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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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60:32

Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Defense...

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2026/03/03

Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, is cross-examined by the defense in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is

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39:52

Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Prosecution...

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2026/03/03

Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, continues on the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is

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14:11

Rex Heuermann: The Alleged LISK's 30 Years of...

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2026/03/03

How does someone allegedly murder seven women over three decades while his family sees nothing but a devoted husband and father?Rex Heuermann was arrested July 13, 2023. Prosecutors call him LISK—the Long Island Serial Killer. His wife Asa calls him her "hero." His daughter Victoria says he's "most likely" the Gilgo Beach Killer.In this Hidden Killers deep dive, we examine the psychology that allegedly allowed the Gilgo Beach serial killer to operate undetected for thirty years. Forensic experts

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62:32

Kouri Richins Trial: Chris Kotrodimos — Prosecution...

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2026/03/03

Chris Kotrodimos, Digital Forensics Expert, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel

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64:26

Listener Q&A: Guthrie Disappearance and Richins...

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2026/03/03

Two cases. One show. All your questions.The Nancy Guthrie investigation has hit four weeks with no arrest. A suspect captured on camera that nobody can identify. Fifty thousand tips and nothing actionable. DNA on gloves that didn't hit any database. A pacemaker signal that searchers couldn't find. You've been asking if Nancy's still alive, how someone stays invisible when their face is everywhere, what happens next with the DNA, and when cases like this go cold. We're addressing all of it.The Kouri

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18:01

Kouri Richins Trial: Allison Wright — Witness Recalls...

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2026/03/02

Allison Wright, friend of Eric Richins, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage

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14:11

Kouri Richins & Love Bombing: Why Victims Don't See...

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2026/03/02

How did Eric Richins not see it?Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins was $4.5 million in debt, texting a boyfriend, allegedly buying fentanyl from her housekeeper—all while Eric came home thinking he had a marriage.The question isn't why he didn't leave. It's what he saw in the beginning that made everything else invisible.This is Part 1 of "Surviving the Fog"—a five-part psychological examination of coercive control and narcissistic abuse. We're using the Kouri Richins case as a framework to explore

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26:47

Kouri Richins Trial: Robert Crozier Video & Molly...

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2026/03/02

Robert Crozier Video & Molly Crosswhite take center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel

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15:12

Richins Trial: Why the Defense Says There's...

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2026/03/02

The prosecution has their theory. The defense has their wrecking ball. And they're swinging it at everything.Carmen Lauber is the whole case—and she admitted on the stand she was high on meth during the entire time period she's describing. Late January, mid-February, early March 2022. The exact window of the alleged drug buys. She told police her memory was "messed up" and "foggy." She said she'd "fried her brain" using drugs since sixth grade. She asked investigators to just "write it all down and

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67:58

Kouri Richins Trial: Dr. Erik Christensen — Courtroom...

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2026/03/02

Dr. Erik Christensen, Retired Medical Examiner, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is

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16:04

D4VD Named Murder Target: Family Fights Subpoenas as...

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2026/03/02

D4VD is officially a murder target. Court documents unsealed this week confirm the Los Angeles County DA's office has designated the 20-year-old singer as the target of a grand jury investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez — the 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of his Tesla.The designation surfaced through an unlikely source: D4VD's own family. His father, mother, and brother were subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury in February. They fought

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23:15

Kouri Richins' Own Witnesses Are Becoming the...

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2026/03/02

The prosecution's case against Kouri Richins just hit a wall it built itself. On Day 5, Robert Crozier — the alleged original fentanyl source — testified under three immunity deals that he sold Carmen Lauber oxycodone, not fentanyl, and had no fentanyl connection in early 2022. He pointed out errors in his own affidavit, called the language inaccurate, and said his jail interview with detectives felt like them telling him what he'd done rather than asking.This came hours after Carmen Lauber's

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17:29

Richins Trial: Inside the Prosecution's Case Against...

