Nick Reiner Doesn't Understand Why He's In Jail — Is This Psychosis or Performance? | Reiner Case Update
TMZ just dropped a bombshell in the Nick Reiner case: sources say he admits killing Rob and Michele Reiner but believes his incarceration is a "conspiracy" against him. He genuinely doesn't understand why he's behind bars. If true, this is either devastating proof of how broken Nick's brain really is — or the most perfectly timed defense narrative leak we've seen in years. Maybe both. Nick Rein...
19m Jan 12
19m
FBI's Robin Dreeke: The Warning Judge Mullins Got About Mickey Stines — And Why He Ignored It
Someone told Kevin Mullins that Mickey Stines was falling apart. Told him directly. Said Stines "couldn't take the pressure." Advised Stines to get a mental health evaluation. And Mullins — the eventual victim — did nothing. Robin Dreeke spent twenty years at the FBI studying exactly this. Why people dismiss warnings about someone they know. Why familiarity breeds blind spots. Why the threat y...
12m Jan 12
12m
They Hid Under Their Desks. He Shot Through Them | Adrian Gonzales Trial Day 4
The first week of testimony in the Adrian Gonzales trial ended with prosecutors bringing the jury inside Room 111 — the classroom where the Uvalde massacre happened. Former Texas Ranger Juan Torrez testified about photographing the scene hours after the May 24, 2022 shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School. Torrez described the room as "in disarray" with "a lot...
26m Jan 12
26m
The Charity Beallis Case: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke's Complete Analysis — The Evidence, The Investigation, The Questions
Hidden Killers Podcast presents the complete three-part interview with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke on the Charity Beallis case — a comprehensive examination of the documented evidence, investigative signals, and complexities that make this case impossible to reduce to simple headlines. Charity Beallis and her six-year-old children Eliana and Maverick were found shot to death December...
46m Jan 12
46m
Nick Reiner Warning Signs: FBI Behavioral Expert on Conan O'Brien Party, Schizophrenia & What Family Knew
The night before Rob and Michele Reiner were stabbed to death in their Brentwood home, their son Nick was at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party making guests uncomfortable. He stared at people. Interrupted conversations. Asked guests if they were famous. Got into a shouting match with his father loud enough for the room to hear. His parents brought him specifically because they were worried. His m...
26m Jan 12
26m
Charity Beallis: Her Father's Contradicting Statements and What FBI Behavioral Analysis Reveals
Our week in review on the Charity Beallis case — an exhaustive FBI behavioral analysis of a case where documented evidence shows violence on both sides of a relationship. Charity Beallis and her twins Eliana and Maverick were found shot to death on December 3rd, 2025, in Bonanza, Arkansas. Over a month later: no arrest, no named suspect, no cause of death released. Federal agencies are assisti...
59m Jan 12
59m
Adelson Case Update: Charlie's Appeal Arguments Revealed, Donna Transferred to South Florida Prison
Our week in review on the Adelson case — Charlie's appeal heading to oral arguments and Donna now housed thirty miles from her former life. Charlie Adelson is heading back to court — but this time, there's no jury. On February 3rd, 2026, Florida's First District Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments in his bid to overturn his life sentence for Dan Markel's murder. His 91-page brief argues p...
43m Jan 12
43m
Mickey Stines: Video Shows Judge Seated Near Victim Days Before Shooting — FBI Analyzes System Failure
Our week in review on the Mickey Stines case — a recusal motion that's frozen everything, and the systemic failures that allowed an elected sheriff to spiral unchecked. Special Judge Christopher Cohron abruptly adjourned court days before a critical hearing. The defense had discovered something: video footage showing Cohron seated inches from Judge Kevin Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commissi...
32m Jan 11
32m
Nick Reiner Now Has Public Defender After Alan Jackson Withdraws — The Warning Signs Nobody Could Act On
Our week in review on the Nick Reiner case — the dramatic attorney shakeup and the years of warning signs that led to December 14th. Alan Jackson, the million-dollar attorney who got Karen Read acquitted, told a Los Angeles judge he had "no choice" but to withdraw from Nick Reiner's defense. Sources point to money. Nick now has Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene — who was informed last nig...
41m Jan 11
41m
Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial Delayed 7 Months. Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Down What the State Is Missing
Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to break down the seven-month delay in the Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial and what it reveals about the prosecution's case. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carroll County, Georgia. The couple was found shot in their bed on February 20t...
