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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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75:24

Why Can't Kouri Richins Stop Controlling The Story...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/23

The behavioral collision in that courtroom was devastating. Kouri Richins' children had their therapists read statements describing locked rooms, dead animals, a sibling sneaking food to a brother shut away in his bedroom, and a father erased from every milestone ahead. Every one of them asked the judge to keep her away forever. They said they feel safe for the first time.Kouri responded with a forty-minute speech that didn't acknowledge a single word they wrote. She told them she was coming home

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71:43

What Does Buster Murdaugh's Silence Actually Tell Us?

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/23

Buster Murdaugh spent the entire first trial projecting loyalty — sitting behind Alex every day, testifying that his father wasn't capable of killing Maggie and Paul. Then three years of near-total silence. Now that the South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed the convictions and a retrial looms, the behavioral picture has shifted completely. Sources say Buster is reportedly furious, allegedly calling Alex a "selfish old man." That's not the posture of someone preparing to defend his father

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80:48

Why Did Kouri Richins Ignore Everything Her Children...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/23

The behavioral story in that courtroom wasn't just what Kouri Richins said — it was everything she didn't.Her three sons wrote impact statements and gave them to therapists to read because they cannot be in the same room with her. What they described is a childhood stripped to survival: one boy feeding his brother and walking him to the bus because no one else would. Another locked inside his room so often a sibling brought him meals. Animals dying in the house because nobody cared for them. A

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40:06

What Made Maggie Murdaugh Override Her Own Instincts?

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2026/05/23

Looking back at the Murdaugh case through the behavioral lens, because two separate conversations keep circling back to the same question — what was actually happening inside that family before June 7, 2021?Maggie Murdaugh had reportedly consulted a divorce attorney and was living apart from Alex. On the day of the killings, two witnesses testified she did not want to go to Moselle. She went anyway. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott unpacks the psychology of the separation window — the period between

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57:57

Why Won't The System Stop Either Kouri Richins Or...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/22

One convicted murderer is threatening people from a jail cell. Another convicted murderer is the only person using legal tools to investigate the court official who corrupted his trial. And in both cases, the system that's supposed to handle this isn't handling it.Eric Faddis spent years as a felony prosecutor and now defends people facing the same charges. He examines both the Kouri Richins and Alex Murdaugh situations through the lens of systemic failure.In Park City, Kouri Richins wrote that the

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23:38

Your Kids Aren’t Safe On A Cruise Ship: Here’s Why

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/22

The revolving door. The lobbying. The foreign flags. The NDAs. This final episode follows the money and names the machine that keeps the cruise industry insulated from accountability. A former FBI Deputy Director started at Royal Caribbean three days after retiring. A former Coast Guard officer joined the industry’s trade group. Over $70 million spent lobbying Congress since 1997. The CVSSA was weakened before passage. Ships register abroad to avoid taxes and dilute jurisdiction. Settlements come

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15:43

Was Becky Hill Really A Lone Wolf In The Murdaugh...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/22

Dick Harpootlian stood at a press conference podium and asked out loud whether Becky Hill acted alone. He didn't have to say it. He's been litigating high-profile cases for decades. When a defense attorney with that experience floats a question like that on day one of a federal lawsuit, it's not casual — it's a signal.Eric Faddis breaks down what Harpootlian is doing strategically and who the signal is aimed at. The Section 1983 lawsuit filed against Hill gives Murdaugh's team something they've

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27:32

Why Is Kouri Richins Still Threatening People After...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/22

"They picked the wrong one." That's what Kouri Richins wrote before she was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of her husband Eric. She told someone outside the jail she'd expose the county, the prosecution, the judge, and the entire Richins family. She said they "haven't seen anything yet." Then she stood in court, looked at her sons, and said "don't give up on me."Eric Faddis has prosecuted people who made threats like this and defended people accused of the same. He breaks down the

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15:21

Why Did Kouri Richins' Defense Call Zero Witnesses At...

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2026/05/22

A jury convicted Kouri Richins of aggravated murder in less than three hours. The prosecution called forty witnesses. The defense called none. Kouri never took the stand. Now her attorneys say they're filing a motion for a new trial and have asked for extra time to retain an expert.Eric Faddis has prosecuted felonies and now defends people facing the same charges. He explains what calling zero witnesses and waiving the defendant's right to testify does to an appellate case — and whether the

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56:24

What Does Every Expression on Kouri Richins' Face at...

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2026/05/21

A psychotherapist watched the Kouri Richins sentencing and saw things the rest of us felt but couldn't name. The contempt that overrode self-preservation. The grief that only appeared when the room validated her. The 45-minute speech that functioned as a love letter on the surface and something far more damaging underneath.Shavaun Scott breaks down the full sentencing in three parts on True Crime Today. The visible reactions during victim impact statements — including Kouri's response to her own

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19:04

Deported Instead of Prosecuted — Why Cruise Ship...

