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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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29:42

Nick Reiner's Medication Was Changed ONE MONTH Before...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/15

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains the dangerous psychology behind Nick Reiner's reported mental deterioration in the month before he allegedly killed his parents Rob and Michele Reiner.Sources say Nick was stable on his schizoaffective disorder medication until he complained about weight gain. Doctors changed his meds. He spiraled. TMZ reported he became "erratic and dangerous" in the weeks leading up to the murders—and his parents saw it happening but didn't know what to do.Shavaun breaks

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66:07

LIVE: Defense Attorney Bob Motta On Nick Reiner's...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/15

We're going LIVE with defense attorney Bob Motta to break down two of the biggest murder cases in true crime — Nick Reiner and Brendan Banfield. Where does reasonable doubt live? How do you win an insanity defense? How do you destroy a star witness? Bob answers all of it.In the Nick Reiner case, celebrity attorney Alan Jackson walked out with 10 outstanding subpoenas. Nick is now represented by a public defender, reportedly not competent to stand trial, and believed to be delusional. Bob explains

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17:45

The Part of the Nick Reiner Case Nobody Wants to Talk...

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2026/01/15

HK LIVE is where cases go when headlines stop explaining them. In this episode, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke focuses on the most uncomfortable phase of the Nick Reiner case — what happened after the killings.According to publicly reported information, the aftermath did not involve immediate collapse or confusion. There was time, movement, purchases, navigation, and narrative framing. Robin explains why analysts don’t dismiss this window — and why post-event behavior often reveals more

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19:40

Defense Attorney Bob Motta On Destroying The Star...

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2026/01/14

We're going LIVE with defense attorney Bob Motta for Part 2 of our deep dive into the Brendan Banfield case. This time: how do you destroy a star witness whose freedom depends on conviction?Juliana Peres Magalhaes is the prosecution's entire case. She spent a year in jail telling police the same story Brendan did — then flipped when she got a deal that sends her home to Brazil. Her sentencing is scheduled after Banfield's trial to make sure she keeps cooperating. From jail, she wrote that she was

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16:42

Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Down The Banfield...

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2026/01/14

We're going LIVE with defense attorney Bob Motta to examine the Brendan Banfield case from the perspective prosecutors don't want you to see. Where does this case bleed? Where does reasonable doubt get built? What should the defense be hammering in that courtroom?The prosecution's own digital forensics expert contradicted their catfishing theory — and was transferred out of the unit. The lead detective who questioned the theory was reassigned. The original prosecutor was removed. Twelve homicide

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30:26

Defense Attorney Breaks Down Nick Reiner's Legal...

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2026/01/14

Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Hidden Killers LIVE to analyze the legal strategy ahead for Nick Reiner following Alan Jackson's surprise withdrawal from the case. We're taking your questions and breaking down what the defense must prove to avoid a murder conviction.TMZ's documentary revealed critical details: Nick reportedly admits killing his parents but believes his incarceration is a conspiracy. His medication for schizoaffective disorder was changed one month before the murders after he

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46:03

LIVE: FBI Agent Coffindaffer On Banfield Trial + Nick...

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2026/01/14

We're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer for a deep dive into two of the biggest cases in true crime right now. The Brendan Banfield murder trial is underway in Fairfax County — and TMZ just dropped explosive new details about Nick Reiner claiming he's the victim of a conspiracy.Coffindaffer is breaking down both cases and taking your questions in real time.On Banfield: The prosecution's digital forensics expert contradicted their catfishing theory and was transferred

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11:06

LIVE: Can The Jury Trust Juliana? FBI Agent...

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2026/01/13

The entire case against Brendan Banfield rests on one witness — and we're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to examine whether the jury should believe a word she says. Juliana Peres Magalhaes was arrested for murder. She sat in jail for a year. She told police the same story Brendan did. Then she flipped, took a plea deal for manslaughter with time served, and agreed to testify against him. She gets to go home to Brazil. Her sentencing happens after Banfield's trial to

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12:52

LIVE: FBI Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer On Banfield...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/13

The Brendan Banfield double murder trial starts today and we're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to break down the investigation that got us here. This isn't your typical murder case. The prosecution's own digital forensics expert concluded their theory was wrong — and then he was transferred out of the unit. The lead detective who pushed back was reassigned. The original prosecutor was removed after a public intoxication incident. And a judge found the circumstances

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22:46

LIVE: FBI Agent Reacts to Nick Reiner's Conspiracy...

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2026/01/13

Join Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels LIVE as retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the explosive new developments in the Nick Reiner case. TMZ's documentary just revealed that sources say Nick admits to killing his parents but believes he's the victim of a conspiracy. His schizoaffective disorder medication was reportedly changed a month before the murders and still isn't working properly in jail.We're taking your questions and comments in real time as Coffindaffer

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49:56

FBI's Robin Dreeke on Nick Reiner & Mickey Stines —...

