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
The Lululemon Problem: Defense Expert Says Digital Evidence DESTROYS Prosecution's Catfish Theory | Banfield Trial
The prosecution's catfishing theory just hit a wall. On Day 7 of the Brendan Banfield double murder trial, defense witness Harry Lidsky—a former DOJ digital forensics expert—testified that the data simply doesn't support the state's case. According to Lidsky, within the same minutes the FetLife account was created on Christine Banfield's laptop, her phone was searching a Lululemon sale. He bel...
15m Jan 26
15m
Paul Caneiro's Insurance Policy Required All Four Deaths — Including His 8-Year-Old Niece Stabbed 17 Times
This week, a trust account expert told a Monmouth County jury something that reframes the entire Paul Caneiro case. Keith Caneiro's $3 million life insurance policy would only pay Paul if Keith, Jennifer, and both children were dead. All four of them. If any survived, they'd inherit instead. According to prosecutors, this explains why eight-year-old Sophia was stabbed seventeen times and left t...
19m Jan 26
19m
Rob & Michele Reiner Murder: Listener Questions on Nick Reiner, Schizophrenia & Enabling
Seventeen rehab stints. A movie about his addiction. A guest house so they could keep him close. Rob and Michele Reiner did everything parents are supposed to do — and now they're dead, allegedly at the hands of the son they never stopped trying to save. You've been flooding us with questions, and we're answering the hardest ones. When does love become enabling? Why did Alan Jackson walk away f...
30m Jan 26
30m
FBI Expert: Is Juliana Magalhães Credible? Plus Blood Evidence Expert Says Banfield Staged the Scene
She lied for over a year. She wrote letters from jail promising to "take the blame" for Brendan Banfield. She told his mother she would "give my life for his." She only flipped after Banfield was arrested, after she was hospitalized from stress, and after his family stopped paying her legal bills. Now Juliana Peres Magalhães is negotiating with Netflix while media producers fund her commissary....
38m Jan 26
38m
The Reiners Lost Their Threat Perception: FBI & Psychology Experts Analyze 30 Years of Manipulation
How does a family go from calling police in 2019 to sleeping in the same house on December 13th, 2025? What did Rob and Michele Reiner stop being able to see? Two experts break down the psychological dynamics that may have led accomplished, intelligent parents to underestimate danger from their own son. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who served as Chief of the Bureau's Counterintelligen...
1hr 15m Jan 26
1hr 15m
FBI Expert: Why Monique Tepe's "Perfect Exit" Couldn't Save Her From an Alleged Grievance Collector
She left after seven months. Let him keep the house. Let him have the rings. Paid what she owed—with an interest penalty clause he demanded. Moved back to Ohio, rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children. Her family says Monique never said Michael McKee's name after the divorce. She only called him "her ex-husband." She talked about the emotional abuse. The torment. She was always worr...
33m Jan 25
33m
The Reiners Lost Their Ability to See the Threat: FBI Behavioral Analysis & Conservatorship Failure
How does a family go from calling police in 2019 to sleeping in the same house with someone in psychiatric crisis on December 13th, 2025? What did Rob and Michele Reiner stop being able to see? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who served as Chief of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—analyzes twenty years of family dynamics that may have led to tragedy. Dreeke ex...
50m Jan 25
50m
The "Wound Collector" Psychology: FBI Experts Break Down Michael McKee & the Tepe Murder Evidence
Eight years. That's how long Dr. Michael McKee allegedly waited after his divorce from Monique Tepe before he drove 300 miles from Illinois to Ohio and shot her and her husband Spencer dead in their home. Most people move on after a failed marriage. They heal. They rebuild. But according to FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke, McKee may be what's called a "wound collector"—someone who doesn't le...
41m Jan 25
41m
The Reiner Conservatorship: How California's Mental Health System Forces Impossible Choices
A judge declared Nick Reiner "gravely disabled" in 2020. Licensed fiduciary Steven Baer took control of his treatment decisions. Nick could be forced into a locked psychiatric facility against his will. The Reiners obtained the most powerful legal tool California offers families dealing with severe mental illness. It lasted one year. Four years later, both parents are dead. Here's what the law...
51m Jan 25
51m
Monique Tepe Never Documented the Abuse: Why Victims Stay Silent & How McKee Allegedly Exploited It
Rob Misleh said something on Good Morning America that stops you cold: "She just had to get away from him." He said Monique told him Dr. Michael McKee was emotionally abusive. That she was willing to do anything to escape. That many in the family knew about the torment. Misleh called McKee a monster, said Monique never spoke his name after the 2017 divorce—only "her ex-husband." She was always ...
