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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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26:05

Kouri Richins: $4.5 Million in Debt, a Children's...

Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns ·

2026/03/08

Why don't we talk about money when we talk about domestic abuse? And why do abusers look so perfect to everyone except the person living with them?This is Parts 3 and 4 of "Surviving the Fog"—examining financial abuse and public image manipulation through the Kouri Richins case. We're not diagnosing anyone. We're exploring documented psychological patterns.Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins was $4.5 million in debt. Over 200 overdraft transactions totaling $300,000. A $3.2 million mansion closing the

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44:35

Kouri Richins Trial — Witnesses Contradict, Medical...

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2026/03/08

This is our Week in Review of the Kouri Richins murder trial—and we're breaking down testimony that's raising more questions than answers.Five days in, the prosecution's drug-chain theory is showing cracks. Carmen Lauber—the housekeeper who claims she bought fentanyl for Kouri four times—was using methamphetamine during the relevant period and received immunity from three jurisdictions before testifying. Her supplier Robert Crozier originally told detectives he sold fentanyl. On the stand, he said

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40:55

FBI Insider Says Nancy Guthrie Suspect Is "Average" —...

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2026/03/08

Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke is delivering an assessment of the Nancy Guthrie suspect that contradicts four weeks of cable news analysis. The man on that doorbell footage isn't uniquely incompetent. According to Dreeke, who spent 21 years with the Bureau including time as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, what we're seeing is baseline criminal behavior.The Walmart backpack. The awkward holster. The camera cover improvised from potted plant foliage. Dreeke

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50:17

How Eric Richins Missed the Signs: Love Bombing,...

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2026/03/07

Why do smart people end up with partners who want to destroy them?Prosecutors allege Kouri Richins was millions in debt, had a boyfriend on the side, and allegedly arranged fentanyl purchases—all while Eric thought he had a marriage. The question everyone asks: How did he not see it? The answer isn't that he was stupid. Research on coercive control suggests he was targeted.Nobody marries a monster. They marry a mask. And by the time the mask slips, the trap has already closed.Digital forensic

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50:41

Nancy Guthrie Case: 50,000 Tips, Zero ID on Suspect —...

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2026/03/07

The footage shows his face. It's been broadcast on every major network. Fifty thousand tips have poured in. And somehow—four weeks later—not one person who has ever interacted with this man has come forward to identify him. That seems statistically impossible. Yet here we are.The Nancy Guthrie investigation has hit dead ends on every front simultaneously. DNA recovered from gloves two miles from the scene belongs to an unknown male—no match in CODIS. Genetic genealogy could provide answers, but the

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36:00

Carmen Lauber Takes the Stand: Inside the Testimony...

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2026/03/07

Day four of the Kouri Richins murder trial delivered the testimony prosecutors had been building toward. Carmen Lauber—the former housekeeper who allegedly supplied the fentanyl that killed Eric Richins—faced the jury and described a drug procurement operation conducted through cash drops and firepit exchanges.Lauber testified under immunity agreements with three Utah counties and federal authorities. She told jurors Kouri Richins requested drugs four times in early 2022, with each purchase

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33:37

Nancy Guthrie Case: Former Deputy Exposes Sheriff...

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2026/03/07

The man in charge of finding Nancy Guthrie is now facing explosive allegations from officers who worked alongside him for decades. Richard Kastigar served 46 years with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, including time as Sheriff Chris Nanos's own second-in-command. Now he's publicly accusing Nanos of harboring "great disdain" for the FBI—and letting it affect the investigation into Savannah Guthrie's missing mother.According to Kastigar, the animosity traces back to a 2015 FBI investigation

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55:51

Eric Faddis on Kouri Richins, Nancy Guthrie, and the...

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2026/03/07

Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live for an extended breakdown of three major legal stories developing right now.In Utah, the prosecution just finished presenting Kouri Richins' financial situation to the jury—and it's ugly. Negative $1.6 million net worth. A business described as "imploding." Checks bouncing constantly. The prosecution wants jurors to connect financial desperation to murder motive. The defense admits she was bad with money—but argues

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18:29

Michael Jackson Cascio Lawsuit — Hearing This Week...

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2026/03/06

A hearing this week will decide whether the Cascio family's lawsuit against the Michael Jackson estate goes to public trial—or disappears into private arbitration where no one will ever see it.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down both sides of the most explosive entertainment lawsuit in years.The Cascio family defended Michael Jackson for 25 years. They testified at his 2005 criminal trial. Frank Cascio wrote "My Friend Michael." They told Oprah nothing

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15:22

Nancy Guthrie Case — Innocent People Named, Legal...

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2026/03/06

The Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation has produced no arrests and no named suspects—but it's already destroyed innocent people's lives.Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down what legal recourse exists when you've been publicly accused in a case you had nothing to do with.One man was detained, handcuffed, and questioned for hours before being released. His attorney says he has "no link whatsoever" to Nancy Guthrie. An elementary school teacher has been harassed at

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22:41

Kouri Richins Financial Motive Exposed — Eric Faddis...

