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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 & Robin Dreeke 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 exploring how

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45:41

Can An Insanity Defense Erase Seventeen Years Of Nick...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/07/04

Sources say Nick Reiner's defense is heading toward insanity. This segment digs into the behavioral question underneath that strategy: how much of what happened was illness he couldn't control, and how much was a pattern of choices stretching back nearly two decades?Nick had every clinical advantage — a facility reportedly costing tens of thousands of dollars a month, doctors managing a serious diagnosis, and parents who never disengaged. Sources say his medication was changed shortly before his

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30:58

Does A Seven-Day Trial Estimate Mean The Anna Kepner...

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2026/07/04

Prosecutors estimate the trial of Timothy Hudson in the death of Anna Kepner would take about seven days. For a first-degree murder case with an additional serious federal charge attached, that number raises a question worth examining: does it sound like a prosecution that's confident in a tight, clean case — or one that doesn't have as much to present as people assume? This look back, with defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis, puts that estimate under scrutiny alongside everything

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31:37

What Did Rex Heuermann's Own Daughter Say About His...

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2026/07/03

His own daughter publicly said she believes her father is guilty. That detail — sitting alongside the DNA evidence, the deleted planning document, and the failed motions — paints a picture of a defense that ran out of room from every direction. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, examines the full weight of what Heuermann was facing when he made the decision to plead guilty.Prosecutors recovered files from his computer described as a planning document for the

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30:10

Why Are The Witnesses In The D4VD Case Running?

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2026/07/03

When the people closest to a suspect are fleeing, hiding, and resisting subpoenas, investigators pay close attention to what they're running from. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, examines the witness-behavior pattern surrounding the D4VD case and what it reveals.Burke's close friend and collaborator was arrested in Montana for failing to appear before a grand jury and, once compelled to testify, spent only about forty minutes on the stand. Burke's manager

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60:30

How Did The Kouri Richins Jury See Past A Shredded...

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2026/07/03

The prosecution's entire fentanyl theory ran through one person — and the defense tore her apart on the stand. Yet the jury still convicted Kouri Richins on every count. This look back, with defense attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke, examines how that happened.Housekeeper Carmen Lauber was the only witness linking Kouri to the drug that killed Eric. Jurors watched footage of investigators telling Lauber she needed to provide details to secure a murder

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64:41

How Does A Family With Every Resource Still End Up Dead?

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2026/07/03

The Reiners had everything that's supposed to protect a family: money, connections, access to the best mental health and addiction care in the country. Their son struggled for seventeen years, and they threw all of it at the problem. None of it worked. Understanding why is the key to this entire case.This look back goes deep on the behavioral and systemic pattern beneath the headlines. Nick Reiner started treatment as a teenager — first program at 15, seventeen by 19, periods of homelessness across

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35:49

How Did The Anna Kepner Case Go From Sealed Juvenile...

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2026/07/03

For months, Anna Kepner's family waited in silence while the legal system processed her death behind sealed juvenile proceedings and closed courtroom doors. Then a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging her sixteen-year-old stepbrother as an adult with first-degree murder and an additional serious federal charge. The case was unsealed. His name became public. And the family that was already shattered fractured further. This look back traces that legal arc and what it means for

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37:06

What Did Rex Heuermann's Guilty Plea Give The...

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2026/07/02

People who waited decades for answers in the Gilgo Beach case got a plea hearing instead of a trial. Rex Heuermann stood in a Riverhead courtroom, answered the prosecutor's questions without emotion, and said one word when asked how he killed eight women: "Strangulation." Victims' families packed the gallery, weeping as the man who had maintained his innocence for nearly three years finally admitted to what he'd done. This look back, with defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis,

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43:05

Why Was D4VD Arrested With A Ramey Warrant Instead Of...

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2026/07/02

David Anthony Burke — the recording artist known as D4VD — was arrested by LAPD Robbery-Homicide at a Hollywood Hills residence on a probable-cause warrant signed by a judge, not on an indictment from the grand jury that had been investigating for months. That distinction matters, and this look back breaks down why.A Ramey warrant allows police to arrest a suspect based on probable cause reviewed by a judge, without waiting for the DA to file charges or a grand jury to return an indictment. In

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48:56

How Far Did Circumstantial Evidence Carry A Kouri...

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2026/07/02

No one testified to how the fentanyl got into Eric Richins's body. The defense hammered that point for three weeks. And the jury convicted Kouri Richins anyway — on every count. This look back brings two expert lenses to the question of how the state pulled it off.Defense attorney Bob Motta and retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke break down the conviction from the inside. The case had real gaps: prosecutors never proved the precise mechanism of the poisoning, and much of what the

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29:32

Can A Schizophrenia Diagnosis Keep Nick Reiner Off...

