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Episodes

The FBI, Epstein, and the Psychology of Silence, The Virginia Giuffre Story
Oct 27, 2025

Power protects itself.
That’s the unspoken rule inside elite institutions — and it’s what former FBI agent Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski expose in this gripping episode of Hidden Killers.

From Jeffrey Epstein’s library of blackmail tapes to the Department of Justice’s locked files, the evidence is there — and yet, nothing happens. Why?
Because predators protect predators.

In this extended, unsparing interview, Robin and Tony go beyond the headlines to uncover the psychology of protection: how abusers recruit other enablers, how fear and leverage turn good people into silent accomplices, and how institut...

Duration: 00:26:08
Virginia Giuffre’s New Book & The Quiet Panic of the Powerful
Oct 27, 2025

They know what’s coming.

Behind the headlines, behind the PR statements, behind the endless “no comment” emails — there’s a quiet panic spreading among the world’s most powerful. The people who once brushed off questions about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Virginia Giuffre are suddenly lawyering up, rewriting their histories, and scrubbing the internet clean.

In this special Hidden Killers episode, Tony Brueski exposes the psychology and strategy of the cover-up: how predators protect predators. From offshore accounts to sealed FBI files, from choreographed philanthropy to full-scale reputation-laundering, this isn’t justice delayed — it’s justice redesign...

Duration: 00:20:33
Ret FBI Chief Robin Dreeke On Why Predators Protect Predators | Virginia Giuffre’s Story
Oct 27, 2025

“I don’t know anyone who protects a predator… other than a predator.”
That single line cuts to the core of this conversation.

In this Hidden Killers exclusive, Tony Brueski sits down with former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke to dissect one of the darkest truths in human behavior — why predators don’t just act alone. They build networks. They build protection systems. They build institutions that mirror their pathology.

This isn’t just about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or Virginia Giuffre’s tragic final act. It’s about the broader culture of power — how entire systems learn...

Duration: 00:33:19
Charlie Adelson’s Final Move After Donna’s Trial — and Why It’s Already Failing
Oct 27, 2025

When a man who orchestrated a murder-for-hire scheme starts claiming he didn’t get a fair trial, you know the irony writes itself.

Charlie Adelson — the Miami dentist convicted for the 2014 murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel — is now hanging his hopes on an appeal that looks more like a delay tactic than a legal triumph. He says Tallahassee was too biased, too saturated with media, too impossible for him to get a fair jury.

But the State of Florida isn’t buying it. In a pointed, 57-page filing dropped just hours after his mother D...

Duration: 00:12:34
Predators, Power & Protection: Ret FBI Chief On Why Survivors Like Virginia Giuffre Threaten Entire System
Oct 27, 2025

The most dangerous thing to a predator isn’t exposure — it’s a survivor who refuses to stay silent.

In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and former FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke break down the psychology of predators protecting predators, through the lens of Virginia Giuffre’s life and legacy.

Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl isn’t just a story — it’s an indictment. Behind every abuser stood an army of protectors: lawyers, politicians, academics, and agents who looked the other way. Tony and Robin analyze how that happens — how power turns protection into addi...

Duration: 00:59:07
Kada Scott’s Death & DA Larry Krasner’s Pattern of Protecting Violent Offenders-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

When 23-year-old Kada Scott vanished after her nursing-home shift, she did everything right. She reported harassment. She said she felt unsafe. Two weeks later, she was found in a shallow grave behind an abandoned Philadelphia school.

The man charged with her kidnapping — Keon King — was no stranger to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Earlier this year, King had been arrested for stalking and strangling another woman. There was video evidence. There was opportunity. And yet, District Attorney Larry Krasner’s team dropped the case.

Months later, Kada Scott was gone.

Krasner admits, “We could have...

Duration: 00:10:50
Bryan Kohberger: The Evidence We’ll Never See — What A Jury Never Got to Hear-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

When Bryan Kohberger suddenly took a plea deal, the courtroom went silent — and with it, hundreds of pieces of evidence, witness testimony, and forensic detail that were set to define one of the most watched murder trials in America.

Now, newly unsealed documents are giving us a chilling glimpse at what the jury would have seen: the DNA on the knife sheath, the phone data that tracked Kohberger’s movements, and the professors at Washington State University who were ready to testify about his behavior and his disturbing fascination with Ted Bundy.

In this episode, we dive...

Duration: 00:14:04
Predators, Power & Protection: Ret FBI Chief On Why Survivors Like Virginia Giuffre Threaten Entire System-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

The most dangerous thing to a predator isn’t exposure — it’s a survivor who refuses to stay silent.

In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and former FBI Behavioral Expert Robin Dreeke break down the psychology of predators protecting predators, through the lens of Virginia Giuffre’s life and legacy.

Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl isn’t just a story — it’s an indictment. Behind every abuser stood an army of protectors: lawyers, politicians, academics, and agents who looked the other way. Tony and Robin analyze how that happens — how power turns protecti...

Duration: 00:59:12
Inside Donna Adelson’s Prison Hell: What Life Is Really Like for the “Markel Murder” Matriarch-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

When the Florida Department of Corrections locked the door on Donna Adelson, it didn’t just end a chapter in the Dan Markel murder case — it ended a dynasty built on money, manipulation, and control.

For years, the Adelsons operated like a family above the law — insulated by privilege, convinced they could script reality itself. But that illusion shattered when a Tallahassee jury saw through the act and convicted 75-year-old Donna Adelson of orchestrating the murder of her former son-in-law, FSU law professor Dan Markel.

Now, the woman who once ruled her family with an iron will f...

Duration: 00:13:26
Aaron Spencer: The Father Who Saved His Daughter and Exposed a Broken System-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

There are stories that break your heart — and then there are stories that break your trust in the entire system.
The case of Aaron Spencer out of Lonoke County, Arkansas, does both.

Spencer is the father who woke up one October night to find his 14-year-old daughter gone, a decoy hoodie left behind, and the man she was missing with — a convicted child predator named Michael Fosler — nowhere to be found. Fosler wasn’t some random stranger. He was out on bond for a string of charges including internet stalking of a child and sexual indecency with a minor...

Duration: 00:16:21
What Happened To Kada Scott, Inside DA Larry Krasner’s Pattern of Failure-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner promised reform.
Instead, he’s delivered a revolving door for violent offenders.

From Officer James O’Connor IV to Kada Scott, lives keep ending the same way — with suspects his office already had, and already let go.

In this explosive interview, former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to expose how ideology, ego, and neglect turned Philadelphia into a test lab for failed justice:
• Why Krasner’s violent-crime conviction rate collapsed to 33%.
• How dropped gun and assault cases fueled record homicides.
• What internal culture protects...

Duration: 00:53:48
Donna Adelson’s Road to a Retrial: The Narcissist Who Still Thinks She Can Win-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 26, 2025

When the gavel came down and the jury pronounced Donna Adelson guilty of first-degree murder, it should’ve been the end of the story. But for Donna—the matriarch at the center of Florida’s most infamous murder-for-hire plot—it was only the beginning of a new obsession: the appeal. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down the cold, technical road Donna faces as she fights for a retrial, dissecting the difference between emotional theater and the unforgiving machinery of Florida appellate law.

From her denied motion for a new trial to the looming question of wheth...

Duration: 00:18:47
D4VD & Laken Snelling: Panic, Denial & Disaster, How Young Minds Destroy Their Lives in Seconds -WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

Two crimes. Two young lives. Two moments of sheer panic that turned fatal.

A musician whose Tesla held the body of a missing 15-year-old.
A college cheerleader who hid her newborn in a closet, then went out for fast food.

