Jesse Caneiro Was Still Moving: Blood Evidence Testimony Rocks Paul Caneiro Murder Trial
The Paul Caneiro trial just delivered some of its most disturbing testimony yet. A blood stain expert told jurors that eleven-year-old Jesse Caneiro was still moving - still bleeding - still trying to reach the front door when he died. The patterns don't lie. A handprint. A finger mark. Movement toward an exit he never reached. Prosecutors say Paul Caneiro killed his brother Keith, sister-in-l...
14m Jan 31
14m
Kouri Richins Prosecution Imploding? Key Witness Recants, Defense Alleges Threats
The Kouri Richins murder trial begins February 23rd. But two weeks out, the prosecution's case is taking hits from multiple directions. The defense just filed a motion alleging witness intimidation. Lead detective Jeff O'Driscoll allegedly texted a witness saying essentially: answer our calls so we can prep you, or next time I knock on your door, I'll have a warrant and a catch pole for your d...
20m Jan 30
20m
The Educated Killer Playbook: What Kohberger and McKee Reveal About Premeditated Murder
Two men. Two elite educations. Two alleged murder sprees months apart. Bryan Kohberger—criminology PhD, studied crime scene processing at the doctoral level—pled guilty to killing four Idaho students in November 2022. Michael McKee—vascular surgeon with more than a decade of surgical training—stands charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in December 2025. The me...
26m Jan 30
26m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: John Carroll Delivers Closing Arguments: Brendan Banfield’s Last Shot at Reasonable Doubt
John Carroll, Defense Counsel for Brendan Banfield, presented closing arguments today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, ...
1hr 31m Jan 30
1hr 31m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Jenna Sands Presents Closing Arguments: The Final Push to Convict Brendan Banfield
Jenna Sands, Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County, presented closing arguments in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazili...
22m Jan 30
22m
Monique Tepe Case: McKee Defense Motions, Hearsay Fights & Reasonable Doubt Strategy
The prosecution laid out their case. Now the defense has to tear it apart. Michael McKee pleaded not guilty to the aggravated murders of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe. His attorneys are now preparing for the pretrial battles that could determine whether a jury ever hears the most damaging evidence against him. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis walks us through the defense's li...
17m Jan 30
17m
Brendan Banfield Finishes Testimony: His Version of the Killings, Christine's Alleged Final Words, and 14 Pages of Love Letters
Brendan Banfield told the jury his story. Now they have to decide if they believe it. Day two of Banfield's testimony gave the court his full account of February 24th, 2023 — the moment he says he walked into his bedroom, saw a stranger holding his wife with a knife, announced himself as police, and fired. He testified Christine spoke to him after the attack despite being stabbed seven times in...
17m Jan 30
17m
Monique Tepe Murder: What Evidence Links Ex-Husband Michael McKee to the Killings?
Michael McKee sits in Franklin County jail charged with the aggravated murders of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe. The unsealed affidavit lays out surveillance footage, witness statements about years of alleged death threats, stolen license plates, cell phone data showing his phone went dark during the murder window, and vehicle tracking placing his SUV in Columbus before ...
16m Jan 30
16m
Detective Threatened Witness With "Catch Pole for the Dog" — Kouri Richins Case Explodes
The Kouri Richins murder case just took a sharp turn nobody saw coming — and it's not about the defendant. It's about how the prosecution has allegedly been treating its own witnesses. Defense attorneys filed a motion this week revealing text messages they say show lead detective Jeff O'Driscoll threatening a reluctant witness with arrest, jail, and a "catch pole for the dog" if she didn't com...
14m Jan 30
14m
Shavaun Scott on Paul Caneiro Family Annihilation and Nick Reiner Addiction Treatment Failure
Two families. Two different kinds of catastrophic failure. One expert to help us understand both. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of The Minds of Mass Killers — joins Hidden Killers for an extended examination of the psychology behind family annihilation and the systemic failures of America's addiction treatment industry. The Paul Caneiro trial continues in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...