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2026/03/02

The state says Kouri Richins poisoned her husband with fentanyl. They've presented their evidence to a jury—and you've got questions about whether it's enough to convict.Carmen Lauber testified she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times. She claims Kouri told her it was for an "investor"—a story that falls apart under any scrutiny. The prosecution is treating that cover story as evidence of premeditation. But Carmen also testified that Kouri asked for "the Michael Jackson stuff" at one point. That's

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32:12

Guthrie Case Q&A: The Questions Nobody Can Answer

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2026/03/02

Fifty thousand tips. A million-dollar reward. A suspect's face broadcast nationwide. And four weeks later—nothing. No identification. No arrest. No Nancy. You've been asking questions about the Nancy Guthrie case, and honestly, they're the same questions we've been asking ourselves. So let's get into it.Is Nancy Guthrie still alive? What does a month of silence with no ransom demand tell us? The DNA on those gloves didn't hit in CODIS—what's the next step? Genetic genealogy? How long does that

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107:17

Kouri Richins Trial: Memes, Recanted Testimony, and...

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2026/03/02

"I'm rich."Three memes allegedly found on Kouri Richins' phone the morning her husband Eric's body was removed from their home. Their three sons were still upstairs, unaware their father was dead.The prosecution's opening painted a devastating picture: $4.5 million in debt, an affair with Josh Grossman, Caribbean vacation plans for one month after Eric's death, nearly two million in life insurance taken out without his knowledge. And a fifteen-minute gap—Kouri's phone allegedly unlocked six times

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29:33

Nick Reiner: Three Legal Doors, One Impossible...

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2026/03/01

The not guilty plea wasn't a claim of innocence. It was the defense buying time.Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing both parents to death in their Brentwood bedroom. His public defender entered a standard not guilty plea—which in California keeps every option on the table while psychiatric evaluations continue.The defense now has three potential paths:Full insanity under the M'Naghten standard. To succeed, Nick's team would need to prove he didn't understand

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93:55

Nancy Guthrie: The Prior Visit That Proves...

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2026/03/01

He came to the property before. He saw the camera. He left. Then he came back with a plan.Law enforcement sources confirmed the doorbell camera images span multiple visits. At least one image—showing the suspect without his backpack—was captured on an earlier reconnaissance trip. The theory is he got spooked by the camera and returned with weeds to obscure it.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta explains why this matters: prior visits establish premeditation. They transform this from an

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30:17

Monique Tepe: The Long Shadow of Coercive Control and...

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2026/03/01

She was at a football game in Indianapolis. According to the unsealed affidavit, surveillance footage shows Michael McKee walking through the Tepes' yard that same day. Monique left at halftime. There's no documented tip-off. Her body just knew.That's not paranoia. That's what years of alleged coercive control do to a human nervous system.This episode examines the long shadow—what life looks like after you escape an abusive relationship. The hypervigilance that never switches off. The amygdala

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63:03

Kouri Richins: Why the Prosecution's Fentanyl...

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2026/03/01

Carmen Lauber claims she sold Kouri Richins the fentanyl used to kill Eric Richins. She's been granted immunity. But her supplier, Robert Crozier, has recanted his statement and now says whatever he sold wasn't fentanyl.No pills were ever recovered from the Richins home. No pills were ever tested. The physical evidence that should anchor this prosecution doesn't exist.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta analyzes what happens when a murder case loses its forensic foundation and has to rely on

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31:44

Michael McKee: The Surgeon's Two Identities—Public...

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2026/02/28

It doesn't start with control. It starts with everything you've ever wanted.The constant texts. The overwhelming attention. The "I've never felt this way about anyone." It feels like being chosen. Being seen. Being the center of someone's entire world. That's the trap—because what feels like devotion in month one is actually reconnaissance.This episode maps the escalation of coercive control using the McKee-Tepe case as the connective thread. According to witnesses, Monique Tepe's seven-month

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