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🔎 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 it’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. 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts, we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama—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! 🎧 New episodes daily.

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    JAN 22

    HOW TO LISTEN to PREMIUM PLUS AD-FREE, ADVANCE Episodes!

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    1 min
  2. Nancy Guthrie: The Glove Was Never the Answer — What CODIS, the FBI's Secret List, and Day 18 Reveal

    27M AGO

    Nancy Guthrie: The Glove Was Never the Answer — What CODIS, the FBI's Secret List, and Day 18 Reveal

    The DNA results are in — and the evidence everyone was betting on just came up empty. On day 18 of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance, the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed that DNA from the black glove found two miles from Nancy's home returned zero hits in CODIS, the FBI's national criminal database. No match among 26 million profiles. Worse, the glove DNA doesn't match the separate DNA profile recovered from inside Nancy's residence. Two unknowns. Neither in the system. But on today's True Crime Today, we're asking the question nobody else will: Was this glove ever actually significant evidence? A generic disposable black glove found on a desert roadside, visually compared to blurry night-vision footage — that's what the entire media ecosystem elevated to the defining lead in a national kidnapping case. These gloves come in bulk packs of 500. They're everywhere. And even Sheriff Nanos is hedging, calling the home DNA "more critical" than anything found two miles away. We break down the investigative timeline and the hard questions emerging on day 18. Why is Google only now being asked to recover footage from additional cameras on Nancy's property? That request should have been hour one, not week three. Why is the home DNA still being processed while the roadside glove got fast-tracked? And what does it mean that FBI agents walked into a Tucson gun store with a printed photo lineup of 18 to 24 individuals — checking firearm purchase records — while Sheriff Nanos publicly denies narrowing the suspect pool? Investigators have confirmed they're moving to genetic genealogy, the technique that identified Bryan Kohberger. BlueFly pacemaker-detection technology has been deployed for over two weeks with no results. The family continues to plead publicly. Fifty thousand tips and counting. The effort is real. Whether the pace matches the stakes is the conversation we're having today. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #TrueCrimeToday #CODIS #DNAEvidence #FBIInvestigation #GeneticGenealogy #TucsonArizona #MissingPersons #PimaCountySheriff 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    21 min
  3. Nancy Guthrie Update: Defense Attorney Reveals Investigation Vulnerabilities

    4H AGO

    Nancy Guthrie Update: Defense Attorney Reveals Investigation Vulnerabilities

    Sixteen days. No arrest. And a growing list of investigative decisions that defense attorney Bob Motta says could haunt prosecutors at trial. The Nancy Guthrie case has captured national attention—partly because her niece is Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, but increasingly because of what's going wrong with the investigation itself. The crime scene was reportedly released early. Journalists photographed what appeared to be blood on the front porch before authorities scrambled to re-secure it. The FBI allegedly wanted critical DNA evidence sent to their Quantico lab; Sheriff Chris Nanos reportedly refused and sent it to a private Florida facility instead. An FBI source called it "dumb" and "insane." Then there's the glove problem. Of sixteen gloves collected near the home, fifteen were reportedly discarded by the searchers themselves—contamination that gives any defense attorney a roadmap to reasonable doubt. Bob Motta explains how each of these vulnerabilities translates into courtroom strategy. He breaks down the legal exposure facing Derrick Callella, charged with sending fake ransom texts to exploit the family's nightmare. He examines what Friday's SWAT detention—and Saturday's release of all four individuals—means for future prosecution. And he addresses the devastating human element: 84-year-old Nancy reportedly requires daily heart medication she hasn't had for over two weeks. If the worst happens, her medical vulnerability could elevate charges dramatically. This is what the prosecution will face when charges finally come—and what the defense will use to fight back. #NancyGuthrie #TrueCrimeToday #SavannahGuthrie #DefenseStrategy #InvestigationErrors #TucsonMissing #FBICase #CrimeSceneEvidence #LegalAnalysis #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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    32 min
  4. Sheriff Mickey Stines: Court Docs Reveal Psychosis Before Shooting Judge