52m Jan 30
52m
The Son of Sam Loophole: How Idaho Killers Could Cash In — And Why Lawmakers Are Finally Acting
A judge just confirmed what victims' families feared most: under Idaho's current law, Bryan Kohberger could legally profit from telling his story. The same applies to Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell. The statute that's supposed to prevent this hasn't been updated since 1978 — and it shows. This week, Idaho Senator Tammy Nichols introduced legislation to modernize the state's Son of Sam la...
16m Jan 30
16m
Rob Reiner Tragedy: Why the $42 Billion Addiction Industry Doesn't Want to Fix Itself
The 28-day treatment model has been the standard since the 1970s. Relapse rates have stayed roughly the same. The approach hasn't fundamentally evolved. In almost every other area of medicine, fifty years of data showing 40-90% failure rates would have triggered a complete overhaul. So why hasn't that happened with addiction treatment? In Part 2 of our examination following the Nick Reiner trag...
20m Jan 29
20m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Thomas Patrick Smith Takes The Stand — Federal Testimony Hits Hard: IRS Agent Explains Banfield’s Chain of Command
Thomas Patrick Smith, Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigations, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, ...
19m Jan 29
19m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Det. Stephen Augustine Takes The Stand — Expert vs. Expert: Prosecution Brings in Audio/Video Analyst to Counter the Defense
Det. Stephen Augustine, Fairfax Co. Police Dept, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhã...
22m Jan 29
22m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Nick Barreiro Takes The Stand — Audio/Video Analyst Back on the Stand — Defense Pushes the Forensics Harder
Nick Barreiro, Audio/Video Forensic Analyst, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, ...
20m Jan 29
20m
Tepe Murders Affidavit Unsealed: McKee Allegedly Stalked Property Weeks Before Killings
The unsealed affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveals what investigators believe was weeks of alleged planning before two people were shot to death in their Columbus home. According to court documents, surveillance captured Michael McKee walking through the Tepes' yard on December 7th—while the couple attended the Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. Twenty-three days...
18m Jan 29
18m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Banfield Takes The Stand — Re-Direct Showdown: Defense Works to Rebuild Banfield’s Story
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana P...
12m Jan 29
12m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Banfield Takes The Stand — Prosecution Attacks on Cross: Brendan Banfield Put to the Test
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana P...
52m Jan 29
52m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Banfield Takes The Stand — Brendan Banfield Back on the Stand: The Defense’s Biggest Risk Continues-Part 1
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana P...
1hr 52m Jan 29
1hr 52m
Rob Reiner's Son Nick and America's Failed Addiction System: Is Treatment Actually Broken?
The Reiner family had resources. Access. The ability to pay for the best treatment money could buy. And we're still here — with Rob and Michele Reiner dead and their son Nick charged with their murders. So here's what nobody wants to answer: if money and access couldn't fix this, what could? Is the addiction treatment system broken — or is this just what addiction does? Psychotherapist Shavaun...
19m Jan 29
19m
"That Is Absolutely Crazy" — Brendan Banfield Denies Murder Plot in Dramatic Courtroom Testimony
The moment everyone has been waiting for finally happened. Brendan Banfield took the stand in his own defense — and went straight at the prosecution's case. The former IRS criminal investigator, charged with orchestrating the murders of his wife Christine and Joseph Ryan, told the jury there was never any plan to kill anyone. He admitted the affair with au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães. He said...
16m Jan 29
16m
Sarah Grace Patrick Bond DENIED Again — Solitary Confinement, Bedroom Cameras, and a Family's Violent History
Breaking: Sarah Grace Patrick was denied bond for the second time today. The judge cited flight risk, danger to the community, and a new bombshell — family members have signed documentary deals. But here's what the headlines are missing. Court records from 2022 show Sarah's mother Kristin was charged with trying to run over James Brock with a vehicle. A protective order was filed. Allegations...
