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Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns

Hidden Killers Podcast

Hidden Killers Live! is your daily true crime podcast delivering two hours of nonstop coverage every weekday. Hosted by Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels, this show dives into the most compelling stories in the true crime world — from murder trials and cold cases to criminal psychology, investigations, and the dark motives behind real-life crimes. Each episode brings a mix of breaking crime news, courtroom analysis, and raw conversation that takes you beyond the headlines. Whether it’s

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11:06

LIVE: Can The Jury Trust Juliana? FBI Agent...

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2026/01/13

The entire case against Brendan Banfield rests on one witness — and we're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to examine whether the jury should believe a word she says. Juliana Peres Magalhaes was arrested for murder. She sat in jail for a year. She told police the same story Brendan did. Then she flipped, took a plea deal for manslaughter with time served, and agreed to testify against him. She gets to go home to Brazil. Her sentencing happens after Banfield's trial to

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12:52

LIVE: FBI Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer On Banfield...

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2026/01/13

The Brendan Banfield double murder trial starts today and we're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to break down the investigation that got us here. This isn't your typical murder case. The prosecution's own digital forensics expert concluded their theory was wrong — and then he was transferred out of the unit. The lead detective who pushed back was reassigned. The original prosecutor was removed after a public intoxication incident. And a judge found the circumstances

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22:46

LIVE: FBI Agent Reacts to Nick Reiner's Conspiracy...

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2026/01/13

Join Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels LIVE as retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the explosive new developments in the Nick Reiner case. TMZ's documentary just revealed that sources say Nick admits to killing his parents but believes he's the victim of a conspiracy. His schizoaffective disorder medication was reportedly changed a month before the murders and still isn't working properly in jail.We're taking your questions and comments in real time as Coffindaffer

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49:56

FBI's Robin Dreeke on Nick Reiner & Mickey Stines —...

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2026/01/13

Going live with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to break down two cases that share one devastating truth: the people who died knew exactly who was dangerous and still couldn't stop it.Nick Reiner's parents brought him to a Christmas party to keep an eye on him. His mother told friends they'd tried everything. His schizophrenia medication had been changed weeks earlier. Three weeks after the murders, high-profile attorney Alan Jackson quit the case after declaring Nick is not guilty under

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13:16

LIVE: FBI's Robin Dreeke on What Really Made Mickey...

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2026/01/12

A civil lawsuit. A tense deposition. Allegations that touched both the sheriff and the judge. And days later — one of them was dead.We're live with Robin Dreeke to dig into the pressure dynamics behind the Stines killing. What happens when someone feels cornered? How do shared secrets between powerful people become dangerous? And why has nobody officially said why this happened?Questions in the chat. Let's get into it.#MickeyStines #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #KevinMullins #LiveStream

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11:45

FBI's Robin Dreeke on Mickey Stines — The Red Flags...

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2026/01/12

Going live with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to answer a simple question: how did everyone around Mickey Stines see him unraveling — and do nothing?Robin ran the FBI's behavioral analysis program. He knows why warnings get ignored. He knows what separates stress from danger. And he's taking your questions live.#MickeyStines #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #TrueCrimeLive #KevinMullins #LiveStream #BehavioralAnalysisJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!:

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25:36

Alan Jackson Quits Nick Reiner Case — FBI Expert...

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2026/01/12

Alan Jackson just walked away from the Nick Reiner murder case. Yesterday the high-profile defense attorney told the judge he had no choice but to withdraw — then stepped outside and told reporters that Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder under California law. Print that, he said. Take it to the bank. He spent three weeks investigating every waking hour, and now says circumstances beyond Nick's control make it impossible for him to continue. He's legally prohibited from saying more.Nick Reiner

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58:43

Charity Beallis FBI Analysis: Robin Dreeke Examines...

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2026/01/12

This week's Hidden Killers Live featured former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke breaking down the Charity Beallis case — a three-part analysis of documented behaviors, investigative signals, and why this case resists easy conclusions.On December 3rd, 2025, Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twins Eliana and Maverick were found shot to death in their Bonanza, Arkansas home. Over a month later: no arrest, no named suspect, no cause of death released. Federal agencies are assisting the

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32:01

Mickey Stines Judge Recusal: Undisclosed Connection...

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2026/01/11

This week's Hidden Killers Live covered the Mickey Stines case — a recusal motion that's stalled everything and the systemic breakdown that let a sheriff in crisis keep his gun.The defense filed a motion to recuse Special Judge Christopher Cohron after discovering video showing him seated inches from Judge Kevin Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting just seven days before Mullins was shot to death. Cohron never disclosed this connection. Defense attorneys Jeremy and

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41:24

Nick Reiner's Elite Defense Team Gone — Bob Motta...

