #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you exclusive analysis of the relationship at the heart of the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke — former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and author of books on trust and manipulation — examines who was really in control between Brendan and Juliana Peres Magalhaes.The prosecution says Brendan manipulated a young au pair into participating in double murder. They claim he expressed his desire to "be rid of" his wife, told Juliana it was "too late to back out," and handed her a gun the morning of the killings. But Juliana isn't a passive victim in this story. She allegedly helped plan and execute the murders, then spent a year telling police the same story Brendan did — before flipping to get a plea deal that sends her home to Brazil.From jail, Juliana wrote to her mother that she was "heartbroken for doing this to Brendan" and that she loved him. But she wanted to come home.Dreeke analyzes what that letter reveals about her psychology and her relationship with Brendan. He examines the behavioral markers that separate someone who was genuinely coerced from someone who willingly participated. He explains what causes someone to maintain a lie for a year and what causes them to flip.The affair started six months before the killings. Juliana was living in the home, caring for Christine's daughter. Dreeke breaks down what that arrangement reveals about power dynamics — and what it takes for two people to form the kind of criminal partnership prosecutors allege.#BrendanBanfield #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #TrueCrimeToday #RobinDreeke #FBI #Trust #Manipulation #AuPairMurder #StarWitness #PsychologyJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you an exclusive behavioral analysis of Brendan Banfield from retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke. Dreeke led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and has spent over three decades reading people. His question for this case: does the prosecution's theory actually make behavioral sense?Brendan Banfield was an IRS criminal investigator — a federal agent who built cases for a living. Prosecutors say he used that expertise to plan an elaborate double murder: creating fake FetLife profiles, luring a stranger to his home, coordinating with his au pair mistress, staging the crime scene as self-defense. But if that's true, why did Banfield leave a framed photo of himself and Juliana on his nightstand for police to find? Why did he call 911 and give a detailed statement?Dreeke breaks down what deception looks like in real time — and whether Banfield's post-offense behavior fits the profile of a calculated killer. He examines the gun purchase prosecutors call premeditation. He analyzes the McDonald's detail where Banfield allegedly waited nearby. He explains what the 911 call should reveal about whether Banfield was telling the truth.The affair is central to the motive theory. But affairs happen constantly without murder. Dreeke identifies the escalation factors that would need to be present for someone to go from infidelity to allegedly orchestrating a double homicide — and whether they appear in this case.This is behavioral analysis you won't hear in the courtroom. Dreeke gives his expert read on what Brendan Banfield's actions actually tell us.#BrendanBanfield #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeToday #FBI #BehavioralAnalysis #ChristineBanfield #AuPairMurder #MurderTrial #Psychology #DeceptionJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you the defense perspective on two of the biggest murder trials happening right now. Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down Nick Reiner's insanity defense strategy and exposes where the Brendan Banfield prosecution is bleeding.Nick Reiner's attorney quit. Alan Jackson walked out with 10 outstanding subpoenas, citing disagreements with his client. Nick is now represented by a public defender, reportedly not competent to stand trial, and facing a prosecutor who handled the Menendez resentencing and Robert Durst case. Bob explains what Jackson's exit signals about the defense's internal conflicts and how the defense rebuilds from here. California's insanity standard doesn't require proving Nick didn't know right from wrong — only that he didn't understand the "nature and quality" of his actions. The Carmichael precedent could be key. But Nick's post-offense behavior creates problems. Checking into a hotel. Buying a drink at a gas station. Navigating LA for 24 hours. Bob explains how prosecutors will use that functionality against any insanity claim.Then we turn to Brendan Banfield. The prosecution's own forensics expert contradicted their catfishing theory — and was transferred out of the unit. The lead detective was reassigned. The prosecutor was removed after being cited for drinking at 8 a.m. Twelve homicide detectives had 24 different theories before the au pair flipped. Bob explains how you build reasonable doubt from that wreckage.Juliana Peres Magalhaes is the prosecution's entire case. She lied for a year. Then she got a deal: manslaughter, time served, go home to Brazil. Her sentencing is after Banfield's trial to ensure cooperation. From jail, she wrote she was "heartbroken" for what she was doing to Brendan. Bob explains how to destroy her credibility and what the prosecution has left if she falls apart.#TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #NickReiner #BrendanBanfield #DefenseAttorney #InsanityDefense #ReasonableDoubt #StarWitness #CrossExamination #MurderTrialJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

