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🔎 Daily True Crime Podcast | Criminal Psychology | Ongoing Trials | Expert Analysis Multiple new episodes every day! Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski is your ultimate daily true crime podcast, bringing you real-time updates on criminal investigations, high-profile trials, forensic breakthroughs, and psychological deep dives into the minds of killers. 🎙️ Hosted by veteran journalist Tony Brueski, we go beyond the headlines, featuring exclusive insights from FBI agents, forensic experts, criminal

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26:55

The Slow Vanishing — How Nick Reiner Reportedly...

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2026/02/09

There's a kind of destruction that doesn't leave marks. No blood. No crime scene tape. Just a slow, grinding disappearance of everything you used to be — your confidence, your judgment, your identity — until one day you realize your entire life has become a hostage negotiation with someone who's supposed to love you back.This episode examines what daily life reportedly looked like inside the Reiner household long before December 14th. Not the hospitalizations or the arrests or the blowups that made

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17:39

Nancy Guthrie — Ransom Notes Sent to Media, Not...

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2026/02/09

The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from her Catalina Foothills home has escalated rapidly. The FBI is now jointly running the investigation with Pima County. More than a hundred investigators are working the case. A fifty-thousand-dollar reward has been posted. And ransom notes were sent not to the Guthrie family or to law enforcement — but to media outlets including TMZ and local Tucson stations.Those notes reportedly reference an Apple Watch and a floodlight, demand millions in bitcoin, and carry

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44:16

Monique Tepe: Eight Years of Threat and the Cost of...

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2026/02/09

According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told investigators Michael McKee strangled Monique Tepe during their marriage, forced unwanted sex on her, and told her he could end her life whenever he wanted. She divorced him in 2017 after seven months. No police report. No protective order. She told friends and family she was afraid—then got up every morning and lived her life anyway.What does it cost to function—to work, to fall in love again, to marry Spencer, to raise two children—while knowing

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35:56

Spencer and Monique Tepe: What the Defense Sees That...

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2026/02/09

Everyone already thinks Michael McKee is guilty. Surveillance footage allegedly linking his vehicle to the scene. A firearm from his Chicago condo matched through national ballistics databases. Witnesses describing years of alleged abuse—that he could "kill her at any time," that Monique would "always be his wife." His phone going silent during the murder window. The court of public opinion convicted him before he was arraigned.Defense attorney Bob Motta looks at cases like this and asks the

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40:55

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping: Why Investigators Reopened...

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2026/02/08

Nancy Guthrie is eighty-four years old, and she didn't just go missing. She disappeared from inside her own home—where investigators found blood at the entry and inside the residence. From the first hours, law enforcement processed the scene as a crime. Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed this is being investigated as a kidnapping.According to law enforcement sources, Nancy's pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple Watch at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday. The device lost its Bluetooth connection when Nancy

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51:22

Mica Miller: The Playbook of Control and the System...

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2026/02/08

Mica Miller called police fourteen times in her final months. She told officers she was afraid for her life. She told family members if she ended up with a bullet in her head, it wasn't by her—it was JP. Two days after serving her husband divorce papers, she was dead. Her death was ruled a suicide.Now the federal government has indicted Pastor John-Paul Miller. They allege he cyberstalked her for eighteen months—tracking her car, posting a nude photo of her online, contacting her over fifty times

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64:12

McKee Was Allegedly at Monique Tepe's House While She...

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2026/02/08

December 6th, 2025. Monique and Spencer Tepe are in Indianapolis watching the Big Ten Championship. According to court documents, Michael McKee was at their Columbus home that same day—captured on surveillance walking through their yard.Monique left the game at halftime. Upset about something involving her ex-husband.Did she somehow know he'd been there? Did she sense something? Three weeks later, she and Spencer were dead.This episode combines FBI behavioral analysis with a hard look at why

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37:35

The Au Pair Walked Free. Brendan Banfield Got Life....

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2026/02/08

Juliana Peres Magalhães testified that she watched Brendan Banfield stab his wife Christine. She admitted to helping stage the crime scene. She called 911 with him standing next to her.She walked out of court with time served on a manslaughter plea.Brendan Banfield is going to prison for the rest of his life.The jury deliberated nine hours. Guilty on every count. Aggravated murder. No compromises. No mercy. Twelve people heard the defense call Juliana bought and paid for—and convicted him

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37:35

No Fentanyl Recovered, Key Witness Recanted — Can...

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2026/02/08

Eric Richins had five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system. But no fentanyl was ever recovered. No pills. No forensic link tying Kouri Richins directly to the drugs. And now the witness who was supposed to prove where the fentanyl came from has recanted.Robert Crozier originally told investigators he sold fentanyl to the housekeeper in the alleged drug chain. Now he's signed a sworn affidavit saying it was OxyContin, not fentanyl—and that he was detoxing and "out of it" during the

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56:26

"He Threw a Rock to Prove He Was Crazy" — Nick...

