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๐Ÿ”Ž Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast, bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries. Whether itโ€™s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases, we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Hosted by leading crime analysts, we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom dramaโ€”giving you the full story behind the headlines. From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention, we break down what really happened and why. If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts, criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! ๐ŸŽง New episodes daily.

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Nancy Guthrie: FBI Agent's Full Assessment โ€” Evidence, Jurisdiction, and the Stall

2/23/2026
Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer gives True Crime Today her complete read on the Nancy Guthrie investigation across three critical areas. The evidence: DNA that's unresolved, a glove that may be unconnected, genetic genealogy pending, and no more camera footage coming. The jurisdiction: the sheriff's own union breaking ranks publicly, FBI sources calling evidence handling insane, and a legal structure that keeps Nanos in control unless the family intervenes. The operational reality: three weeks of SWAT operations, detentions, helicopter searches, and tens of thousands of tips โ€” and nothing has stuck. Coffindaffer identifies which forensic leads are worth pursuing and which are dead ends. She explains what the Guthrie family can do about federal jurisdiction. And she gives her honest assessment of whether this case is building toward a break or running out of road. Nothing assumed. Everything verified. The most comprehensive expert evaluation of where this case actually stands. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #TrueCrimeToday #SheriffNanos #PimaCounty #Investigation #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime

Duration:00:53:48

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Kouri Richins Trial Day 1: Eric Richins โ€” A Father Remembers His Son

2/23/2026
The Kouri Richins trial brings Eugene Richins, Eric's Father, to the stand in this segment. The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use. True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happensโ€”key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

Duration:00:14:09

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D4VD Case: Texas Court Orders Burke Family to Testify โ€” The Silence Is Breaking

2/23/2026
The investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez took a significant legal turn this week when a Texas appeals court denied habeas corpus petitions filed by D4VD's parents and brother, ordering them to comply with California grand jury subpoenas. Dawud, Colleen, and Caleb Burke had argued that redacted affidavits prevented them from understanding why they were deemed material witnesses. The court disagreed, though a February 24 rehearing keeps the door open. The Burke family ruling is the latest escalation in what has become a defining feature of this case: widespread noncooperation from D4VD's inner circle. Neo Langston, a close friend and streamer, was arrested in Montana after failing to appear and testified for roughly 40 minutes โ€” a duration retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer believes signals repeated Fifth Amendment invocations. An unidentified female witness failed to appear, prompting prosecutors to seek a body attachment. Manager Robert Morgenroth testified for three days but was reportedly overheard discussing prosecutorial pressure over his failure to contact police. A footnote in the Texas ruling references "The People of the State of California v. David Burke," which analysts say strongly suggests sealed criminal proceedings are already underway. D4VD has not been charged. Sources say he is no longer cooperating with investigators. This episode covers the Texas ruling, the full pattern of witness resistance, and what February 24 could mean for the trajectory of this case. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. #D4VD #CelesteRivas #BurkeFamily #GrandJurySubpoena #TexasCourt #NeoLangston #TrueCrimeToday #LAPD #JusticeForCeleste #BethSilverman Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872 This 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.

Duration:00:17:44

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Kouri Richins Trial Day 1: Defense Attorney Kathryn Nester โ€” Defense Opening Statements

2/23/2026
The Kouri Richins trial brings the Defense's Opening Statements in the Kouri Richins Murder Trial The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use. True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happensโ€”key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

Duration:00:39:08

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FBI Agent Assesses What the Guthrie Investigation Actually Has

2/23/2026
Every aggressive move in the Nancy Guthrie case has ended the same way: no arrest. Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers Live to strip away the headlines and assess what investigators can actually confirm they have versus what's been assumed. Three people detained and released. Over 50,000 tips with no named suspect. Ransom notes, gloves, and detentions that have not been confirmed as connected to whoever took Nancy. Coffindaffer evaluates the pattern and gives her read on whether these operations are producing intelligence behind the scenes or whether the investigation has stalled. Nanos says he believes Nancy is alive. Coffindaffer assesses that statement. The thirty-three-day footage window and Google Trends data get practical evaluations. And the interview lands on the question that matters most: is this case building toward something, or has it run out of leads to chase? Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #Day19 #PimaCounty #SheriffNanos #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersLive

