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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, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels, 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

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47:13

LIVE: McKee Tepe Murder Trial & Kohberger WSU Lawsuit...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/24

Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we're covering two major cases with former felony prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis. First: the Tepe double murder in Columbus. Dr. Michael McKee is charged with aggravated murder for allegedly killing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe while their children slept nearby. Police say they found the murder weapon in McKee's Chicago apartment eleven days later. His alibi reportedly failed. But trials aren't won on paper. Faddis

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15:08

LIVE: FBI Expert on How the Reiner Family Lost Their...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/24

We're going live to discuss the hardest question in the Reiner case: How did accomplished, intelligent people with resources and access to the best treatment end up sleeping in the same house with someone in crisis—hours before they were found stabbed to death? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—21 years with the Bureau, former Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us to analyze what happened inside the Reiner family over two decades. How does a family go from

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17:02

LIVE: Kohberger Lawsuit Against WSU — 13 Complaints...

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2026/01/23

The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin are suing Washington State University, and the allegations in the lawsuit are staggering. According to the 126-page complaint filed January 7th, 2026, at least 13 formal complaints were lodged against Bryan Kohberger during his single semester as a graduate teaching assistant. Women requested security escorts. Staff developed their own warning systems. A professor allegedly said if WSU gave Kohberger a PhD, they'd hear

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12:26

LIVE: Tepe Murder Defense Strategy — Can Michael...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/23

Michael McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Richard Tepe. Police say they found the murder weapon in his apartment. His alibi allegedly collapsed. Family members describe years of obsession. But McKee has hired a defense attorney and is expected to fight these charges—and tonight we're examining exactly how his team might do it. Criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down the defense playbook. Faddis is a former felony

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18:13

Tepe Murder Case — Prosecutor Breaks Down Evidence...

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2026/01/23

Michael McKee allegedly drove 300 miles to kill his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe while their children slept in the house. Police say they found the murder weapon in his Chicago penthouse eleven days later. He's now facing two counts of aggravated murder in Ohio—a state that still has the death penalty. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us to break down what the state needs to prove and how they plan to prove it. Faddis spent years in the

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55:52

LIVE: Therapist Shavaun Scott on McKee Psychology,...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/23

Tonight we're going deep on the Tepe murder case with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott.Shavaun has spent over thirty years working with both perpetrators and victims of violence. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers." And she's a survivor of an emotionally abusive marriage that ended in her ex-husband's revenge suicide. She knows this territory from every angle.We're covering it all. The alleged perpetrator psychology — what happens inside someone who can't let go for eight years. The victim

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12:36

LIVE: FBI Expert Breaks Down Nick Reiner's...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/23

We're going live to break down one of the most critical questions in the Nick Reiner case: How did he get out of a court-ordered mental health conservatorship overseen by a professional whose job is not to be fooled? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years with the Bureau including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us to analyze the mechanics of manipulating institutional gatekeepers. Nick Reiner was placed under an LPS

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19:42

LIVE: Tepe Children Orphaned — Therapist on Trauma,...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/22

Two kids. Ages one and four. Alone in the house with their dead parents.Tonight we're processing the aftermath of the Tepe murders with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. The children are now orphans. Over a thousand people came to the funeral. A family is shattered. And hanging over everything is the question we can't escape: Monique did everything right — recognized the danger, left quickly, told people, moved on, built a new life — and she's still dead.What does that mean for how we talk about

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13:40

LIVE: Why Didn't Monique Report? Therapist Shavaun...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/22

She was terrified for eight years. She told her family. She never told the police.Tonight we're examining the victim experience in the Tepe murder case with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. Monique Tepe allegedly knew Michael McKee was dangerous. Family says she talked about the emotional abuse, the death threats, the fear that never went away even after she rebuilt her life. But there were no police reports. No restraining orders. No official record.Why do victims who understand the danger stay

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23:11

LIVE: Therapist Shavaun Scott on Michael McKee's...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/22

We're going inside the mind of the alleged obsessive ex.Michael McKee is charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer — allegedly eight years after a marriage that lasted just months. Family says Monique escaped emotional abuse and death threats quickly. McKee apparently never remarried. Prosecutors say he drove six hours, killed them both at 3:52 AM, and drove back.Tonight, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us LIVE to break down the perpetrator psychology in this case

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56:57

LIVE: Defense Attorney Bob Motta On The Aaron Spencer...