In this extended Hidden Killers episode, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dissect the chilling psychology behind both the D4vd / Celeste Rivas Hernandez and Laken Snelling cases — revealing how fear, shame, and an underdeveloped brain can twist reality into delusion.

Why do young people believe they can hide what can’t be hidd...

Duration: 00:52:52
Inside Kohberger’s Last Power Play: Why He Won’t Pay the Families He Destroyed-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

There’s a kind of cruelty that doesn’t end with a conviction. It’s quieter — colder — and it shows up in the fine print of legal filings long after the headlines fade.

Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger, now serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, has found a new way to wound the families of his victims — by refusing to pay them the restitution the court ordered.

In a stunning October filing, Kohberger’s defense argued he shouldn’t have to pay because the victims’ families received...

Duration: 00:18:44
Not Fit for Trial — Is Brian Walshe Using Mental Health to Escape Accountability?-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

Brian Walshe was supposed to be on trial this week. But instead of jury selection and evidence, we got a mental health evaluation. Instead of justice for Ana Walshe, we got another delay.

In this episode, we break down exactly how Brian Walshe — the Massachusetts man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife — managed to hit pause on his own trial just days before it was set to begin. The reason? His attorneys claim he’s no longer competent to stand trial, citing “mental and physical decline” following a jailhouse stabbing.

But let’s look at the pattern...

Duration: 00:17:52
Why Does the System Protect Predators? From John Wayne Gacy to Aaron Spencer’s Fight for Justice | Bob Motta Guest-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

There’s a disturbing pattern in America’s justice system — one that stretches from the past into the present.
From the John Wayne Gacy investigation of the 1970s to Aaron Spencer’s prosecution today, we keep coming back to the same haunting question:
Why does the system protect predators and punish those who fight them?

In the first half of this episode, Defense Attorney Bob Motta — host of Defense Diaries and BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation — takes us deep inside the newly remastered Gacy Tapes: never-before-heard recordings of Gacy speaking with his defense attorneys, including Bo...

Duration: 01:01:05
Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach Killer Psychology-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

He looked like the guy next door — an architect, a husband, a father.
 But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in recent memory.

In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes you inside the mind of control, exploring how a man can design blueprints by day and allegedly engineer horror by night. Through the lens of behavioral science, Tony examines compartmentalization, high-functioning psychopathy, and sadistic dominance — the traits that allow someone to live a double life so convincingly it fools every...

Duration: 00:15:35
Growing Up Kohberger: The Family Behind the Killer-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

Before the flashing lights and the headlines, the Kohbergers were just a quiet Pennsylvania family.
Then one December night, the world changed — and so did their last name.

In this Hidden Killers special, Tony Brueski explores the human cost of infamy through the story “Growing Up Kohberger.” What happens when your sibling becomes the nation’s most hated man? What happens when your last name turns radioactive overnight?

Through documented accounts, psychological research, and parallel stories from other families of killers, Tony examines what experts call courtesy stigma — the inherited guilt of proximity. He explores the moral...

Duration: 00:12:16
What the PI Found After LAPD Left At D4VD Rental Home — A Shocking New Allegation-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 25, 2025

A private investigator’s shocking account is raising new questions in the ongoing investigation linked to musician D4vd and the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The PI says that after LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills property, he entered and found what he describes as “sadistic plans” related to Celeste — items he claims were overlooked by investigators. LAPD has not commented publicly on the specifics, but the allegation has stirred public concern over evidence handling and procedural rigor.

Tony Brueski speaks with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, who explains how warrant searches...

Duration: 00:49:55
Diddy’s Desperate Appeal: The Predator Who Can’t Stop Controlling
Oct 24, 2025

There’s a line I keep coming back to: “I don’t know anyone who defends predators, other than predators.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs just filed his appeal — a desperate attempt to undo the 50-month federal sentence that ended his decades-long illusion of control. Convicted of violating the Mann Act for transporting women across state lines for prostitution, Combs isn’t claiming innocence. He’s arguing math. His lawyers say the judge used “acquitted conduct” to calculate the sentence — a technical loophole that might shave a few months off.

But this isn’t about law. It’s about ego. The same need to...

Duration: 00:12:47
Kada Scott’s Death & DA Larry Krasner’s Pattern of Protecting Violent Offenders
Oct 24, 2025

When 23-year-old Kada Scott vanished after her nursing-home shift, she did everything right. She reported harassment. She said she felt unsafe. Two weeks later, she was found in a shallow grave behind an abandoned Philadelphia school.

The man charged with her kidnapping — Keon King — was no stranger to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Earlier this year, King had been arrested for stalking and strangling another woman. There was video evidence. There was opportunity. And yet, District Attorney Larry Krasner’s team dropped the case.

Months later, Kada Scott was gone.

Krasner admits, “We could have...

Duration: 00:10:45
We Could Have Done Better’, DA Krassner’s Empty Words After Kada Scott’s Death
Oct 24, 2025

DA Larry Krasner says his office “could have done better.”
Tell that to Kada Scott’s family.

At 23, Kada was building a career caring for others. She reported harassment, she said she felt unsafe — and she was ignored. Two weeks later, she was found in a shallow grave.
The suspect? A man Krasner’s office had already released after dropping a violent-kidnapping case caught on camera.

Former prosecutor Eric Faddis sits down with Tony Brueski to ask the questions Philadelphia still hasn’t answered:
– Why was the prior case abandoned?
– Who signed off on letting a...

Duration: 00:30:01
I Don’t Know Anyone That Protects Predators… Other Than Predators | The Aaron Spencer Case
Oct 24, 2025

There’s something deeply broken in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

A 67-year-old man, Michael Fosler, was charged with 43 felony counts involving a thirteen-year-old girl. The bond? $5,000 cash.
 Weeks later, he was found in a car with that same child—alive only because her father, Aaron Spencer, intervened. Fosler didn’t survive.

Now, instead of asking why a predator was free, the system has turned its full weight on the father who protected his daughter.

This episode of Hidden Killers exposes how Judge Barbara Elmore approved the low bond, how Chief Deputy Prosecutor John Huggins chose t...

Duration: 00:20:13
Attorney Eric Faddis Breaks Down Kada Scott’s Murder & DA Larry Krasner Failures
Oct 24, 2025

When 23-year-old Kada Scott vanished after her shift at a Philadelphia nursing home, her family knew something was wrong. Two weeks later, her body was found behind an abandoned school.
The man charged with her kidnapping, Keon King, had already been arrested months earlier for stalking and strangling another woman — a case with video evidence that District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office dropped.

Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to break down the failures step by step:
• Why that earlier case never made it to trial.
• What tools prosecutors ignored.
• How bail r...

Duration: 00:24:02
Kohberger’s Final Power Play: Hijacking His Own Lawyers to Stay Relevant
Oct 24, 2025

There’s something broken in the system — and Bryan Kohberger knows exactly how to exploit it.

You’d think that after pleading guilty and being sentenced to four consecutive life terms for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, this case would finally be over. But it’s not. Kohberger is still managing to pull the strings from inside his cell — not through violence this time, but through bureaucracy.

In October, his defense team filed a motion arguing that he shouldn’t have to pay restitution to the victims’ families because they received...

Duration: 00:17:59
What Happened To Kada Scott, Inside DA Larry Krasner’s Pattern of Failure
Oct 24, 2025

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner promised reform.
Instead, he’s delivered a revolving door for violent offenders.

From Officer James O’Connor IV to Kada Scott, lives keep ending the same way — with suspects his office already had, and already let go.

In this explosive interview, former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to expose how ideology, ego, and neglect turned Philadelphia into a test lab for failed justice:
• Why Krasner’s violent-crime conviction rate collapsed to 33%.
• How dropped gun and assault cases fueled record homicides.
• What internal culture protects...

