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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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21:25

She Never Said His Name — Tepe Murders: The Gun, The...

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2026/01/19

For eight years, Monique Tepe never said her ex-husband's name. She called him "her ex-husband." Like saying it would summon him. Her family called him a monster. Said she talked about emotional abuse, threatening behavior, that she was "willing to do anything to get out." She was always worried. But nobody thought he'd actually do it. On December 30th, 2025, Monique and her husband Spencer were found shot dead in their Columbus home. Their two children — ages 4 and 1 — were alive in separate

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25:06

Robin Dreeke on Brendan Banfield: FBI Behavioral...

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2026/01/19

Brendan Banfield was a trained federal agent. Prosecutors say he used that training to build a months-long murder plot — complete with a fake fetish profile, a groomed patsy, and a staged home invasion. If true, this was a law enforcement officer who believed he could outsmart the system.Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, joins me to analyze Banfield's alleged behavior — from the planning to the 911 call to the evidence left

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42:02

FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke On Nick Reiner:...

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2026/01/19

Nick Reiner reportedly admits to killing his parents. That alone should end the conversation. But it doesn't — because what he says next reframes the entire case. Instead of focusing on the act, he reportedly describes his incarceration as a "conspiracy." And that single shift raises questions that can't be ignored.Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke — who ran the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — breaks down the behavioral patterns emerging from publicly reported

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54:36

FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes JP Miller...

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2026/01/19

Robin Dreeke ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He's spent his career studying manipulation, deception, and how predators operate. When he looks at the JP Miller case, he sees a textbook pattern of coercive control — and an indictment that only scratches the surface.According to federal charges, Miller tracked his estranged wife Mica with GPS devices, contacted her more than 50 times in a single day, posted intimate photos of her online without consent, and sabotaged her

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44:48

California's Insanity Defense Doesn't Require "Right...

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2026/01/18

California's insanity standard is different from what most people assume. You don't have to prove the defendant didn't know right from wrong. You only have to prove he didn't understand the "nature and quality" of his actions. TMZ's documentary cited the David Carmichael case — a father who methodically planned his son's killing but was found not criminally responsible because he was operating under a psychotic delusion. Could that same legal standard apply to Nick Reiner? Defense attorney Bob

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36:44

"I Was Heartbroken For What I Was Doing To Brendan" —...

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2026/01/18

From a jail cell, Juliana Peres Magalhaes wrote to her mother that she was "heartbroken" for what she was doing to Brendan Banfield. She said she still loved him. But she wanted to go home.Now she's the prosecution's star witness — and on Day 1 of Banfield's murder trial, she delivered. Magalhaes described in graphic detail how Banfield allegedly shot Joseph Ryan in the head, then stabbed his wife Christine repeatedly in the neck while their 4-year-old daughter waited in the basement.Prosecutors

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41:02

13 Complaints In 3 Months: The Bryan Kohberger...

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2026/01/18

Women on the Washington State University campus built survival systems to avoid Bryan Kohberger. A tally board tracking his comments. Emails with "911" in the subject line. Security escorts to their cars. A door strategy so no one would be trapped alone with him.According to a 126-page lawsuit filed by the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, at least 13 formal complaints were filed against Kohberger in just three months during fall 2022. A professor who

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46:40

Officer Brendan Miller Was Transferred After His...

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2026/01/18

Officer Brendan Miller analyzed 60 devices. His conclusion contradicted the prosecution's entire theory. Then he was transferred out of digital forensics and told he'd never work another case in the unit.Miller's finding was straightforward: Christine Banfield — not her husband Brendan — appeared to control the FetLife account prosecutors claim was used to lure Joseph Ryan to the Banfield home on February 24, 2023. The University of Alabama peer-reviewed his analysis and confirmed it. The lead

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40:21

Monique Tepe Bought Her Own Wedding Ring — Divorce...

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2026/01/18

Monique Tepe bought her own engagement ring. She bought her own wedding ring. She listed both as "Separate Property" in her divorce from Michael McKee, writing "I paid" as the explanation. She never took his name. Seven months after they married in August 2015, she was done with him.Eight years later, she was dead. And her family says they saw it coming.Dr. Michael David McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, is charged with murdering Monique and her husband Spencer Tepe in their Columbus, Ohio

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42:08

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Problem: Why Nobody Knows If...

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2026/01/17

Rob Reiner's own words haunt this case. Experts repeatedly told the family that Nick was "lying or manipulating them." Eighteen rehab stays. Years of interventions. A fortune spent on dual-diagnosis treatment. And still, his parents couldn't figure out when to believe their son. Now a jury has to solve the puzzle they never could.Nick Reiner reportedly admits he killed his parents. He's not denying it. But according to TMZ sources, he doesn't understand why he's in jail. He allegedly believes his

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43:15

Trajectory Rods Show Shooter Fired DOWNWARD At...

