Banfield Appeal — Can He Overturn Life Without Parole? Bob Motta Answers
Brendan Banfield is facing life without parole. He's 40 years old. Unless something changes on appeal, he dies in a Virginia prison. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down what comes next — and whether any of it has a real chance of working. Appeals aren't about whether the jury got it wrong. Appellate courts don't retry cases. They look for legal errors the jud...
19m Feb 04
19m
Banfield Guilty — Bob Motta On Why the Jury Believed the Au Pair
Brendan Banfield has been convicted of aggravated murder. The jury took nine hours and came back guilty on every count. A former federal agent is going to spend the rest of his life in prison because twelve people believed Juliana — the au pair who walked free with time served after her murder charge got dropped to manslaughter. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks...
20m Feb 04
20m
FBI Agent Robin Dreeke on McKee, Greenberg & Banfield — Three Major Cases Analyzed
Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, delivers a comprehensive breakdown of three major cases. The McKee case: the unsealed affidavit reveals eight years of alleged stalking and threats — including that he told Monique Tepe "she will always be his wife" and he could "kill her at any time." Robin explains the psychology of obsessi...
1hr 4m Feb 04
1hr 4m
FBI Agent Robin Dreeke's Complete Behavioral Analysis of Brendan Banfield's Murder Defense
Brendan Banfield faces life in prison for allegedly orchestrating the deaths of his wife Christine and Joseph Ryan — the stranger prosecutors say he catfished and lured to the home to frame for the murder. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, delivers his full behavioral breakdown. Banfield took the stand and called the accusati...
22m Feb 03
22m
FBI Agent Robin Dreeke: How the Feds Will Build the Ellen Greenberg Corruption Case
The feds are involved. Sources say the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has issued subpoenas to police, medical examiners, and the state attorney general's office in connection with Ellen Greenberg's death — and they're not investigating the murder. They're investigating the cover-up. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behav...
16m Feb 03
16m
FBI Agent Robin Dreeke Exposes the Psychology Behind Michael McKee's Alleged 8-Year Obsession
The affidavit is unsealed and the details are damning. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique Tepe 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." This was eight years after their divorce. Robin Dreeke, former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, breaks down the psychology of posse...
28m Feb 03
28m
WSU Lawsuit: 13 Complaints, A Professor's Warning, and the Idaho Four Murders
"Mark my words — if we give him a Ph.D., that's the guy that in that many years when he is a professor, we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing his students." That's what a WSU professor reportedly told colleagues about Bryan Kohberger while he was still on campus. Female students and staff developed informal warning systems — alerting each other when he was present, arrangin...
19m Feb 02
19m
The 8-Year Pattern: Michael McKee's Alleged Obsession With Monique Tepe
Court documents paint a picture that extends far beyond December 30th, 2025. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that she would "always be his wife." Witnesses described strangulation and forced sex during their marriage. Surveillance footage allegedly captured him at her Columbus home three week...
22m Feb 02
22m
Michael McKee Case: How Investigators Tracked a Surgeon to a Double Murder in 11 Days
Two bodies discovered in a Columbus, Ohio home on December 30th. Eleven days later, a vascular surgeon is in custody 350 miles away. No eyewitnesses. No forced entry. A suspect who allegedly went dark on his cell phone for 18 hours and used stolen license plates from two different states. How did investigators connect the dots this fast? Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks do...
18m Feb 02
18m
Live: FBI's Robin Dreeke Analyzes the Reiner Family — What Rob and Michele Couldn't See
Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers Live to analyze the family dynamics that may have left Rob and Michele Reiner vulnerable to their own son. Dreeke spent 21 years with the Bureau including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He explains how trust gets exploited through reciprocity, vulnerability, and shared identity—plus the cr...
32m Jan 31
32m
Live: Eric Faddis on McKee's Premeditation Evidence — Dark Triad Analysis of the Surgeon's Defense
Michael McKee is sitting in a Franklin County jail cell facing four counts of aggravated murder. The evidence police have described is damning—ballistic matches, vehicle surveillance, the figure in the alley footage, and a firearm suppressor. Prosecutors allege the vascular surgeon drove 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus to execute his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe whil...