24m Jan 29
24m
Paul Caneiro Murdered His Niece and Nephew? Psychotherapist on Family Annihilation Psychology
The Paul Caneiro trial has exposed one of New Jersey's most disturbing alleged family annihilations. Prosecutors say Paul murdered his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, and their two children — 11-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Sophia — at their Colts Neck mansion in November 2018, then set the house on fire. The alleged trigger? Keith had just discovered Paul stole $78,000 from a trust acc...
15m Jan 29
15m
Tepe Affidavit Unsealed: McKee Was at Their Home Three Weeks Before the Murders
The unsealed affidavit in the Michael McKee case reveals something prosecutors hadn't disclosed until now: McKee was at the Tepe home on December 6th — three weeks before he allegedly murdered his ex-wife Monique and her husband Spencer. The Tepes were at the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis that night. Two hundred miles away. House empty. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed M...
14m Jan 29
14m
Bob Motta: Judge Removed From Spencer Trial, McKee Hires Lawyer Who Beat 14 Murder Charges
Defense attorney Bob Motta joins me for a two-part legal breakdown of the biggest murder case developments this week. First: Aaron Spencer. The Arkansas Supreme Court removed Judge Barbara Elmore from his second-degree murder trial—the second time they've reversed her on constitutional grounds in seven months. Spencer killed Michael Fosler, the man out on bond for allegedly raping his 14-year-...
1hr 10m Jan 29
1hr 10m
Surgeon Michael McKee Hires Attorney Who Beat 14 Murder Charges — The Defense Strategy Revealed
Dr. Michael McKee is facing four counts of aggravated murder for allegedly killing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in their Columbus home on December 30th. The prosecution has ballistics. Vehicle tracking. Video footage. A suppressed weapon. No forced entry. And McKee just hired Diane Menashe. If that name doesn't mean anything to you, it should. In 2022, Menashe co-counseled...
25m Jan 29
25m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Banfield Takes The Stand — Brendan Banfield Takes the Stand — The Defense’s Biggest Gamble Yet
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana P...
1hr 21m Jan 29
1hr 21m
Monique Tepe Murder Defense—Diane Menashe's Strategy After Acquitting a Doctor of 14 Killings
Michael McKee is now represented by the attorney who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen murder charges by calling one witness. Diane Menashe doesn't put on defenses. She tears apart prosecutions. She's said publicly that once defense attorneys start presenting evidence, they assume the burden of proving their client innocent—so she avoids it. She lets the state's case fall on its own w...
25m Jan 28
25m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Defense Drops MORE Digital Evidence — Prosecution TEARS Into It on Cross Part 3
Harry Lidsky, Digital Forensic Examiner, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with...
1hr 9m Jan 28
1hr 9m
Nick Reiner Case Exposed: The $42 Billion Rehab Industry That Profits When Treatment Fails
The Nick Reiner case has forced America to confront an uncomfortable truth: our addiction treatment system isn't designed to help people get better. It's designed to keep them coming back. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on a $42 billion industry built on failure. Relapse rates hover between 40-60% after treatment. For opioids, some studies push that number past 90%. And the industry...
24m Jan 28
24m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Round Two: Defense Unleashes Another Wave of Digital Evidence Part 2
Harry Lidsky, Digital Forensic Examiner, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with...
1hr 15m Jan 28
1hr 15m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Defense Doubles Down: New Digital Evidence Enters the Banfield Trial Part 1
Harry Lidsky, Digital Forensic Examiner, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home. Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with...
1hr 13m Jan 28
1hr 13m
Aaron Spencer's Murder Defense—Bob Motta on Self-Defense, Prior Threats, and What Jurors Need to Hear
Aaron Spencer faces second-degree murder for killing Michael Fosler. The prosecution says it was purposeful killing. The defense says it was a father protecting his 14-year-old daughter from the man charged with raping her—a man out on $5,000 bond with 43 counts pending against him. Fosler should never have been free. He definitely should never have been with that child in his vehicle at 1 a.m....
