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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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25:37

The Hidden Birth: The Laken Snelling Case & The...

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2025/10/23

When 21-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling gave birth alone in her apartment, what happened next stunned investigators. She wrapped her newborn in a towel, placed the body in a trash bag inside her closet — and then, according to court documents, ordered McDonald’s through an app and tried to go about her day. This episode digs into that impossible contradiction: how someone can experience the most traumatic moment of their life and immediately act as though nothing

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23:06

Arkansas Let a Predator Walk — and Punished the Dad...

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2025/10/23

There are stories that make you question your faith in the system — and then there’s Aaron Spencer’s story. In October 2024, a decorated Army veteran from Lonoke County, Arkansas, woke to find his 14-year-old daughter gone. Her bed was staged with a decoy hoodie, her dog was barking, and every instinct in his body told him the unthinkable had happened. The man charged with stalking and assaulting her — 67-year-old Michael Fosler — had taken her again. Here’s the part that will make your blood

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27:29

Inside the Panic: Why D4vd’s “Frunk” Decision Reveals...

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2025/10/23

When police found the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the musician known as D4vd, it didn’t just expose a horrifying crime scene — it exposed a psychological collapse. A moment where fear, immaturity, and denial replaced logic.In this episode, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to examine the psychology of impulsive concealment — why young people in crisis make catastrophic, irrational choices that they somehow

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17:05

Alivia Goncalves Breaks Her Silence: What She Saw,...

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2025/10/23

In a powerful new conversation, Alivia Goncalves — sister of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims in the University of Idaho murders — is breaking her silence about her private meeting with prosecutors and investigators in Lewiston, Idaho in an interview with Brian Entin. We discuss what she revealed to him. For the first time, Alivia shares what really happened behind closed doors on October 6th, when she sat alone across from members of the prosecution team, Idaho State Police, and Moscow PD —

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52:46

D4VD & Laken Snelling: Panic, Denial & Disaster, How...

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2025/10/23

Two crimes. Two young lives. Two moments of sheer panic that turned fatal. A musician whose Tesla held the body of a missing 15-year-old. A college cheerleader who hid her newborn in a closet, then went out for fast food. In this extended Hidden Killers episode, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dissect the chilling psychology behind both the D4vd / Celeste Rivas Hernandez and Laken Snelling cases — revealing how fear, shame, and an underdeveloped brain can twist reality into

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18:42

Donna Adelson’s Road to a Retrial: The Narcissist Who...

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2025/10/22

When the gavel came down and the jury pronounced Donna Adelson guilty of first-degree murder, it should’ve been the end of the story. But for Donna—the matriarch at the center of Florida’s most infamous murder-for-hire plot—it was only the beginning of a new obsession: the appeal. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down the cold, technical road Donna faces as she fights for a retrial, dissecting the difference between emotional theater and the unforgiving machinery of Florida

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17:49

Not Fit for Trial — Is Brian Walshe Using Mental...

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2025/10/22

Brian Walshe was supposed to be on trial this week. But instead of jury selection and evidence, we got a mental health evaluation. Instead of justice for Ana Walshe, we got another delay.In this episode, we break down exactly how Brian Walshe — the Massachusetts man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife — managed to hit pause on his own trial just days before it was set to begin. The reason? His attorneys claim he’s no longer competent to stand trial, citing “mental and physical decline”

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14:19

She Reported the Stalking. They Dropped the Charges....

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2025/10/22

When 23-year-old Kada Scott disappeared after her shift at a Philadelphia nursing home, her family knew something was wrong. She’d been getting harassing phone calls. She told people she was being followed. And then — silence. Two weeks later, her body was discovered in a shallow grave behind an abandoned middle school. This wasn’t just a missing-person case. It was a preventable tragedy. In this episode, we walk through the case that’s now shaking the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office — not

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23:27

Why Is an Arkansas County Protecting a Predator and...

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2025/10/22

It’s one of those stories that makes you stop and ask — what the hell happened to justice? In Lonoke County, Arkansas, Aaron Spencer — a father who allegedly shot a known predator he found with his 14-year-old daughter — isn’t being hailed as a hero. He’s being prosecuted for second-degree murder. Meanwhile, the same system that failed to protect his child seems more determined to protect its own image. The man he shot, Michael Fosler, wasn’t a mystery to law enforcement. His record included sexual

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18:39

Inside Kohberger’s Last Power Play: Why He Won’t Pay...

