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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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51:15

Trauma, Fear, and Accountability: Shavaun Scott on...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2025/10/30

When Ajike Owens was killed through a closed door, her four children lost their mother — and a nation faced the consequences of unchecked paranoia. In this exclusive episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels to dissect the mental chain reaction behind that fatal moment. Scott explores how chronic resentment, fear scripting, and entitlement converge in what she calls “justified aggression”—the mind’s way of excusing harm under the guise of

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32:38

The Doctor Who Helped Convict Scott Peterson Now Says...

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2025/10/29

At Scott Peterson’s 2004 trial, one expert witness sealed his fate. Dr. Terry D’Vor told jurors that baby Connor’s fetal measurements proved Laci Peterson died on or before Christmas Eve 2002—the same day Scott went fishing.Jurors called his testimony “the nail in the coffin.” Now, in 2024, D’Vor has recanted. After reviewing modern NIH and WHO fetal-growth studies, he signed an affidavit admitting the old 1990s charts he used were scientifically obsolete. The updated data show Connor’s

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37:41

Scott Peterson: The Evidence Police Destroyed and...

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2025/10/29

It’s one of the most shocking allegations to ever surface in a high-profile murder case: that detectives in the Laci Peterson investigation met behind closed doors to discuss discovery—and the very next day, marked key evidence for destruction.According to the new 600-page LA Innocence Project petition, internal Modesto Police logs show that on May 6 2003, investigators gathered to decide what to hand over to the defense. By May 7, they’d ordered the destruction of two critical items: the

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69:58

15 People Saw Laci Peterson Alive!! NONE Were Heard...

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2025/10/29

Imagine fifteen people—five of whom personally knew Laci Peterson—telling police they saw her alive, walking her golden retriever, after her husband had already left for his solo fishing trip. Now imagine every single one of them ignored. That’s the picture painted by the LA Innocence Project in its new 600-page petition for a new trial. The filing lists more than a dozen witnesses who saw a pregnant woman matching Laci’s description between 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. on Dec 24 2002, right in the

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31:20

Chad Daybell’s “Ghost Letter”: Inside the Mind of a...

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2025/10/28

In this chilling segment of Hidden Killers Live, Tony Brueski reads and dissects Chad Daybell’s Letter #7 — a rambling, supernatural account written years before the doomsday murders that would make him infamous.In the letter, Daybell claims that while working as the sexton of a Utah cemetery, he was haunted by the ghost of a petty thief named Eddie — a spirit that supposedly opened gates, picked locks, and moved padlocks onto pegs. He writes that he eventually told Eddie to “go toward the

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38:12

Donna Adelson’s Narcissistic Prison Letter: “If I...

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2025/10/28

In this episode of Hidden Killers Live, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels take listeners inside a letter that shocked everyone who followed the Dan Markel murder case — a 2024 note written by convicted killer Donna Adelson from her jail cell. It begins with a mother’s lament — the pain of missing her grandsons’ first day of school — but quickly morphs into something darker. “If I don’t get out, then hopefully I die soon so that no one remembers me in prison garb behind bars.” The words

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69:13

Letters from the Dark: Donna Adelson’s Prison Plea &...

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2025/10/28

In this full episode of Hidden Killers Live, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels take you inside the minds of two of America’s most notorious convicted murderers — Donna Adelson and Chad Daybell — through the words they wrote themselves. Segment 1: Donna Adelson’s Prison Letter From a Florida jail cell, Donna Adelson wrote a 2024 letter to her husband Harvey describing how her heart “breaks” over missing her grandsons’ first day of school. What could have been a rare glimpse of remorse

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26:08

The FBI, Epstein, and the Psychology of Silence, The...

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2025/10/27

Power protects itself. That’s the unspoken rule inside elite institutions — and it’s what former FBI agent Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski expose in this gripping episode of Hidden Killers. From Jeffrey Epstein’s library of blackmail tapes to the Department of Justice’s locked files, the evidence is there — and yet, nothing happens. Why? Because predators protect predators. In this extended, unsparing interview, Robin and Tony go beyond the headlines to uncover the psychology of protection: how

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33:19

Ret FBI Chief Robin Dreeke On Why Predators Protect...

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2025/10/27

“I don’t know anyone who protects a predator… other than a predator.” That single line cuts to the core of this conversation. In this Hidden Killers exclusive, Tony Brueski sits down with former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to dissect one of the darkest truths in human behavior — why predators don’t just act alone. They build networks. They build protection systems. They build institutions that mirror their pathology. This isn’t just about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or Virginia

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59:07

Predators, Power & Protection: Ret FBI Chief On Why...

