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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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62:41

Kouri Richins Trial Day 14: Brad Bloodworth —...

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2026/03/16

Brad Bloodworth, chief prosecutor for Summit County, serves up closing arguments in the Kouri Richins trial.The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it

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18:53

Laken Snelling: Grand Jury Adds Manslaughter — The...

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2026/03/16

Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling has been indicted on first-degree manslaughter in the death of her newborn son, whose body was discovered by her roommates on August 27, 2025, wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag in the closet of her off-campus Lexington apartment. The Kentucky Medical Examiner confirmed the infant was born alive. Cause of death: asphyxia by undetermined means. On March 12, 2026, Snelling was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center. She faces

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28:38

Kouri Richins Trial Day 14: Judge Richard Mrazik —...

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2026/03/16

Judge Richard Mrazik gives instructions to the jury in the Kouri Richins Trial. The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical

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25:13

Kouri Richins Trial Breakdown: Was It Enough to Convict?

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2026/03/16

The Kouri Richins murder trial produced no smoking gun — no murder weapon recovered, no confession, no eyewitness to the act itself. What it produced instead was 42 witnesses, three weeks of testimony, and a prosecution argument that circumstantial evidence stacked high enough becomes something else entirely.Richins, a Utah mother of three, is accused of poisoning her husband Eric with a lethal fentanyl overdose in March 2022. She has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, attempted murder,

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14:16

Kouri Richins Trial — A Circumstantial Case, Closing...

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2026/03/16

The Kouri Richins murder trial enters its final legal phase: closing arguments followed by jury deliberations in a case built entirely on circumstantial evidence. Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for Part 2 of the listener Q&A, analyzing the legal and procedural dynamics now shaping how this verdict gets constructed.The prosecution's burden is precise: establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt without direct forensic evidence connecting Richins to the fentanyl in

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17:10

Kouri Richins Trial — Defense Rests With No...

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2026/03/16

In a move carrying significant legal weight, Kouri Richins' defense team rested without calling a single witness — concluding three weeks of prosecution testimony in a first-degree murder case built entirely on circumstantial evidence. Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for a listener Q&A examining the evidentiary landscape the jury is now tasked with assessing.From a procedural standpoint, the defense's silence forces jurors to evaluate the prosecution's case on its

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50:48

Nick Reiner Not Guilty Plea: Three Defense Doors and...

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2026/03/16

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. The death penalty remains on the table. And his siblings are done. This Hidden Killers Week In Review breaks down the legal mechanics most headlines are missing—and examines what brought Jake and Romy Reiner to the point of walking away from their brother's defense.That not guilty plea wasn't a claim of innocence. It was a procedural placeholder. In California, pursuing an insanity defense requires

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47:29

Kouri Richins: If She's Acquitted, What Does That Say...

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2026/03/15

Eric Richins suspected something was wrong. His friends knew the marriage was in trouble. His sister hired a private investigator. He'd already met quietly with a divorce attorney. And he still ended up dead. This Hidden Killers Week In Review pulls back from the courtroom to examine what this case forces us to reckon with—and breaks down the document that may decide it.Defense attorney Bob Motta and former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke go at the bigger picture. What does a case like this

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53:54

Kouri Richins Trial: $7.5 Million in Debt, 40...

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2026/03/15

Forty witnesses. Recorded jail calls. A boyfriend who broke down on the stand. Text messages that are going to be almost impossible to explain away. And a life story Kouri Richins wrote about herself in the third person at a wellness retreat a year before her husband died. This Hidden Killers Week In Review examines not just the legal arguments—but what the jury is actually absorbing.Defense attorney Bob Motta and former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke go deep on the psychology of this trial

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34:33

Nancy Guthrie Investigation: What Breaks a Case Like...

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2026/03/15

He was on Nancy Guthrie's porch. He survived the largest missing persons response in recent Arizona history. His image—masked, armed, backpack on—has been broadcast nationally. He knows there's a million-dollar reward. He's been living with whatever happened for over a month. He is not static. This Hidden Killers Week In Review examines what happens next—both to the suspect and to the investigation.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer explains what a perpetrator in this position looks

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46:32

Kouri Richins Defense Strategy: Two Mistrial Motions...

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2026/03/15

The prosecution has put nearly forty witnesses on the stand. Two mistrial motions have already been filed. And the defense is about to make their move in one of the most-watched murder trials in the country. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings together defense attorney Bob Motta, former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, and host Tony Brueski to break down what the shape of this defense actually tells us.When a defense team starts filing mistrial motions mid-trial, is that legal maneuvering

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40:07

Kouri Richins: Judge Blocks Defense Drug Evidence —...

