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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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13:16

Anna Kepner: Stepbrother Charged With Homicide — The...

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2026/02/27

Anna Kepner's sixteen-year-old stepbrother has been charged with federal homicide. The FBI won't confirm it. The DOJ won't comment. But a custody battle just exposed everything.A February 20th filing in Brevard County, Florida, revealed the teenager was charged on February 3rd, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in connection with Anna's death aboard the Carnival Horizon. The eighteen-year-old was found asphyxiated under a bed in the cabin they shared — wrapped in a

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18:11

Kouri Richins Trial: The Fentanyl Pipeline — What...

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2026/02/27

The fourth day of the Kouri Richins murder trial put the prosecution's most important witness on the stand — and the defense spent the rest of the afternoon trying to tear her apart. Carmen Lauber, the former housekeeper who allegedly obtained the fentanyl prosecutors say was used to kill Eric Richins, testified to four escalating drug transactions she says she carried out at Kouri's direction.Lauber told the jury she bought pills for Kouri starting in late January 2022 after being told they were

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31:53

Kouri Richins: What the Prosecution Can't Prove —...

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2026/02/27

Defense attorney Kathy Nester told the jury something remarkable in her opening statement: after four years of investigation, prosecutors have "zero evidence" showing how fentanyl got into Eric Richins' body.This week's testimony proved her point.The Moscow mule cups at the heart of the prosecution's theory were never tested—the nanny washed them the next morning. Deputy Nguyen didn't secure the kitchen. White specks on Eric's nightstand, visible in crime scene photos, were never analyzed. Crime

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19:05

Nancy Guthrie Case: The Felony Murder Trap Waiting...

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2026/02/27

This wasn't a professional job. The evidence says so.The suspect visited Nancy Guthrie's home before the night she disappeared. When he came back, he didn't know about the doorbell camera. Tried to disable it and failed. Grabbed weeds to cover the lens. That's improvisation. That's someone who thought they had it figured out—and didn't.If this was a burglary that turned into something the perpetrator never intended, what's waiting for them on the other side?Eric Faddis spent years as a felony

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114:29

Kouri Richins Trial: Carmen Lauber — Housekeeper...

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2026/02/27

Carmen Lauber, Former Richins Housekeeper, is cross-examined by the defense in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is

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12:56

The Fear That Never Leaves: Hypervigilance, PTSD, and...

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2026/02/27

December 6, 2025. Monique was in Indianapolis. According to the affidavit, McKee was at her house. She left the game at halftime. No documented tip-off. Her nervous system picked up a signal the rest of us would have missed entirely.This episode examines life after escape — the PTSD, the hypervigilance, the landmined ordinary moments, and the partners who inherit the fear. Spencer Tepe loved a woman carrying years of alleged terror. He carried it alongside her. This is the part of the story nobody

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75:57

Kouri Richins Trial: Carmen Lauber — Housekeeper Says...

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2026/02/27

Carmen Lauber, Former Richins' Housekeeper, testifies in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage of

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53:05

Shavaun Scott: Full Analysis of the Guthrie...

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2026/02/27

Two cases that defy easy explanation. One expert who can illuminate what the rest of us can't grasp.Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper has maintained complete silence for three weeks. No contact with investigators. No response to the family's desperate pleas. No ransom demand. Just nothing. What does that absence of communication reveal about who has her and what they want?Kouri Richins allegedly chose to kill her husband rather than divorce him—poisoning Eric with fentanyl after allegedly making multiple

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74:08

Nancy Guthrie: Investigation Shifting, Reward Exceeds...

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2026/02/26

Four hundred investigators. DNA at the scene. Forty thousand tips. No suspect.The Nancy Guthrie investigation has reached a crossroads. Sources say operations may soon transition from surge mode to a smaller long-term task force. The family has been briefed. Two people were detained and released with no connection. CODIS returned nothing. The backpack and gloves found near the scene led nowhere. No vehicle identified.The doorbell camera evidence has generated competing narratives. Some sources

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10:43

Kouri Richins Trial: Ryan Holden — Fentanyl Test...

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2026/02/26

Ryan Holden, Senior Forensics Scientist, takes center stage in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel

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36:47

Kouri Richins: Inside the Mind of a Father Who Knew...

