"She Will Always Be His Wife" — Unsealed Affidavit Reveals McKee's Alleged Threats and Strangulation
Newly unsealed court documents reveal the chilling psychology allegedly behind the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. According to witnesses who spoke with investigators, Michael McKee made three statements to Monique during and after their marriage: that he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." Thes...
33m Feb 02
33m
Arkansas Supreme Court Yanks Judge Elmore Off Spencer Case — Bob Motta Breaks Down What Happens Next
The Arkansas Supreme Court just removed Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's murder trial—and appointed a retired judge from the opposite end of the state to take over. This wasn't a close call. Three justices wanted Elmore gone since May, when the high court struck down her gag order as a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." Seven months later, she tried again—differen...
47m Feb 01
47m
Diane Menashe Beat 14 Murder Charges for Dr. Husel — Now She's Defending Michael McKee
Diane Menashe is a 27-year veteran of criminal defense in Columbus who specializes in cases that look unwinnable. In 2022, she co-led the defense of Dr. William Husel, the Mount Carmel physician charged with murdering fourteen ICU patients through allegedly lethal fentanyl doses. She called one witness. Husel was acquitted on all fourteen counts. She also kept cop-killer Quentin Smith off death...
50m Feb 01
50m
Rob Reiner Spent Millions on Nick's Rehab — The Industry Took the Money and Failed
The Reiner family did everything right. They spent millions. They tried eighteen different rehab facilities—reportedly at $60,000 a month. Private yoga instructors. Family therapists. A guesthouse on a $13.5 million Brentwood estate where Nick could always come home. On December 14, 2025, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death. Their son Nick was arrested that night an...
1hr 6m Feb 01
1hr 6m
Idaho's Son of Sam Law Is Broken — Kohberger and Lori Vallow Could Profit From Their Crimes
Under current Idaho law, convicted killers like Bryan Kohberger and Lori Vallow Daybell could potentially profit from book deals, streaming rights, and paid interviews within just five years. A judge in Kohberger's case confirmed it in November 2025, stating the statute "leaves open the potential for Defendant to receive money from media contracts in the future." Idaho's Son of Sam law hasn't b...
34m Feb 01
34m
Neo Langston Jailed, Witnesses Hiding — FBI Expert on the Evidence Building Against D4VD
The grand jury investigating the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is done playing nice. LAPD Robbery-Homicide just arrested Neo Langston—D4VD's close friend and fellow content creator known online as NeoTheAsian—at his mother's home in Montana for failure to appear as a witness. He's now sitting in an LA jail on $60,000 bail. Back in December, a female witness went into hiding and h...
58m Feb 01
58m
McKee's Expired License, Fake Addresses, and the System That Let Him Keep Operating
Michael McKee pleaded not guilty on January 23rd to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe. The evidence police have described is damning—ballistic analysis allegedly linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the crime scene, surveillance footage reportedly capturing his vehicle at the scene, and a firearm suppre...
53m Jan 31
53m
Rob Reiner's Son Nick: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke on How the Family Stopped Seeing the Danger
How does a family go from calling the police in 2019 to sleeping in the same house with someone in apparent psychiatric crisis on December 13th, 2025? Rob Reiner wasn't stupid. He was a successful director, a public intellectual, a man with resources and connections. Michele wasn't naive. These were accomplished people who had access to the best treatment money could buy. Yet their son Nick is ...
32m Jan 31
32m
McKee Tepe Case: Prosecutor Breaks Down the Evidence — Why His Ego May Convict Him
The evidence against Michael McKee is staggering—ballistic matches linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle surveillance tracking his movements from Chicago to Columbus, a confirmed ID as the figure in the alley footage, and a firearm suppressor that prosecutors will argue proves premeditation. McKee allegedly drove 300 miles to execute his ex-wife Monique Tepe...
51m Jan 31
51m
Nick Reiner Hated His Parents at 15 — His Roommate Just Confirmed It: "I Knew Who Killed Them"
Danny Spilar was 15 years old when he shared a room with Nick Reiner in a $60,000-a-month Malibu rehab. What he witnessed back then made him certain — the moment he saw the headlines about Rob and Michele Reiner's murders — exactly who was responsible. According to Danny, Nick would stay up after lights out ranting about how much he hated his parents. This wasn't after years of heroin abuse. T...
35m Jan 31
35m
Ruby Franke and Elleshia Seymour: The LDS Doomsday Pattern Nobody's Talking About
Two Utah mothers. Both raised LDS. Both developed apocalyptic beliefs that destroyed their families. Ruby Franke tortured her children until her twelve-year-old escaped through a window. Elleshia Seymour allegedly took her kids to Croatia based on TikTok prophecies about nuclear winter. In both cases, the children figured out how to save themselves. And in both cases, the fathers say they had ...
23m Jan 31
23m
Monique Tepe Case Prosecution & Defense + Kouri Richins Trial Chaos | Full Breakdown
Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis delivers the definitive analysis of two murder cases dominating headlines: the Michael McKee case in Ohio and the Kouri Richins trial in Utah. On McKee: Eric examines the prosecution's case against Monique Tepe's ex-husband from both sides of the courtroom. The affidavit details surveillance footage, death threats spanning years, stolen plates...
52m Jan 31
52m
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 32m Jan 30
1hr 32m
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 53m Jan 29
1hr 53m
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 11m Jan 29
1hr 11m
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 10m Jan 28
1hr 10m
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 16m Jan 28
1hr 16m
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 14m Jan 28
1hr 14m
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 2m Jan 28
1hr 2m
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