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2025/10/27

The most dangerous thing to a predator isn’t exposure — it’s a survivor who refuses to stay silent. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and former FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke break down the psychology of predators protecting predators, through the lens of Virginia Giuffre’s life and legacy. Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl isn’t just a story — it’s an indictment. Behind every abuser stood an army of protectors: lawyers, politicians, academics, and agents who looked the

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59:12

Predators, Power & Protection: Ret FBI Chief On Why...

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2025/10/26

The most dangerous thing to a predator isn’t exposure — it’s a survivor who refuses to stay silent. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and former FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke break down the psychology of predators protecting predators, through the lens of Virginia Giuffre’s life and legacy. Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl isn’t just a story — it’s an indictment. Behind every abuser stood an army of protectors: lawyers, politicians, academics, and agents

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53:48

What Happened To Kada Scott, Inside DA Larry...

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2025/10/26

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner promised reform. Instead, he’s delivered a revolving door for violent offenders. From Officer James O’Connor IV to Kada Scott, lives keep ending the same way — with suspects his office already had, and already let go. In this explosive interview, former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to expose how ideology, ego, and neglect turned Philadelphia into a test lab for failed justice: • Why Krasner’s violent-crime conviction rate

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52:52

D4VD & Laken Snelling: Panic, Denial & Disaster, How...

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2025/10/25

Two crimes. Two young lives. Two moments of sheer panic that turned fatal.A musician whose Tesla held the body of a missing 15-year-old. A college cheerleader who hid her newborn in a closet, then went out for fast food. In this extended Hidden Killers episode, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dissect the chilling psychology behind both the D4vd / Celeste Rivas Hernandez and Laken Snelling cases — revealing how fear, shame, and an underdeveloped brain can twist reality into

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61:05

Why Does the System Protect Predators? From John...

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2025/10/25

There’s a disturbing pattern in America’s justice system — one that stretches from the past into the present. From the John Wayne Gacy investigation of the 1970s to Aaron Spencer’s prosecution today, we keep coming back to the same haunting question: Why does the system protect predators and punish those who fight them? In the first half of this episode, Defense Attorney Bob Motta — host of Defense Diaries and BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation — takes us deep inside the newly

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49:55

What the PI Found After LAPD Left At D4VD Rental Home...

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2025/10/25

A private investigator’s shocking account is raising new questions in the ongoing investigation linked to musician D4vd and the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.The PI says that after LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills property, he entered and found what he describes as “sadistic plans” related to Celeste — items he claims were overlooked by investigators. LAPD has not commented publicly on the specifics, but the allegation has stirred public concern over evidence handling and

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30:01

We Could Have Done Better’, DA Krassner’s Empty Words...

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2025/10/24

DA Larry Krasner says his office “could have done better.”Tell that to Kada Scott’s family. At 23, Kada was building a career caring for others. She reported harassment, she said she felt unsafe — and she was ignored. Two weeks later, she was found in a shallow grave. The suspect? A man Krasner’s office had already released after dropping a violent-kidnapping case caught on camera. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis sits down with Tony Brueski to ask the questions Philadelphia still hasn’t answered: –

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24:02

Attorney Eric Faddis Breaks Down Kada Scott’s Murder...

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2025/10/24

When 23-year-old Kada Scott vanished after her shift at a Philadelphia nursing home, her family knew something was wrong. Two weeks later, her body was found behind an abandoned school. The man charged with her kidnapping, Keon King, had already been arrested months earlier for stalking and strangling another woman — a case with video evidence that District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office dropped. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to break down the failures step by

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53:44

What Happened To Kada Scott, Inside DA Larry...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2025/10/24

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner promised reform. Instead, he’s delivered a revolving door for violent offenders. From Officer James O’Connor IV to Kada Scott, lives keep ending the same way — with suspects his office already had, and already let go. In this explosive interview, former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to expose how ideology, ego, and neglect turned Philadelphia into a test lab for failed justice: • Why Krasner’s violent-crime conviction rate

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25:37

The Hidden Birth: The Laken Snelling Case & The...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2025/10/23

When 21-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling gave birth alone in her apartment, what happened next stunned investigators. She wrapped her newborn in a towel, placed the body in a trash bag inside her closet — and then, according to court documents, ordered McDonald’s through an app and tried to go about her day.This episode digs into that impossible contradiction: how someone can experience the most traumatic moment of their life and immediately act as though nothing

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27:29

Inside the Panic: Why D4vd’s “Frunk” Decision Reveals...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2025/10/23

When police found the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the musician known as D4vd, it didn’t just expose a horrifying crime scene — it exposed a psychological collapse. A moment where fear, immaturity, and denial replaced logic.In this episode, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to examine the psychology of impulsive concealment — why young people in crisis make catastrophic, irrational choices that they somehow

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