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2026/02/07

On the Dopey podcast, Nick Reiner admitted to throwing a rock through a window specifically to "prove he was crazy" and manipulate staff into giving him drugs. That wasn't speculation from a prosecutor. That was Nick, in his own words, explaining how he gamed the system.Now he's reportedly expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.This episode traces Nick Reiner's cognitive architecture across nearly a decade of interviews and

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35:17

"She Will Always Be My Wife" — What McKee Told...

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2026/02/07

Monique Tepe told friends what her ex-husband said to her. That he could kill her at any time. That she would always be his wife. That he'd find her and buy the house right next to hers.Now she and Spencer Tepe are dead. Monique can't testify. And those three statements might be the most damaging evidence prosecutors have.This episode takes you inside both the investigation that caught Michael McKee and the defense strategy that will try to keep those words away from a jury.Former FBI Special Agent

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34:19

McKee Affidavit Unsealed: Surveillance, Stalking, and...

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2026/02/07

Newly unsealed court documents in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case reveal both the evidence prosecutors are building on and the psychology allegedly behind the killings.According to witnesses, Michael McKee made three statements to Monique during and after their marriage: that he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." Surveillance footage allegedly captured McKee walking through the Tepes' yard

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14:58

Neo Langston Testifies for 40 Minutes—While D4VD's...

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2026/02/07

Neo Langston finally faced the grand jury investigating Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death on February 4, 2026—but his testimony lasted roughly 40 minutes, a fraction of the three days D4VD's manager Robert Morgenroth spent answering questions. The stark contrast has raised immediate questions about what happened inside that Los Angeles courtroom.Langston, a close friend of singer D4VD, was arrested January 22 in Helena, Montana, after fleeing a subpoena. Police took him into custody at his mother's

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45:28

Eric Faddis on Guthrie, Beallis & McKee: Legal...

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2026/02/07

Defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers to break down three of the most followed cases in true crime—the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, the Charity Beallis family deaths, and the newly unsealed McKee affidavit.Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Tucson home. She's the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie. Investigators confirmed forced entry, DNA evidence, and bitcoin ransom demands sent to media outlets. Pacemaker sync data may establish the timeline. No suspects have been

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19:57

Murdaugh's Last Shot: The Liar Who Guarded the Jury

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2026/02/07

The South Carolina Supreme Court hears Alex Murdaugh's appeal February 11, 2026. The ground has shifted — because the woman who oversaw his jury just admitted to lying under oath about her conduct during the trial.Becky Hill, former Colleton County Clerk of Court, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct. The perjury conviction stems from false testimony at a January 2024 hearing before retired Chief Justice Jean Toal. Toal was evaluating

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14:32

McKee Affidavit Exposed: Eight Years Leading to the...

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2026/02/06

The unsealed affidavit in the McKee case documents what prosecutors describe as nearly a decade of alleged obsession with Monique Tepe. Surveillance footage shows Michael McKee in the Tepes' yard days before the murders—while Spencer and Monique were out of town. Witnesses describe years of threats. Stolen plates. A phone that went dark during the killing window.Defense attorney Eric Faddis analyzes what this evidence means for the prosecution's case and where the defense might push back.The

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15:04

Nancy Guthrie: FBI Expert on How Investigators Read...

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2026/02/06

The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is now focused on the people in her world as much as the crime scene itself. Agents with forensic extraction devices entered the home of Nancy's daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, the last people to see her before she vanished. The Pima County Sheriff has confirmed no suspects and no persons of interest, and has called unverified media reports naming potential suspects reckless and potentially harmful to the case.The Guthrie family

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13:48

Charity Beallis: Two Gunshots, No Arrest—What...

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2026/02/06

Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twins were found shot to death December 3rd in Bonanza, Arkansas. Two months later, no arrest. Charity's father says he viewed her body and she was shot twice—chest and forehead. If accurate, that eliminates suicide. So what's taking so long?The timeline speaks for itself. Divorce finalized December 2nd. Joint custody awarded. Twins scheduled to return to Randall Beallis December 5th. One day before that transfer, Charity and the children were dead.Defense

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22:30

Nancy Guthrie: What a Former FBI Behavioral Analyst...

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2026/02/06

Law enforcement released the most precise timeline yet in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The doorbell camera disconnected at 1:47 AM. Software detected a person at 2:12 AM with no video available. Her pacemaker app disconnected at 2:28 AM. That is a forty-one-minute window — and it is the last digital record of Nancy in her own home.The Pima County Sheriff has now denied reports of forced entry and confirmed no cameras were smashed or destroyed. The camera was disconnected, sent to a

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17:42

Nancy Guthrie Abduction: Bitcoin Ransom, DNA Evidence...

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2026/02/06

Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother Nancy was taken from her Tucson home against her will. Forced entry confirmed. DNA evidence recovered. Ransom notes demanding bitcoin sent to media outlets including TMZ. The FBI is now involved, and no suspects have been publicly identified.Criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down what investigators and prosecutors are likely building behind the scenes—and what a defense would look like if charges are ever filed.The ransom strategy is unusual. Whoever

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