Duration:00:23:50

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Robin Dreeke on Kouri Richins Trial & Nancy Guthrie Investigation

2/23/2026
Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers Live for extended analysis of two active cases: Kouri Richins' murder trial beginning February 23rd and the FBI's ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. For Richins: Robin applies his "Life Arc" framework to the prosecution's timelineโ€”years of alleged insurance positioning, the 2020 confrontation over financial fraud, and the compressed eighteen-day window between fentanyl procurement and Eric's death. Then his "Tempo Tells" methodology breaks down Kouri's post-death behavior: the 911 call, the children's book tour, and the "Walk the Dog" letter allegedly scripting witness testimony from jail. What should twelve jurors watch for over five weeks? For Guthrie: Robin decodes this week's investigative moves. FBI contacted Mexican federal law enforcementโ€”while Sheriff Nanos says there's no border evidence. A gun shop owner was shown eighteen to twenty-four names with photos. Investigators are tracking a distinctive holster. Tech companies are recovering overwritten footage. CeCe Moore says the DNA is "extremely hopeful" for genetic genealogy. What does the investigative tempo signal about timeline for identification? Two cases. Two investigative phases. One FBI analyst with the expertise to read what the patterns actually mean. The physical evidence in Guthrieโ€”ring visible through glove, unusual holster position, dropped gloveโ€”reveals something about someone who otherwise showed forensic awareness. The behavioral evidence in Richinsโ€”sustained deception, public performance, alleged witness scriptingโ€”reveals something about capacity and psychology. Live conversation. Real-time analysis. Extended format. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #RobinDreeke #KouriRichins #NancyGuthrie #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #MurderTrial #Kidnapping #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrimeLive #DeceptionDetection

Duration:00:53:59

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Kouri Richins Trial Day 1: Attorney Brad Bloodworth โ€” State of Utah Delivers Opening Argument Against Kouri Richins

2/23/2026
The Kouri Richins trial brings and Brad Bloodworth, Deputy County Attorney with the Summit County Attorney's Office delivers opening statements. The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use. True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happensโ€”key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #LiveTrial #EricRichins #UtahCourt #TrueCrimeNews #CourtTV #TrialWatch #BreakingCrime

Duration:00:27:16

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Coffindaffer on the FBI's Fight to Take Over the Guthrie Case

2/23/2026
The power struggle in the Nancy Guthrie investigation is now public. The sheriff's own deputy union called it an ego case. FBI sources say the bureau wants to take over but is legally blocked. Investigators say they don't know who's running things. Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers Live to break it all down. Coffindaffer explains the mechanism that would allow the FBI to assume control โ€” what the Guthrie family has to do, who they contact, and what changes the moment it happens. She reads the disconnect between an FBI source calling evidence handling "dumb" and "insane" and Nanos insisting the same week that everything is fine. The conversation covers whether A&E's "Desert Law" should have been paused, what ground-level command confusion means for an active kidnapping case, and the real cost of three weeks of jurisdictional ambiguity to whoever is responsible for Nancy's disappearance. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #SheriffNanos #Coffindaffer #FBI #PimaCounty #FBITakeover #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersLive

Duration:00:15:05

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FBI Analyst Decodes the Nancy Guthrie Investigation

2/23/2026
Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers Live to break down what the FBI's recent investigative moves reveal about the Nancy Guthrie caseโ€”and whether the accumulating physical evidence is building toward identification. The developments this week tell a story. FBI contacted Mexican federal law enforcementโ€”despite Sheriff Nanos saying publicly there's no border evidence. A Tucson gun shop owner was shown eighteen to twenty-four names with photographs. Investigators are canvassing shops to match a distinctive holster. Google is attempting to recover overwritten Nest footage. CeCe Moore called the mixed DNA "extremely hopeful" for genetic genealogy. Robin's FBI career was built on reading exactly these patterns. What does international outreach signal when the local sheriff says there's no border connection? What does a working list of names being shown to gun shops tell you about where investigators actually are? And what do the physical evidence detailsโ€”the ring visible through the glove, the unusual holster position, the dropped glove two miles awayโ€”reveal about someone who otherwise showed forensic awareness? The Sheriff's Office publicly listed what they won't discuss: Mexican authorities, polygraph tests, specific video surveillance, financial analysis. Robin explains what those declared no-comment zones actually reveal about investigative pressure points. The DNA is heading to genetic genealogy labsโ€”the same approach that identified Bryan Kohberger. CeCe Moore's assessment that mixed DNA from a struggle is workable suggests timeline. Robin breaks down what the investigative tempo signals about whether Nancy Guthrie will get answersโ€”and when. Live conversation. Real-time analysis. The FBI's moves decoded. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #NancyGuthrie #FBI #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillersLive #PimaCounty #GeneticGenealogy #CeCeMoore #TucsonAZ #Investigation #TrueCrimeLive