37m Jan 25
37m
Banfield Murder Trial: Au Pair Photos Replace Wife's on Nightstand, FBI Profiler Breaks Down Manipulation
Eight months after Christine Banfield was allegedly stabbed to death in her own bedroom, detectives returned to the home. What they found tells a story all by itself. The blood-soaked carpet? Gone. Fresh wood flooring in its place. New furniture throughout. And on the nightstand where wedding photos once sat? Pictures of Brendan Banfield with Juliana Peres Magalhães—the au pair who prosecutors ...
58m Jan 24
58m
Dr. Michael McKee Ballistics Link Revealed: Murder Weapon Traced to Illinois Doctor
Police just connected the dots. Sixteen days after Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead in their Columbus home, investigators announced they've recovered multiple firearms from Dr. Michael McKee's property—and one of those weapons has a preliminary ballistic match to the murder scene through NIBIN, the federal database that links bullets to guns across the country. McKee allegedly drove fr...
46m Jan 24
46m
Nick Reiner's Defense Attorney Quits After Declaring "Not Guilty"—What Did Alan Jackson Find?
One of America's best defense attorneys just made the most unusual exit in recent legal memory. Alan Jackson told the court he was "legally and ethically prohibited" from continuing to represent Nick Reiner. Then he walked outside and told reporters: "Pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder." What circumstances force an attorney to withdraw while simultaneously st...
44m Jan 24
44m
Murdaugh Appeal Goes to Supreme Court: The Clerk Who Convicted Him Is Now a Convicted Criminal
The Murdaugh saga reaches its most critical moment yet. On February 11th, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Alex Murdaugh's appeal — and the stakes couldn't be higher. Becky Hill, the Colleton County Clerk of Court who managed the jury during Murdaugh's six-week murder trial, has pled guilty to perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office. She admi...
22m Jan 24
22m
Tepe Double Murder & Kohberger WSU Lawsuit: Attorney Eric Faddis Breaks Down Both Cases
This week on Hidden Killers, we're examining two cases demanding legal accountability—one criminal, one civil—with former felony prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis. In Ohio, Dr. Michael McKee faces aggravated murder charges for allegedly executing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe in their Columbus home. Police say the murder weapon was recovered from McKee's Chi...
47m Jan 24
47m
The Long Con: FBI Expert on How Nick Reiner Allegedly Reshaped His Family's Reality Over 20 Years
The Reiners called police twice in 2019. A welfare check. A mental health call. That means at some point they perceived enough danger or dysfunction to bring in law enforcement. But by December 2025, they're sharing a home with Nick after watching him act erratically at a party. They went to bed. What happened to their threat calibration? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Kille...
15m Jan 24
15m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Lidsky Challenges the Banfield Digital Evidence 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...
38m Jan 23
38m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Nick Barreiro Takes The Stand — 911 Audio Takes Center Stage Before Objections Stop the Testimony
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, ...
23m Jan 23
23m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Lidsky Challenges the Banfield 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 22m Jan 23
1hr 22m
Kohberger Victims Sue WSU: Inside the 126-Page Lawsuit Alleging "Deliberate Indifference"
Washington State University knew Bryan Kohberger was dangerous. That's what the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin are alleging in a devastating new lawsuit filed January 7th, 2026. The 126-page complaint details at least 13 formal complaints filed against Kohberger during his single semester as a graduate teaching assistant at WSU. Women were requestin...
17m Jan 23
17m
The Rob Reiner Murder: Why Investigators Think Nick Reiner's Violence Points to More Than Mental Illness
Rob and Michele Reiner were stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion. Their son Nick - diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, fresh off a medication change - is charged with their murders. The family narrative focuses on mental illness. But the violence pattern tells a different story. Sources describe the crime scene as so brutal it disturbed veteran investigators. TMZ's Harvey Levin say...
17m Jan 23
17m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Lidsky Challenges the Banfield Digital Evidence 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...
2hr 10m Jan 23
2hr 10m
Tepe Murder Trial: Defense Attorney Identifies the Weaknesses in the Case Against Michael McKee
Michael McKee is expected to plead not guilty to the aggravated murders of Monique Tepe and Richard Tepe. His defense team sees something prosecutors don't want jurors to notice. The murder weapon was allegedly found in McKee's Chicago apartment—but that's 300 miles from the crime scene in Columbus. There are no eyewitnesses placing him inside the Tepe home. The forensic evidence that seems air...