When violent cases break, attention usually locks onto motive and emotion. But analysts often look somewhere else — at what happens after the act. In this episode of True Crime Today, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke explains why post-offense behavior can reshape how an entire case is understood.Using publicly reported aspects of the Nick Reiner case, Robin breaks down why calm movement, decision-making, and narrative framing after an alleged crime matter. These behaviors don't cancel mental illness — but they can complicate claims about awareness and control.The episode also explores the broader context: years of treatment cycling, medication changes driven by side effects, and how prolonged instability can reset family expectations. Robin explains why families don't “miss” warning signs — they adapt to them — and how that adaptation can delay intervention until outcomes are irreversible.This discussion focuses on behavior, not excuses — and why the aftermath often tells the real story.#TrueCrimeToday #NickReiner #RobinDreeke #CrimeAnalysis #BehavioralScienceJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you the defense perspective on the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down where the prosecution's case is weakest — and how reasonable doubt gets built from the wreckage of a flawed investigation.Officer Brendan Miller — the department's digital forensics expert — analyzed 60 devices and concluded Christine Banfield controlled the FetLife account. Not her husband. His findings were peer-reviewed by the University of Alabama and confirmed. Then he was transferred out of the unit. The lead detective who questioned the catfishing theory was reassigned. Prosecutor Eric Clingan was removed after being cited for drinking at 8 a.m.Clingan admitted on the record that 12 homicide detectives had 24 different theories before the au pair gave her proffer. Motta explains exactly how damaging that admission is — and how the defense exploits it in front of a jury.The prosecution treats the framed photo of Brendan and Juliana as a smoking gun. They're using Banfield's IRS background to argue he knew how to stage a crime scene. Motta explains how defense attorneys flip every piece of that narrative.It took 19 months to charge Brendan Banfield. Investigators were transferred. Evidence was excluded. Theories kept changing. Motta identifies where reasonable doubt lives in this case — and what the jury should be thinking about when they walk into deliberations.#BrendanBanfield #BobMotta #TrueCrimeToday #DefenseAttorney #ChristineBanfield #AuPairMurder #ReasonableDoubt #MurderTrial #CriminalDefense #TrueCrimeNewsJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you the defense strategy for the most important witness in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Juliana Peres Magalhaes is the prosecution's case. Without her testimony, they have a forensics expert who contradicted their theory, investigators who were transferred, and 19 months of spinning theories. Defense attorney Bob Motta explains how you destroy her credibility.Juliana spent a year in jail maintaining the same story Brendan told police. Then she flipped. She pleaded to manslaughter. She gets time served. She goes home to Brazil. Her sentencing is scheduled after Banfield's trial — to ensure she continues to cooperate. From jail, she wrote to her mother that she was "heartbroken for doing this to Brendan" and that she loved him.Motta breaks down how you use that letter on cross-examination. He explains how to frame her year-long lie for the jury — is she someone who finally told the truth, or someone who changed lies when the deal was right?The prosecution reduced her charge from second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter. Motta explains how to make the jury understand the magnitude of what she received in exchange for her testimony.The prosecution is positioning Juliana as a reluctant participant. Motta dismantles that framing. He identifies the biggest mistakes defense attorneys make with cooperating witnesses — and what happens to the state's case if Juliana falls apart on the stand.#BrendanBanfield #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #DefenseAttorney #StarWitness #CrossExamination #AuPairMurder #PleaDeal #MurderTrialJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today brings you FBI analysis of the two cases everyone's talking about. The Brendan Banfield double murder trial is happening now in Fairfax County, Virginia. And sources just revealed that Nick Reiner admits killing his parents but claims he's the victim of a conspiracy. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to examine both.The Banfield case has problems before testimony even begins. Officer Brendan Miller — the department's digital forensics expert — analyzed 60 devices and concluded Christine Banfield controlled the FetLife account, not her husband. His findings were peer-reviewed and confirmed. Then he was transferred. Deputy Chief Brusch allegedly told him he'd never work another digital forensics case. The lead detective was reassigned. Prosecutor Eric Clingan was removed after being cited for drinking at 8 a.m. The state's case now depends on Juliana Peres Magalhaes, who flipped after a year in jail and gets to go home to Brazil if she delivers testimony that convicts Banfield.The Reiner case may take years to resolve. Nick's schizoaffective medication was reportedly changed a month before the murders because he complained about weight gain. Sources say the meds still aren't working. The murder weapon hasn't been found. LAPD sealed the autopsy reports on Christmas Eve. Nick checked into a Santa Monica hotel after the alleged killings. Dr. Drew Pinsky said the 30-day treatment stints his family paid for were "almost meaningless" for someone with his condition.Coffindaffer explains what both investigations reveal about how cases go right — and how they go wrong.#BrendanBanfield #NickReiner #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #AuPairMurder #RobReiner #MurderTrial #InsanityDefense #TrueCrimeNewsJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today examines the twisted logic behind Nick Reiner's reported belief that he's the victim of a conspiracy. Sources told TMZ that Nick admits to killing his parents Rob and Michele Reiner—but allegedly doesn't understand why he's incarcerated. He reportedly believes the people who put him behind bars are conspiring against him.Tony Brueski argues that Nick is actually correct. There has been a conspiracy. For 32 years.The conspiracy was every system that protected Nick from consequences. More than 18 rehab stays where he'd get clean just long enough to leave and use again. Doctors who changed his schizoaffective disorder medication because he complained about weight gain. Treatment facilities that took the Reiners' money and released him after 30 days—long enough to detox, not long enough to treat the underlying illness. A family that had "grown used to" behavior that alarmed everyone else.The conspiracy was FOR Nick Reiner, not against him. And it worked beautifully until December 14th, when he allegedly killed the only two people willing to keep it running.Now the conspiracy has flipped. Alan Jackson walked away. The family isn't funding the defense. Prosecutor Habib Balian—who handled Menendez and Durst—is on the case. For the first time in Nick's life, the system is working against him instead of for him.To someone who's never faced real accountability, that probably does feel like persecution. But that's not conspiracy. That's justice. And the only question now is whether it finally sticks.#NickReiner #RobReiner #TrueCrimeToday #Conspiracy #Murder #InsanityDefense #Justice #TrueCrime #Accountability #MentalHealthJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

True Crime Today covers the latest bombshell developments in the Nick Reiner case. Sources tell TMZ that Nick reportedly admits to killing Rob and Michele Reiner—but doesn't understand why he's in jail. He allegedly believes the people who incarcerated him are engaged in a conspiracy against him.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to analyze what this means for the investigation and the inevitable insanity defense. Nick's medication for schizoaffective disorder was reportedly changed about a month before the murders because he complained of weight gain. According to the TMZ documentary, his meds still aren't stabilized and jail doctors are still trying to figure it out.The Reiner family reportedly spent a fortune on dual-diagnosis treatment facilities over the years. But Nick would only stay 30 days—long enough to get clean off drugs but not long enough to address the underlying mental illness. Dr. Drew Pinsky called 30 days "almost meaningless" for someone with Nick's history and suggested he needed permanent custodial care.Other key developments: The murder weapon has not been found. LAPD sealed the autopsy reports on Christmas Eve. Nick checked into a Santa Monica hotel after the alleged killings before being found wandering near USC the next night. And the prosecutor assigned to the case is Habib Balian—who handled Menendez and Durst.Coffindaffer explains how investigators evaluate insanity claims, what Nick's behavior reveals, and why this case may take years to resolve.#NickReiner #RobReiner #TrueCrimeToday #FBI #Murder #InsanityDefense #Schizoaffective #JenniferCoffindaffer #TrueCrime #InvestigationJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Two killings. Two sets of warnings. Two victims who knew the person who would end their lives — and still didn't see it coming.Nick Reiner's schizophrenia medication was changed three to four weeks before he allegedly stabbed his parents to death. His mother Michele had been telling friends they were at their wits' end. The night before the murders, his behavior at Conan O'Brien's party was so alarming his parents left early after a shouting match. By December 14th, Rob and Michele Reiner were dead in their Brentwood home.A lawyer warned Judge Kevin Mullins directly that Sheriff Mickey Stines was falling apart. Mullins did nothing. Days before the shooting, Stines gave a tense deposition in a lawsuit connecting both men to allegations of sexual misconduct. They had lunch together the day of the killing. Then Mullins was dead in his chambers.Former FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke joins True Crime Today to examine what these cases teach us about why people fail to act on obvious red flags — especially when the threat is someone they trust. We break down the behavioral patterns, the institutional blind spots, and why having all the information in the world doesn't always save you from someone determined to do harm.#RobinDreeke #NickReiner #MickeyStines #TrueCrimeToday #FBI #RobReiner #KevinMullins #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #MentalHealthJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice

The Brendan Banfield murder trial begins today in Fairfax County, Virginia — and before testimony even starts, this case has problems. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to examine an investigation that's already under fire. Here's what we know: Officer Brendan Miller, the department's digital forensics expert, analyzed 60 devices and concluded Christine Banfield controlled the FetLife account — not her husband Brendan. His work was peer-reviewed by the University of Alabama. Confirmed. Then he was transferred out of the digital forensics unit. According to testimony, Deputy Chief Brusch told him he'd never work another case like this. The lead homicide detective who questioned the catfishing theory was also reassigned. Prosecutor Eric Clingan admitted there were 24 different theories among 12 detectives until the au pair gave her proffer. The child's forensic interview was excluded from evidence. And Clingan himself was removed after being found drinking at 8 a.m. Coffindaffer has spent her career building federal cases. She knows what solid police work looks like and what confirmation bias looks like. In this interview, she breaks down the timeline, the evidence collection gaps, and what the FBI would have done differently. If the defense is right that this is "a theory in search of facts," Coffindaffer will tell you why.#BrendanBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #ChristineBanfield #AuPairMurder #VirginiaHomicide #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeNews #CriminalJusticeJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The prosecution's case against Brendan Banfield lives or dies with Juliana Peres Magalhaes. She's the only witness who says he planned the murders. She's also the woman who took a plea deal that lets her walk free if she delivers. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to analyze the credibility of a star witness with everything to gain and nothing to lose. Juliana was charged with murder. She spent a year in jail telling police the same story Brendan did — that Joseph Ryan was an intruder and they shot him in self-defense. Then she changed her story. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter. She got time served. She gets deported to Brazil. Her sentencing is scheduled after Banfield's trial to ensure continued cooperation. In a letter from jail, she wrote that she was "heartbroken for doing this to Brendan" and that she loved him. But she wanted to be with her mother again. Coffindaffer has worked with cooperating witnesses throughout her FBI career. In this interview, she explains how prosecutors prepare a witness whose motivation to lie is obvious, what corroborating evidence the jury should demand, and how the defense will try to destroy Juliana's credibility on cross-examination. The prosecution claims Juliana was reluctant and told it was "too late to back out." The defense says she's lying to save herself. The jury decides.#BrendanBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #AuPairMurder #PleaDeal #StarWitness #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeNewsJoin 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/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Brendan Banfield murder trial begins Monday, January 12th, 2026. This is the complete breakdown of the case before opening statements.On February 24, 2023, police found Christine Banfield, 37, stabbed to death in her Herndon, Virginia bedroom. Joseph Ryan, 39, lay feet away — shot twice by two different guns. Christine was nude. Ryan was fully clothed. A knife, two firearms, and fetish sex accessories were scattered around the room. The Banfields' 4-year-old daughter was in the basement.Prosecutors allege Brendan Banfield, an IRS criminal investigator, conspired with the family's au pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes to murder his wife. They say the pair created a fake FetLife profile in Christine's name to lure Ryan to the house, then killed them both and staged it to look like self-defense against a home invader.But Fairfax County Police's own digital forensics expert contradicted that theory. Officer Brendan Miller analyzed 60 devices and concluded Christine appeared to be the one controlling the account. His findings were peer-reviewed and confirmed. Then he was transferred out of the unit.The prosecution's star witness is Juliana, who changed her story after a year in jail and got a deal to walk free if she testifies. She wrote to her mother: "I'm heartbroken for doing this to Brendan... But it's the right thing to do. For you. I want to be with you again."The lead prosecutor was removed after being cited for drinking at 8 a.m. Key evidence has been excluded. Defense attorney John Carroll says this is "a theory in search of facts."Four weeks. Cameras in the courtroom. A nurse and an innocent man are dead. The trial starts now.#TrueCrimeToday #BrendanBanfield #AuPairMurder #ChristineBanfield #HerndonVirginia #MurderTrial #JulianaMagalhaes #FetLifeMurder #TrueCrimeNews #FairfaxCountyJoin 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