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2026/01/22

Tonight we break down two murder cases with very different facts — and one defense attorney explaining what it takes to win each.Aaron Spencer goes to trial in one week for killing Michael Fosler. Fosler was 67 years old, facing 43 felony charges for alleged crimes against Spencer's 13-year-old daughter. He posted bond. Got a no-contact order. Three months later, Spencer found his daughter in Fosler's truck at 1 AM and killed him with 16 shots. Prosecutors say it was premeditation — they have body

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20:08

FBI Behavioral Expert Breaks Down Kohberger WSU...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/22

We're going live with former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to break down the new lawsuit against Washington State University filed by the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The lawsuit makes explosive allegations: that WSU received 13 formal complaints about Bryan Kohberger's threatening, stalking, and predatory behavior during the fall 2022 semester—and allegedly did nothing meaningful to stop him. Robin Dreeke spent 21 years with the FBI, including

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18:09

LIVE: Defense Attorney Bob Motta On McKee's Defense —...

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2026/01/21

The prosecution has surveillance footage, a ballistics match, and an alleged suppressor. But tonight we're looking at the McKee case from the defense's perspective — because every case has holes, and this one has several.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us live to analyze the gaps prosecutors still haven't filled. How did McKee allegedly enter the Tepe home with no forced entry? No broken windows. No kicked-in doors. The aggravated burglary charge suggests they have a theory — but what is

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15:44

LIVE: Bob Motta Breaks Down The McKee Indictment —...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/21

A five-count indictment. Four counts of aggravated murder. One count of aggravated burglary. And the allegation that Dr. Michael McKee used a firearm equipped with a suppressor to kill his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer.Tonight, defense attorney Bob Motta joins us live to analyze the prosecution's case. What does the suppressor allegation mean for proving "prior calculation and design" under Ohio law? Why four aggravated murder counts for two victims? And what does the aggravated

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23:44

LIVE: Aaron Spencer Murder Trial — Defense Attorney...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/21

Aaron Spencer's murder trial starts in one week. Tonight, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down the evidence, the legal arguments, and the question prosecutors will have to answer: did a father have the legal right to kill a man who allegedly violated a no-contact order and took his 13-year-old daughter in the middle of the night?Michael Fosler was facing 43 felony charges including crimes against a minor and child exploitation for what he allegedly did to Spencer's daughter. He posted $50,000

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58:38

LIVE: Monique Tepe & Michael McKee Evidence Plus...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/21

We're live with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer for an extended deep dive into three major cases. We start with the investigation into Dr. Michael McKee, the Chicago surgeon charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer. The ballistics match is confirmed. Surveillance places his vehicle at the scene. Police say he's the hooded figure in that alley at 3:52 AM. But how did he allegedly get inside with no forced entry? And why would someone with his training

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20:51

LIVE: Brendan Banfield Trial — McDonald's Video, The...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/20

We're live with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to break down day three of the Brendan Banfield murder trial — the day prosecutors connected Juliana Peres Magalhães's testimony to hard evidence that doesn't depend on her word. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield waiting in the parking lot the morning of the murders. At 7:37 AM, he's seen leaving the bathroom with his phone pressed to his ear. Phone records confirm that's the exact moment Juliana called him. According to her

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17:01

LIVE: Monique Tepe & Michael McKee — FBI Agent On The...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/20

We're live with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to examine the behavioral psychology behind the alleged murder of Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer by Dr. Michael McKee. This wasn't a crime of passion. Police say McKee drove 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus in the middle of the night — eight years after a marriage that lasted seven months. Monique did everything right. She got out quickly. She didn't fight over the house or the assets. She let him keep the rings, then paid him

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21:11

LIVE: Monique Tepe Murder — FBI Agent Breaks Down...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/20

We're live with former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to break down the investigation into Dr. Michael McKee, the Chicago vascular surgeon charged with the premeditated aggravated murder of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in Columbus, Ohio. Police have released significant details this week — a preliminary NIBIN ballistics match linking a firearm from McKee's residence to shell casings at the scene, surveillance footage placing his vehicle at the Tepe home before and after

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65:31

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

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/20

We're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke for a deep dive into two of the most analyzed cases in true crime right now: Nick Reiner and Brendan Banfield.Dreeke spent 32 years at the FBI, including leading the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He's analyzed spies, criminals, and targets of federal investigations. He literally wrote the book on trust and manipulation. Now he's turning that expertise on two cases that refuse to be simple.Nick Reiner reportedly admits

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