57m Jan 11
57m
Brendan Banfield: Digital Expert Transferred After Finding Wife — Not Husband — Ran FetLife Account
Our week in review examines the Brendan Banfield case — where digital forensics contradicted the prosecution's theory and two investigators were moved off the case. On February 24, 2023, Christine Banfield — a 37-year-old pediatric ICU nurse — was stabbed to death in her Herndon, Virginia home. Found beside her was Joseph Ryan, a 39-year-old stranger shot twice by two different guns. The initi...
45m Jan 11
45m
D4VD Case: FBI Expert Analyzes Evidence as Grand Jury Moves Toward Possible Indictment
Our week in review on the D4VD investigation — FBI analysis of the physical evidence, the grand jury proceedings, and what prosecutors appear to be building. Inside the Hollywood Hills rental where D4VD was living, investigators found a chainsaw still in its protective sheath and a burn cage incinerator capable of 1,600 degrees — boxed, never opened. Fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's...
32m Jan 11
32m
Rob Reiner Told Friends "I'm Petrified of Nick" — Attorney Explains How Insanity Defense Works
Our week in review on the Nick Reiner case — the insanity defense mechanics, the family's impossible situation, and a mental health system that failed everyone. Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder for stabbing his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner to death. The defense strategy has been clear from the start: mental health. Sources confirm Nick was diagnosed with schi...
42m Jan 10
42m
Sarah Grace Patrick: The TikToks, The DMs, The Family History Nobody's Discussing Before Trial
Our week in review takes on the Sarah Grace Patrick case — a story where the prosecution's public evidence doesn't match the promises. Seventeen-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick goes to trial January 5th, charged with murdering her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock while they slept. Her five-year-old sister found the bodies. For five months after the killings, Sarah posted crying Tik...
49m Jan 10
49m
Charity Beallis Case: FBI Expert Breaks Down Behavioral Red Flags Both Parents Exposed
This week on Hidden Killers, we took a hard look at the Charity Beallis case — and what we found doesn't fit the narrative national media rushed to print. On December 3rd, 2025, Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twins Eliana and Maverick were found dead from gunshot wounds in their Bonanza, Arkansas home. One day earlier, she'd lost a custody battle to Dr. Randall Beallis — the husband she ...
44m Jan 10
44m
$200 Million Exposed: Is There a Legal Loophole That Lets Nick Reiner Inherit? | HK Live
Nick Reiner is broke. Unemployed. Sitting in jail charged with double murder. His parents — Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — left behind an estate worth $200 million. And under California law, there may be a way he could still get his hands on it. Wait, what? The slayer statute is supposed to prevent killers from inheriting from their victims. But it only applies to "felonious and inten...
16m Jan 10
16m
ERIC FADDIS: Alan Jackson QUITS Nick Reiner Case — Plus The Mickey Stines Judge Scandal Explodes
Attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down two of the most chaotic murder cases in the country right now — and explains why both are falling apart before they even reach trial. Nick Reiner's high-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson just walked off the case after three weeks, citing circumstances "beyond Nick's control." But before he left, he made a stunning statement to reporter...
43m Jan 10
43m
The Charity Beallis Case: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke on Cases Where Everyone Has a Record
Hidden Killers Podcast concludes its interview series with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke by examining the hardest question in the Charity Beallis case: What do investigators do when both parties have documented histories of alleged violence? This isn't a simple case. The documented record shows allegations against both adults — not just one. Randall Beallis pled guilty to third-degree...
12m Jan 10
12m
Attorney Eric Faddis on Mickey Stines Recusal BOMBSHELL: Can Judge Cohron Stay on the Case?
The Mickey Stines case just got a whole lot more complicated — and we brought in defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis to make sense of it. The defense has filed a motion to recuse Special Judge Christopher Cohron after discovering video footage showing him seated next to Judge Kevin Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting, seven days before Mullins was ...
15m Jan 09
15m
"NOT Guilty Under California Law" — What Alan Jackson Knows About Nick Reiner That We Don't
Alan Jackson spent three weeks investigating the Nick Reiner case. Every waking hour, he said. Ten subpoenas issued and sealed. And then he quit — but not before telling reporters that Nick Reiner is "NOT guilty of murder under California law." That's not how attorneys typically leave cases. That's a roadmap. And now someone else has to follow it. This episode breaks down what Jackson's state...
