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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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56:59

LIVE: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke Profiles Brendan...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/20

A federal agent accused of staging a murder to look like a home invasion. A surgeon who allegedly killed his ex-wife eight years after their divorce. Two men. Two alleged murder plots. One FBI behavioral expert breaking it all down.Join us live with Robin Dreeke — former FBI Special Agent and head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — as he profiles Brendan Banfield and Dr. Michael McKee. What do these cases tell us about control, manipulation, and the psychology of people

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19:26

LIVE: Ex-FBI Agent Robin Dreeke on Wound Collectors &...

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2026/01/19

Join us live as former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke breaks down the psychology behind the Tepe murders and explains what makes a "wound collector" tick.Dr. Michael McKee allegedly waited eight years after his divorce from Monique Tepe to act. Eight years of silence. No criminal record. No documented threats. Just a successful career as a vascular surgeon — and, according to investigators, a grievance he never let go.Robin Dreeke ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He's

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13:08

LIVE: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes Au Pair...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/19

The prosecution says Juliana Peres Magalhães is telling the truth. The defense says she's a liar who will say anything to walk free and get paid.She wrote jail letters promising to protect Brendan Banfield. She told his mother she'd "take the blame for both of us." Then she flipped — after Banfield was arrested, after she was hospitalized, and after Netflix came calling.LIVE with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke to analyze the au pair's credibility. What does her behavior on the stand reveal

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25:06

LIVE: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke Profiles Brendan...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/19

A federal agent. A months-long murder plot. A fake profile. A staged crime scene. And a 911 call where he played the hero.Prosecutors say Brendan Banfield used his law enforcement training to build the perfect murder — killing his wife and a stranger, then framing it as a home invasion. The defense says the digital evidence tells a different story.LIVE with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke — the former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — to break down the

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42:02

Nick Reiner Checked Into A Hotel After The Killings —...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/19

What happens after the act matters. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke says analysts pay close attention to post-offense behavior — and in the Nick Reiner case, the reported timeline raises serious questions.According to reports, Nick didn't collapse. He checked into a Santa Monica hotel. He navigated Los Angeles for 24 hours. There was calm movement, time, decision-making. Robin explains why serious mental illness does not automatically eliminate awareness, planning, or accountability.Nick

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54:36

Two Spouses Connected To JP Miller Are Dead — Federal...

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2026/01/19

Two spouses connected to JP Miller are dead. The church is gone. The federal case has begun.John-Paul Miller pleaded not guilty in a Florence, South Carolina courtroom to cyberstalking and lying to FBI investigators. Then he slipped out a back door while over seventy people packed the courthouse and protesters chanted outside. Bond was set at $100,000 — ankle monitor, no contact with victims or witnesses, no firearms, surrender of passport.According to the federal indictment, Miller tracked his

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44:48

Defense Attorney Bob Motta: Nick Reiner's Medication...

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2026/01/18

One month before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed, Nick's schizoaffective medication was changed. He complained about weight gain. The medication was adjusted. Sources say it still isn't working properly in jail.Defense attorney Bob Motta believes that medication change could become the centerpiece of Nick Reiner's defense — and it raises questions about who else might face liability.Nick reportedly admits to killing his parents. He's telling people he did it. But according to TMZ sources, he

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46:40

Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhaes Changed Her Story...

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2026/01/18

Juliana Peres Magalhaes faced murder charges for a year. Then she changed her story, took a plea deal, and became the prosecution's star witness against Brendan Banfield. If she testifies, she walks free.That's the foundation of this case. And retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer says it's built on sand.On February 24, 2023, Christine Banfield was stabbed to death in her Herndon, Virginia home. Joseph Ryan was shot twice by two different guns. Prosecutors allege Brendan Banfield and the

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42:08

Nick Reiner's Medication Was Changed One Month Before...

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2026/01/17

One month. That's approximately how long before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed that Nick's schizoaffective medication was changed. According to the TMZ documentary, Nick complained about weight gain. The medication was adjusted. Sources say it still isn't working properly in jail.Nick reportedly admits he killed his parents. He's not contesting that. What he allegedly doesn't understand is why he's incarcerated. According to sources with direct knowledge, Nick believes his imprisonment is part

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43:15

77 Minutes On The Floor: Uvalde Teacher Describes...

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2026/01/17

Arnulfo Reyes lay on the floor of Room 111 for 77 minutes. Shot twice. Pretending to be dead. Listening. Waiting for help that wouldn't come fast enough.The only surviving teacher from that classroom took the stand in the Adrian Gonzales trial and described May 24, 2022, in detail the jury will never forget. He saw a "black shadow" in the doorway. Watched fire come from the gun. Took a bullet to his arm and fell. Then he heard the shooter kill every single one of his students. All eleven children

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41:12

"Print That." — Alan Jackson's Stunning Statement...