12m Jan 23
12m
Banfield Trial Day 7: Detective Told to "Get Behind the Right Theory" — Then the Hotel Lobby Testimony Changed Everything
The defense came out swinging on Day 7 of the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Homicide Detective Leah Smith testified she was pressured by supervisors to support the catfishing theory before evidence backed it up. She says she was told: "There are two theories and you need to get behind the right one." A forensic analyst was transferred off the case after suggesting Christine Banfield — not Bren...
20m Jan 23
20m
Inside the Mind of Michael McKee: The Narcissist Who Can't Accept What He Allegedly Did
Michael McKee allegedly drove 400 miles in the middle of the night carrying a suppressed firearm to murder his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer while their children slept down the hall. Now he sits in an Ohio jail facing four counts of aggravated murder — and based on everything we know about his behavioral patterns, he probably still believes he can beat this case. In this deep-di...
33m Jan 23
33m
McKee's Failed Alibi in Tepe Double Murder: Why Prosecutors Say His Own Words Will Convict Him
Before Michael McKee invoked his right to remain silent, he allegedly gave police a bogus alibi. That single decision may haunt him for the rest of his life. McKee, a Chicago vascular surgeon, is charged with aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe at their Columbus home. Police say the murder weapon was recovered from McKee's apartment ...
18m Jan 23
18m
Judge Gull Retires After Delphi Trial: Richard Allen's Appeal Exposes the Rulings She Hopes You Forget
The judge who presided over Richard Allen's murder trial just announced her retirement from the bench. Frances Gull's press release is full of praise for her Drug Court work and her belief in "second chances, rehabilitation, and redemption." Conspicuously absent from that press release is any mention of the Delphi case—the trial that made her internationally known and is now under appellate rev...
31m Jan 23
31m
McKee's Obsession, Monique's Fear, Two Orphaned Children: Therapist Shavaun Scott on Tepe Case
The perpetrator psychology. The victim experience. The shattered aftermath. One complete breakdown. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings over thirty years of experience in forensic settings, domestic violence work, and trauma recovery to examine every dimension of the Tepe murder case. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" — and she's a survivor herself. What allegedly happens insid...
56m Jan 23
56m
How Nick Reiner Allegedly Beat the System: FBI Expert on Conning a Professional Conservator
Steven Baer is a licensed fiduciary. He does this for a living. He's not emotionally invested like family. He's seen manipulation before. And yet Nick Reiner's LPS conservatorship—which gave Baer the authority to force medication, to make treatment decisions, to place Nick in a locked facility if necessary—ended after just one year. It wasn't renewed. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins...
13m Jan 23
13m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Miller Takes The Stand — Miller Recalled for Clarification on Digital Evidence Provided
Brendan Miller, Detective with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, 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, Juli...
59m Jan 22
59m
She Did Everything Right: Therapist on Tepe Aftermath and Why It Still Wasn't Enough
Two children, ages one and four, were in the home when their parents were allegedly killed. They're now orphans. Over a thousand people attended the funeral. A family will never be the same. And here's the question that won't leave me alone: Monique Tepe did everything right. She recognized the abuse. She left quickly. She told people about the threats. She moved on and built a beautiful life....
20m Jan 22
20m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Saly Fayez Takes The Stand — Banfield's Daughter Asks Au Pair if She Was Her New Mommy
Saly Fayez, Victim Services Division of Fairfax Co. Police Department, 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,...
33m Jan 22
33m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Lt. David Giaccio Takes The Stand — Giaccio Testifies on Juliana Peres Magalhães' Proffer
Lt. David Giaccio, Fairfax Police Department, 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,...
1hr 51m Jan 22
1hr 51m
Michael McKee: The Surgeon Who Disappeared — Exposed Before Monique Tepe Murder
Michael McKee was a vascular surgeon trained at Ohio State, Virginia Tech, and the University of Maryland. He held medical licenses in multiple states. He worked at respected surgical practices. And according to two separate lawsuits filed in Nevada, he allegedly left destruction in his wake—then vanished before anyone could make him answer for it. The first lawsuit claims McKee's team left ov...
13m Jan 22
13m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: John Brusch Takes The Stand — Claims He Proposed Three Separate Theories on the Case
John Brusch, Former Dept. Chief of the Administrative Support Bureau, 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, ...
57m Jan 22
57m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Leah Smith Takes The Stand — Supervisors Push Two Theories in Case - "Pick The Right One"
Leah Smith, Detective with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, 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 ...
20m Jan 22
20m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brian Ames Takes The Stand
Brian Ames, Sgt. with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, 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...