20m Jan 09
20m
Can Nick Reiner Beat Murder With an Insanity Defense? | California Law Explained
Alan Jackson's final words as Nick Reiner's attorney weren't a goodbye — they were a legal prediction: "Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder under California law." He's signaling an insanity defense. And that defense just became someone else's problem. Nick Reiner was allegedly being treated for schizophrenia at the time he killed his parents, director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Sou...
16m Jan 09
16m
Uvalde Trial Day 3: Teacher's Testimony THROWN OUT — Prosecution Loses Key Witness
The prosecution's case took a devastating hit Thursday. Judge Sid Harle struck Stephanie Hale's entire testimony from the record in the Adrian Gonzales trial. The jury has been instructed to disregard everything the former Robb Elementary teacher said — including her account of seeing the gunman on the south side of campus and her testimony about children arming themselves with safety scissors....
19m Jan 09
19m
Nick Reiner's Attorney QUITS — "I Had No Choice" | What Alan Jackson Knows That We Don't
Alan Jackson walked into court as Nick Reiner's defense attorney. He walked out as his former attorney — telling reporters he had "no choice" but to withdraw due to circumstances "beyond Nick's control." Then he made a stunning declaration: "Pursuant to the laws of California, Nick Reiner is NOT guilty of murder. Print that." Three weeks. That's how long Jackson's team investigated the case — ...
13m Jan 09
13m
A Family That Tried Everything: Therapist Shavaun Scott on the Reiners, Schizophrenia, and Why the System Keeps Failing
Nick Reiner is charged with murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner. But this tragedy didn’t begin on December 14th. For seventeen years, a family that loved their son desperately tried everything to save him — and a system failed them at every turn. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers for an in-depth examination of the Nick Reiner case. This is not a story about bad parent...
59m Jan 09
59m
"How Did You Find Out?" — FBI Expert Robin Dreeke on What the Beallis Investigation Signals
Hidden Killers Podcast continues its coverage of the Charity Beallis case with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke, who analyzes what law enforcement's documented actions tell us about this investigation. It's been over a month. Three people dead from gunshot wounds. No arrest. No named suspect. No official cause of death. But the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office has executed twelve search ...
15m Jan 09
15m
The Money Stopped: Alan Jackson Withdraws, Nick Reiner Now Has a Public Defender He Met for 30 Seconds
Three weeks ago, Nick Reiner had the best criminal defense money could buy. Alan Jackson — the attorney who got Karen Read acquitted, who represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey — was building what looked like an insanity defense backed by a two-hundred-million-dollar estate. Today, Jackson told a Los Angeles judge he had "no choice" but to withdraw. Nick Reiner now has a public defender...
28m Jan 08
28m
Uvalde Trial: Stephanie Hale Takes The Stand — After Testimony, The Judge Tells The Jury to Disregard Her Testimony!
Stephanie Hale, a teacher at Robb Elementary, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s location and failed to act. The defense argues he responded to...
1hr Jan 08
1hr
"I Never Thought He'd Actually Do It": Why the Reiners Didn't See the Danger | Shavaun Scott
Sources say the Reiner family had been scared of Nick for years. That he had violent outbursts. That Michele told a friend, "I don't know what else we can do." That his behavior was aggressive enough to require private yoga sessions as a child because he was too disruptive for groups. They knew something was wrong. They sensed danger. And they stayed. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidde...
18m Jan 08
18m
Sheriff Mickey Stines Case FROZEN: Defense Wants Judge Removed After Hidden Video Surfaces
A video that nobody knew existed has thrown the Mickey Stines murder case into chaos. According to a defense motion filed December 29th, Special Judge Christopher Cohron was captured on video sitting next to Judge Kevin Mullins — the man Stines is accused of killing — at a mental health commission meeting just one week before the shooting. Mullins' widow was reportedly in the room. Cohron alleg...
20m Jan 08
20m
The Wrong Treatment: How Nick Reiner's Schizophrenia Was Missed for Years | Shavaun Scott
Nick Reiner started using drugs at fifteen. By sixteen, he was in his first rehab. By twenty-two, he'd been through eighteen treatment programs. The focus was always addiction. Heroin. Meth. Cocaine. The revolving door of substance abuse treatment. But according to reports, Nick had schizophrenia. A serious psychotic disorder that was reportedly diagnosed years before the killings — but after ...