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2026/01/11

This week's Hidden Killers Live covered the dramatic developments in the Nick Reiner case — and the pattern of warning signs that stretched back years before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed.Alan Jackson is out. The defense attorney told the judge he had "no choice" but to withdraw, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Sources tell Deadline money is the reason. If true, the pattern that protected Nick Reiner for seventeen years has finally broken. Rob and Michele spent seventy thousand

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56:33

Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial Delayed 7 Months....

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2026/01/11

The Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial was supposed to start this week. It didn't. The prosecution needed more time — seven months of it.Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carroll County, Georgia. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office claimed they had "mountains of evidence" when they arrested her in July 2025. So why weren't they ready to go to trial?Defense attorney Bob Motta joins

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41:51

Nick Reiner Insanity Defense Breakdown: Attorney...

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2026/01/10

This week's Hidden Killers Live review covered the Nick Reiner case — breaking down the legal strategy and the systemic failures that made this tragedy inevitable.Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. The defense has made clear mental health is the centerpiece — sources confirm Nick's schizophrenia diagnosis and a medication change weeks before the killings. A sealed medical order has been signed

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48:37

Sarah Grace Patrick Trial Days Away: FBI Breaks Down...

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2026/01/10

This week's True Crime Today Live review covers the Sarah Grace Patrick case with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer as trial approaches January 5th.Seventeen-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick stands accused of murdering her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock while they slept in their Carroll County, Georgia home. Her five-year-old sister discovered the bodies. For five months post-homicide, Sarah posted tearful TikToks, DMed true crime creators asking for coverage, and told one

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43:21

Eric Faddis On Alan Jackson Quitting The Nick Reiner...

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2026/01/10

We're going live with attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to break down two explosive developments in two of the biggest murder cases in America right now.First up: Alan Jackson just withdrew from the Nick Reiner case. Three weeks in, he told a judge he had "no choice" — then walked outside and told reporters that Nick Reiner is "NOT guilty of murder under California law." Sources say money was the issue. Nick's parents — the people he allegedly killed — would normally fund his defense. Now

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15:15

Eric Faddis Answers YOUR Questions on Mickey Stines...

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2026/01/09

We're going live with defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to break down the recusal motion that just froze the Mickey Stines murder case — and we're taking your questions.Here's what happened: The defense discovered video showing Special Judge Christopher Cohron seated next to Judge Kevin Mullins at a mental health commission meeting, seven days before Mullins was shot to death by Stines in his Letcher County chambers. According to the defense motion, Cohron never disclosed this to

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15:47

LIVE: Will Nick Reiner's Insanity Defense Work? |...

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2026/01/09

"Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder under California law."That was Alan Jackson's parting shot — delivered from the courthouse steps after withdrawing as Nick's attorney. He's telegraphing an insanity defense. But does Nick Reiner actually have a case?On this live breakdown, attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis walks us through exactly what it takes to win an insanity defense in California — and why it's one of the hardest strategies in criminal law.California uses the M'Naghten Rule. The

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12:57

BREAKING: Alan Jackson OUT as Nick Reiner's Lawyer —...

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2026/01/09

It happened fast. Alan Jackson — the high-profile defense attorney who took Nick Reiner's case within hours of his arrest — just withdrew from the case, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Sources point to money. But Jackson's parting words point to something else entirely: "Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder under California law. Print that."What does a defense attorney know after three weeks of investigation that makes him that confident? And why is he walking away?On this live

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58:54

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on the Reiner Tragedy —...

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2026/01/09

We’re going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott for a comprehensive conversation about the Nick Reiner case — not to assign blame, but to understand what millions of families are facing when someone they love is struggling with severe mental illness.Rob and Michele Reiner tried everything. They had resources most families can only dream of. And it still wasn’t enough. That’s not their failure. That’s a system failure. And it’s happening in communities across this country every single

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18:15

How Do You Know When Someone Is Dangerous? Shavaun...

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2026/01/08

We're going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to talk about violence risk — how it's assessed, how it's missed, and why families often can't see danger from the people closest to them.The Reiner family saw the warning signs. Sources say they had been scared of Nick for years. That he had violent outbursts. That his behavior was unpredictable and aggressive. The night before the killings, Nick allegedly got into a confrontation with his father at a holiday party that was alarming enough for

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18:36

What Is Schizophrenia? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/08

We're going live with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to talk about the mental illness at the center of the Nick Reiner case.Multiple outlets have reported that Nick was diagnosed with schizophrenia years before the killings. That he was under psychiatric care. That his medication was changed three to four weeks before December 14th. And that after that change, sources say he was "erratic and dangerous" and "out of his head."But what does any of that actually mean?This live episode is a clinical

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