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2026/02/26

This is the episode I've been thinking about for months.The Kouri Richins trial just started in Utah. The headlines are all about the fentanyl, the children's book about grief, the alleged affair. But nobody's talking about what Eric Richins actually lived through—the years of psychological warfare before the night prosecutors say she killed him.According to court documents, Eric discovered Kouri had allegedly stolen nearly half a million dollars from him. Forged his signature. Drained his

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19:45

Kouri Richins Trial: Frank Root & Cheney Eng-Tow —...

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2026/02/26

Police Detective & Digital Forensics Expert take the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel

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15:52

Eric Richins Suspected His Wife—He Took Protective...

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2026/02/26

Eric Richins took precautions. He consulted divorce lawyers. He met with estate planners. He removed Kouri from his life insurance policy. He transferred business assets into a trust controlled by his sister. He reportedly told people he suspected his wife was trying to poison him.And then he stayed.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the psychology of victims who remain in relationships they believe are dangerous. This isn't about blaming Eric or questioning his judgment. It's about

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51:56

Kouri Richins Trial: Brianna Peterson — Lethal...

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2026/02/26

Brianna Peterson, Forensic Toxicologist, takes the stand in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is gavel-to-gavel coverage

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13:32

The Reiner Siblings: Victims, Mourners, and Family of...

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2026/02/26

She found the body. Romy Reiner, 28 years old, walked into her parents' Brentwood home on December 14th because a massage therapist couldn't reach them. She discovered her father in the master bedroom. She called 911. Hours later, her brother Nick was arrested.We've dissected Nick Reiner's case from every angle. His schizoaffective disorder. His conservatorship history. His not guilty plea. But this episode is about the three people navigating something the legal system barely has language for:

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43:09

Kouri Richins Trial: Chelsea Gipson Part 2 — Defense...

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2026/02/26

Chelsea Gipson, Lead Crime Scene Technician, takes the stand again in the Kouri Richins trial.Kouri Richins stands accused of poisoning her husband Eric Richins with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022—allegedly to collect on a $1.9 million life insurance policy she secretly increased just weeks before his death. What prosecutors describe as a calculated murder-for-profit scheme, the defense calls a tragic accident involving a man who, they claim, had a hidden drug problem.This is

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14:13

Kouri Richins: What the Investigation Missed — And...

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2026/02/26

The defense came out swinging in the Kouri Richins murder trial and didn't waste a single minute. Attorney Kathy Nester used her cross-examination of crime scene technician Chelsea Gipson to expose a pattern of investigative gaps that go straight to the heart of the prosecution's case.A hydrocodone bottle from the victim's nightstand was never tested for fentanyl. The kitchen — central to the prosecution's theory that Kouri spiked a Moscow mule — was never photographed. No drug paraphernalia was

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21:53

Kouri Richins: Inside the Psychology of a Partner Who...

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2026/02/26

Why murder instead of divorce? That's the question the Kouri Richins case forces us to confront.Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins poisoned her husband Eric with fentanyl, that she made multiple attempts before the one that killed him, and that she stood to gain nearly two million dollars in life insurance while carrying on an affair. But financial motive doesn't explain the psychology. Plenty of people want out of marriages with money at stake. What makes someone decide killing is the

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15:47

Nancy Guthrie: Psychologist Explains What the...

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2026/02/26

Three weeks since Nancy Guthrie was taken. Her kidnapper has said nothing. No ransom demand. No proof of life. No communication of any kind. The silence is absolute—and it's the most important piece of evidence we have.The ransom notes that surfaced weren't from the perpetrator. Investigators believe those came from opportunists trying to exploit the situation. The actual person holding Nancy has maintained complete radio silence since the abduction.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott provides in-depth

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12:41

Monique Tepe Did Everything Right — Why "Just Leave"...

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2026/02/26

She left fast. Filed for divorce. Moved back to Ohio. Did everything right. And according to prosecutors, the man she fled from allegedly came anyway — eight years later.This episode breaks down the real barriers between victims and the door — financial traps, custody weaponization, a legal system that waits for the worst, trauma bonding, and the credibility gap. We examine why separation is the highest-risk moment in domestic violence and why the system failed to protect what Monique built after

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