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2026/05/21

Federal prosecutors confirmed zero charges from Operation Tidal Wave. The New York Times found 13 prosecutions in a decade. The DOT failed to publish required crime data for all of 2023. Settlements come with NDAs. Every piece moves in the same direction. Ships fly foreign flags for tax and jurisdictional cover. Private security employed by the cruise line handles initial investigations. The CVSSA mandates reporting but not prosecution. Deportation is the default — no charges, no trial, no record

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15:29

What Was Kouri Richins Really Doing During Her...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/21

Everyone heard the words. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott heard something else entirely. Kouri Richins spoke for nearly forty-five minutes at her sentencing — the first public words since her arrest — and framed the entire speech as a love letter to her sons. But Shavaun explains that what Kouri was actually doing was something far more complex and far more damaging.She told her children the murder was a lie. She told them they'd been manipulated into believing it. She asked them to advocate on her

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15:33

What Made Kouri Richins Finally Break Down at Her Own...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/21

For hours, Kouri Richins sat unmoved while her own children's words filled the courtroom. Then her sister called her "the glue that held our family together" and her brother wept on the stand — and Kouri fell apart. The tears came only when the narrative shifted in her favor.Shavaun Scott, a licensed psychotherapist, joins Hidden Killers Live to break down what triggered the shift and why it matters more than anything Kouri actually said. The defense brought in character witnesses who'd never met

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26:02

Why Didn't Kouri Richins Flinch When Her Kids Said...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/21

Kouri Richins sat in a courtroom while three boys described being locked in rooms, having animals threatened, and living afraid — and she looked like she was listening to someone complain about a parking ticket. Eye rolls. Faces of disgust. Mouthed objections to her own lawyers while a child said he wants her gone forever.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers Live to walk through what those reactions reveal about who Kouri is when the pressure exposes her. Eric's father described a man

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64:29

Why Did Murdaugh’s Lawyers Sue Becky Hill, Call Out...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/20

The defense team walked into the press conference with an agenda and they executed all of it. A federal lawsuit filed. The Attorney General publicly called out. A retrial roadmap laid on the table. And a plea deal rejected before anyone could even ask.The Becky Hill lawsuit is a Section 1983 civil rights claim in federal court. The defense alleges she violated Murdaugh’s right to a fair trial and they want to use civil discovery — depositions, subpoenas, document demands — to investigate her

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23:39

The People in Charge of Your Kids on a Cruise Ship...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/20

How are cruise ships structurally built to put children at risk? Master keycards granting cabin access to dozens of crew. Youth programs without land-based licensing standards. Background checks limited to foreign government records. No device screening. No international offender registry. The industry engineers an environment where parents lower their guard while simultaneously failing to screen the people who fill that gap. According to Congressional data, one-third of cruise ship assault

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24:24

What Will the Murdaugh Retrial Actually Look Like and...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/20

Forget the legal theories for a moment. What does the Murdaugh retrial actually look like on a practical level? The defense answered that question at the press conference — and the answer is: complicated, expensive, and not happening soon.Start with preparation. The defense has to review an eight-thousand-page transcript from the first trial. They need a complete scrub of discovery materials. They are bringing in new expert witnesses. And they are working with post-trial information the jury never

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17:33

Why Is Murdaugh’s Defense Team Accusing the Attorney...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/20

The press conference was supposed to be about the retrial. But Dick Harpootlian had something to say to Attorney General Alan Wilson first — and he said it with cameras rolling.Harpootlian accused Wilson of seeking the death penalty against Murdaugh not because the evidence demands it, but because the politics require it. He called it vindictive prosecution — a constitutional doctrine that bars prosecutors from escalating charges in retaliation for a defendant winning an appeal.His argument was

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23:03

What Is Murdaugh’s Federal Lawsuit Against Becky Hill...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/20

The defense team is not waiting for the state to investigate Becky Hill. They are doing it themselves — in federal court.Murdaugh’s attorneys announced a Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit against the former Colleton County Clerk, claiming she violated Murdaugh’s constitutional right to a fair trial. The South Carolina Supreme Court already determined her conduct was serious enough to order a new trial. Now the defense is using that ruling as a launching pad for something the state never attempted —

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54:43

Did Politics, a Broken Family, and Mystery Suspects...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/05/19

Five days since the Supreme Court ruling and the retrial is already unrecognizable. A death penalty threat from a governor candidate. A defendant’s son who reportedly won’t visit him. A defense team dropping hints about mystery third parties on morning television.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke bring it all together through listener questions. Robin reads the behavioral signals coming from every direction—the prosecution’s political theater, the family’s withdrawal, the defense’s media strategy. Each

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