Duration:00:16:52

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LIVE: FBI Agent Breaks Down What's Left of the Guthrie Evidence

2/23/2026
Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Hidden Killers Live to assess the physical evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case โ€” and separate what's real from what's noise. The glove found two miles from the house has dominated headlines, but its DNA doesn't match anything at the property and hit nothing in CODIS. Coffindaffer tackles the question no one else is asking: should this glove even be treated as evidence in this case? Inside the home, the DNA picture is a mess โ€” a mixture of multiple contributors that investigators are still trying to separate. Coffindaffer explains what that process actually involves, what determines success or failure, and whether the sample is usable for the genetic genealogy approach investigators are now pursuing. The lab fight gets a direct assessment: Nanos sent evidence to a private Florida lab while the FBI wanted it at Quantico. Coffindaffer evaluates both arguments and addresses whether evidence may have already been degraded. The conversation also covers Google's admission that additional Nest footage likely cannot be recovered, the ongoing pacemaker search, and why 50,000 tips haven't produced a suspect. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #DNAEvidence #GeneticGenealogy #TucsonArizona #PimaCountySheriff #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersLive

Duration:00:15:18

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Anna Kepner: Two Versions of One Family โ€” and a Death Nobody Investigated for 16 Hours

2/22/2026
A travel advisor recommended separate rooms for the step-siblings. The family overruled it. The stepbrother had been in therapy for over a year. The night before Anna's body was found, witnesses allege he screamed at her while the youngest sibling was locked out of the cabin. Anna Kepner was found dead under a bed on the Carnival Horizon โ€” wrapped in blankets, covered with life vests, twenty feet from her sleeping father. Homicide by mechanical asphyxiation. Her sixteen-year-old stepbrother is the sole suspect in sealed federal proceedings. He reportedly claims he doesn't remember anything. He'd allegedly stopped taking insomnia medication two nights before. Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down the legal landscape โ€” what sealed juvenile proceedings mean, why the FBI kept jurisdiction, and how memory loss and medication non-compliance might factor into a defense. He addresses the contradictions in public family statements and what little has emerged from a case the government is keeping locked. This episode also examines the psychology underneath โ€” blended family dynamics that prioritize the appearance of harmony, confirmation bias that reframes warning signs as progress, and the silence children maintain to avoid disrupting the peace everyone's invested in. The red flags were there. They were filtered through a story the adults needed to believe. #AnnaKepner #CarnivalHorizon #CruiseShipDeath #BobMotta #BlendedFamily #FBIInvestigation #JuvenileJustice #FamilyDynamics #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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.

Duration:00:28:24

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Kouri Richins Trial Preview: What Both Sides Bring to Five Weeks of Testimony

2/22/2026
The Kouri Richins murder trial is here and the case is as contested as it is disturbing. Prosecutors allege she poisoned Eric with fentanyl twice โ€” once in a sandwich, once in a Moscow Mule that killed him. Five times the lethal dose. Google searches for lethal fentanyl levels and luxury prisons. Texts about wanting Eric to "just go away." Nearly two million in life insurance allegedly taken out without his knowledge. Defense attorney Bob Motta says the prosecution's case has vulnerabilities they can't ignore. The key supplier recanted โ€” now saying he sold OxyContin, not fentanyl, while detoxing. No pills ever recovered. Abuse evidence excluded by the judge. A jail cell letter partially admitted despite the defense calling it manuscript fiction. And Kouri's mother Lisa Darden โ€” whose romantic partner died of an oxycodone overdose in 2006 after naming her as beneficiary โ€” was present the night Eric died. Motta previews every battleground the jury will face. #KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #FentanylMurder #BobMotta #RobertCrozier #DefenseStrategy #SummitCounty #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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.