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2026/01/17

Crime scene evidence presented in the Adrian Gonzales trial this week showed exactly how the Robb Elementary shooter killed children who were trying to hide. Former Texas Ranger Juan Torrez testified that investigators placed pink and yellow trajectory rods into bullet cavities throughout Room 111. The rods demonstrated the gunman fired downward — through the desks — at students sheltering underneath.Jurors saw photographs showing pools of blood on the classroom floor, drag marks where bodies were

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41:12

10 Sealed Subpoenas: What Alan Jackson Found Before...

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2026/01/17

Alan Jackson spent three weeks on the Nick Reiner case. Every waking hour, according to his own account. His team issued ten subpoenas — all now sealed by the court. Then he walked into a Los Angeles courtroom and told the judge he had "no choice" but to withdraw. Whatever he discovered, whatever those subpoenas revealed, he says he's legally prohibited from discussing.But Jackson did say one thing on the courthouse steps: Nick Reiner is "not guilty of murder" under California law. That's not a

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18:46

Tranquilizer Drugs Found in Suzanne Morphew's Bones —...

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2026/01/17

Barry Morphew pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared Mother's Day 2020. This marks the second time he's faced these charges. The first case imploded in 2022 when DA Linda Stanley's office failed to meet discovery deadlines and withheld key evidence from the defense — including unknown male DNA found in Suzanne's vehicle. Stanley was later disbarred for misconduct. Suzanne's remains were found accidentally in September 2023 in a

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49:10

Eric Faddis On Sealed Subpoenas, Ballistic Evidence,...

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2026/01/17

Attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the legal landscape across two major cases — and exposes where the system works, where it fails, and what happens next.In the Nick Reiner case: Alan Jackson issued ten sealed subpoenas before withdrawing. He declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on the courthouse steps. There's a sealed medical order. Nick appeared in a suicide prevention smock. His medications aren't stabilized. Eric examines the competency question, what those subpoenas might reveal, and why the

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31:06

"She Said She Still Loved Him" — FBI Trust Expert...

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2026/01/17

Juliana Peres Magalhaes wrote from jail that she was "heartbroken for doing this to Brendan" and that she still loved him. Then she testified against him to go home to Brazil. So who was manipulating whom?Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers to break down the relationship at the center of the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Dreeke led the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and literally wrote the book on trust and manipulation. If anyone can decode this

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15:15

June 2025: Something Brought Dr. McKee And Monique...

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2026/01/16

Eight years after their divorce was finalized, something brought Dr. Michael McKee and Monique Tepe back into the court system. We don't know who filed or what it was about. Six months later, Monique was shot dead.Attorney Eric Faddis examines whether someone can use the court system to force contact with an ex-spouse — and whether courts can prevent it.The divorce records from 2017 show no domestic violence allegations, no protection orders, no restraining orders. Just "incompatibility." But

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27:06

Nick Reiner: The Evidence We Can't See & The...

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2026/01/16

Forget the courthouse soundbite. Here's what matters: there's a sealed file in the Nick Reiner case that contains evidence significant enough to make Alan Jackson declare his client not guilty of murder—then immediately walk away from the case.What's in that file?Psychiatric evaluations we can't read. Medical records we can't access. Ten subpoenas targeting witnesses and documents the prosecution doesn't even know about. A confidential order signed by the judge relating to Nick's mental health

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17:29

Charges Upgraded To "Premeditated Aggravated Murder"...

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2026/01/16

The charges against Dr. Michael McKee were upgraded from murder to premeditated aggravated murder. In Ohio, that distinction matters — it's the difference between serious prison time and death penalty eligibility.Attorney Eric Faddis breaks down what prosecutors need to prove "prior calculation and design" and what this upgrade signals about evidence police haven't released yet.Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant confirmed multiple firearms were recovered from McKee's property, with a preliminary

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27:08

The Photo on the Nightstand That Could Convict...

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2026/01/16

Day three of the Brendan Banfield double murder trial delivered explosive testimony from Fairfax County detectives who revealed that just eight months after Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in her own bedroom, au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães had moved into that same room. Crime scene photographs showed the blood-stained carpet had been replaced with new wood flooring, the furniture swapped out, and framed photos of Brendan and Christine replaced with images of Brendan and Juliana

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28:44

"She Just Had to Get Away From Him" — Family Speaks...

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2026/01/16

For the first time since the murders, Spencer Tepe's brother-in-law Rob Misleh went on national television and told the world what Monique Tepe was running from when she divorced Dr. Michael McKee eight years ago."She just had to get away from him."He said Monique told him McKee was emotionally abusive. That many in the family knew about the torment he put her through. That she was willing to do anything to escape.And she did escape. She filed for divorce after just seven months of marriage. She

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