Duration: 00:53:44
Keith Raniere’s Final Act: How the NXIVM Cult Leader Is Still Trying to Manipulate the System
Oct 23, 2025

He called himself “Vanguard.”
He branded women as his property, built a corporate-cult empire around control, and promised enlightenment while destroying lives.
Now—five years and one hundred and twenty years into his prison sentence—Keith Raniere still believes he’s the smartest man in the room.

In this episode, we dive into Raniere’s latest desperate attempt to overturn his NXIVM conviction, a last-ditch appeal built on claims that the FBI falsified digital evidence. His lawyers say key metadata on photos was altered. Judges say it’s nonsense. And what’s really on trial now isn’t the eviden...

Duration: 00:16:43
Inside Donna Adelson’s Prison Hell: What Life Is Really Like for the “Markel Murder” Matriarch
Oct 23, 2025

When the Florida Department of Corrections locked the door on Donna Adelson, it didn’t just end a chapter in the Dan Markel murder case — it ended a dynasty built on money, manipulation, and control.

For years, the Adelsons operated like a family above the law — insulated by privilege, convinced they could script reality itself. But that illusion shattered when a Tallahassee jury saw through the act and convicted 75-year-old Donna Adelson of orchestrating the murder of her former son-in-law, FSU law professor Dan Markel.

Now, the woman who once ruled her family with an iron will f...

Duration: 00:13:21
Bryan Kohberger: The Evidence We’ll Never See — What A Jury Never Got to Hear
Oct 23, 2025

When Bryan Kohberger suddenly took a plea deal, the courtroom went silent — and with it, hundreds of pieces of evidence, witness testimony, and forensic detail that were set to define one of the most watched murder trials in America.

Now, newly unsealed documents are giving us a chilling glimpse at what the jury would have seen: the DNA on the knife sheath, the phone data that tracked Kohberger’s movements, and the professors at Washington State University who were ready to testify about his behavior and his disturbing fascination with Ted Bundy.

In this episode, we dive...

Duration: 00:13:58
Nobody’s Girl: The Virginia Giuffre Memoir That Is Terrifying Powerful Men
Oct 23, 2025

Virginia Giuffre refused to stay silent — even when the cost was her peace.
In this Hidden Killers special, Tony Brueski dives into the explosive story behind Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice — a book that’s shaking the foundations of power, exposing how predators thrive when the world looks away.

At just sixteen, Virginia was working at Mar-a-Lago when Ghislaine Maxwell approached her with promises of opportunity. Those promises led her into Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit — a network of billionaires, politicians, and global elites who treated girls like currency...

Duration: 00:18:22
The Hidden Birth: The Laken Snelling Case & The Psychology of Denial
Oct 23, 2025

When 21-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling gave birth alone in her apartment, what happened next stunned investigators. She wrapped her newborn in a towel, placed the body in a trash bag inside her closet — and then, according to court documents, ordered McDonald’s through an app and tried to go about her day.

This episode digs into that impossible contradiction: how someone can experience the most traumatic moment of their life and immediately act as though nothing happened. Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explore the psychological mechanics of shock, shame, and denial — and why th...

Duration: 00:25:37
Arkansas Let a Predator Walk — and Punished the Dad Who Stopped Him: The Aaron Spencer Case
Oct 23, 2025

There are stories that make you question your faith in the system — and then there’s Aaron Spencer’s story.

In October 2024, a decorated Army veteran from Lonoke County, Arkansas, woke to find his 14-year-old daughter gone. Her bed was staged with a decoy hoodie, her dog was barking, and every instinct in his body told him the unthinkable had happened. The man charged with stalking and assaulting her — 67-year-old Michael Fosler — had taken her again.

Here’s the part that will make your blood boil: Fosler was already facing 43 felony charges for child exploitation, grooming, and sexual i...

Duration: 00:23:06
Inside the Panic: Why D4vd’s “Frunk” Decision Reveals a Broken Mind, Not a Master Plan
Oct 23, 2025

When police found the body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to the musician known as D4vd, it didn’t just expose a horrifying crime scene — it exposed a psychological collapse. A moment where fear, immaturity, and denial replaced logic.

In this episode, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to examine the psychology of impulsive concealment — why young people in crisis make catastrophic, irrational choices that they somehow believe will “fix” the problem.

Why would anyone think a body in a frunk wouldn’t be found? Why do young...

Duration: 00:27:29
Alivia Goncalves Breaks Her Silence: What She Saw, Heard, and Learned About Bryan Kohberger
Oct 23, 2025

In a powerful new conversation, Alivia Goncalves — sister of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims in the University of Idaho murders — is breaking her silence about her private meeting with prosecutors and investigators in Lewiston, Idaho in an interview with Brian Entin. We discuss what she revealed to him.

For the first time, Alivia shares what really happened behind closed doors on October 6th, when she sat alone across from members of the prosecution team, Idaho State Police, and Moscow PD — determined to learn everything she could about her sister’s murder and the evidence against Bryan Kohberger.

...

Duration: 00:17:05
D4VD & Laken Snelling: Panic, Denial & Disaster, How Young Minds Destroy Their Lives in Seconds
Oct 23, 2025

Two crimes. Two young lives. Two moments of sheer panic that turned fatal.

A musician whose Tesla held the body of a missing 15-year-old.
A college cheerleader who hid her newborn in a closet, then went out for fast food.

In this extended Hidden Killers episode, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dissect the chilling psychology behind both the D4vd / Celeste Rivas Hernandez and Laken Snelling cases — revealing how fear, shame, and an underdeveloped brain can twist reality into delusion.

Why do young people believe they can hide what can’t be hidd...

Duration: 00:52:46
Donna Adelson’s Road to a Retrial: The Narcissist Who Still Thinks She Can Win
Oct 22, 2025

When the gavel came down and the jury pronounced Donna Adelson guilty of first-degree murder, it should’ve been the end of the story. But for Donna—the matriarch at the center of Florida’s most infamous murder-for-hire plot—it was only the beginning of a new obsession: the appeal. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down the cold, technical road Donna faces as she fights for a retrial, dissecting the difference between emotional theater and the unforgiving machinery of Florida appellate law.

From her denied motion for a new trial to the looming question of wheth...

Duration: 00:18:42
Not Fit for Trial — Is Brian Walshe Using Mental Health to Escape Accountability?
Oct 22, 2025

Brian Walshe was supposed to be on trial this week. But instead of jury selection and evidence, we got a mental health evaluation. Instead of justice for Ana Walshe, we got another delay.

In this episode, we break down exactly how Brian Walshe — the Massachusetts man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife — managed to hit pause on his own trial just days before it was set to begin. The reason? His attorneys claim he’s no longer competent to stand trial, citing “mental and physical decline” following a jailhouse stabbing.

But let’s look at the pattern...

Duration: 00:17:49
She Reported the Stalking. They Dropped the Charges. Now She’s Gone | Kada Scott Case
Oct 22, 2025

When 23-year-old Kada Scott disappeared after her shift at a Philadelphia nursing home, her family knew something was wrong. She’d been getting harassing phone calls. She told people she was being followed. And then — silence. Two weeks later, her body was discovered in a shallow grave behind an abandoned middle school.

This wasn’t just a missing-person case. It was a preventable tragedy.

In this episode, we walk through the case that’s now shaking the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office — not just because of what happened, but because of what didn’t. The man charged in con...