Duration:00:52:15

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Nancy Guthrie This Week: Investigative Failures, Psychological Damage, and a Case in Trouble

2/22/2026
Still no arrest โ€” and the investigation may be building the defense's case for them. Bob Motta breaks down the mounting vulnerabilities: crime scene released early, DNA reportedly diverted to a private lab, evidence gloves contaminated by the search team. Every failure becomes a weapon at trial. Shavaun Scott examines the psychological toll โ€” a perpetrator under pressure, a family enduring ambiguous loss while being accused by strangers, and an investigation potentially drowning in its own tip volume. Nancy reportedly requires daily heart medication she hasn't had in weeks. Two experts on a case being damaged from every direction. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #BobMotta #ShavaunScott #CrimeScene #FBIvsLocalPolice #AmbiguousLoss #CriminalPsychology #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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.

Duration:01:17:47

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The Reiners: You Can't Mourn Someone Who's Still Breathing โ€” But You Should

2/22/2026
"How's your son?" "Oh, you know. He's doing better." What else can you say? That the person you raised doesn't exist anymore? That you cry yourself to sleep missing someone who called you yesterday? There's no bereavement leave for losing someone to addiction. No support group for this specific wound. Just silence and the expectation that you'll keep showing up while bleeding invisibly. Rob and Michele Reiner spent seventeen years inside that silence. They watched Nick disappear โ€” not all at once, but in a slow vanishing where the son they loved was replaced by someone they couldn't reach and eventually feared. They built frameworks to survive it. Trust the professionals. Then the professionals are wrong. Then redemption through art โ€” a movie made together, press tours about healing. Then closer supervision, a guesthouse, more structure. Each framework had its own logic. Each one kept them in proximity to someone who was destroying them. Nick admitted he wasn't sober during the recovery film. He gamed every rehab. He destroyed their guesthouse. He stole pills from sick people. And still the narrative held: he's not bad, he's sick. That narrative isn't delusion. It's the story your brain constructs when the truth is unsurvivable. Rob told friends he was petrified of Nick. That's a man who saw reality clearly and couldn't act on it โ€” because acting meant letting go of the last thread of hope. Every time Nick showed a glimpse of the person he used to be, the grief reactivated. Every relapse sharpened the absence. Hope became the cruelest part of the cycle. This episode is about ambiguous loss โ€” the grief no one validates because the person is still alive. It's real. The person you loved existed. Their disappearance deserves to be mourned. And the lies you told yourself to survive it deserve to be forgiven. #RobReiner #NickReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #TrueCrime #AmbiguousLoss #GrievingTheLiving #AddictionFamily #InvisibleGrief #SurvivalMechanisms #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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.

Duration:00:43:13

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Nancy Guthrie Week Recap: FBI Releases Footage, Investigation Goes Silent

2/22/2026
Everything that happened this week in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping โ€” broken down by retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer. The FBI released doorbell camera footage of the masked suspect recovered from Google's backend systems. A man was detained and released without charges. A black glove was found in the desert. Eighteen thousand tips came in. FBI Director Kash Patel posted evidence on personal social media. No press briefing in over a week. Coffindaffer decodes the footage, explains what the week's developments reveal about the state of the investigation, and addresses whether the FBI is making progress or still searching for direction. Nancy Guthrie has been missing since February 1. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #JenniferCoffindaffer #FBIVideo #FBIManhunt #KashPatel #TucsonKidnapping #MissingPerson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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.