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2026/03/06

The prosecution just finished presenting what they believe is the heart of their case against Kouri Richins: financial motive. A forensic accountant walked the jury through bounced checks, hard money loans, and a real estate business described as "imploding." By the day Eric Richins died, Kouri was allegedly $1.6 million in debt.Former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down the testimony in real time and explain what it means for both sides.The

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57:24

Kouri Richins Psychology + Nancy Guthrie Conspiracy...

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2026/03/06

Extended Hidden Killers Live: Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines two cases that reveal how people construct alternate realities — defendants and observers both building narratives that contradict evidence.Kouri Richins appears to live in a different reality. Charged with murder, yet she wrote a grief book. Filed estate lawsuits from jail. Punched Eric's sister over the will. The "Walk the Dog" letter prosecutors called witness tampering.The financial evidence shows money flowing from Eric to

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17:24

Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes — Fake Demands, Real...

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2026/03/05

Multiple ransom notes have been sent to media outlets since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance — at least four to TMZ alone, others to local stations. One person has already been arrested for sending a fake ransom demand. Investigators say they're taking some notes seriously while treating others as opportunistic scams.What does it tell us about human behavior that complete strangers would exploit a family's nightmare for money or attention?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers Live to

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25:37

Kouri Richins Jail Letter Exposed — Witness Tampering...

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2026/03/05

The "Walk the Dog" letter surfaced from Kouri Richins' jail cell. Prosecutors called it blatant witness tampering — alleging she was instructing family members on how to testify and claiming Eric had purchased drugs from Mexico himself.What does it tell us when someone facing murder charges continues trying to control the narrative and recruit others into their version of events? Is this desperation, or is it consistent with how they've always operated?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden

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15:08

Kouri Richins Forged Signature Fraud — Psychologist...

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2026/03/05

Financial abuse in relationships is real — and it typically looks like one partner restricting access to money, controlling every purchase, or keeping a spouse economically dependent. That's not what the evidence shows in the Kouri Richins case.Eric wasn't keeping Kouri on a tight leash. She had her own real estate business. She had access to accounts. She was closing on multi-million-dollar properties. The forensic accounting shows money flowing from Eric's accounts to Kouri — not the other way

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68:13

Bob Motta on Kouri Richins Defense Wins & Colin Gray...

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2026/03/05

Two trials reaching critical moments. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke on Hidden Killers Live for extended analysis of the Kouri Richins murder case and the Colin Gray school shooting trial.In Utah, the defense hasn't called a witness yet—and may have already won. Cross-examination exposed that the medical examiner still won't call Eric Richins' death a homicide. Carmen Lauber admitted a detective told her "the goal is to convict Kouri for aggravated murder." Hair

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18:44

BREAKING: Colin Gray Convicted of Murder — Live...

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2026/03/04

The verdict just dropped. Colin Gray—guilty on all 29 counts, including second-degree murder. He's the first parent in Georgia history convicted for a mass school shooting committed by his child.Bob Motta joins Hidden Killers Live to react to this historic verdict and explain what happens next.The jury deliberated less than two hours. Two weeks of testimony. Dozens of witnesses. His own family turned against him on the stand. And in the end, twelve jurors agreed: Colin Gray bears criminal

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25:32

Kouri Richins Defense Has 35 Witnesses — Bob Motta on...

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2026/03/04

The defense in the Kouri Richins trial has 35 witnesses ready to testify. But after weeks of devastating cross-examination that exposed investigative failures, witness contradictions, and questions about whether this case was outcome-driven from the start—do they even need them all?Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke welcome defense attorney Bob Motta back to Hidden Killers Live for analysis of where this trial stands. The defense hasn't presented their case yet, but they've already accomplished

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24:41

Bob Motta on Kouri Richins — Why the Medical...

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2026/03/04

The prosecution called Dr. Erik Christensen to prove Eric Richins was murdered. What they got instead may have helped the defense. Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke welcome defense attorney Bob Motta to Hidden Killers Live to break down the medical examiner testimony that revealed Eric's death certificate still says "undetermined"—not homicide—four years after his death.Christensen testified the fentanyl was likely ingested orally—no injection sites on Eric's body. The prosecution wants that to support

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61:00

Robin Dreeke Live: Competence Myths in Guthrie Case...

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2026/03/04

Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke delivers a three-part analysis covering two major cases — the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation and the Kouri Richins murder trial.Part one: the suspect competence myth. Four weeks of commentary have focused on the Guthrie suspect's amateur operation — cheap gear, bad holster placement, improvised camera obstruction. Dreeke's perspective: this is what most offenders look like. We've just never watched one this closely before. The fictional standard

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