51m Jan 31
51m
LIVE: McKee Murder Evidence + Richins Witness Intimidation | Full Case Breakdown
Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live for a comprehensive analysis of two major murder cases: the Michael McKee prosecution in Ohio and the Kouri Richins trial beginning in Utah. On McKee: The affidavit is unsealed. Surveillance footage allegedly places him at the Tepe property three weeks before the murders. Witnesses describe years of death threats. His phone went ...
52m Jan 31
52m
LIVE: Kouri Richins Trial Preview | Witness Recants, Intimidation Claims Rock Case
Trial starts February 23rd. Kouri Richins faces aggravated murder charges in the fentanyl poisoning death of her husband Eric Richins. And with two weeks to go, the case is in chaos. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to break down the last-minute developments rocking this prosecution. A new motion alleges witness intimidation—the lead detective allegedly threaten...
20m Jan 30
20m
LIVE: McKee Defense Strategy Revealed | How to Create Doubt in Monique Tepe Case
Michael McKee pleaded not guilty. He's in jail without bond. The affidavit is damning. So what can the defense actually do? Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to break down the defense's playbook in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case. Before this case ever reaches a jury, there will be a war over what evidence they're allowed to hear. The affidavit incl...
17m Jan 30
17m
LIVE: Michael McKee Murder Evidence Breakdown | Monique Tepe Case Analysis
The affidavit is unsealed. The charges are filed. Michael McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder for the deaths of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe. Now we're breaking down what prosecutors actually have—and whether it's enough to convict. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to analyze the prosecution's case against McKee. Surveillance footage allegedly showing h...
16m Jan 30
16m
LIVE: Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on Caneiro Family Murders and Reiner Addiction Treatment Failure
Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us for an extended examination of two cases that expose how systems fail families in catastrophic ways. From the psychology of family annihilation to the financial incentives keeping addiction treatment broken — this is essential expert analysis you won't find anywhere else. In the Paul Caneiro trial, prosecutors allege Paul m...
52m Jan 30
52m
LIVE: Who's Getting Rich From Addiction Treatment Failures? Expert Follows the Money After Reiner Case
Over 100,000 Americans die from overdoses every year. Relapse rates run 40-90%. The treatment model hasn't fundamentally changed since the 1970s. And yet the addiction treatment industry is worth $42 billion. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we're asking the question the industry doesn't want answered: is failure profitable? Is someone actively benefiting from keeping this system broken? Psycho...
20m Jan 29
20m
LIVE: Nick Reiner Case — Is Addiction Treatment Designed to Fail? Psychotherapist Breaks It Down
Nick Reiner allegedly murdered his parents — director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. The tragedy has forced a national conversation about something America has avoided for decades: the addiction treatment system doesn't work. Relapse rates between 40-60% within a month. Over 90% for opioids in the first year. A $42 billion industry that keeps billing whether treatment succeeds or not. Tonight...
19m Jan 29
19m
LIVE: Paul Caneiro Trial Analysis — Psychotherapist on Why Family Annihilators Kill Children
Paul Caneiro allegedly murdered his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, and their two children Jesse and Sophia at their Colts Neck, New Jersey home in November 2018 — then set fires at both properties to cover his tracks. The prosecution says it all started when Keith discovered Paul had been stealing from him. Within hours, Keith's entire family was dead. Eight-year-old Sophia was stabbed ...
15m Jan 29
15m
LIVE: Bob Motta on Spencer Judge Removal & McKee-Tepe Murder Defense | Legal Analysis
We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta for comprehensive legal analysis on two of the biggest murder cases right now. The Arkansas Supreme Court just removed Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's trial—the father who killed his daughter's alleged rapist. This is the second constitutional reversal in seven months. A retired judge is taking over. Prior rulings could be reopened. An...
1hr 10m Jan 29
1hr 10m
LIVE: Bob Motta on Michael McKee's Murder Defense In Tepe Case—Diane Menashe's Husel Strategy
We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta to break down Michael McKee's defense strategy after his not guilty plea to four counts of aggravated murder. McKee is now represented by Diane Menashe—the Columbus defense attorney who got Dr. William Husel acquitted of fourteen murder charges in 2022 by calling one witness and letting the prosecution's case collapse. The evidence against McKee...