Duration: 00:14:19
Why Is an Arkansas County Protecting a Predator and Punishing a Father Who Saved His Daughter?
Oct 22, 2025

It’s one of those stories that makes you stop and ask — what the hell happened to justice?
In Lonoke County, Arkansas, Aaron Spencer — a father who allegedly shot a known predator he found with his 14-year-old daughter — isn’t being hailed as a hero. He’s being prosecuted for second-degree murder.
Meanwhile, the same system that failed to protect his child seems more determined to protect its own image.
The man he shot, Michael Fosler, wasn’t a mystery to law enforcement. His record included sexual indecency with a child and online predation charges. Yet somehow, he was still f...

Duration: 00:23:27
Inside Kohberger’s Last Power Play: Why He Won’t Pay the Families He Destroyed
Oct 22, 2025

There’s a kind of cruelty that doesn’t end with a conviction. It’s quieter — colder — and it shows up in the fine print of legal filings long after the headlines fade.

Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger, now serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, has found a new way to wound the families of his victims — by refusing to pay them the restitution the court ordered.

In a stunning October filing, Kohberger’s defense argued he shouldn’t have to pay because the victims’ families received...

Duration: 00:18:39
Buried Secrets: Inside the Real John Wayne Gacy Investigation with Bob Motta
Oct 22, 2025

There are stories we think we know — and then there’s the John Wayne Gacy case.
The killer clown. The crawl space. The 33 victims. But BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation exposes what the public never heard — the story behind the story.

In this conversation, criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins me to go inside his groundbreaking podcast BURIED, featuring the remastered Gacy tapes — real recordings of John Wayne Gacy speaking with his defense attorneys, including Motta’s own father, Robert Motta Sr., who defended Gacy during his insanity trial. For decades, these tapes were locked away, unhe...

Duration: 00:37:53
Aaron Spencer: The Father Who Saved His Daughter and Exposed a Broken System
Oct 22, 2025

There are stories that break your heart — and then there are stories that break your trust in the entire system.
The case of Aaron Spencer out of Lonoke County, Arkansas, does both.

Spencer is the father who woke up one October night to find his 14-year-old daughter gone, a decoy hoodie left behind, and the man she was missing with — a convicted child predator named Michael Fosler — nowhere to be found. Fosler wasn’t some random stranger. He was out on bond for a string of charges including internet stalking of a child and sexual indecency with a minor...

Duration: 00:16:16
Why Does the System Protect Predators? From John Wayne Gacy to Aaron Spencer’s Fight for Justice | Bob Motta Guest
Oct 22, 2025

There’s a disturbing pattern in America’s justice system — one that stretches from the past into the present.
From the John Wayne Gacy investigation of the 1970s to Aaron Spencer’s prosecution today, we keep coming back to the same haunting question:
Why does the system protect predators and punish those who fight them?

In the first half of this episode, Defense Attorney Bob Motta — host of Defense Diaries and BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation — takes us deep inside the newly remastered Gacy Tapes: never-before-heard recordings of Gacy speaking with his defense attorneys, including Bo...

Duration: 01:01:00
Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrandt: The Cult of “Righteous” Abuse
Oct 21, 2025

What happens when faith turns into fanaticism — and motherhood turns into control?
 In this searing Hidden Killers commentary, Tony Brueski unpacks the disturbing psychology behind Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo whose “spiritual discipline” of children became a criminal horror show.

Ruby’s journey from YouTube mom to convicted abuser isn’t just about narcissism — it’s about moral addiction. She craved righteousness the way others crave power, and Jodi knew exactly how to feed that need. Together they built a belief system where cruelty became holiness, obedience became worship, and children paid the price.

Tony explor...

Duration: 00:14:22
Justice for Sandra Birchmore: The Police Cover-Up Finally Cracks
Oct 21, 2025

It took five years, an FBI investigation, and a family’s relentless fight to finally bring Sandra Birchmore’s case to court.
Now, former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell faces trial in October 2026 — charged with killing the young woman he groomed since she was twelve.

In this blistering Hidden Killers exposé, Tony Brueski walks through the institutional rot that let predators in uniform operate unchecked. From the grooming that began in the Police Explorers program to the staged “suicide” scene that local authorities rubber-stamped, this is a story of corruption, complicity, and survival.

Federal prosecutors say Farwell...

Duration: 00:17:39
Did LAPD Miss Evidence in the D4vd Investigation? A Former FBI Agent Reacts
Oct 21, 2025

A new controversy is swirling around the investigation tied to musician D4vd and the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

A private investigator says he found disturbing items — including writings he described as “sadistic plans” — inside a Hollywood Hills home after LAPD had already completed a warrant search. He claims police left behind evidence that could prove crucial to understanding what happened.

In this episode, Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer take a hard look at the facts. How are search warrants handled? Could officers have legally left items behind? And what are the...

Duration: 00:22:10
Inside the Mind of Rex Heuermann: The Gilgo Beach Killer Psychology
Oct 21, 2025

He looked like the guy next door — an architect, a husband, a father.
 But prosecutors say Rex Heuermann was also the man behind the Gilgo Beach murders, one of the most disturbing serial-killer cases in recent memory.

In this psychological deep dive, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes you inside the mind of control, exploring how a man can design blueprints by day and allegedly engineer horror by night. Through the lens of behavioral science, Tony examines compartmentalization, high-functioning psychopathy, and sadistic dominance — the traits that allow someone to live a double life so convincingly it fools every...

Duration: 00:15:30
Sadistic Plans: PI Claims Disturbing Discovery in Home Linked to D4vd
Oct 21, 2025

A private investigator says he found something horrifying inside a Hollywood Hills home once searched by LAPD — a home connected to the ongoing investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered inside a Tesla linked to musician D4vd.

The PI, hired by the home’s landlord, claims police left behind critical evidence — including what he described as “sadistic plans” detailing harm toward Celeste. The allegations have reignited debate about police procedure, chain of custody, and whether something vital was missed.

In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with retir...

Duration: 00:28:01
Growing Up Kohberger: The Family Behind the Killer
Oct 21, 2025

Before the flashing lights and the headlines, the Kohbergers were just a quiet Pennsylvania family.
Then one December night, the world changed — and so did their last name.

In this Hidden Killers special, Tony Brueski explores the human cost of infamy through the story “Growing Up Kohberger.” What happens when your sibling becomes the nation’s most hated man? What happens when your last name turns radioactive overnight?

Through documented accounts, psychological research, and parallel stories from other families of killers, Tony examines what experts call courtesy stigma — the inherited guilt of proximity. He explores the moral...

Duration: 00:12:11
What the PI Found After LAPD Left At D4VD Rental Home — A Shocking New Allegation
Oct 21, 2025

A private investigator’s shocking account is raising new questions in the ongoing investigation linked to musician D4vd and the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The PI says that after LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills property, he entered and found what he describes as “sadistic plans” related to Celeste — items he claims were overlooked by investigators. LAPD has not commented publicly on the specifics, but the allegation has stirred public concern over evidence handling and procedural rigor.

Tony Brueski speaks with retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer, who explains how warrant searches...

Duration: 00:49:50
Why Donna Adelson’s Narcissism Is So Triggering, To So Many!
Oct 20, 2025

There’s a reason the public response to Donna Adelson has felt so personal — because for millions, it is. In this unflinching episode, we break down why her courtroom statements, jailhouse calls, and carefully crafted victimhood aren’t just offensive — they’re textbook narcissistic manipulation.

Donna doesn’t just represent a woman implicated in a murder-for-hire plot. She represents something far more familiar — the boss, the ex, the parent who guilted, gaslit, and rewrote your reality. The tone, the tears, the deflection — it’s all there. And this time, it didn’t work.

We dive into the psychology behin...

