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🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast, bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries. Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases, we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates. 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts, we uncover

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15:29

Why Did Kouri Richins Use Her Sentencing to Tell Her...

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2026/05/21

She could have expressed remorse. She could have asked for mercy. She could have addressed even one thing her children described — the locked rooms, the dead animals, the fear that she'd come for them if released. Instead, Kouri Richins used forty-five minutes of courtroom time to tell her sons that the murder of their father is "an absolute lie" and that they've been "influenced" into believing it happened.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the speech on True Crime Today. The repeated

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21:31

Could Pre-Trial Decisions Determine the Outcome of...

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2026/05/21

The prosecution promised speed. The defense wants time. And the decisions being made before a jury is ever seated may matter more than the evidence itself. True Crime Today examines the pre-trial chess match in Alex Murdaugh’s retrial and why controlling the calendar is the key strategic battle for both sides.The AG’s vow to retry aggressively and quickly is driven by a political reality — Wilson leaves office in January 2027. His team built the first case and carries institutional knowledge that

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15:35

Why Were Americans at Word of Faith Paid While...

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2026/05/21

When Andre Oliveira left his Word of Faith Fellowship congregation in Brazil for the mother church in North Carolina, he expected a spiritual experience. According to his account to the Associated Press, what he found instead was forced labor. His passport was confiscated. He was allegedly made to work fifteen hours a day, usually without pay, cleaning warehouses and working at businesses owned by church ministers. Oliveira was one of sixteen Brazilian former members who told the AP they were

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15:33

Why Did Kouri Richins Only Break Down When Her...

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2026/05/21

Kouri Richins didn't shed a single tear while her own children's words filled the courtroom. Not when they described locked doors. Not when they called her by her first name. Not when the youngest said he wants her in prison forever. The tears showed up later — the instant her brother told her he knows "with 100% certainty" she didn't do it.Her sister Renee asked the judge to see "the full human picture." Her mother wrote that the jury's conclusion was wrong. Nobody on Kouri's side of the room

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26:02

Why Was Kouri Richins Making Faces While Her Son Said...

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2026/05/21

The courtroom was told to stay composed. Kouri Richins couldn't do it. While victim impact statements described the destruction she left behind — a father who stayed in a dangerous marriage to protect his sons, a sister who miscarried twins from the stress, three boys who described being locked in rooms and having their pets threatened — Kouri displayed visible contempt on camera.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines what those reactions mean from a clinical standpoint. Not speculation —

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25:14

How Did Becky Hill Walk Away With Probation For...

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2026/05/21

Becky Hill pled guilty to misconduct in office, obstruction of justice, and perjury. The South Carolina Supreme Court said she engaged in shocking jury interference that forced them to overturn Alex Murdaugh’s double murder conviction unanimously. Her sentence was probation and community service. Let that math sit for a second.The Murdaugh defense held a press conference to announce a federal lawsuit against Hill — because in their view, the state has failed to hold her accountable for what she

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64:29

Murdaugh’s Defense Files a Federal Lawsuit,...

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2026/05/20

One press conference. Three significant developments. The Murdaugh defense team filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, accused the Attorney General of vindictive prosecution, and revealed evidence the prosecution may wish had stayed buried.The lawsuit against Becky Hill is a Section 1983 claim alleging she deprived Murdaugh of his right to a fair trial. The defense wants civil discovery to investigate what Hill did and whether she had accomplices. They highlighted the suspicious removal of juror

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23:39

What Cruise Lines Won’t Tell You About the People Who...

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2026/05/20

One-third of cruise ship assault survivors were minors, according to a Congressional report. Maritime attorneys confirm a similar ratio across more than a thousand cases. And the access that makes it possible is built into how the ships operate. Master keycards open every cabin. Youth centers run without the licensing standards required of daycare centers on land. International crew are screened against whatever their home country provides — no international offender database exists. This is the

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24:24

Why Did SLED Never Run the DNA Found Under Maggie...

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2026/05/20

Maggie Murdaugh had unknown male DNA beneath her fingernails. Investigators collected it. And then, according to the defense, nobody ever ran it through CODIS — the federal database that exists to match exactly this kind of forensic evidence.Jim Griffin disclosed this at the press conference and made clear the defense plans to use it at the retrial. It joins a list of investigative shortcomings that SLED will have to answer for in court — including tire tracks that were never processed and GPS data

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18:16

Did the SC Supreme Court Give Alex Murdaugh’s Defense...

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2026/05/20

Alex Murdaugh’s defense team didn’t just get a second chance — they got a court-issued roadmap showing exactly where the prosecution went wrong and how far the next trial judge should limit the state’s evidence. True Crime Today examines how Harpootlian and Griffin turn the Supreme Court’s ruling into a defense strategy that could produce an acquittal.The financial evidence firewall is built directly from the court’s language. Every financial witness the prosecution calls faces a defense objection

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18:09

How Did Word of Faith Fellowship Sue Child Protective...