19m Jan 08
19m
Uvalde Trial: Mistrial Denied — But Judge May Still Strike Key Witness Testimony
Judge Sid Harle denied the defense's mistrial motion Wednesday in the Adrian Gonzales trial, but the battle over teacher Stephanie Hale's testimony isn't over. Harle called the prosecution's failure to disclose information "negligent" and will decide Thursday whether to strike Hale's entire testimony from the record. Hale testified Tuesday that she saw "a person in all black and a long weapon"...
20m Jan 08
20m
Did Fairfax County Police Bury Evidence in the Brendan Banfield Case? | Au Pair Murder Defense
When your own forensics expert contradicts your murder theory, what do you do? According to court testimony in the Brendan Banfield case, Fairfax County Police transferred him out of the unit. Brendan Banfield stands accused of orchestrating the February 2023 murders of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan with the help of the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes. Prosecu...
23m Jan 08
23m
Inside the Reiner Family System: How 17 Years of "Help" Created a Killer | Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott
What does it look like when a family loves someone to death — literally? Rob and Michele Reiner spent nearly two decades trying to save their son Nick from addiction and mental illness. They had every resource imaginable. Two hundred million dollars. Access to the best treatment programs in the country. A willingness to do anything, pay anything, sacrifice anything. They restructured their ent...
22m Jan 08
22m
"Mountains of Evidence" But No Murder Weapon? Sarah Grace Patrick Trial Delayed 7 Months | Defense Attorney Reacts
Defense attorney Bob Motta joins Hidden Killers to break down the seven-month delay in the Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial and what it reveals about the prosecution's case — or lack of one. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, is charged as an adult with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock in Carroll County, Georgia. The couple was found shot...
58m Jan 08
58m
Uvalde Officer Adrian Gonzales On Trial: He Was First On Scene, Trained To Respond — And Allegedly Did Nothing
The trial of former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales has begun in Corpus Christi, Texas. He's charged with 29 counts of child endangerment for his response to the Robb Elementary massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24, 2022. Here's what makes this case so infuriating: Gonzales was the first officer on scene. According to CNN's analysis, he arrived more than a m...
25m Jan 07
25m
Rob Reiner Said He Was "Petrified" of Nick. Twelve Hours Later He Was Dead. | Hidden Killers
The night before he died, Rob Reiner reportedly told friends at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party: "I'm petrified of Nick. I think my own son can hurt me." He wasn't guessing. He was describing something he'd been living with for years. An LAPD insider said police had responded to the Reiner home "quite a few" times over the years for incidents involving Nick. A neighbor told the New York Post ...
13m Jan 07
13m
The Family Left Behind: Bryan Kohberger's Sister Speaks for the First Time About Life After the Idaho Murders
Mel Kohberger was training to become a mental health therapist when her brother was arrested for murdering four University of Idaho students. In one phone call, her entire life changed. Her job offer evaporated. Tabloids camped outside her parents' house. Online sleuths picked apart every detail of her family's history — including her sister Amanda's appearance in a 2011 horror film that featur...
19m Jan 07
19m
Uvalde Trial Day 1: Kids Armed Themselves With Scissors — Then The Judge Shut It Down
Day one of the Adrian Gonzales trial ended in chaos. The judge halted testimony, sent the jury home, and canceled Wednesday's proceedings after the defense accused prosecutors of withholding evidence from a key witness. Defense attorney Jason Goss called it a "trial by ambush." A mistrial is now on the table. Before it fell apart, the jury heard gut-wrenching testimony. Gilbert Limones, a fune...
24m Jan 07
24m
Can Nick Reiner Beat a Double Murder Charge With the Insanity Defense? | Legal Analysis
Alan Jackson doesn't take cases he can't spin. The high-powered defense attorney — fresh off Karen Read's acquittal — is now representing Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner in their Brentwood home. And he's already laying the groundwork for what's coming. "Very complex and serious issues." "Restraint and dignity." That's defense attorney code for: we're goin...
21m Jan 07
21m
The Charity Beallis Case: FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke on What the Evidence Actually Shows
Hidden Killers Podcast sits down with former FBI special agent Robin Dreeke to analyze the documented behavioral patterns in the Charity Beallis case — examining what court records, police reports, and public filings reveal about the two adults at the center of this tragedy. Charity Beallis and her twins Eliana and Maverick were found dead from gunshot wounds on December 3rd, 2025. The investi...
