Banfield Defense Attacks Prosecution's Blood Evidence & Digital Forensics — Is Reasonable Doubt Taking Shape? | Day 6
The defense came out swinging on Day 6 of the Brendan Banfield murder trial — and the prosecution is now playing defense. It started with a failed motion to throw out the au pair's testimony. Judge denied it. Then came the body camera footage: Brendan Banfield at the hospital the morning his wife died, breaking down when doctors delivered the news. He cried again today watching it. The defense...
16m Jan 22
16m
Michael McKee Psychology Deep Dive: What His Ex-Girlfriend and Monique's Family Reveal
The people who knew Michael McKee are finally talking. And they're all describing the same thing. His ex-girlfriend dated him for a year after his divorce from Monique. She called him "nice" and "kind" — but also "boring" and "surface level." She said there was a wall she could never get past. She ended it because she couldn't form a real connection with him. A former coworker told Fox News h...
47m Jan 22
47m
Psychotherapist Analyzes Michael McKee: The "Wound Collector" Profile in Tepe Murders
What turns a failed seven-month marriage into an alleged eight-year obsession ending in double homicide? Michael McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer. Family members say Monique lived with McKee for only seven months before escaping what they describe as emotional abuse...
23m Jan 22
23m
Brendan Miller Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Brendan Miller, Detective with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and stage...
41m Jan 22
41m
Harry Lidsky Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Harry Lidsky, Digital Forensics Investigator, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a ...
27m Jan 22
27m
FBI Profiler Framework Explains Michael McKee's Alleged 8-Year Fixation on Ex-Wife
What turns a failed seven-month marriage into an alleged eight-year obsession ending in double homicide? Michael McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in Columbus, Ohio. Family members say Monique lived with McKee for only seven months before escaping what they describe ...
34m Jan 22
34m
Two Murder Trials, Two Legal Questions: Aaron Spencer Killed A Man Out On Bond For Alleged Crimes Against His Daughter — Defense Attorney Analyzes
What does the law say about killing someone who was out on bond for alleged crimes against your child and then allegedly kidnapped her? What does it say about using a silencer to allegedly murder your ex-wife years after divorce? Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down two cases that will test justification, premeditation, and reasonable doubt. Aaron Spencer is one week from trial. His daughter...
57m Jan 22
57m
Kohberger's 13 Complaints at WSU: FBI Expert Explains Why Universities Fail to Stop Predators
Bryan Kohberger wasn't invisible. He wasn't quiet. According to a new lawsuit filed by the families of his four victims, Washington State University received at least 13 formal complaints about his threatening, stalking, and predatory behavior in a single semester—and allegedly failed to act in any meaningful way. Today on True Crime Today, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke breaks down wha...
20m Jan 22
20m
McKee Defense Strategy: No Forced Entry, No Motive, No Documented Conflict — Can Prosecutors Overcome The Gaps?
If you're defending Michael McKee, you don't need to prove he didn't do it. You need to create reasonable doubt. And this case has gaps. How did McKee allegedly enter the Tepe home with no forced entry? Prosecutors haven't said. The aggravated burglary charge suggests they have a theory, but it hasn't been disclosed publicly. That's an opening for the defense. There's no motive on the record....
18m Jan 21
18m
EXPOSED: California's Conservatorship System Is DESIGNED to Fail | The Nick Reiner Case Proves It
California's mental health conservatorship system has a 57% failure rate. More than half of the people released from conservatorships deteriorate afterward. The state's response? Follow-up care is voluntary. Nick Reiner was under a court-ordered LPS conservatorship in 2020. A judge found him gravely disabled. A licensed fiduciary named Steven Baer was appointed to oversee his treatment. He cou...
34m Jan 21
34m
LeeAnn Singley Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
LeeAnn Singley, Forensic Scientist, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home invas...
42m Jan 21
42m
Jonathan Baumler Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Jonathan Baumler, Officer with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and stage...
18m Jan 21
18m
Zachary Beckner Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
 Zachary Beckner, Fairfax Co. Police Officer, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a ...