25m Jan 28
25m
LIVE: Bob Motta Analyzes Aaron Spencer's Murder Defense—Self-Defense vs. Premeditation
We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta to examine the actual murder case against Aaron Spencer. Forget the judicial removal for a moment. Spencer still faces second-degree murder for killing Michael Fosler—the man out on bond for allegedly raping Spencer's teenage daughter. The question is whether he can prove he acted in lawful defense of his child. Spencer says Fosler lunged at him...
25m Jan 28
25m
LIVE: Bob Motta on Judge Elmore's Removal From Aaron Spencer Case—Legal Analysis
We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta to break down the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to remove Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's murder trial. This is the second time the high court has reversed Elmore on constitutional grounds in seven months. The first time, they called her gag order a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." This time, they didn't just...
22m Jan 28
22m
Live: Reiner Insanity Defense, Caneiro Trial Testimony, McKee Ballistics — Week in Review
Three family murder cases, three critical developments, one live breakdown. Nick Reiner's arraignment in the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, has been pushed to February 23rd after attorney Alan Jackson withdrew while insisting his client is "not guilty of murder" under California law. Legal analysts expect an insanity plea based on Nick's schizoaffective disorder and 202...
1hr 1m Jan 28
1hr 1m
Nick Reiner Case: FBI Expert Robin Dreeke Breaks Down the Behavioral Red Flags
Former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers Live to examine the warning signs in the Nick Reiner case—and what they reveal about the gap between recognizing danger and acting on it. Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the December 14th stabbing deaths of his parents, legendary director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner. His a...
13m Jan 27
13m
Paul Caneiro Trial Week 2: Financial Motive, Bloody Clothing, and the Defense's Third Brother Theory
Week two of Paul Caneiro's murder trial has brought damning financial testimony and a defense theory that points at someone else entirely. A detective specializing in financial crimes testified about bank records showing transfers from Keith Caneiro's trust account into Paul's personal account—with no payments going back. Prosecutors say the theft totaled at least $75,000, and that Keith was pr...
19m Jan 27
19m
McKee Arraignment: What the Tepe Murder Evidence Reveals About the Surgeon's Defense
Michael McKee stood before a Franklin County magistrate on January 23rd and pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe. The 39-year-old vascular surgeon waived bond and remains in custody. His defense attorney, Diane Menashe—known for representing Dr. William Husel in the Mount Carmel deaths case—entered the plea on his behalf via v...
30m Jan 27
30m
FBI Expert Analyzes Kohberger WSU Lawsuit & Reiner Conservatorship—Warning Signs Ignored
We're going live with former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke for an extended conversation covering two major cases—and the warning signs that allegedly went unheeded in both. Robin spent 21 years with the Bureau, including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, and he's breaking down the behavioral mechanics at play in both the Kohberger and Reiner cases. ...
47m Jan 27
47m
LIVE Q&A: Nick Reiner, WSU Kohberger Lawsuit & Tepe Murder — Your Questions Answered
We're going live with a massive Q&A covering three cases that have generated more listener questions than almost anything we've covered. Nick Reiner: schizophrenia, enabling, Alan Jackson's exit, and a family that tried everything and still lost. The WSU Kohberger lawsuit: thirteen complaints, security escorts, a professor's ignored warning, and an institution that allegedly chose self-protecti...
1hr 9m Jan 27
1hr 9m
LIVE: Tepe Murder Case — Michael McKee, Coercive Control & Your Questions
We're going live to tackle your questions about the Tepe double murder. Michael McKee — a vascular surgeon with a collapsing career — allegedly drove 300 miles to kill his ex-wife Monique and her husband Spencer while their children slept in the house. The marriage lasted seven months. The divorce was eight years ago. And according to prosecutors, McKee spent those years unable to let go — alle...
22m Jan 26
22m
LIVE: WSU Kohberger Lawsuit Breakdown — 13 Complaints, Title IX & What the Families Want
We're going live to break down the bombshell lawsuit against Washington State University. Four families — the parents of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin — are suing WSU for allegedly knowing Bryan Kohberger was dangerous and doing nothing to stop him. The 126-page filing alleges thirteen complaints in one semester, security escorts for terrified female students,...