20m Jan 07
20m
Sarah Grace Patrick: State PUNTS on Trial Day — Where Are the "Mountains of Evidence"? | Carroll County Double Murder
January 5th, 2026 was supposed to be the day. Jury selection in the Sarah Grace Patrick case. Instead, the trial was delayed seven months to August 3rd — and it was the prosecution, not the defense, that drove the delay. Sarah Grace Patrick is the 17-year-old Georgia teen charged as an adult with murdering her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock. They were shot in their bed in Febr...
31m Jan 07
31m
Bob Motta on Sarah Grace Patrick Case: Why Did the Prosecution Need 7 More Months? | Defense Attorney Analysis
Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down the Sarah Grace Patrick trial delay and the questions surrounding the prosecution's "mountains of evidence" claim. Sarah Grace Patrick was 16 years old when her mother Kristin Brock and stepfather James Brock were found shot to death in their Carroll County, Georgia home on February 20th, 2025. Their young daughter discovered the bodies. Sarah called 911....
25m Jan 07
25m
FBI Agent Analyzes Sarah Grace Patrick Murder Trial & D4VD Grand Jury Evidence | Jennifer Coffindaffer Interview
The Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial begins January 5th in Carroll County, Georgia. She's seventeen years old, charged with killing her mother Kristin and stepfather James Brock in their sleep. Her little sister—five years old at the time—discovered the bodies. Sarah made the 911 call. Then came the TikToks, the outreach to true crime creators, the eulogy that made investigators uncomfortable. ...
56m Jan 07
56m
Uvalde Trial: Justin Duck Takes The Stand — Key Testimony from Captain of the Department of Public Safety
Justin Duck, Captain with the Department of Public Safety, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s location and failed to act. The defense argues he...
15m Jan 07
15m
Uvalde Trial: Jason Shae Takes The Stand — Witness Provides Key Details on Evidence from the Crime Scene
Jason Shae with the Texas Rangers, testified today in the Adrian Gonzales trial. Gonzales is charged with 29 felony counts of child endangerment for his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Gonzales was the first officer on scene. Prosecutors say he knew the shooter’s location and failed to act. The defense argues he responded to a chaotic ...
1hr 20m Jan 07
1hr 20m
Nick Reiner Off Suicide Watch Before Arraignment — Parents' Estate Funding His Defense Attorney
Breaking developments in the Nick Reiner case. The 32-year-old charged with murdering Rob and Michele Reiner has been removed from suicide watch at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, just one day before his scheduled arraignment. He remains in high-observation housing but is no longer considered at risk of self-harm. Meanwhile, questions mount about who is paying for his high-profile defense at...
35m Jan 07
35m
The Adelson Appeals: Charlie's February Showdown & Donna's Fight Begins
February 3rd, 2026. Twenty minutes. Three judges. Charlie Adelson will stand before Florida's First District Court of Appeal and argue that his murder conviction should be thrown out. His 91-page appellate brief claims the jury pool in Tallahassee was poisoned by a decade of media coverage — that of 130 potential jurors, 53 of the 54 who had an opinion already believed he was guilty. He's also ...
17m Jan 06
17m
D4VD's Manager Said the Tour Came First. Now He's a Grand Jury Witness | Coffindaffer Interview
Robert Morgenroth—D4VD's day-to-day manager, record label GM, and touring company president—testified before a grand jury for days. When he walked out, a reporter overheard him say prosecutor Beth Silverman was "very pushy" about why he didn't call police. His alleged response: it wasn't his responsibility. His job was to keep the tour going. A female witness failed to appear and now faces a b...
17m Jan 06
17m
Uvalde Trial Opening Statements: Prosecutor Says Adrian Gonzales Knew Shooter's Location — And Stayed Put
The prosecution came out swinging in the Adrian Gonzales trial today. Special prosecutor Bill Turner delivered an emotional opening statement in Corpus Christi, laying out a timeline that showed the former Uvalde school cop allegedly knew exactly where the gunman was — before he even entered Robb Elementary — and failed to act. Turner described how coach Melodye Flores told Gonzales where the ...
1hr 3m Jan 06
1hr 3m
The Confessions of a Broken Mind: Richard Allen's Statements Were Made During Psychotic Episodes | Delphi Appeal
Richard Allen was declared "gravely disabled" by Indiana's own doctors. He'd lost 45 pounds. He was eating feces, drinking toilet water, and banging his head bloody against his cell door. He couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality. That's when the confessions started. And Indiana used every single one of them to convict him. According to the Appellant's Brief filed in Richard ...
28m Jan 06
28m