1hr 6m Jan 21
1hr 6m
McKee Indictment Alleges Suppressor In Monique & Spencer Tepe Murders — What Prosecutors Have And What They Still Need
The suppressor allegation changes everything in the McKee case. Prosecutors allege Dr. Michael McKee used a firearm equipped with a silencer to kill Monique and Spencer Tepe while their young children slept in another room. That's not impulsive violence. That's allegedly planning the murders down to making sure no one would hear the shots. The Franklin County grand jury handed down five counts...
16m Jan 21
16m
"Finger-Like" Blood Transfers on Joseph Ryan's Body: Forensic Expert Says Scene Was Staged | Banfield Trial Update
Prosecutors have rested their case in the Brendan Banfield double murder trial after presenting forensic testimony they hope will convince jurors the crime scene was deliberately staged. Blood stain pattern analyst Iris Dalley Graff walked the jury through graphic crime scene photographs, explaining that blood from Joseph Ryan's wounds flowed in multiple directions — evidence, she said, that hi...
25m Jan 21
25m
117 Shots Inside Robb Elementary: Adrian Gonzales Trial 3D Animation Breakdown
Texas Rangers investigators spent a year building a second-by-second animated recreation of the Robb Elementary School shooting, and it was just shown to the jury in the Adrian Gonzales trial. The former Uvalde CISD police officer faces 29 counts of child endangerment for his response to the massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. According to prosecutors, Gonzales was the first offi...
26m Jan 21
26m
Prosecutors Say Aaron Spencer's "Understandable Rage" Didn't Give Him The Right To Kill Michael Fosler — Trial In One Week
Deputy Prosecutor John Huggins put it bluntly: Aaron Spencer's "understandable rage did not give him the legal right to kill Fosler." That's the prosecution's strategy — concede the moral argument, win the legal one. But can it work with an Arkansas jury? Michael Fosler was 67 years old, facing 43 felony charges for alleged crimes against Spencer's 13-year-old daughter. He posted bond. Got a n...
24m Jan 21
24m
BREAKING: U.S. Attorney Issues Subpoenas in Ellen Greenberg "Suicide" Case — Governor Shapiro's Office Named
Fifteen years. Twenty-three stab wounds. Ten to the back of her neck. A knife four inches deep in her chest. And a ruling that defied all logic: suicide. Ellen Greenberg was a 27-year-old Philadelphia teacher found dead in her Manayunk apartment on January 26, 2011. The medical examiner initially ruled it homicide. Within weeks, that was changed to suicide — with no explanation to her family. ...
27m Jan 21
27m
Monique Tepe & Michael McKee Investigation Plus Brendan Banfield Trial — FBI Analysis
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today for comprehensive analysis of the week's biggest cases. First: the Michael McKee investigation. Police have a ballistics match linking a firearm from McKee's Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the Columbus crime scene where his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer were killed. Surveillance footage places his vehicl...
59m Jan 21
59m
"Give Me the F---ing Login, Paul!" — The Phone Call That Allegedly Triggered a Quadruple Family Murder
Hours before Keith Caneiro and his entire family were killed, he made two phone calls to his brother Paul demanding answers about missing money. The jury heard those calls this week. Keith's voice is furious: "I need to know where that money went." And then: "Give me the f---ing login, Paul!" He gave Paul a deadline — two hours. Paul never responded. By morning, prosecutors say, Keith was dead ...
26m Jan 21
26m
Brendan Banfield Trial Day: Surveillance Video Corroborates Timeline — But DNA Evidence Has Problems
Day three of the Brendan Banfield murder trial shifted the focus from the au pair's testimony to the investigators who processed the scene — and what they presented may be the prosecution's strongest corroboration yet. McDonald's surveillance video shows Banfield in the parking lot on the morning of the murders. At 7:37 AM, he's seen exiting the bathroom with his phone to his ear — the precise ...
21m Jan 20
21m
Gary Benson Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Gary Benson, Christine Banfield's Father, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home...
9m Jan 20
9m
Iris Dalley-Graff Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Iris Dalley-Graff, Forensics Analyst, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home inv...