25m Jan 28
25m
Elleshia Seymour: The Third Mormon "Doomsday Mom" — Why the LDS Church Keeps Producing Child Abductors While Sitting on $265 Billion
Four American children are trapped in a Croatian orphanage right now. Their father flew across the world to get them — and he's only allowed to see them two hours a day. The reason? Their mother, Elleshia Seymour, allegedly believed the apocalypse was coming. She loaded them onto a one-way flight to Europe, convinced that Salt Lake City was about to be destroyed and that COVID vaccines were tur...
42m Jan 28
42m
Arkansas Supreme Court Yanks Judge Barbara Elmore Off Aaron Spencer Murder Trial | What Happens Now?
Judge Barbara Elmore is off the Aaron Spencer case. The Arkansas Supreme Court removed her after finding her courtroom restrictions created constitutional problems for a second time in seven months. The first reversal came in May 2025 when the high court called her gag order a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." The second came now—after she limited the trial to 55 people, ...
22m Jan 28
22m
"Come Forward and Explain" — Ellen Greenberg's Parents Issue Direct Plea to Sam Goldberg as Federal Probe Expands
Fifteen years of silence. That's what the Greenberg family has received from Sam Goldberg and his relatives since Ellen was found dead with 20 stab wounds in their shared apartment. Now, with federal prosecutors issuing subpoenas and a corruption investigation underway, Ellen's parents are making one final request: help us understand. Sandee Greenberg's invitation was pointed but gracious: "We...
31m Jan 28
31m
Reiner, Caneiro, Tepe: FBI Expert Analyzes the Warning Signs in Three Family Murder Cases
This week we're covering three cases that force the same devastating question: how do families know when a troubled relative has become genuinely dangerous? Nick Reiner is charged with stabbing his parents, legendary director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, at their Brentwood home. His attorney withdrew while insisting Nick is "not guilty of murder"—signaling a likely insanit...
1hr 1m Jan 28
1hr 1m
Aaron Spencer Trial DELAYED: Judge Elmore Removed After Supreme Court Intervenes TWICE — 14 Legislators File Complaint
Breaking developments in the Aaron Spencer case. The Arkansas Supreme Court has removed Judge Barbara Elmore from the murder trial of the father who killed the man charged with raping his daughter. This is the second time the state's highest court had to intervene because of this judge. In May 2025, they struck down her gag order and called it "a plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of disc...
25m Jan 28
25m
Rob Reiner's Son Nick: The Behavioral Warning Signs Everyone Missed
The warning signs in the Nick Reiner case stretch back decades. A yoga instructor who worked with the family described childhood tantrums she'd "never seen" anything like. At fifteen, Nick was physically aggressive with a rehab roommate. As an adult, he destroyed his parents' guesthouse on meth—multiple times—with what he later described as "no logic." He was in and out of rehab eighteen times ...
13m Jan 27
13m
The Tepe Murders: McKee's Defense Attorney Has a Perfect Record in Doctor Murder Trials
Michael McKee entered his not guilty plea Friday. Silent. Stoic. His attorney did the talking. And if you want to understand what's coming in this case, you need to understand who that attorney is. Diane Menashe defended Dr. William Husel — the Mount Carmel physician accused of murdering fourteen ICU patients with lethal fentanyl doses. She called one witness. One. Husel walked on all fourteen...
15m Jan 27
15m
Caneiro Mansion Murders: Detective Testifies 8-Year-Old Sophia Had Stab Wound to Eye
The testimony in Paul Caneiro's quadruple murder trial has turned graphic. A Colts Neck detective told jurors that when eight-year-old Sophia Caneiro's body was removed from the burned mansion, he noticed she had stab wounds—including one to her left eye. Sophia's father Keith, mother Jennifer, and 11-year-old brother Jesse were also found dead inside the home on November 20, 2018. Paul Caneiro...
