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
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: LeeAnn Singley Takes The Stand — Scientist Provides Opposing Views of Blood Stains at Crime Scene
LeeAnn Singley, Forensic Scientist, 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...
42m Jan 21
42m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Jonathan Baumler Takes The Stand — Officer Shares Additional Details on Body Cam Footage
Jonathan Baumler, Officer 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...
18m Jan 21
18m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Zachary Beckner Takes The Stand — Fairfax County Police Officer Testifies for the Defense, Murder Scene Bodycam Evidence Presented
Zachary Beckner, Fairfax Co. Police Officer, 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 6m Jan 21
1hr 6m
The McKee Indictment: Four Counts Of Aggravated Murder, A Suppressor Allegation, And What Prosecutors Have To Prove
The indictment against Dr. Michael McKee tells a story of alleged premeditation. Four counts of aggravated murder. One count of aggravated burglary. And the allegation that McKee used a firearm equipped with a suppressor to kill Monique and Spencer Tepe. A silencer changes this case. It's not impulsive. It's not rage. It's allegedly making sure no one would hear the shots while the victims' yo...
16m Jan 21
16m
Prosecution Rests After Blood Expert Testimony Corroborates Au Pair's Account | Brendan Banfield Trial
The Commonwealth has rested its case against Brendan Banfield — and the final witnesses may have sealed the prosecution's narrative. Blood stain pattern analyst Iris Dalley Graff delivered hours of testimony explaining why the forensic evidence at the crime scene doesn't match an interrupted home invasion. Instead, she told jurors, the blood patterns suggest deliberate staging. Graff testified...
25m Jan 21
25m
Uvalde Officer Adrian Gonzales on Trial: What the 3D Animation Exposed
The Adrian Gonzales trial just took a devastating turn. Texas Rangers presented a 3D animation to jurors showing the former Uvalde CISD officer's movements during the Robb Elementary shooting, and what it allegedly reveals is damning. According to investigators, Gonzales arrived on scene before the gunman entered the building, drove past the shooter in the parking lot, parked his vehicle, radio...
26m Jan 21
26m
Michael Fosler Faced 43 Felony Charges Including Child Exploitation — Aaron Spencer Killed Him. Trial In One Week.
Michael Fosler was 67 years old. He was facing 43 felony charges including crimes against a minor and child exploitation. He posted $50,000 bond and got a no-contact order. Three months later, just after 1 AM, the 13-year-old victim was missing from her bed — and her father found her in Fosler's truck, heading toward Fosler's house. Aaron Spencer rammed the truck into a ditch. Fired 16 shots. ...
24m Jan 21
24m
Ellen Greenberg: Feds Investigate Pennsylvania's 23-Stab-Wound "Suicide" Cover-Up — Shapiro's Office Subpoenaed
This is the case that broke the system wide open. Ellen Greenberg — a 27-year-old first-grade teacher — was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment with 23 stab wounds, 10 of them to the back of her neck, a knife buried four inches into her chest. The official ruling? Suicide. For 15 years, her parents fought every institution in Pennsylvania. They were told their daughter did this to herself...
27m Jan 21
27m
Monique Tepe Murder, Michael McKee Psychology & Brendan Banfield Trial — FBI Agent Coffindaffer
Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers for a comprehensive breakdown of three major cases making headlines right now. First: the investigation into Dr. Michael McKee, charged with the premeditated aggravated murder of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer in Columbus, Ohio. Police have a preliminary ballistics match, surveillance footage, and video of a h...
59m Jan 21
59m
Paul Caneiro Allegedly Stabbed His 8-Year-Old Niece 17 Times — Then Sat in a Porsche Watching His House Burn
The Caneiro brothers were supposed to be best friends. They were each other's best man. They talked every day. They built a business together. But prosecutors say one brother was bleeding the other dry — stealing from his life insurance trust, doctoring bank statements, living a $700,000 lifestyle funded by fraud. When Keith Caneiro finally demanded answers about missing money, prosecutors alle...
26m Jan 21
26m
Brendan Banfield Trial: The 7:37 AM Call — McDonald's Video Confirms Juliana's Signal
The prosecution's case against Brendan Banfield just got a major boost from a fast food parking lot. McDonald's surveillance video, presented on day three of the murder trial, shows Banfield waiting in the parking lot on the morning his wife Christine and Joseph Ryan were killed. At 7:37 AM, he's seen leaving the bathroom with his phone to his ear. Phone records confirm that's the exact moment ...