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2025/10/22

There’s a kind of cruelty that doesn’t end with a conviction. It’s quieter — colder — and it shows up in the fine print of legal filings long after the headlines fade. Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger, now serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, has found a new way to wound the families of his victims — by refusing to pay them the restitution the court ordered. In a stunning October filing, Kohberger’s defense

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37:53

Buried Secrets: Inside the Real John Wayne Gacy...

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2025/10/22

There are stories we think we know — and then there’s the John Wayne Gacy case.The killer clown. The crawl space. The 33 victims. But BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation exposes what the public never heard — the story behind the story. In this conversation, criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins me to go inside his groundbreaking podcast BURIED, featuring the remastered Gacy tapes — real recordings of John Wayne Gacy speaking with his defense attorneys, including Motta’s own

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16:16

Aaron Spencer: The Father Who Saved His Daughter and...

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2025/10/22

There are stories that break your heart — and then there are stories that break your trust in the entire system. The case of Aaron Spencer out of Lonoke County, Arkansas, does both. Spencer is the father who woke up one October night to find his 14-year-old daughter gone, a decoy hoodie left behind, and the man she was missing with — a convicted child predator named Michael Fosler — nowhere to be found. Fosler wasn’t some random stranger. He was out on bond for a string of charges including

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61:00

Why Does the System Protect Predators? From John...

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2025/10/22

There’s a disturbing pattern in America’s justice system — one that stretches from the past into the present. From the John Wayne Gacy investigation of the 1970s to Aaron Spencer’s prosecution today, we keep coming back to the same haunting question: Why does the system protect predators and punish those who fight them? In the first half of this episode, Defense Attorney Bob Motta — host of Defense Diaries and BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation — takes us deep inside the newly

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14:22

Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrandt: The Cult of...

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2025/10/21

What happens when faith turns into fanaticism — and motherhood turns into control?In this searing Hidden Killers commentary, Tony Brueski unpacks the disturbing psychology behind Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo whose “spiritual discipline” of children became a criminal horror show. Ruby’s journey from YouTube mom to convicted abuser isn’t just about narcissism — it’s about moral addiction. She craved righteousness the way others crave power, and Jodi knew exactly how to feed that need

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17:39

Justice for Sandra Birchmore: The Police Cover-Up...

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2025/10/21

It took five years, an FBI investigation, and a family’s relentless fight to finally bring Sandra Birchmore’s case to court. Now, former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell faces trial in October 2026 — charged with killing the young woman he groomed since she was twelve. In this blistering Hidden Killers exposé, Tony Brueski walks through the institutional rot that let predators in uniform operate unchecked. From the grooming that began in the Police Explorers program to the staged “suicide”

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22:10

Did LAPD Miss Evidence in the D4vd Investigation? A...

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2025/10/21

A new controversy is swirling around the investigation tied to musician D4vd and the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. A private investigator says he found disturbing items — including writings he described as “sadistic plans” — inside a Hollywood Hills home after LAPD had already completed a warrant search. He claims police left behind evidence that could prove crucial to understanding what happened. In this episode, Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer

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15:30

Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach...

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2025/10/21

He looked like the guy next door — an architect, a husband, a father. But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in recent memory. In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes you inside the mind of control, exploring how a man can design blueprints by day and allegedly engineer horror by night. Through the lens of behavioral science, Tony examines compartmentalization,

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28:01

Sadistic Plans: PI Claims Disturbing Discovery in...

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2025/10/21

A private investigator says he found something horrifying inside a Hollywood Hills home once searched by LAPD — a home connected to the ongoing investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered inside a Tesla linked to musician D4vd. The PI, hired by the home’s landlord, claims police left behind critical evidence — including what he described as “sadistic plans” detailing harm toward Celeste. The allegations have reignited debate about police procedure,

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12:11

Growing Up Kohberger: The Family Behind the Killer

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2025/10/21

Before the flashing lights and the headlines, the Kohbergers were just a quiet Pennsylvania family. Then one December night, the world changed — and so did their last name. In this Hidden Killers special, Tony Brueski explores the human cost of infamy through the story “Growing Up Kohberger.” What happens when your sibling becomes the nation’s most hated man? What happens when your last name turns radioactive overnight? Through documented accounts, psychological research, and parallel stories from

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49:50

What the PI Found After LAPD Left At D4VD Rental Home...

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2025/10/21

A private investigator’s shocking account is raising new questions in the ongoing investigation linked to musician D4vd and the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The PI says that after LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills property, he entered and found what he describes as “sadistic plans” related to Celeste — items he claims were overlooked by investigators. LAPD has not commented publicly on the specifics, but the allegation has stirred public concern over evidence handling and

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