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2026/01/13

Going live with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to break down two cases that share one devastating truth: the people who died knew exactly who was dangerous and still couldn't stop it.Nick Reiner's parents brought him to a Christmas party to keep an eye on him. His mother told friends they'd tried everything. His schizophrenia medication had been changed weeks earlier. Three weeks after the murders, high-profile attorney Alan Jackson quit the case after declaring Nick is not guilty under

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13:16

LIVE: FBI's Robin Dreeke on What Really Made Mickey...

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2026/01/12

A civil lawsuit. A tense deposition. Allegations that touched both the sheriff and the judge. And days later — one of them was dead.We're live with Robin Dreeke to dig into the pressure dynamics behind the Stines killing. What happens when someone feels cornered? How do shared secrets between powerful people become dangerous? And why has nobody officially said why this happened?Questions in the chat. Let's get into it.#MickeyStines #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #KevinMullins #LiveStream

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11:45

FBI's Robin Dreeke on Mickey Stines — The Red Flags...

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2026/01/12

Going live with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to answer a simple question: how did everyone around Mickey Stines see him unraveling — and do nothing?Robin ran the FBI's behavioral analysis program. He knows why warnings get ignored. He knows what separates stress from danger. And he's taking your questions live.#MickeyStines #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #TrueCrimeLive #KevinMullins #LiveStream #BehavioralAnalysisJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!:

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25:36

Alan Jackson Quits Nick Reiner Case — FBI Expert...

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2026/01/12

Alan Jackson just walked away from the Nick Reiner murder case. Yesterday the high-profile defense attorney told the judge he had no choice but to withdraw — then stepped outside and told reporters that Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder under California law. Print that, he said. Take it to the bank. He spent three weeks investigating every waking hour, and now says circumstances beyond Nick's control make it impossible for him to continue. He's legally prohibited from saying more.Nick Reiner

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58:43

Charity Beallis FBI Analysis: Robin Dreeke Examines...

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2026/01/12

This week's Hidden Killers Live featured former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke breaking down the Charity Beallis case — a three-part analysis of documented behaviors, investigative signals, and why this case resists easy conclusions.On December 3rd, 2025, Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twins Eliana and Maverick were found shot to death in their Bonanza, Arkansas home. Over a month later: no arrest, no named suspect, no cause of death released. Federal agencies are assisting the

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32:01

Mickey Stines Judge Recusal: Undisclosed Connection...

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2026/01/11

This week's Hidden Killers Live covered the Mickey Stines case — a recusal motion that's stalled everything and the systemic breakdown that let a sheriff in crisis keep his gun.The defense filed a motion to recuse Special Judge Christopher Cohron after discovering video showing him seated inches from Judge Kevin Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting just seven days before Mullins was shot to death. Cohron never disclosed this connection. Defense attorneys Jeremy and

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41:24

Nick Reiner's Elite Defense Team Gone — Bob Motta...

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2026/01/11

This week's Hidden Killers Live covered the dramatic developments in the Nick Reiner case — and the pattern of warning signs that stretched back years before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed.Alan Jackson is out. The defense attorney told the judge he had "no choice" but to withdraw, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Sources tell Deadline money is the reason. If true, the pattern that protected Nick Reiner for seventeen years has finally broken. Rob and Michele spent seventy thousand

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56:33

Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial Delayed 7 Months....

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2026/01/11

The Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial was supposed to start this week. It didn't. The prosecution needed more time — seven months of it.Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carroll County, Georgia. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office claimed they had "mountains of evidence" when they arrested her in July 2025. So why weren't they ready to go to trial?Defense attorney Bob Motta joins

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41:51

Nick Reiner Insanity Defense Breakdown: Attorney...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/10

This week's Hidden Killers Live review covered the Nick Reiner case — breaking down the legal strategy and the systemic failures that made this tragedy inevitable.Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. The defense has made clear mental health is the centerpiece — sources confirm Nick's schizophrenia diagnosis and a medication change weeks before the killings. A sealed medical order has been signed

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48:37

Sarah Grace Patrick Trial Days Away: FBI Breaks Down...

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2026/01/10

This week's True Crime Today Live review covers the Sarah Grace Patrick case with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer as trial approaches January 5th.Seventeen-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick stands accused of murdering her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock while they slept in their Carroll County, Georgia home. Her five-year-old sister discovered the bodies. For five months post-homicide, Sarah posted tearful TikToks, DMed true crime creators asking for coverage, and told one

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