21m Jan 20
21m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Gary Benson Takes The Stand — Father of Christine Banfield Testifies About Childhood Health Conditions - The Prosecution Rests
Gary Benson, Christine Banfield's Father, 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, wi...
9m Jan 20
9m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Iris Dalley-Graff Continues on The Stand — Defense Cross Examination
Iris Dalley-Graff, Forensics 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, with wh...
1hr 21m Jan 20
1hr 21m
Why Nick Reiner's Conservatorship Ended: The California Law Loophole That May Have Cost Rob & Michele Their Lives
The state of California once declared Nick Reiner so mentally ill he couldn't make his own decisions. A judge signed off. A professional conservator was appointed. For one year, Nick could be forced to take psychiatric medication and placed in a locked facility against his will. Then the conservatorship ended in 2021—and it was never renewed. Today on Hidden Killers, we investigate the legal m...
25m Jan 20
25m
Au Pair Affair Trial Of Brendan Banfield: Iris Dalley-Graff, Takes The Stand — Forensics Analyst Breaks Down Blood Stains from Crime Scene
Iris Dalley-Graff, Forensics 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, with wh...
1hr 54m Jan 20
1hr 54m
Monique Tepe's Family Knew Michael McKee Was Dangerous — Why The System Couldn't Protect Her
Her family says they weren't shocked when police arrested Dr. Michael McKee. They'd suspected him from the moment Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer were found murdered in their Columbus home. They just couldn't say anything — they were protecting the investigation. But here's the part that should keep everyone up at night: Monique's family knew. They'd known for years that McKee was a threat...
17m Jan 20
17m
Tepe Family Murders: Surgeon Michael McKee "Just Disappeared" — Then Allegedly Killed Ex-Wife Monique & Husband Spencer
Michael David McKee knew how to vanish. When a Las Vegas attorney tried to serve him with a malpractice lawsuit, he encountered fake addresses, a fax machine instead of a phone number, and colleagues who had no idea where McKee had gone. "He just disappeared," one told the attorney in October 2025. Two months later, McKee allegedly resurfaced — driving 300 miles to Columbus, Ohio, where prosecu...
29m Jan 20
29m
Monique Tepe Case: No Forced Entry, No Restraining Order — How Did Michael McKee Allegedly Get Inside?
Columbus police say they have their man. Dr. Michael McKee — a vascular surgeon who practiced in Chicago — is charged with the premeditated aggravated murder of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer. The preliminary ballistics match is in. The surveillance footage shows his vehicle at the scene. Police say he's the hooded figure in that alley at 3:52 AM. But there's a gap in this inv...
21m Jan 20
21m
Robin Dreeke: The Nick Reiner Pattern AND The Brendan Banfield Problem | FBI Behavioral Breakdown
Two cases that refuse simple explanations. One FBI behavioral expert who's spent his career figuring out what people are really thinking. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers for a comprehensive analysis of Nick Reiner and Brendan Banfield. Both involve killings. Both involve questions about accountability. But the behavioral evidence points in very different directions....
1hr 5m Jan 20
1hr 5m
Inside the Minds of Alleged Killers: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke on Banfield, McKee & the Psychology of Control
Brendan Banfield was a trained federal agent. Prosecutors say he spent months building a murder plot designed to look like a home invasion — complete with a fake profile, a groomed stranger, and a staged crime scene. His star witness lied for a year before flipping. Now a jury has to decide if she's telling the truth or saving herself. Dr. Michael McKee was a successful vascular surgeon. Accor...
57m Jan 20
57m
Defense Wants Gilgo Charge DROPPED — Rex Heuermann May Not Be the Only Killer on That Beach
Rex Heuermann's defense just made their biggest move yet. A 178-page motion filed January 12, 2026 demands the Sandra Costilla murder charge be dismissed — and points directly at another convicted killer who may have been responsible for deaths attributed to their client. Sandra Costilla was murdered in 1993. The prosecution's entire case linking Heuermann to her death rests on a single hair f...
14m Jan 20
14m
Inside the Mind of a Wound Collector: Ex-FBI Agent on Dr. McKee & the Tepe Murders
Monique Tepe left her first husband after seven months of marriage. She didn't fight. She didn't make a scene. She just got out. She rebuilt her life, married Spencer Tepe, had two children, and thought the nightmare was behind her. Eight years later, according to police, Dr. Michael McKee allegedly drove hundreds of miles in the middle of the night and killed both Monique and Spencer in their...
19m Jan 19
19m