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2026/07/02

Nick Reiner sat behind glass and let his public defender enter the plea for him: not guilty to killing his parents. But the real story isn't the plea — it's the documented psychiatric history sitting underneath it, and what it could mean when this case reaches a jury.He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. He spent a year under a mental health conservatorship. And roughly a month before his parents were found stabbed in their Brentwood home, his medication was changed. We

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66:09

Guthrie and Murdaugh — the Details That Just Broke

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2026/07/02

Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnappers may have written a confession in a note sent days after taking her. Alex Murdaugh’s defense walked into the first retrial hearing loaded with new experts, new evidence demands, and transcripts suggesting other people were at Moselle. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski to evaluate both cases — what shifted, what it means, and where both stand heading into the next phase.The Guthrie segment covers the second ransom note’s legal significance, the

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15:31

Alex Murdaugh: The Prosecution Just Lost WHAT?!

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2026/07/01

The South Carolina Supreme Court’s ruling didn’t just give Alex Murdaugh a new trial. It took away the prosecution’s most effective weapon. The financial crimes testimony that consumed 12.5 hours of the original trial and turned Murdaugh into a villain before the jury weighed the murder evidence has been sharply limited. Bob Motta evaluates what the prosecution has left and whether it’s enough.The death penalty is now on the table — a move Harpootlian called political theater from an attorney

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14:37

Alex Murdaugh: The Judge Said No to WHAT?!

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2026/07/01

Alex Murdaugh’s first hearing since his murder convictions were thrown out produced a ruling the defense didn’t expect. The judge denied Murdaugh a laptop in prison, citing the warden’s refusal to allow any inmate personal electronic access. Harpootlian warned that without it, preparing for the April 2027 retrial could stretch well beyond the deadline. The judge said she’d provide a conference room. She also said she doesn’t do continuances.Beyond the laptop, the defense arrived loaded. Eight new

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36:40

Nancy Guthrie: What the Second Note Really Says

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2026/07/01

Months after Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Arizona home, the contents of a second note became public. It claimed she died shortly after the kidnapping. The people who sent it expressed regret and made no further demands. Investigators reportedly believe the note came from the actual kidnappers. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski to examine what that note means legally, whether it amounts to a written confession, and how investigators might use it to build a case against

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57:07

Three Cases, Three Details Nobody Caught: Alex...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/07/01

Full-length panel discussion: Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke cover Nancy Guthrie, Nick Reiner, and Alex Murdaugh in one uncut session. They take listener questions across all three cases and push back on the reads the audience has already settled on.In Guthrie, the sheriff says arrests were made for fake notes — but isn’t sure, raising questions about how disconnected the agencies are. In Reiner, neither the illness explanation nor the inheritance theory holds up alone. In Murdaugh, untested DNA

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16:49

What SLED Left Untested in the Alex Murdaugh Case Is...

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2026/06/30

Alex Murdaugh’s defense team has asked a judge to send untested DNA evidence to Othram, the forensic lab that worked the Kohberger case. The sample was found under Maggie Murdaugh’s left-hand fingernails. SLED identified it as belonging to an unknown, unrelated male and stopped testing. The defense wants to know who it belongs to.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke take on the audience’s most heated questions about the retrial. Can a man who stole twelve million and lied to everyone for years be believed

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13:15

Nick Reiner Made a Filing From Jail — It Involves His...

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2026/06/30

From a jail cell, Nick Reiner has filed a court petition demanding money from the trust his murdered parents established. Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their son, charged with killing them, now wants their money to defend himself against the charge.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke work through the listener questions that have split the audience. Half say the schizophrenia diagnosis closes it. Half say it’s pure entitlement. Robin says neither

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27:42

Nancy Guthrie’s Sheriff Says the FBI Arrested People...

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2026/06/30

The sheriff leading the Nancy Guthrie investigation went on local radio and said he thinks the FBI has made multiple arrests for fake ransom notes in this case. He’s not sure. The lead investigator on a nationally watched kidnapping doesn’t know what his federal partners have been doing. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke sit down to take apart what that agency gap tells you.Nanos is calling the TMZ emailer another fraud while fighting a recall effort over his credibility. The FBI is reportedly spending

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58:57

Nancy Guthrie's Notes, the FBI's Doubts, and One...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/06/30

Nothing in the Nancy Guthrie case lines up. The notes disagree with each other. One thread of reporting says investigators are hopelessly stuck; another says they're closing in fast. They can't both be right. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer takes on all three fault lines in one sitting.She breaks down the contradicting notes — "buried with nature," a TMZ tipster's "time is no longer of the essence," and an apology one outlet reported and TMZ denied. She weighs Air Mail's reporting

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