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2026/03/15

The defense tried to put Eric Richins on trial. They suggested he had a history with drugs and that the fentanyl that killed him may have come from somewhere other than Kouri. Then the judge blocked their most specific drug evidence. Eric's closest friend and business partner looked a jury in the eye and said he never once saw Eric use drugs. So what's left of this theory? This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings in experts from both sides of the courtroom and the psychology behind it all.Defense

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54:04

Nancy Guthrie Update: Pacemaker Synced at 2:28 AM —...

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2026/03/14

Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker last synced at 2:28 AM the night she vanished. That's a hard data point in a case with very few of them—and it hasn't gotten nearly enough attention. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski together to tackle the questions investigators aren't fully explaining.She's 84 years old, uses a walker, depends on medication to stay alive—and she's been gone for more than a month. The DNA sample at the scene is a

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45:57

Kouri Richins Trial: Eric Said "If I Die, Look at...

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2026/03/14

Two people in the same house, both pointing at each other. Before Eric Richins was found dead with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in his system, he told his family: if I die, look at her. He was secretly meeting with a divorce attorney. Around the same time, Kouri Richins texted a close friend: "If I die, Eric did it." This Hidden Killers Week In Review breaks down the most critical week of testimony yet.The prosecution laid bare Kouri's finances in open court—and the numbers tell a story

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41:47

Michael Jackson Cascio Lawsuit: Estate Says...

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2026/03/14

Twenty-five years of sworn defense. Testimony at the 2005 criminal trial. A memoir declaring innocence. Oprah appearances attacking other accusers. Now the Cascio family—all five siblings—has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Michael Jackson drugged, raped, and trafficked them starting when some were as young as seven. This Hidden Killers Week In Review breaks down the credibility collision that could reshape the Jackson legacy.The Jackson estate is calling it a $200 million extortion scheme. The

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35:04

Nancy Guthrie Update: FBI Relocates Command Center,...

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2026/03/14

The FBI has moved its command center from Tucson to Phoenix. The massive multi-agency task force has scaled down to a focused homicide and FBI unit. Sheriff Nanos says investigators are "definitely closer" and believes Nancy Guthrie is still alive. This Hidden Killers Week In Review breaks down what all of that actually means—and examines the collateral damage this investigation is leaving behind.Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer—who told Newsweek this case is the polar opposite of

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13:39

Ruby Franke's Children: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery...

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2026/03/14

On August 30, 2023, Ruby Franke was arrested. Her son had escaped through a window. The performance was over.For her six children — raised as content, filmed for millions — the work was just beginning.Part 5 of "The Good Mother" examines recovery after narcissistic family abuse. What happens when you finally get out. Who you become when the show ends.Shari Franke, 22, published a memoir and testified before Utah legislators. She advocates for child influencer laws, builds a life on her own

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52:02

Kouri Richins Trial: The Defense Theory, the Immunity...

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2026/03/13

Three issues define the Kouri Richins murder trial right now — and each one tells you something different about how this verdict could go.The defense argued the fentanyl in Eric Richins' system may not have come from Kouri. The judge blocked their key evidence. The forensics pointed to street-grade fentanyl. The victim's closest friend said the drug-user the defense described wasn't anyone he recognized.The prosecution's case rests on two witnesses who both got immunity deals. Both changed their

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15:26

Religious Trauma Syndrome: Surviving the Daybell Case...

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2026/03/13

In October 2024, Colby Ryan posted a recording of a prison call with his mother.She told him she'd be exonerated. That Jesus showed her. That everything was according to Chad Daybell's plan.His siblings are dead. His mother killed them. And she still believes she was right.This is Part 5 of "The Chosen Ones," our final episode examining the psychology of spiritual abuse and religious trauma through the Vallow-Daybell case. Today we focus on what happens after — the long, painful work of rebuilding

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20:38

Kouri Richins and the Paper Trail She Left Behind

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2026/03/13

In true crime, the most damaging evidence is often the kind the defendant created herself. In the Kouri Richins murder trial, the jury has seen phone searches for "fentanyl poisoning" and instructions on deleting messages. They've seen a jailhouse letter where Kouri allegedly tells family members what to say and how to say it. They've heard testimony that the signature on a life insurance policy taken out a month before Eric died likely wasn't his.And they know that minutes after first responders

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