18m Jan 26
18m
LIVE: Nick Reiner Case Q&A — Alan Jackson Quits, Psychosis Defense & Family Tragedy
We're going live to answer your questions about the Nick Reiner case. Rob and Michele Reiner are dead, their son Nick is charged with their murders, and you've had a lot to say. Why did celebrity attorney Alan Jackson walk away two weeks before arraignment? What does the schizophrenia diagnosis mean for a potential insanity defense — and does fleeing to a hotel and attempting to clean up contra...
30m Jan 26
30m
LIVE: FBI Expert Analyzes Juliana's Credibility & Blood Evidence Says Scene Was Staged
The prosecution's entire case rests on one witness: Juliana Peres Magalhães. She's the only person alive who was in that bedroom when Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan were killed. She testified that she watched Brendan Banfield stab his wife to death. She admitted firing the second shot into Ryan's chest. But for over a year, she lied. She wrote letters from jail promising to "take the blame....
38m Jan 26
38m
LIVE: FBI & Psychology Experts on How the Reiners Lost Their Ability to See Danger
They called police in 2019. By December 2025, they were sleeping in the same house with someone sources say was in psychiatric crisis. Rob was publicly saying they should have listened to Nick instead of the professionals. They brought him to a party where other guests considered calling 911. What happened to their ability to perceive threat? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 ...
1hr 15m Jan 26
1hr 15m
LIVE: FBI Expert on Why Monique Tepe's Perfect Escape Couldn't Protect Her
Monique Tepe did everything right—and it still wasn't enough. She left after seven months. Let him keep the house and the rings. Paid what she owed with an interest penalty clause he demanded. Moved to Ohio, rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children. Her family says she never said Michael McKee's name after the divorce. She only called him "her ex-husband." She talked about the emotio...
33m Jan 25
33m
LIVE: FBI Expert on How the Reiners Lost Threat Perception & Why the Conservatorship Protected No One
They called police in 2019. They put him under conservatorship in 2020. By December 2025, they were sleeping in the same house with someone sources say was in the middle of a psychiatric crisis. What happened to Rob and Michele Reiner's ability to perceive threat? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years at the Bureau including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavio...
50m Jan 25
50m
LIVE: FBI Behavioral & Forensic Analysis of McKee—Wound Collector Psychology & the Evidence Trail
Two FBI experts. One case that demands both behavioral and forensic analysis. We're breaking down Dr. Michael McKee live—examining the psychology of an alleged eight-year obsession and the evidence trail that led police to charge him with premeditated aggravated murder. Robin Dreeke spent 32 years at the FBI, including heading the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He identifies ...
41m Jan 25
41m
LIVE: Nick Reiner's 2020 Conservatorship & The California Law That May Have Sealed His Parents' Fate
Breaking it all down live: Nick Reiner was under a court-ordered LPS conservatorship in 2020. A judge found him "gravely disabled." A licensed fiduciary—Steven Baer—controlled his treatment decisions. He could be forced into a locked psychiatric facility against his will. California gave the Reiners everything the law allows. One year later, it was gone. Four years later, Rob and Michele Reiner...
51m Jan 25
51m
LIVE: McKee Murder Weapon Confirmed, Family Breaks Silence on Eight Years of Fear
Columbus police just confirmed it: the murder weapon was inside Michael McKee's Chicago penthouse. NIBIN matched shell casings from the Tepe bedroom to a firearm recovered from his residence. Multiple weapons seized. His alibi fell apart before his arrest at a Chick-fil-A seven minutes from the hospital where he worked overnight shifts. Surveillance footage places him at the scene. The charges ...
37m Jan 25
37m
Banfield Trial Day 3: Crime Scene Photos, Hidden Knife & FBI Expert on Juliana's Credibility
The prosecution showed its hand on day three, and the evidence keeps stacking. Fairfax County detectives revealed what they found when they returned to the Banfield home eight months after Christine's death: the blood-soaked bedroom carpet replaced with fresh wood flooring, new furniture throughout, and photos of Brendan with Juliana Peres Magalhães now occupying the nightstand where his weddin...