Duration: 00:19:38
Jake Harrow Pleads Guilty: The Tragic Murder of Baby Emmanuel Harrow
Oct 20, 2025

In one of the most haunting true crime stories in recent memory, former FBI agent and host Jennifer Coffindaffer takes us deep inside the case of Jake and Rebecca Harrow — the parents accused in the horrifying death of their infant son, Emmanuel. What began as a bizarre kidnapping claim unraveled into a dark web of abuse, lies, and judicial failure that left an entire community reeling.

Jennifer recounts how Rebecca Harrow first appeared before cameras, tearfully claiming she was attacked in a parking lot while changing her baby’s diaper — a desperate plea that soon collapsed under the weight...

Duration: 00:27:41
Five Years of Federal Control: Diddy’s Post-Prison Life Exposed
Oct 20, 2025

Don’t let the headlines fool you — Diddy’s not walking free. He’s walking into a federal leash so tight, every step comes with surveillance, restrictions, and the constant threat of being yanked back to prison.

In this episode, we break down exactly what five years of supervised release looks like for someone like Sean “Diddy” Combs. From unannounced home searches to mandatory mental health evaluations, from travel bans to random drug tests — this isn’t freedom. It’s federal purgatory.

And for a man who built his identity around control, excess, and status, that’s more than punishme...

Duration: 00:10:31
Private Investigator’s Claims Rock the Celeste Rivas Investigation
Oct 20, 2025

In a chilling new episode of Break the Case, retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer takes listeners deep inside one of the most haunting true crime stories of the year — the mysterious death of Celeste Rivas. Once reported as a missing person, Rivas was later found deceased inside the frunk of a Tesla belonging to her boyfriend, the artist known as D4VD (David). But the details emerging now raise more questions than ever about what really happened in the days leading up to her death.

Coffindaffer meticulously reconstructs the case, combining confirmed evidence with new claims from private in...

Duration: 00:57:27
The Adelson Family Unmasked: Power, Control, and Collapse | FBI Behavioral Breakdown
Oct 20, 2025

What happens when control becomes a way of life — and then suddenly, it’s gone?
When the gavel fell in Donna Adelson’s sentencing, the courtroom witnessed more than a verdict. It witnessed the collapse of a family built on manipulation, image, and moral blindness. Former FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski, and Stacy Cole to dissect the deeper psychology behind every glance, every denial, every word spoken by Donna and Harvey Adelson.
From Donna’s muttering defiance to Harvey’s calm but seething contempt, this wasn’t just a sentencing — it was a behavioral autopsy of pow...

Duration: 00:18:38
How the Murdaughs Tried to Bury the Truth About Mallory Beach
Oct 20, 2025

Before the double murder. Before the financial crimes. Before the national headlines—there was a boat. And on that boat was 19-year-old Mallory Beach. What happened that night on the South Carolina river wasn’t just a tragic accident. It was the moment the Murdaugh family’s century-long illusion began to crumble.

In this explosive episode, we revisit the night that started it all. We dig into the manipulation, the lies, and the system that bent over backward to protect the Murdaughs. From Alex Murdaugh strong-arming witnesses in the ER, to deputies with ties to the family writing the re...

Duration: 00:17:18
D4VD Shocking New Clues From Private Investigator, The “What To Do About Celeste” Notes!!
Oct 20, 2025

There’s a private investigator in Los Angeles who says he found what police didn’t — inside the house tied to musician D4vd and the tragic death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
In this explosive new Hidden Killers report, Tony Brueski breaks down the claims of Steve Fiser, a licensed investigator who says drawers were left unopened, devices untouched, and handwritten notes detailing “what to do about Celeste” discovered after law enforcement cleared the scene.

If true, those findings could rewrite the official story of how Celeste’s body ended up in a Tesla abandoned in the Hollywoo...

Duration: 00:23:02
Inside Donna Adelson’s Mind: The Behavioral Breakdown You Missed in Court
Oct 20, 2025

 When the judge read out Donna Adelson’s sentence, the courtroom expected silence — accountability, maybe even remorse. Instead, it became a masterclass in denial. Eye-rolls, muttered words, an almost theatrical refusal to accept reality. To the untrained eye, it looked like arrogance. But as former FBI Behavioral Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke explains, it was something deeper: the collapse of control.
In this powerful breakdown, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Robin dissect the psychological mechanics behind Donna’s unraveling — from her desperate body language to the language of moral blindness. Why do some people fight reality even as it’s closing in...

Duration: 00:33:35
Breaking Down Harvey Adelson’s Final Performance: Denial in a Dark Suit
Oct 20, 2025

In this searing courtroom breakdown, we examine Harvey Adelson’s chilling statement at his wife Donna Adelson’s sentencing — a moment that has haunted viewers far beyond the courthouse. As the last Adelson to speak publicly, Harvey delivered what can only be described as a masterclass in narcissistic denial: praising his wife as a saint, mourning anniversaries missed, and ignoring the name of Dan Markel entirely.

Why did Harvey never acknowledge the victim? Why did his words sound like a eulogy for himself instead of a reckoning with reality? And how does this tie into a decades-long family patter...

Duration: 00:22:20
How Donna & Harvey Adelson Rewrote Reality — And Believed It | FBI Behavioral Breakdown
Oct 20, 2025

Even after years of recordings, evidence, and convictions — the Adelsons still say it’s all a lie.
 Why? Because when your identity is built on control, truth becomes negotiable.
 In this episode, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and behavioral expert Robin Dreeke examine how cognitive dissonance, self-justification, and moral compartmentalization allowed the Adelsons to maintain their innocence narrative long after it collapsed. Donna’s defiance, Harvey’s “controlled rage,” and their total lack of empathy aren’t just arrogance — they’re survival mechanisms for people whose reality depends on never being wrong.
Robin breaks down how deception fatigue, emotional rigidity...

Duration: 00:51:53
FBI Seizes Diddy’s “Freak-Off” Tapes in Devastating Forfeiture Order-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

After receiving a four-year prison sentence in October 2025, Sean “Diddy” Combs now faces an even more devastating blow: the loss of control. A federal forfeiture order has handed over every piece of digital media tied to his sex trafficking conviction to the FBI—tapes, hard drives, phones, and cameras. What once served as private leverage has now become state-owned evidence.

In this breakdown, we dig deep into what civil forfeiture really means—how it works, why the Mann Act was used, and how the government can seize even “consensual” material if it facilitated a crime. We explore the eerie symbol...

Duration: 00:17:42
Bryan Kohberger: No Trial, No Testimony—So Where’s Lifetime Getting Their Script?-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

Before the families could speak, Hollywood did. In a stunning October 2025 announcement, Lifetime confirmed that actor Miles Merry will play Bryan Kohberger in an upcoming dramatization of the Idaho student murders. The film, part of the network’s long-running “Ripped From the Headlines” series, is already deep in pre-production — casting finalized, production crew set, and a release date likely locked. But the families of the victims? They were never asked. Never consulted. Never warned.

This is Lifetime’s formula: turn tragedy into prime-time content. They did it with Amanda Knox, Gabby Petito, and Chris Watts — all criticized for exploiting r...

Duration: 00:16:50
How Donna & Harvey Adelson Rewrote Reality — And Believed It | FBI Behavioral Breakdown-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

Even after years of recordings, evidence, and convictions — the Adelsons still say it’s all a lie.
 Why? Because when your identity is built on control, truth becomes negotiable.
 In this episode, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and behavioral expert Robin Dreeke examine how cognitive dissonance, self-justification, and moral compartmentalization allowed the Adelsons to maintain their innocence narrative long after it collapsed. Donna’s defiance, Harvey’s “controlled rage,” and their total lack of empathy aren’t just arrogance — they’re survival mechanisms for people whose reality depends on never being wrong.
Robin breaks down how deception fatigue, emotional rigidity...