19m Jan 27
19m
Jesse Butler's Plea Deal May Be VOID — Attorney Files Motion That Could Send Case Back to Adult Court
Jesse Butler thought he got away with it. The Stillwater, Oklahoma teen pled no contest to 11 felony charges — attempted rape, rape by instrumentation, strangulation, violating a protective order — and avoided prison entirely. But attorney Rachel Bussett just filed a motion that could blow the whole thing up. Her argument: the plea was void from the start. According to court documents, victims...
33m Jan 27
33m
Spencer and Monique Tepe Found Dead — Ex-Husband McKee's Firearm Links to Scene
The ballistic match that prosecutors say connects Dr. Michael McKee to the murders of his ex-wife and her husband is now central to the case against him. McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, pleaded not guilty on January 23rd to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe. The couple was found shot to death in their Weinland Park home on December 30th. ...
30m Jan 27
30m
Ignored Red Flags: FBI Analyst on Kohberger's 13 WSU Complaints and Reiner Family's Lost Threat Perception
Bryan Kohberger generated 13 formal complaints at Washington State University in a single semester. Nick Reiner had been through 18 rehab programs and a court-ordered conservatorship. In both cases, people saw something. In both cases, according to the evidence, nothing stopped what came next. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers for an extended analysis of institutional f...
47m Jan 27
47m
Nick Reiner, Kohberger WSU Lawsuit & Tepe Murder — Listener Questions Episode
Your questions have been flooding in on three of the most talked-about cases right now, and we're dedicating this episode to answering them. First: Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner after years of addiction, schizophrenia, and a family that never gave up — until allegedly, it cost them their lives. Why did Alan Jackson walk away? How do you reconcile "Being ...
1hr 9m Jan 27
1hr 9m
The Entitled Life of Nick Reiner: How Hollywood's Most Enabled Son Allegedly Became a Killer
By the time Nick Reiner was fifteen, he'd already learned a dangerous lesson: there is no bottom, because someone will always catch you. His parents—legendary director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner—spent decades trying to save their troubled son. Eighteen rehab stints. Private wellness instructors. Family therapy. A guesthouse on their $13.5 million Brentwood estate that sou...
42m Jan 27
42m
Tepe Murder Q&A: Michael McKee's 300-Mile Drive, Coercive Control & Failed Systems
Monique's family said they "immediately knew" it was Michael McKee when they got the call. They knew. For eight years they watched her live in fear of a man she'd been married to for seven months. And nothing could be done. Michael McKee is now charged with two counts of aggravated murder for allegedly killing Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in their Ohio home while their children — a four...
22m Jan 26
22m
Licensed to Kill? Michael McKee and the Broken System That Let Him Operate
Michael McKee is charged with murdering his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe in their Columbus, Ohio home on December 30, 2025. But here's what should disturb you even more than the alleged crime itself: for eleven days after those killings, McKee was still employed as a vascular surgeon at an Illinois hospital. Credentialed. On staff. Working. How did he get that license in t...
22m Jan 26
22m
Neo Langston Arrest: The Witness Who Ran to Montana — D4VD Case Grand Jury Update
They found him at his mother's house in Helena, Montana. Neo Langston — Twitch streamer, content creator, and close friend of D4VD — was arrested Thursday on a felony warrant for failing to appear as a witness. By Friday night, he was booked into LAPD's Metropolitan Detention Center on $60,000 bail. The unit that tracked him down? LAPD Robbery-Homicide — the same division investigating the dea...
25m Jan 26
25m
Bryan Kohberger WSU Lawsuit: The University Knew — Your Questions Answered
A professor allegedly told colleagues to "mark my words" — if they gave Bryan Kohberger a PhD, he'd eventually stalk and abuse students. Thirteen complaints filed in one semester. Women so scared they needed security escorts to their cars. And according to a new lawsuit, WSU's biggest concern was getting sued by the stalker, not protecting the students he was allegedly terrorizing. The families...
18m Jan 26
18m