1hr 21m Jan 20
1hr 21m
BREAKING: Nick Reiner Was Under Court-Ordered Conservatorship Before Parents' Murder—Here's Why It Ended
Major new developments in the Nick Reiner case. The New York Times has confirmed that Rob and Michele Reiner's son was placed under an LPS mental health conservatorship in 2020—California's most extreme intervention for severely mentally ill adults. A judge found him "gravely disabled." Licensed fiduciary Steven Baer was appointed to make treatment decisions on his behalf. Nick could be forced ...
25m Jan 20
25m
Iris Dalley-Graff Testifies in Brendan Banfield Trial — The "Au Pair Affair Murder Trial"
Iris Dalley-Graff, Forensics Analyst, took the stand in the murder trial of Brendan Banfield, the former IRS agent charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors allege Banfield and the family's au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, lured Ryan to their Herndon home through a fetish website and staged the killings as a home inv...
1hr 54m Jan 20
1hr 54m
Monique Tepe Case: Michael McKee Held A Grudge For 8 Years — Why Doing Everything Right Wasn't Enough
Monique Tepe did what survivors are told to do. She recognized the danger early and got out after just seven months of marriage. She didn't prolong the divorce. She let Michael McKee keep the house, keep the rings, and even paid him back with an interest penalty clause he demanded. She moved back to Ohio, started over, found love again, got married, built a family. Eight years later, police say...
17m Jan 20
17m
Monique & Spencer Tepe Shot Dead: Surgeon Michael McKee Charged — Malpractice Evasion, Fake Addresses & Alleged 8-Year Obsession
Breaking down the Tepe murder case. Vascular surgeon Michael McKee, 39, is charged with two counts of premeditated aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe in Columbus, Ohio on December 30th, 2025. Their two young children — ages one and four — were found unharmed in the home. McKee and Monique divorced in 2017 after a seven-month marria...
29m Jan 20
29m
Monique Tepe Investigation: Michael McKee Surveillance, Ballistics & The Mistakes Police Say He Made
Dr. Michael McKee is sitting in an Illinois jail charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in Columbus, Ohio. The evidence against him is mounting — a preliminary NIBIN match linking a firearm from his Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the crime scene, surveillance footage of his vehicle arriving before the killings and leaving after, and video of a hooded figu...
21m Jan 20
21m
FBI Behavioral Analyst Robin Dreeke: What Nick Reiner AND Brendan Banfield's Actions Really Reveal
When violent cases break, attention locks onto motive and emotion. But behavioral analysts look somewhere else — at what happens after the act, at patterns that build over years, at the gap between words and behavior. True Crime Today brings you that analysis from retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke. Nick Reiner reportedly admits to killing his parents — then describes incarceration as a "c...
1hr 5m Jan 20
1hr 5m
FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes Brendan Banfield & Michael McKee — Control, Grudges & Alleged Murder
Two high-profile cases. Two men with no prior criminal records. Two alleged murder plots that shocked the people who thought they knew them. Brendan Banfield was an IRS Criminal Investigation agent — trained in interrogation, evidence analysis, and how criminals get caught. Prosecutors say he used that training to build a months-long plot to kill his wife Christine and frame a stranger for it....
57m Jan 20
57m
BREAKING: Rex Heuermann Defense Wants Murder Charge Dropped — Points to Convicted Killer John Bittrolff
The Gilgo Beach serial killer case is fracturing. Rex Heuermann's defense just filed a 178-page motion demanding one murder charge be dismissed and suggesting another convicted killer may be responsible for some of the deaths attributed to their client. Judge Timothy Mazzei set a September 2026 trial date on January 13th — "come hell or high water" — but the defense isn't going quietly. They'r...
14m Jan 20
14m
FBI Behavioral Expert: Dr. McKee Shows Signs of a "Wound Collector" | Tepe Murder Analysis
Columbus police confirmed this week that the Tepe murders were a targeted domestic violence attack. Dr. Michael McKee, a vascular surgeon with no criminal history, allegedly killed his ex-wife Monique and her husband Spencer eight years after their divorce was finalized. No documented threats. No protection orders. Nothing on paper. Just a man who, according to behavioral experts, may have spe...