Duration: 00:51:58
Found in a Tesla: Debunking the d4vd & Celeste Rivas Conspiracy Theories-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

The death of Celeste Rivas, a missing 15-year-old girl found in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to music artist d4vd, has ignited a storm of speculation—and misinformation. But what do we actually know? What’s been confirmed by law enforcement? And what’s been dangerously fabricated?

In this deep dive, we untangle the viral myths from the verified facts. No, she wasn’t dismembered. No, pregnancy was not listed on her autopsy. No, there is no confirmed relationship between Celeste and d4vd. What we do have is a tragic recovery, a deeply decomposed body, an...

Duration: 00:18:19
The Menendez Brothers Were THIS Close to Freedom. Here’s Why They Lost It-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

They were once the most infamous brothers in America—then, almost forgotten. But in 2025, Lyle and Erik Menendez got a shot at parole for the first time in over three decades. The hearings were long. Emotional. Raw. And ultimately—for both—denied.

In this detailed breakdown, we walk through why that door to freedom slammed shut again. From their extensive prison disciplinary records to the parole board’s searing observation—“You’re not here because of what you did in 1989. You’re here because of what you’ve done in prison.”—we explore how institutional behavior, not just past crimes, sealed th...

Duration: 00:15:30
Donna Adelson’s Sentencing Was a Masterclass in Narcissism-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 19, 2025

Donna Adelson was sentenced to life in prison—but you wouldn’t know it by her behavior in court. What was meant to be a solemn moment of justice turned into a shocking display of entitlement, arrogance, and complete lack of remorse.

In this episode, we break down the bizarre spectacle of Donna’s sentencing. From her declaration of innocence to her scolding of the jury and the judge, Donna seemed more interested in controlling the narrative than accepting her fate. But it didn’t end there—her husband Harvey doubled down with a tone-deaf rant blaming the system, th...

Duration: 00:19:37
The Adelsons Fall Apart: Narcissism, Denial, and Legacy in Shambles-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

It wasn’t just Donna Adelson who broke down at sentencing—it was her husband Harvey, too. And in their back-to-back emotional outbursts, we witnessed the unraveling of an entire family narrative that had held for over a decade.

In this joint psychological breakdown, Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole are joined by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to dissect the most emotionally charged—and revealing—moments of both Donna and Harvey’s final courtroom statements.

Together, we examine:

How narcissistic collapse shows up in real time through fractured speech, emotional spirals, and selective memory

Why Harvey...

Duration: 01:02:33
Ellen Greenberg Report DESTROYED by Its Own Logic: What Are They Hiding? -WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

The death of Ellen Greenberg has haunted Philadelphia for over a decade—but now, a new 2025 “independent” review by the same Medical Examiner’s Office that once ruled her death a homicide, then reversed itself, has reignited public outrage.

In this episode, we break down the new 32-page report by Dr. Lindsay Simon—billed as a “fresh look”—and expose just how deeply embedded bias and institutional self-preservation appear to be in its findings. From selective evidence interpretation to implausible forensic leaps, the review paints a troubling picture of a system investigating itself and calling it justice.

We dissect t...

Duration: 00:18:01
Is Harvey Adelson Next? The Unindicted Shadow in the Markel Murder Plot-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

Harvey Adelson hasn’t been charged. But he’s far from forgotten.

In this episode, we walk the razor’s edge of what the evidence actually says about Harvey Adelson—the patriarch of a family fractured by murder, scandal, and courtroom spectacle. From wiretaps and Zelle subpoenas to call-detail records and coded texts, we examine the mounting circumstantial web that places Harvey near the center of a conspiracy that has already led to multiple life sentences.

We dissect:
 • Messages about a "birthday present" that prosecutors say point to premeditated planning
 • Call records placing Harvey’s number in cont...

Duration: 00:23:01
Ellen Greenberg Report Is Filled With Lies and Suspension Of Reality-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

If the system’s goal was to quiet the Ellen Greenberg case with one last official ruling — it failed. Badly.

The 2025 report from Philadelphia’s Medical Examiner, reclassifying nothing and explaining even less, is now being dissected by the people who understand just how dangerous this kind of language can be.

In this episode, defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to pull the curtain back on how institutions like the M.E.’s office use carefully worded findings to sidestep accountability. They examine what the report conveniently redefines, what it conveniently omits, and why...

Duration: 01:09:48
Why Did Bryan Kohberger Really Plead Guilty? The Family Factor? -WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

Why did Bryan Kohberger suddenly plead guilty after nearly two years of pretrial warfare? The answer might be more personal—and more psychological—than legal.

In this breakdown, we explore how the revelation that Kohberger’s sister, Amanda, was on the prosecution’s witness list may have triggered a collapse in his carefully controlled defense. For a man driven by dominance, image, and manipulation, the prospect of family testifying against him may have cut deeper than any courtroom battle.

We unpack:
 • The timeline between Amanda being listed and Kohberger's plea
 • What his control-obsessed behavior says about the...

Duration: 00:18:07
Bryan Kohberger’s Costco Video & The Psychology of Calm After Killing-WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

They kill.

Then they smile for cameras, clock in for work, or go grocery shopping.

In this chilling Hidden Killers investigation, we explore “The Performance of Normal” — the haunting calm that follows murder. Starting with Bryan Kohberger, who prosecutors say was seen casually shopping hours after the brutal Idaho student murders, we dive deep into the psychology behind that eerie stillness.

Why do some killers seem completely composed after committing horrific crimes?

From John List, who ate lunch next to his wife’s body before vanishing for 18 years…

To Dennis Rader (BTK...

Duration: 00:19:14
FBI Insider on Diddy’s Prison Life & d4vd’s Tesla Case: Is More Coming? -WEEK IN REVIEW
Oct 18, 2025

Two headlines. Two high-profile cases. One unfiltered breakdown.

In this powerful double-segment, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony Brueski to examine two of the most complex and closely watched stories in true crime right now: the federal sentencing of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the unsolved death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, found deceased in the front trunk of a Tesla linked to musician d4vd.

🔹 Segment One: Diddy Behind Bars

With Combs now serving a 50-month sentence for transporting women across state lines under the Mann Act, we ask the real questions:

I...

Duration: 00:43:45
Why Was A Private Investigator Hired in D4VD Tesla Celeste Body Case?
Oct 17, 2025

When a decomposing body was found in the front trunk of a Tesla linked to indie musician D4vd, it shattered the silence around a missing person case that had gone largely ignored. The body was that of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, reported missing in 2024. But it wasn’t law enforcement who made the next big move—it was the owner of the Hollywood Hills home D4vd had rented. He hired a private investigator.

This segment dives into the unanswered questions swirling around the Tesla body discovery: How did Celeste die? Who left her there? Why is ther...

Duration: 00:14:16
Governor Newsom Blocks Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel’s Parole Again
Oct 17, 2025

Patricia Krenwinkel—once Manson’s obedient soldier, now 77 years old—is once again seeking freedom. And once again, California said no. Governor Gavin Newsom reversed her parole for the second time, citing her shallow insight into the brutal murders she committed in 1969.

In this piece, we dig into the real reason Krenwinkel remains behind bars. It’s not about her age or her behavior in prison. It’s about accountability. Insight. The inability to fully explain how she became capable of chasing down a bleeding woman and stabbing her 28 times—not in a frenzy, but as part of a mission. Duration: 00:16:29

BURIED: The Real John Wayne Gacy Story They Never Told
Oct 17, 2025

Peacock’s Devil in Disguise just dropped—a gripping dramatized take on the John Wayne Gacy case.
But if you want the real investigation—told from inside the case files—you need to hear this.