58m Jan 24
58m
McKee-Tepe Murders: Ballistics Match Found, Family Speaks on GMA About Years of Abuse
Columbus police broke their silence sixteen days after Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot dead in their Weinland Park home. Chief Elaine Bryant confirmed what the family has known for eight years: this was a targeted domestic violence attack. Dr. Michael McKee, Monique's ex-husband, allegedly drove from Illinois to Ohio and killed both Monique and her husband Spencer while their two young...
46m Jan 24
46m
Nick Reiner Sealed Evidence Exposed—Alan Jackson's Exit & Insanity Defense Breakdown
Alan Jackson doesn't quit cases. He definitely doesn't quit cases while publicly declaring his client innocent. Yet that's exactly what happened in the Nick Reiner double murder prosecution—and nobody's allowed to explain why. Jackson told reporters Nick Reiner is "not guilty of murder" under California law, then informed the judge he's "legally and ethically prohibited" from continuing represe...
44m Jan 24
44m
LIVE: McKee Tepe Murder Trial & Kohberger WSU Lawsuit — Full Legal Breakdown with Eric Faddis
Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we're covering two major cases with former felony prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis. First: the Tepe double murder in Columbus. Dr. Michael McKee is charged with aggravated murder for allegedly killing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe while their children slept nearby. Police say they found the murder weapon in McKee's C...
47m Jan 24
47m
LIVE: FBI Expert on How the Reiner Family Lost Their Ability to Perceive Danger
We're going live to discuss the hardest question in the Reiner case: How did accomplished, intelligent people with resources and access to the best treatment end up sleeping in the same house with someone in crisis—hours before they were found stabbed to death? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—21 years with the Bureau, former Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Progr...
15m Jan 24
15m
LIVE: Kohberger Lawsuit Against WSU — 13 Complaints Ignored Before Idaho Murders
The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin are suing Washington State University, and the allegations in the lawsuit are staggering. According to the 126-page complaint filed January 7th, 2026, at least 13 formal complaints were lodged against Bryan Kohberger during his single semester as a graduate teaching assistant. Women requested security escorts. Staf...
17m Jan 23
17m
LIVE: Tepe Murder Defense Strategy — Can Michael McKee Beat Aggravated Murder Charges?
Michael McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Richard Tepe. Police say they found the murder weapon in his apartment. His alibi allegedly collapsed. Family members describe years of obsession. But McKee has hired a defense attorney and is expected to fight these charges—and tonight we're examining exactly how his team might do it. Criminal defense attorn...
12m Jan 23
12m
Tepe Murder Case — Prosecutor Breaks Down Evidence Against Dr. Michael McKee
Michael McKee allegedly drove 300 miles to kill his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe while their children slept in the house. Police say they found the murder weapon in his Chicago penthouse eleven days later. He's now facing two counts of aggravated murder in Ohio—a state that still has the death penalty. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis jo...
18m Jan 23
18m
LIVE: Therapist Shavaun Scott on McKee Psychology, Monique's Silent Fear, and Systemic Failure
Tonight we're going deep on the Tepe murder case with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. Shavaun has spent over thirty years working with both perpetrators and victims of violence. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers." And she's a survivor of an emotionally abusive marriage that ended in her ex-husband's revenge suicide. She knows this territory from every angle. We're covering it all....
56m Jan 23
56m
LIVE: FBI Expert Breaks Down Nick Reiner's Conservatorship—Did He Con His Way Out?
We're going live to break down one of the most critical questions in the Nick Reiner case: How did he get out of a court-ordered mental health conservatorship overseen by a professional whose job is not to be fooled? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years with the Bureau including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us to analyze...
13m Jan 23
13m
LIVE: Tepe Children Orphaned — Therapist on Trauma, Healing, and Doing Everything Right
Two kids. Ages one and four. Alone in the house with their dead parents. Tonight we're processing the aftermath of the Tepe murders with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. The children are now orphans. Over a thousand people came to the funeral. A family is shattered. And hanging over everything is the question we can't escape: Monique did everything right — recognized the danger, left quickly, to...
20m Jan 22
20m