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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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14:20

What Chris Watts' Mother Told Reporters About Shanann...

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2026/07/09

Chris Watts pled guilty. He confessed in detail. His daughters’ bodies were recovered from crude oil tanks at his worksite. There is nothing left to dispute. And his parents responded by forgiving him at sentencing, blaming Shanann on camera, and telling reporters there were still unanswered questions.This episode traces the Watts family’s loyalty from the sentencing hearing through the media interviews, the Rzucek family’s furious public response, and Cindy’s declaration that she would fight for

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14:52

What Barry Morphew Called Himself While Out on a...

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2026/07/09

Barry Morphew posted a three-million-dollar bond and walked out of an Alamosa County jail in September 2025. He was fitted with an ankle monitor and ordered to remain in Colorado while awaiting trial for the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew. The trial was set for October 13, 2026. It was supposed to last six weeks. Both sides agreed to the date.Then the defense asked for more time. Attorney Alexis Bair-Elson told the court the team couldn’t adequately question witnesses given the volume of

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33:31

What Does The Unsealed Evidence In The Anna Kepner...

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2026/07/09

Unsealed court records lay it out: security footage tracking Timothy Hudson's movements the night Anna Kepner died, a phone that ended up smashed in a trash bin, and DNA testing that points hard in one direction. Anna was found concealed beneath a bed aboard the Carnival Horizon — wrapped in a blanket, covered with life jackets, cause of death mechanical asphyxiation. Ship surveillance reportedly shows one person entering and exiting the stateroom. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent

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42:12

What Did Rex Heuermann Gain By Bringing Up Karen...

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2026/07/08

During a confidential session before the plea, Rex Heuermann brought up Karen Vergata — a woman he was never charged with killing. Her case was folded into the agreement. No separate prosecution. No public presentation of the evidence against him in her death. This look back examines a plea that wasn't just about admitting guilt — it was about controlling what came out and what stayed buried.The defense attorney called it a calculated pivot. Every pre-trial motion had failed. The DNA was

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34:11

Why Did LAPD Seal The D4VD Autopsy Over The Medical...

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2026/07/08

The medical examiner's office completed its findings on Celeste Rivas Hernandez months before the public ever saw them. Then LAPD sought a court order to seal the report — and the ME's office publicly objected, stating the hold prevented them from serving the community with transparency. The people whose job it is to speak for the dead were told to stay silent. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, examines what the sealed autopsy revealed once it was finally

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49:05

Why Did Kouri Richins Wait Fifteen Minutes To Call 911?

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2026/07/08

The night Eric Richins died comes down to a gap that prosecutors couldn't stop pointing to. This look back walks through that night and the first seventy-two hours after — the window where, the state argued, Kouri Richins' story began to come apart.Digital forensics told a quiet, damning story. Prosecutors say Kouri picked up her phone around 3:06 a.m., then didn't call 911 until roughly fifteen minutes later. No calls to friends. No calls to Eric's family. Just an unexplained delay the state said

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77:42

What Did Kouri Richins' Sons Tell The Judge They Were...

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2026/07/08

Eric Richins' three sons didn't walk to the podium at their mother's sentencing. They were too young, and carrying too much. So they handed their written statements to therapists and asked them to read their words exactly. This look back walks through what those boys said — and how Kouri Richins responded as she listened.The statements were devastating in their plainness. The boys described locked bedroom doors, a mother they said was drunk almost daily, threats made against their pets, and a

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34:32

What Flipped Anna Kepner's Stepmother Against Her Own...

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2026/07/08

Within weeks of Anna Kepner's death, court filings show Timothy Hudson's biological mother — Shauntel Hudson, married to Anna's father Christopher Kepner — expelled Timothy from the household. Neither she nor her husband has seen him since. His biological father put a text exchange into the court record alleging Shauntel said she couldn't jeopardize her marriage to help her own son. Filings allege the family was calling for Timothy to be "buried." This look back, with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott,

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33:19

What Does The Rex Heuermann Wrongful Death Lawsuit...

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2026/07/07

Rex Heuermann's guilty plea ended the criminal case. It may have opened a new front entirely. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the son of victim Valerie Mack names Asa Ellerup and their daughter Victoria as defendants, alleging the family profited from a documentary and showed disregard for the victims. Asa's attorney has called the claims reckless. Victoria has publicly stated she believes her father most likely committed the killings. This look back, with defense attorney and former prosecutor

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34:58

Could Anyone In D4VD's Circle Still Face Charges In...

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2026/07/07

Prosecutors have reportedly said David Anthony Burke did not act alone in disposing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains. That statement, combined with the pattern of resistance from his inner circle, raises a question this look back puts directly to former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis: who else is legally exposed, and what would it take to cross the line from witness to co-defendant?Faddis walks through each player. Neo Langston's attorneys issued a statement using specific cooperation language

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36:21

What Is The Reiner Defense Quietly Building During...