🎧 BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation is the remastered re-release of The Gacy Tapes from Defense Diaries. These are the original recordings and behind-the-scenes accounts, brought to life with professional remastering and deeper clarity than ever before.

🕵️‍♂️ Led by defense attorney Bob Motta and producer Darron Wood, BURIED is not just another true crime podcast—it’s a real-time investigation that uncover...

Duration: 00:17:13
Donna Adelson Appeals Her Life Sentence, Defense Expert Eric Faddis on What Happens Next
Oct 17, 2025

Convicted of masterminding the murder of her former son-in-law Dan Markel, Donna Adelson is now fighting for her life — again. Her motion for a new trial has been denied, and her defense team is preparing to appeal the 2025 verdict that sent the 75-year-old matriarch to Florida’s state prison for life.

But what does an appeal like this really look like? Can it work — or is this just a ritual step on the road to nowhere? Attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole on Hidden Killers Live to cut through the noise and map th...

Duration: 00:22:10
FBI Seizes Diddy’s “Freak-Off” Tapes in Devastating Forfeiture Order
Oct 17, 2025

After receiving a four-year prison sentence in October 2025, Sean “Diddy” Combs now faces an even more devastating blow: the loss of control. A federal forfeiture order has handed over every piece of digital media tied to his sex trafficking conviction to the FBI—tapes, hard drives, phones, and cameras. What once served as private leverage has now become state-owned evidence.

In this breakdown, we dig deep into what civil forfeiture really means—how it works, why the Mann Act was used, and how the government can seize even “consensual” material if it facilitated a crime. We explore the eerie symbol...

Duration: 00:17:37
Inside the Greenberg Cover-Up Claims, Attorney Eric Faddis Legal Breakdown
Oct 17, 2025

More than 14 years after Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her Philadelphia apartment, the controversy has only grown louder. This year, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lindsay Simon re-affirmed the 2011 ruling of suicide — despite twenty stab wounds, including injuries to the back of the neck and skull. But the original pathologist, Dr. Marlon Osbourne, has now recanted his own finding, publicly declaring that he no longer believes Ellen took her own life. That one sworn statement has shaken a city and reignited a decade of distrust in its institutions.

Today on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney and former prosecutor Er...

Duration: 00:36:51
Bryan Kohberger: No Trial, No Testimony—So Where’s Lifetime Getting Their Script?
Oct 17, 2025

Before the families could speak, Hollywood did. In a stunning October 2025 announcement, Lifetime confirmed that actor Miles Merry will play Bryan Kohberger in an upcoming dramatization of the Idaho student murders. The film, part of the network’s long-running “Ripped From the Headlines” series, is already deep in pre-production — casting finalized, production crew set, and a release date likely locked. But the families of the victims? They were never asked. Never consulted. Never warned.

This is Lifetime’s formula: turn tragedy into prime-time content. They did it with Amanda Knox, Gabby Petito, and Chris Watts — all criticized for exploiting r...

Duration: 00:16:45
Ellen Greenberg & Donna Adelson, Attorney Eric Faddis Expert Legal Breakdown
Oct 17, 2025

Two cases. Two women. Two very different ends of the justice system — and both asking the same question: how does this happen?

In Philadelphia, Ellen Greenberg was found dead with twenty stab wounds, yet her death is still officially classified as a suicide. In Florida, Donna Adelson sits in a state prison for orchestrating her former son-in-law’s murder, preparing to appeal a conviction that rocked her family to its core. Both cases raise a larger truth: the law doesn’t always get it right — and when it does get it wrong, it rarely admits it.


Defe...

Duration: 00:58:42
The Menendez Brothers Were THIS Close to Freedom. Here’s Why They Lost It
Oct 16, 2025

They were once the most infamous brothers in America—then, almost forgotten. But in 2025, Lyle and Erik Menendez got a shot at parole for the first time in over three decades. The hearings were long. Emotional. Raw. And ultimately—for both—denied.

In this detailed breakdown, we walk through why that door to freedom slammed shut again. From their extensive prison disciplinary records to the parole board’s searing observation—“You’re not here because of what you did in 1989. You’re here because of what you’ve done in prison.”—we explore how institutional behavior, not just past crimes, sealed th...

Duration: 00:15:25
Ellen Greenberg Case: Inside the Mysterious Death That Defies Logic
Oct 16, 2025

In this gripping true crime breakdown, Break the Case host Jennifer Coffindaffer takes listeners deep inside one of the most confounding and heartbreaking cases in recent memory — the death of 27-year-old schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg. Found stabbed 23 times in her Philadelphia apartment in 2011, Ellen’s death was quickly ruled a suicide — a conclusion that has baffled experts, outraged the public, and devastated her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Greenberg, who have spent over a decade fighting for the truth.

Coffindaffer recounts how she first encountered the case, her collaboration with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo and producers, and her personal connection with Ell...

Duration: 01:00:30
Found in a Tesla: Debunking the d4vd & Celeste Rivas Conspiracy Theories
Oct 16, 2025

The death of Celeste Rivas, a missing 15-year-old girl found in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to music artist d4vd, has ignited a storm of speculation—and misinformation. But what do we actually know? What’s been confirmed by law enforcement? And what’s been dangerously fabricated?

In this deep dive, we untangle the viral myths from the verified facts. No, she wasn’t dismembered. No, pregnancy was not listed on her autopsy. No, there is no confirmed relationship between Celeste and d4vd. What we do have is a tragic recovery, a deeply decomposed body, an...

Duration: 00:18:14
I Am the Victim: Donna Adelson’s Unraveling at Sentencing
Oct 16, 2025

Donna Adelson didn’t beg for mercy at sentencing—she grabbed the mic and tried to rewrite history.

In this raw, emotionally fractured courtroom speech, Donna portrayed herself not as a conspirator—but as a victim. “There are two crimes,” she declared. “The second is taking my life.” Her voice cracked, her story crumbled, and what we witnessed was more than denial—it was psychological collapse playing out live.

In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to dissect:

What narcissistic collapse really looks and sounds like when the façade finally breaks

Why Don...

Duration: 00:33:49
What Hulu Got Right—and Wrong—About the Murdaugh Murders
Oct 16, 2025

Hulu’s Murdaugh: Death in the Family promised a gripping retelling of the Lowcountry’s most disturbing crime saga—and it delivered drama. But how much of it is grounded in the ugly, sprawling truth? In this episode, we compare the streaming series to the real events behind Alex Murdaugh’s meteoric fall—from murder and financial fraud to the implosion of a legal dynasty that ruled South Carolina for nearly a century.

We dissect what the show nailed—from the 911 call and cell phone video to the boat crash and Gloria Satterfield’s death—and where it pulled punches...

Duration: 00:16:30
You Took My Wife—and My Life: Harvey Adelson Melts Down in Court
Oct 16, 2025

What happens when a man loses not just his wife—but the version of reality he’s built for over 50 years?

In this gripping episode, we unpack the emotional, erratic, and deeply revealing courtroom statement of Harvey Adelson, the husband of convicted murderer Donna Adelson. At her sentencing, Harvey took the stand and delivered a passionate defense of his wife—denying all wrongdoing, blaming the justice system, accusing witnesses of lying, and even calling Dan Markel’s grieving parents dishonest.

But here’s the twist: Harvey’s grief is real. So is his collapse. And so is his refus...

Duration: 00:29:00
The Banker Behind the Monster: Russell Laffitte’s Role in the Murdaugh Empire
Oct 16, 2025

In the world of white-collar crime, it’s not always the man holding the gun who does the most damage. Sometimes, it’s the man holding the pen. Russell Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank, has officially been sentenced—state and federal—for his pivotal role in enabling Alex Murdaugh’s sprawling fraud schemes. From court-appointed conservator to criminal co-conspirator, Laffitte turned trust into a weapon and helped siphon over $1.8 million from vulnerable clients—victims of injury, trauma, and death.

