{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":" D4VD Defense Denies Causation — What That Concedes","description":"Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer — with decades of experience building federal cases and reading witness behavior — joins Tony Brueski to analyze the next phase of the D4VD case and what the defense team's public statement actually reveals.\n\nBurke's attorneys specifically stated he \"was not the cause\" of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death. Not that he was uninvolved. Not that he didn't know her. Coffindaffer dissects the legal architecture of that denial — what it concedes, what it protects, and how prosecutors will have to work around it.\n\nShe also examines the witness pattern: a manager who allegedly testified for three days and was reportedly overheard saying his job was to keep the tour going, a female witness who went into hiding, and an associate who allegedly fled to Montana. Coffindaffer explains what that collective behavior communicates to investigators and how it shapes the prosecution's strategy.\n\nWith the grand jury having declined to indict and the DA now reviewing the case for formal charges, this conversation maps the legal terrain ahead — including whether a prosecution can survive a jury knowing that another panel already said no.\n\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBI #D4VDDefense #GrandJury #WitnessBehavior #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersLive #DavidBurke","author_name":"Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367-hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43599516/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}