Duration:00:39:08

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Prosecutor Breaks Down Kouri Richins & Colin Gray Trials

2/21/2026
Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Hidden Killers Live to break down two of the most consequential trials happening in America right nowโ€”both asking the same fundamental question from different angles. Kouri Richins goes to trial February 23rd for the alleged fentanyl murder of her husband Eric. The defense has landed blows: recanting drug source, excluded experts, severed charges, intimidation allegations against the lead detective. But the prosecution has a mountainโ€”alleged Valentine's Day poisoning attempt, housekeeper testimony about "the Michael Jackson stuff," Google searches about lethal doses, a jail letter allegedly coaching testimony, and five times the lethal dose in Eric's system. Colin Gray faces 29 felony counts including second-degree murder in Georgia. Prosecutors allege he armed his 14-year-old son with an AR-15 despite an alleged 2021 search for "how to kill your dad," an FBI visit over school shooting threats, a Christmas gift of the rifle, a text allegedly saying "the blood is on your hands," and a bedroom prosecutors describe as a shrine to the Parkland shooter. When officers arrived, Colin allegedly said two words: "I knew it." Eric Faddis walks through both sides of both cases live. The defense's strongest cards in each courtroom. The prosecution's most devastating evidence. The legal theories that make each case uniqueโ€”and the accountability question that connects them. One case alleges direct action. The other alleges criminal negligence. Both ask jurors to determine when knowing becomes culpable, when enabling becomes murder, when failure to act crosses into criminal liability. Live analysis. Two trials. One veteran prosecutor on what conviction actually requires. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This 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. #KouriRichins #ColinGray #EricFaddis #HiddenKillersLive #FentanylMurder #SchoolShooting #ParentAccountability #MurderTrial #TrueCrimeLive #LegalAnalysis

Duration:01:07:46

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Rob Reiner Saw It Coming โ€” And That's the Part That Haunts Everyone

2/21/2026
Everyone close to the Reiners knew. Rob said it out loud. And it still happened. This episode is for anyone who's ever watched someone they love walk toward a disaster they identified years earlier โ€” and carries the guilt of not stopping it. Knowing doesn't protect you. It just means you suffer twice. Your foresight was not consent. Your inability to change someone was not failure. The Reiners stayed, saw everything, and couldn't alter the ending. If that weight sounds familiar, this is the episode. #RobReiner #NickReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #TrueCrime #SurvivorGuilt #AddictionFamily #LovingSomeoneDangerous #FamilyTragedy #Foresight #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872 This 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.

Duration:00:46:42

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Nancy Guthrie Case: FBI Expert on What It Takes to Make Someone Vanish

2/21/2026
Cameras everywhere. GPS in every phone. Digital footprints on every transaction. We're told it's impossible to disappear in the modern world. Nancy Guthrie's case says otherwise. Twelve days missing. More than a hundred investigators. Eighteen thousand tips. And still โ€” no vehicle of interest, no named suspects, no confirmed sighting since she was last inside her own home in Catalina Foothills. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke โ€” twenty-one-year Bureau veteran who served as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program โ€” breaks down what this case reveals about the gap between the surveillance world we think we live in and the one we actually live in. He explains what a successful extraction from a residential property would require, why the blind spots in our security infrastructure are wider than most people realize, what the absence of a vehicle of interest actually signals to investigators, and why Nancy's doorbell camera, pacemaker app, and family proximity didn't prevent what happened. Then Dreeke addresses the human element that may ultimately determine whether this case is solved. Eighteen thousand tips have flooded the investigation, but the one that matters most hasn't come in. Dreeke explains the psychology behind witness silence โ€” why people who have relevant information don't come forward, how loyalty and denial create barriers even when someone knows they should call, the difference between a witness who hasn't connected the dots and one who is actively shielding someone, and what finally tips that balance. He speaks directly to whoever out there has been sitting on a piece of this story, explaining what it would take to get them to pick up the phone today. Because someone knows something. They just haven't said it yet. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. #NancyGuthrie #RobinDreeke #FBIExpert #HowToDisappear #WitnessPsychology #SavannahGuthrie #MissingPerson #TipLine #TrueCrimeToday #CatalinaFoothills Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872 This 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.