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2026/01/17

Alan Jackson didn't just withdraw from the Nick Reiner case. He held a press conference on the courthouse steps and told reporters exactly what he believes: "Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder. Print that."That's not how attorneys typically exit a case. That's a closing argument delivered before the trial even starts. Jackson spent three weeks investigating — every waking hour, ten sealed subpoenas, a defense strategy clearly taking shape. Then he told the court

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49:10

Eric Faddis Breaks Down Nick Reiner & The Tepe...

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2026/01/17

Attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers for an in-depth analysis of two major cases — the Nick Reiner prosecution and the murder charges against Dr. Michael McKee.On Reiner: Alan Jackson withdrew from representing Nick under circumstances he's "legally and ethically prohibited" from explaining — then declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on the courthouse steps. Nick appeared in a suicide prevention smock. There's a sealed medical order. His medications aren't stabilized. Eric examines whether

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31:06

FBI Trust Expert Robin Dreeke On Banfield & Juliana —...

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2026/01/17

We're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke for Part 2 of our deep dive into the Brendan Banfield case. This time: the relationship between Brendan and Juliana Peres Magalhaes. Who was really in control? Who was manipulating whom? And can the jury trust anything she says?Dreeke spent 32 years at the FBI, including leading the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He's recruited spies, analyzed assets, and built expertise in trust and manipulation that few people in the

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15:15

Eric Faddis On Tepe Murders: Can The Legal System...

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2026/01/16

Dr. Michael McKee had no criminal record. There were no documented domestic violence allegations. No protection orders. The divorce paperwork listed "incompatibility." If you looked at those documents, you'd think it was one of the most amicable divorces in Ohio history.But Monique Tepe's family says she was emotionally abused. They say she "just had to get away from him." They say they've been waiting eight years for this arrest.Attorney Eric Faddis examines the limits of the legal system — and

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17:29

Surveillance Footage, Ballistics, Vehicle Records:...

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2026/01/16

Police have connected Dr. Michael McKee to surveillance footage showing a vehicle that arrived at the Tepe home before the murders and left shortly after. That vehicle has been traced to McKee. Multiple firearms were recovered from his property. A preliminary ballistic link through NIBIN ties one weapon to the crime scene.Attorney Eric Faddis breaks down each piece of evidence and how strong the prosecution's case appears.The charges were upgraded to premeditated aggravated murder — death penalty

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17:04

Gas Station Video Shows Nick Reiner "Calm" After...

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2026/01/16

Hours after Rob and Michele Reiner were allegedly killed, surveillance video captured Nick Reiner calmly buying a drink at a gas station. Legal experts say that footage "cuts both ways." Attorney Eric Faddis walks through exactly how.For prosecution, it's evidence of awareness — someone who knew what he'd done and functioned normally afterward. For a defense signaling insanity, it might demonstrate dissociation or a break from reality so complete that Nick didn't process the gravity of his actions

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59:42

LIVE: Psychotherapist's Complete Nick Reiner Analysis...

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2026/01/16

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers LIVE for a complete three-part psychological breakdown of the Nick Reiner case. We're taking your questions throughout as we examine Nick's individual psychology, the family dynamics that trapped the Reiners, and the systemic failures that allowed tragedy to unfold.PART ONE: Nick's schizoaffective disorder, the medication change one month before the murders, and the psychology of admitting guilt while believing punishment is a conspiracy.PART TWO:

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17:16

FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke On Brendan...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/16

We're going LIVE with retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke — former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — for a deep dive into the psychology of Brendan Banfield. Does his behavior match a man who planned an elaborate double murder? Or does the prosecution's theory fall apart under behavioral scrutiny?Dreeke has spent 32 years reading people for a living. He's analyzed spies, criminals, and targets of federal investigations. Now he's turning that expertise on a case

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12:17

Psychotherapist Exposes Mental Health System Failures...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/15

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers LIVE to break down the systemic failures that allowed Nick Reiner to cycle through treatment for 30 years without ever being properly helped. We're taking your questions on why the mental health system failed the Reiner family despite unlimited resources.Nick went to 18-plus rehab facilities. He'd stay 30 days, detox, and leave before any real psychiatric work could happen. Sources say doctors didn't put him on a psychiatric hold during his

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18:19

LIVE: Psychotherapist on How the Reiner Family Became...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/01/15

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers LIVE to break down the family dynamics that trapped Rob and Michele Reiner in a 30-year cycle with their son Nick. We're taking your questions on how families normalize dangerous behavior, why "trying everything" sometimes isn't enough, and what other families can learn from this tragedy.TMZ reported the Reiners had "grown used to" Nick's alarming behavior. Michele reportedly told people "we've tried everything." They brought Nick to Conan

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