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2026/05/20

A former teacher at the Word of Faith Christian School told the Associated Press that in the middle of class, children would surround a classmate accused of having demons, throw them to the floor, and beat them. Teachers were allegedly told not to stop it. The school, which operated on the Spindale compound under Jane Whaley’s authority, was one piece of the church’s alleged control over children and families. Former members described a practice of removing children from their biological parents

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17:33

Did the AG’s Office Fail to Investigate Becky Hill’s...

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2026/05/20

The Murdaugh defense team came out swinging at Attorney General Alan Wilson — and the accusation they leveled is not one that gets tossed around lightly. They called the death penalty announcement vindictive prosecution.Here is what that means: when a prosecutor escalates charges not because the evidence supports it, but because the defendant exercised a constitutional right — like winning an appeal — the law treats it as retaliation. Harpootlian argued that is exactly what happened here

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23:03

How Will Murdaugh’s Federal Lawsuit Against Becky...

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2026/05/20

When the South Carolina Supreme Court granted Alex Murdaugh a new trial, it confirmed what the defense had argued for months — Becky Hill’s conduct compromised the verdict. But the court’s ruling only opened a door. The federal lawsuit the defense just filed is designed to walk through it.The Section 1983 claim targets Hill directly, alleging she deprived Murdaugh of a constitutional right that is supposed to be untouchable: a fair trial before an impartial, untampered jury. This is not a symbolic

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17:47

Did Anna Kepner’s Defense Just Tip Their Hand In...

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2026/05/20

The defense team in the Anna Kepner federal case just made its first move that doesn’t look like confidence. After three months of waiving rights, requesting adult prosecution, and charging toward a June 1 trial date, they filed a motion asking for ninety more days. The prosecution signed off.Document 74 — an Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial — was entered on the docket May 13. Lead defense counsel Evan Kuhl cited the government’s voluminous discovery productions, two other federal trials on his

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54:43

What Three Forces Are Already Shaping Alex Murdaugh’s...

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2026/05/19

A governor candidate threatening the death penalty. A son who won’t visit his father. Defense lawyers hinting at mystery suspects on national television. None of this existed a week ago. All of it is shaping Alex Murdaugh’s retrial right now.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke bring the full picture together in one listener-driven conversation. Robin’s behavioral analysis ties the threads that mainstream coverage keeps treating as separate stories. The political pressure on the prosecution isn’t separate

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19:59

A 6-Year-Old Stopped It — The Cases Federal Courts...

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2026/05/19

Federal filings show three crew members charged on the Disney Dream in early 2024. A Royal Caribbean cabin attendant sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to secretly recording passengers as young as two inside their cabins. An FBI affidavit describing a Celebrity youth counselor who allegedly targeted children for four months while avoiding security cameras. A 6-year-old was the one who put a stop to it. Two Princess employees sentenced to a combined 45 years for grooming a teenager and

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15:57

What Does Alex Murdaugh’s History With Curtis Smith...

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2026/05/19

Three months after Maggie and Paul were found at Moselle, Alex Murdaugh drove to a rural road and allegedly paid Curtis Eddie Smith to end his life in an insurance scheme. The plan fell apart. Smith didn’t finish. Alex survived with a scratch and a story that collapsed within hours.That incident established something critical about Alex Murdaugh: he recruits other people for violence. He sets up the circumstances, creates the alibi, and expects someone else to execute. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke

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19:31

Becky Hill Wanted a Book Deal — and It Cost South...

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2026/05/19

A court clerk’s ambition destroyed the most consequential murder conviction in South Carolina history. Becky Hill, the elected Clerk of Court in Colleton County, was writing a book about the Murdaugh trial while simultaneously overseeing the jury. The SC Supreme Court found she told jurors to distrust the defense, urged them to watch the defendant’s body language, and inserted herself into the process to steer a guilty verdict that would make a better ending for her book.True Crime Today breaks

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16:23

Why Were Word of Faith Members with Cracked Ribs...

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2026/05/19

Imagine being surrounded by a group of people — their mouths inches from your face — screaming at full volume for hours. That was reportedly the starting point of a practice called blasting inside the Word of Faith Fellowship. Former members told the Associated Press the screaming was meant to cast out demons. But over time, according to dozens of accounts, it allegedly became physical. Members were reportedly punched, choked, held down, and beaten. Injuries including cracked ribs went untreated

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15:43

Could the Murdaugh Family’s Silence Speak Louder Than...

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2026/05/19

Marian Proctor took the stand in 2023 and said something the defense couldn’t undo: Alex never talked about finding who killed Maggie and Paul. That was one family member on one day. Now multiply it by three years of financial crime convictions, public betrayals, and a family that’s had time to process exactly who Alex Murdaugh is.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke address listener questions about the shifting family landscape heading into trial two. Buster is reportedly furious and distant. The

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