19m Jan 19
19m
Why Rob & Michele Reiner Couldn't Get Nick Committed — The Law That Ties Every Family's Hands
Here's something most people don't know: In California, families cannot start an involuntary psychiatric conservatorship. Only hospital staff can initiate that process — and only if the patient is "gravely disabled," meaning unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter for themselves. Being violent doesn't count. Being delusional doesn't count. Terrorizing your family doesn't count. If you can...
26m Jan 19
26m
FBI Expert Robin Dreeke on Juliana Magalhães — Evaluating the Star Witness in the Banfield Murder Trial
Juliana Peres Magalhães admitted on the stand that she pulled the trigger on Joseph Ryan. She testified that she watched Brendan Banfield stab his wife Christine to death. And she's the only living witness to what happened in that bedroom. But the defense showed the jury jail letters where Magalhães promised to never cooperate, said she would "take the blame" for Banfield, and declared she wou...
13m Jan 19
13m
BREAKING: Murder Weapon Found in Surgeon's Apartment — Michael McKee Tepe Murder Update
Major developments in the Tepe family murders out of Columbus, Ohio. Police have confirmed the murder weapon was recovered from Michael McKee's Chicago residence. NIBIN — the federal ballistics database — matched shell casings from Spencer and Monique Tepe's bedroom to a firearm seized from McKee's penthouse. Multiple weapons were recovered. McKee, 39, is a vascular surgeon and Monique's ex-hus...
21m Jan 19
21m
FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes Brendan Banfield — Red Flags in the Alleged Murder Plot
Brendan Banfield wasn't just a husband accused of murder — he was a trained IRS Criminal Investigation agent. Prosecutors allege he used his expertise to build a months-long plot to kill his wife and frame a stranger, staging the scene to look like a home invasion gone wrong. Former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke — who ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program — joins True ...
25m Jan 19
25m
David Carmichael Planned A Murder And Walked Free — Could The Same Defense Work For Nick Reiner?
David Carmichael crushed sleeping pills into his 11-year-old son's orange juice, waited for the drugs to take effect, and strangled him to death. He'd researched murder charges online. He expected 25 years in prison. He planned the whole thing. The verdict? Not criminally responsible. He walked out of a psychiatric facility after about two years. Could the same legal standard save Nick Reiner?...
42m Jan 19
42m
JP Miller Contacted Mica 50+ Times In One Day — Federal Indictment Details Pattern Of Harassment
Fifty times in a single day. That's how often JP Miller allegedly contacted his estranged wife Mica, according to the federal indictment. He tracked her with GPS devices. Posted intimate photos of her online without consent. Sabotaged her car. Then lied to FBI investigators about it. Mica Miller died on April 27, 2024 — 48 hours after serving him divorce papers. Her death was ruled a suicide. ...
55m Jan 19
55m
Menendez Brothers Prosecutor Habib Balian Now Has The Nick Reiner Case — Bob Motta Breaks Down What's Next
Habib Balian prosecuted the Menendez brothers. He prosecuted Robert Durst. Now he has Nick Reiner — a man who reportedly admits killing his parents but allegedly doesn't understand why he's in jail. Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to map out the legal road ahead. Nick is reportedly not competent to stand trial. His medication was changed one month before the murders. Alan Jac...
45m Jan 18
45m
Juliana Peres Magalhaes Gets Time Served And A Ticket To Brazil — If She Convicts Brendan Banfield
The prosecution's entire case against Brendan Banfield comes down to one person: Juliana Peres Magalhaes. She spent a year in jail facing murder charges. Then she changed her story, took a plea deal, and agreed to testify against the man she says she helped kill. Her reward? Time served and deportation to Brazil. But there's a catch — her sentencing is scheduled after Banfield's trial. Her free...
37m Jan 18
37m
Mel Kohberger Speaks: Bryan's Sister Breaks Silence On Christmas 2022 And The Brother She Thought She Knew
For three years, the Kohberger family said nothing. While Bryan Kohberger's face dominated headlines, his sisters and parents retreated into silence — enduring tabloid stakeouts, online harassment, and scrutiny that destroyed careers and fractured their lives. Now Mel Kohberger is speaking. In a New York Times interview, Bryan's sister reveals what happened inside the family home during Christ...