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2026/07/07

Months after Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed in their own home, their son Nick's case still hadn't reached a preliminary hearing — and the reason is striking. The autopsy reports weren't finished, terabytes of discovery were still changing hands, and the whole proceeding got pushed to the fall. This look back unpacks what a delay like that actually tells you.Eric Faddis — criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor — joins to read the tea leaves. Is the holdup routine, or is

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25:56

Why Did Eric Richins Become A Target The Moment He...

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2026/07/07

The most dangerous moment in a controlling relationship isn't the worst fight — it's the exit. According to prosecutors, Eric Richins had quietly begun consulting divorce attorneys and restructuring his finances before he died, and the prosecution's theory holds that his moves toward the door are when the danger spiked. This look back uses that pattern as the frame for one of the most important conversations in the whole case.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski and retired FBI

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28:41

What Do The Calls To Melissa Barthelemy's Teenage...

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2026/07/06

For five weeks after Melissa Barthelemy vanished, someone used her phone to call her fifteen-year-old sister Amanda. Always from crowded Manhattan locations. Always under three minutes. Always targeting the teenager, never the mother. The calls described what had happened in terms designed to terrorize a child. Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to Melissa's murder. This look back examines the phone evidence that helped build the case — and what those calls reveal about the person investigators spent

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44:07

How Did D4VD's Relationship With Celeste Hide In...

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2026/07/06

The connection between David Anthony Burke and Celeste Rivas Hernandez wasn't hidden. It was visible — on livestreams, in photos near her home, backstage at concerts, in matching tattoos. A thirteen-year-old girl who had been reported missing three times kept appearing in the orbit of a twenty-one-year-old musician with millions of followers. And no system intervened. This look back examines how that happened and what the charges prosecutors filed reveal about the story underneath.The charge sheet

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28:40

What Evidence Defeated The Kouri Richins Jury's Wish...

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2026/07/06

The Kouri Richins jury didn't want to convict her. The foreperson said the panel came in sympathetic, even hoping she was innocent. They returned a unanimous guilty verdict in about three hours anyway. This look back, with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, examines the evidence strong enough to defeat the jury's own wishful thinking.The case had visible holes. No murder weapon. A star witness whose credibility cracked on cross. A defense that rested without a single witness, betting

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37:15

When Do You Finally Walk Away From Someone You Love?

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2026/07/06

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances in the stabbing deaths of his parents. He's held without bail, the harshest penalty remains on the table — and his siblings, Jake and Romy, are done. Sources close to the family put it bluntly: Nick's defense is Nick's defense, and they're not part of it.This look back examines where the case stood at the time of our reporting, then turns to the harder human question underneath it. The high-profile

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41:49

Why Did Rex Heuermann's Defense Finally Run Out Of Room?

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2026/07/05

Every door closed. The DNA challenge failed. The motion for separate trials was denied. The 178-page omnibus motion was rejected. And then Rex Heuermann, who had spent nearly three years insisting through tears that he didn't do this, stood up and pleaded guilty to seven murders — and admitted to an eighth. This look back, with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, examines the mechanics of a plea when a defendant's options have been systematically eliminated.Motta walks through what actually shifts

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38:26

How Does D4VD's Defense Fight The Most Serious...

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2026/07/05

Burke's defense team — led by one of the most high-profile criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles — drew a line before charges were even filed: he "did not cause her death." That is not a vague denial. That's a defense theory announced in public. This look back, with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, breaks down how D4VD's team fights charges this severe — and where the strategy either holds or collapses.The defense has to do more than poke holes. At some point, Burke's lawyers have to tell a

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38:22

Does A Guilty Verdict Actually Give The Richins...

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2026/07/05

Kouri Richins is convicted and headed to prison — and the questions people are asking only sharpened once the verdict came in. This look back is a post-verdict listener Q&A with retired FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke, working through what's still unresolved beneath the legal outcome.Eric Richins's family spent four years inside this case. Does a conviction deliver the closure everyone assumes it does, or is closure something we tell ourselves sounds right? The housekeeper who

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46:40

Why Did Rob Reiner's Friends Already Know Who Was...

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2026/07/05

When the news broke that Rob and Michele Reiner had been killed, people close to the family reportedly weren't surprised at all. That detail sits at the center of this segment — not the shock of a crime no one saw coming, but the quiet horror of one that several people did.The night before, at a Christmas party, Rob reportedly told friends he was petrified of his son and believed his son could hurt him — words a guest later recalled at the family's memorial, leaving the room in tears. The fear

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