32m Jan 22
32m
Why Monique Tepe Never Reported: Therapist Breaks Down Coercive Control and Silent Fear
Monique Tepe allegedly knew she was in danger. She talked about it for eight years. And she never called the police. Family members say Monique described Michael McKee as emotionally abusive. She told them about death threats during their brief marriage. She said she was terrified. She warned people. But when Police Chief Bryant was asked about prior reports of threats or concerns, she confirm...
14m Jan 22
14m
Defense Expert Says Killers Self-Inflict Wounds — What Does That Mean for Brendan Banfield? | Au Pair Murder Trial
The defense is fighting back in the Brendan Banfield double murder trial, and today they brought the receipts. Day 6 opened with police body camera footage from the morning Christine Banfield died. The jury watched Brendan Banfield at the hospital, heard him ask about his daughter, heard the doctor tell him his wife's wounds were unsurvivable. And they watched him cry — both on the footage and...
16m Jan 22
16m
Inside the Mind of Michael McKee: The Mask That Fooled Everyone But Monique
She called him "my ex." Never said his name. According to her family, Monique Tepe hated Michael McKee with the kind of intensity that only comes from real terror. But the woman who dated him right after the divorce? She called him "boring." Nice. Kind. Surface level. She said he had a wall she couldn't get past — and after a year, she walked away because something felt empty. Same man. Two c...
47m Jan 22
47m
Inside McKee's Alleged Obsession: Psychotherapist Breaks Down Perpetrator Psychology
What happens inside a mind that allegedly can't let go for eight years? Michael McKee and Monique Tepe were married for two years on paper but lived together for roughly seven months before she fled. Family members describe emotional abuse and death threats during those brief months together. Eight years later, prosecutors allege McKee drove six hours to Columbus, entered the Tepe home without...
23m Jan 22
23m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Brendan Miller Takes The Stand — Digital Forensics Detective Removed From The Case Testifies
Brendan Miller, Detective with the Fairfax Co. Police Department, 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, Juli...
41m Jan 22
41m
Why Michael McKee Allegedly Couldn't Let Go — The Wound Collector Profile
Seven months of living together. Eight years of alleged obsession. Two lives allegedly taken. Michael McKee was married to Monique Tepe for two years on paper, but family members say they only lived together for about seven months before she fled what they describe as emotional torture and death threats. She rebuilt her life, remarried dentist Spencer Tepe, had children, and appeared to thrive...
34m Jan 22
34m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Harry Lidsky Takes The Stand — Additional Details on Digital Forensics from Christine Banfield's Devices Exposed
Harry Lidsky 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 whom he was having an affai...
27m Jan 22
27m
Bob Motta On Two Murder Defendants: Aaron Spencer's Statutory Defense & Dr. McKee's Fight Against A Suppressor Indictment
One man fired 16 shots at the person accused of victimizing his 13-year-old daughter. The other allegedly used a silencer to make sure no one heard the shots that killed his ex-wife. Both are charged with murder. Both have defense attorneys preparing for trial. And both cases raise fundamental questions about what the law allows. Aaron Spencer found his daughter in Michael Fosler's truck at 1 ...
57m Jan 22
57m
"Mark My Words": WSU Faculty Allegedly Predicted Kohberger Would Assault Students—FBI Analyst Responds
A faculty member at Washington State University allegedly looked at Bryan Kohberger and told colleagues: Mark my words—if we give this guy a PhD, we'll hear about him harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing students. That wasn't hindsight. That was foresight. And according to a new lawsuit filed by the families of the four murdered Idaho students, it was one of at least 13 formal complaints W...
20m Jan 22
20m
The Holes In The McKee Case: No Forced Entry, No Motive, And The Profile Problem — Defense Attorney Analyzes
The prosecution has surveillance footage. A ballistics match. An alleged suppressor. But if you're defending Michael McKee, the holes in this case are where you live. How did McKee allegedly enter the Tepe home with no forced entry? Prosecutors haven't explained it publicly. The aggravated burglary charge suggests they have a theory — but until they disclose it, that's a gap the defense can ex...
18m Jan 21
18m
The 7 Ways California's Conservatorship System FAILED Nick Reiner's Parents | Why the Law Couldn't Save Them
Rob and Michele Reiner did what most families cannot do. They got their severely mentally ill son into a court-ordered conservatorship—the most restrictive mental health intervention California allows. A judge found Nick gravely disabled beyond a reasonable doubt. A professional fiduciary was appointed. Nick could be forced into treatment against his will. And if the charges against him are tr...
34m Jan 21
34m