41m Jan 18
41m
Judge Orders Prosecutors To Explain Why Forensics Expert Was Transferred | Brendan Banfield Trial
Judge Penney Azcarate wants answers. She's ordered prosecutors to turn over all communications related to the transfer of Officer Brendan Miller — the digital forensics expert whose findings contradicted the prosecution's theory in the Brendan Banfield murder case. Miller analyzed 60 devices connected to the case. His conclusion: Christine Banfield — not her husband — appeared to control the F...
47m Jan 18
47m
FBI Calls Dr. Michael McKee A "Grievance Collector" — Spencer & Monique Tepe Murder Timeline Exposed
Six months before Monique and Spencer Tepe were shot dead, court records show contact between Monique and her ex-husband Dr. Michael McKee. We don't know yet what that filing contained. But experts believe it may have been a form of legal stalking — McKee forcing Monique to respond after years of silence. McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, is now charged with two counts of aggravated murde...
40m Jan 18
40m
Menendez Brothers Prosecutor Now Has The Reiner Case — What That Tells Us About The Strategy Ahead
Habib Balian is leading the prosecution against Nick Reiner. If that name sounds familiar, it should. He prosecuted the Menendez brothers. He prosecuted Robert Durst. Now he's handling the case of a man who reportedly admits killing his parents but allegedly doesn't understand why he's in jail. According to TMZ sources, Nick Reiner believes his incarceration is part of a conspiracy against him...
42m Jan 17
42m
Defense Asks Uvalde Teacher: Whose Job Was It To Lock That Door? | Adrian Gonzales Trial Update
The defense in the Adrian Gonzales trial is spreading the blame. Attorney Nico LaHood pressed surviving teacher Arnulfo Reyes about the unlocked doors at Robb Elementary — including the door to his own classroom where eleven children died. Whose responsibility was it to lock that door? Reyes admitted it was his. That exchange came after the most devastating testimony of the trial so far. Reyes...
43m Jan 17
43m
Nick Reiner's New Attorney Had 30 Seconds To Prepare — Here's What That Means For His Defense
Thirty seconds. That's how long Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene had to meet Nick Reiner before his court hearing began. She was informed the night before that Alan Jackson was withdrawing. She told reporters she'd never spoken to the Reiner family. She didn't believe they even knew Jackson was leaving. Jackson spent three weeks on the case. Every waking hour. Ten subpoenas, now sealed. ...
41m Jan 17
41m
BREAKING: Barry Morphew NOT GUILTY Plea — October Trial Set After Disgraced DA's Case Collapsed
Barry Morphew stood in an Alamosa County courtroom Monday and pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife Suzanne Morphew for the second time. Suzanne vanished Mother's Day 2020 from their Colorado home. Her body wasn't found until September 2023 — discovered by accident while investigators searched for someone else entirely. The autopsy changed everything: forensic testing found BAM, an animal tr...
19m Jan 17
19m
Eric Faddis: From Nick Reiner's Insanity Defense To Dr. McKee's Ballistic Evidence — The Legal Breakdown
Two major cases. One attorney breaking down the evidence, the strategy, and where the legal system fails. Eric Faddis joins True Crime Today for a comprehensive analysis. On the Reiner case: Alan Jackson withdrew under circumstances he's "legally prohibited" from explaining — but declared Nick "not guilty of murder" on his way out. There's a sealed medical order. Ten sealed subpoenas. Nick app...
49m Jan 17
49m
Banfield Trial: FBI Trust Expert Robin Dreeke Analyzes The Brendan-Juliana Relationship | Who Controlled Whom?
True Crime Today brings you exclusive analysis of the relationship at the heart of the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke — former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and author of books on trust and manipulation — examines who was really in control between Brendan and Juliana Peres Magalhaes. The prosecution says Brendan manipul...
31m Jan 17
31m
Monique Tepe Filed For Divorce, Not Dissolution — Eric Faddis On What That Choice Reveals
Monique Tepe filed for divorce rather than dissolution. She hired a private judge to expedite the process. From a legal standpoint, what do those choices typically indicate? Attorney Eric Faddis says this is a pattern he sees with clients trying to exit difficult or dangerous marriages. In this interview, he breaks down what the Tepe divorce documents reveal — and what they hide. The 2017 pap...
15m Jan 16
15m