In this explosive breakdown, we dive into Laffitte’s calculated choices, the financial mechanisms he exploited, and the chilli...

Duration: 00:16:07
The Adelsons Fall Apart: Narcissism, Denial, and Legacy in Shambles
Oct 16, 2025

It wasn’t just Donna Adelson who broke down at sentencing—it was her husband Harvey, too. And in their back-to-back emotional outbursts, we witnessed the unraveling of an entire family narrative that had held for over a decade.

In this joint psychological breakdown, Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole are joined by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to dissect the most emotionally charged—and revealing—moments of both Donna and Harvey’s final courtroom statements.

Together, we examine:

How narcissistic collapse shows up in real time through fractured speech, emotional spirals, and selective memory

Why Harvey...

Duration: 01:02:27
Is Harvey Adelson Next? The Unindicted Shadow in the Markel Murder Plot
Oct 15, 2025

Harvey Adelson hasn’t been charged. But he’s far from forgotten.

In this episode, we walk the razor’s edge of what the evidence actually says about Harvey Adelson—the patriarch of a family fractured by murder, scandal, and courtroom spectacle. From wiretaps and Zelle subpoenas to call-detail records and coded texts, we examine the mounting circumstantial web that places Harvey near the center of a conspiracy that has already led to multiple life sentences.

We dissect:
 • Messages about a "birthday present" that prosecutors say point to premeditated planning
 • Call records placing Harvey’s number in cont...

Duration: 00:22:56
Donna Adelson’s Sentencing Was a Masterclass in Narcissism
Oct 15, 2025

Donna Adelson was sentenced to life in prison—but you wouldn’t know it by her behavior in court. What was meant to be a solemn moment of justice turned into a shocking display of entitlement, arrogance, and complete lack of remorse.

In this episode, we break down the bizarre spectacle of Donna’s sentencing. From her declaration of innocence to her scolding of the jury and the judge, Donna seemed more interested in controlling the narrative than accepting her fate. But it didn’t end there—her husband Harvey doubled down with a tone-deaf rant blaming the system, th...

Duration: 00:19:32
The Ellen Greenberg COVER-UP CONTINUES, Despite Public Pressure
Oct 15, 2025

There’s no way around it — the 2025 Ellen Greenberg report is a system defending itself, not an honest reevaluation of a suspicious death.

Ellen Greenberg was 27, engaged, and planning a wedding when she was found with 23 wounds. Years later, after national media coverage, civil litigation, and public pressure, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office claimed to conduct an “independent review.” The result? No change. Still suicide. Still silence on the most disturbing details.

In this powerful breakdown, defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to take apart the legal language, institutional incentives, and forensic d...

Duration: 00:43:00
Why Did Bryan Kohberger Really Plead Guilty? The Family Factor?
Oct 15, 2025

Why did Bryan Kohberger suddenly plead guilty after nearly two years of pretrial warfare? The answer might be more personal—and more psychological—than legal.

In this breakdown, we explore how the revelation that Kohberger’s sister, Amanda, was on the prosecution’s witness list may have triggered a collapse in his carefully controlled defense. For a man driven by dominance, image, and manipulation, the prospect of family testifying against him may have cut deeper than any courtroom battle.

We unpack:
 • The timeline between Amanda being listed and Kohberger's plea
 • What his control-obsessed behavior says about the...

Duration: 00:18:02
Ellen Greenberg: The 2025 Report That Protects Power, Not Truth
Oct 15, 2025

The name Ellen Greenberg has come to represent something larger than a single case — it’s now a symbol of what happens when systems prioritize self-protection over truth.

In 2025, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office released a highly anticipated “independent review” of Ellen’s death — only to double down on the original ruling of suicide. Despite 23 wounds, unanswered questions, and growing national outrage, the system closed ranks once again.

In this episode, criminal defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to unpack why this report has so many legal experts — and the public — demanding accounta...

Duration: 00:27:03
Patrick McManus & Michael Chernus on Telling Gacy’s Victims’ Stories In Peacock Series
Oct 15, 2025

Most true crime stories fall into the same trap—fixating on the killer, sensationalizing the violence, and leaving victims as footnotes. Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy doesn’t play that game.

In this episode, we sit down with executive producer Patrick McManus, actor Michael Chernus, and attorney/podcaster Bob Motta to talk about how this new Peacock series does something different. Something overdue. It centers the victims. It challenges the system. And it strips the monster of his myth.

We explore the challenges of dramatizing a case with so much historical weight. McManus shares how the...

Duration: 00:44:37
Ellen Greenberg Report DESTROYED by Its Own Logic: What Are They Hiding?
Oct 15, 2025

The death of Ellen Greenberg has haunted Philadelphia for over a decade—but now, a new 2025 “independent” review by the same Medical Examiner’s Office that once ruled her death a homicide, then reversed itself, has reignited public outrage.

In this episode, we break down the new 32-page report by Dr. Lindsay Simon—billed as a “fresh look”—and expose just how deeply embedded bias and institutional self-preservation appear to be in its findings. From selective evidence interpretation to implausible forensic leaps, the review paints a troubling picture of a system investigating itself and calling it justice.

We dissect t...

Duration: 00:17:56
The NEW Ellen Greenberg Report Is Filled With Lies and Suspension Of Reality
Oct 15, 2025

If the system’s goal was to quiet the Ellen Greenberg case with one last official ruling — it failed. Badly.

The 2025 report from Philadelphia’s Medical Examiner, reclassifying nothing and explaining even less, is now being dissected by the people who understand just how dangerous this kind of language can be.

In this episode, defense attorney Bob Motta joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to pull the curtain back on how institutions like the M.E.’s office use carefully worded findings to sidestep accountability. They examine what the report conveniently redefines, what it conveniently omits, and why...

Duration: 01:09:42
Señorita Kidnapped!— The Bartender Who May Solve the Amy Bradley Mystery
Oct 14, 2025

After nearly three decades of silence, one of the most haunting missing-person cases in modern history has come roaring back to life. Twenty-three-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley vanished in March 1998 while on a family cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas. Her disappearance became one of the most baffling maritime mysteries ever recorded — no body, no answers, and no closure.
But in July 2025, Netflix’s Amy Bradley Is Missing documentary changed everything. Within weeks of its release, the FBI confirmed three “very significant” new leads. According to People magazine and other verified outlets, one involves a female bartender who allege...

Duration: 00:16:55
d4vd’s Tesla, The Bag in the Frunk, and What the FBI Sees Behind the Scenes
Oct 14, 2025

In this in-depth interview, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to break down the latest developments in the tragic death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, whose body was found in the front trunk (frunk) of an impounded Tesla linked to the musician known as d4vd.

Weeks after the discovery, no one has been arrested, and the LA County Medical Examiner still lists Celeste’s cause and manner of death as “deferred.” Meanwhile, LAPD executed a search warrant at a Hollywood Hills property tied to the artist, seized electronics, and traced movements of the car—but no suspects...

Duration: 00:24:27
Noise Is Not Evidence: The Real Story Behind the D4VD & Celeste Rivas Case
Oct 14, 2025

When 14-year-old Celeste Rivas was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer d4vd, the public wanted answers. Fast. But weeks later, there’s still no cause of death. No suspect. No charges.

And in that silence, the noise has taken over.

In this longform breakdown, we dig into how the lack of official updates has created a vacuum—one where every lyric, property transfer, tattoo, and prank 911 call gets inflated to “evidence.” From the swatting call to the online rumor mill, we’re not just talking about the case—we’re talking about...

Duration: 00:16:25