Duration:00:34:40

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Alex Murdaugh Appeal: What the Supreme Court Justices Just Told Us Without Saying It

2/21/2026
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard Alex Murdaugh's double murder appeal today. The justices asked sharp, pointed questions โ€” and nearly all of them were aimed at the prosecution. The hearing covered both tracks of the appeal: Becky Hill's alleged jury tampering and whether the trial court committed reversible evidentiary errors. On both, the state was on its heels. Justice James opened by raising the egg juror affidavit Justice Toal excluded. Chief Justice Kittredge pointed out that Toal's written order never addressed the allegation that Hill instructed jurors not to be fooled by Murdaugh's testimony. He called the corroboration between juror accounts and independent witnesses "striking." Hill has since been convicted of perjury, obstruction, and misconduct โ€” a development that wasn't part of the record when Toal ruled. Justice Few challenged Waters: how do you characterize someone as "not completely credible" when her own guilty plea proves she's a perjurer? The defense argued Toal used the wrong legal standard entirely. Harpootlian told the court the question isn't whether Hill changed the verdict โ€” it's whether she violated Murdaugh's Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury. That distinction changes everything about how the court evaluates the evidence. On the trial record, Kittredge told Waters that 404(b) is a rule of exclusion and said the gate was left wide open โ€” he couldn't find a single financial evidence ruling that went the defense's way. He questioned why emotionally charged victim testimony from Murdaugh's financial crimes was admitted in a murder trial. Waters tried a Fargo reference. Justice Few ended it. Jim Griffin argued the state's underlying case has no eyewitnesses, no murder weapons, and no biological transfer evidence from a close-range shotgun blast. If the financial testimony is stripped, the case changes shape. Eric Faddis, criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor, dissects the hearing moment by moment โ€” what each justice's questions signal, where the state failed to hold ground, and which of the three possible outcomes the arguments most strongly pointed toward. He also addresses whether a federal Sixth Amendment challenge is viable regardless of how this court rules. Decision expected within sixty days. #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughAppeal #BeckyHill #SupremeCourtSC #EricFaddis #CreightonWaters #Rule404b #JuryTampering #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872 This 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.

Duration:00:32:28

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Nancy Guthrie: What Prosecutors Need, What the FBI Released, and What the Public Is Getting Wrong

2/21/2026
Surveillance footage released. Multiple suspects sought. A man detained in Rio Rico and released after eight hours. An imposter ransom arrest in California. Roadside searches eleven days out. And eighteen thousand tips competing with millions of self-appointed body language experts judging the Guthrie family from their phones. The Nancy Guthrie case is being squeezed from every direction โ€” and this episode puts a former prosecutor and a former FBI behavioral analyst on both pressure points. Criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis starts with what the prosecution actually has. The forty-one-minute gap between the Nest camera going offline at 1:47 a.m. and Nancy's pacemaker losing Bluetooth at 2:28 a.m. is the case's forensic foundation. It proves something happened in that house during that window. But a timeline isn't a defendant. Faddis explains what evidence is still needed to make a charge survive a courtroom. He addresses FBI Director Kash Patel releasing surveillance footage through his personal X account rather than a Bureau press briefing โ€” and whether that gives a defense attorney anything real to work with. At least three ransom notes included specific details about the interior of the Guthrie home. The FBI confirmed no proof of life and no known ongoing communication between the family and suspected kidnappers. With one imposter demand already resulting in an arrest, Faddis breaks down the legal problem of separating real kidnapper communications from fraud โ€” and how defense teams exploit every crack in that distinction. The Rio Rico detention is another exposure point. A man held, questioned, and released. If charges eventually fall on someone else, that eight-hour interrogation becomes a defense exhibit. Evidence recovered from roadways eleven days after the disappearance faces degradation, contamination, and custody questions that limit its prosecutorial value. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke, who led the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, confronts the damage coming from outside the investigation. Millions of untrained observers have turned the Guthrie family's public statements into verdict machines โ€” interpreting pauses and gestures as proof of guilt or innocence. Dreeke explains why mass scrutiny distorts how people behave on camera, how investigators manage the flood of amateur theories alongside legitimate tips, and why there is a vast difference between watching a clip online and the years of professional training behind real behavioral assessment. The legal case has gaps. The public is filling them with guesswork. This episode explains why both problems matter. #NancyGuthrie #EricFaddis #RobinDreeke #FBIFootage #RansomNotes #GuthriePacemaker #RioRico #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872 This 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.

Duration:00:29:32