    11H AGO

    Sheriff Mickey Stines: Court Docs Reveal Psychosis Before Shooting Judge

    Court documents reveal disturbing details about former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines' mental state before he shot Judge Kevin Mullins in September 2024. According to defense filings containing testimony from sheriff's office staff and local attorneys, Stines exhibited alarming behavior in the week leading up to the shooting. Witnesses say he lost forty pounds in two weeks. He wasn't sleeping. He told a staffer that someone demanded he kill himself or "they" would murder his wife and daughter. He made her help put a bulletproof vest on his wife. He was calling family members who had been dead for years. Three days before the shooting, Stines gave a deposition in a civil lawsuit alleging his former deputy sexually exploited women inside Judge Mullins' chambers. Attorneys said Stines seemed agitated, took ten breaks, and said he was "having an episode." His attorney disclosed he had a neurological condition causing "issues" under stress. The day before the shooting, friends brought him to a doctor. He was diagnosed with acute stress and sent home. The next day, surveillance footage captured Stines shooting Mullins nine times in his chambers. The defense admits Stines pulled the trigger but claims he was "exhibiting paranoid and psychotic conduct" and "lacked the capacity to intend" what he did. A social worker evaluated him four days later and found him still in "an active state of psychosis." The insanity defense moves forward as the court weighs what everyone saw — and what nobody stopped. #MickeyStines #KevinMullins #LetcherCounty #CourthouseShooting #KentuckyCrime #TrueCrimeToday #SheriffShooting #MentalHealthDefense #Psychosis #TrueCrimeNews 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    17 min
  5. Nancy Guthrie Case: Ret. FBI Expert on the Evidence, the Failures, and the Ransom Silence

    13H AGO

    Nancy Guthrie Case: Ret. FBI Expert on the Evidence, the Failures, and the Ransom Silence

    A retired FBI behavioral expert delivers a full-scope analysis of the Nancy Guthrie investigation — the suspect's behavioral contradictions, the sheriff's documented missteps and public contradictions, and what the complete absence of proof of life means fifteen days in. The FBI flagged specific January surveillance windows. The suspect knew the target but brought amateur gear and left facial hair exposed. Inside the investigation, the crime scene was released and resecured, searchers contaminated the glove evidence, DNA was routed to a Florida lab over FBI objections, and investigators inside the case can't identify who's in charge. DNA from a matching glove is entering CODIS. The ransom trail has insider details but zero follow-through. No one has collected payment. This interview puts every thread together and asks the hard questions about what breaks this case — and what the silence means. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #NancyGuthrieMissing #SheriffNanos #CODIS #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #FBIInvestigation #TucsonKidnapping #RansomNote 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    1h 8m
  6. Au Pair Sentenced to Maximum 10 Years In Banfield Case — Judge Defies Prosecutors in Banfield Case

    15H AGO

    Au Pair Sentenced to Maximum 10 Years In Banfield Case — Judge Defies Prosecutors in Banfield Case

    Prosecutors wanted her released. The judge refused. Juliana Peres Magalhães, the Brazilian au pair who confessed to helping Brendan Banfield execute a double murder, was sentenced Friday to ten years in prison — the maximum available under her plea agreement. Judge Penney Azcarate rejected the Commonwealth's recommendation of time served, delivering a ruling that sends a clear message about the limits of cooperation. "Your actions were deliberate, self-serving, and demonstrated a profound disregard for human life," Azcarate said. "You do not deserve anything other than incarceration and a life of reflection on what you have done." Juliana's testimony was essential to convicting Brendan Banfield on two counts of aggravated murder. Her attorney argued that without her cooperation, prosecutors had only circumstantial evidence. But the judge made clear that being the star witness doesn't mean avoiding accountability — not when you helped plan the murder, lured the victim to his death, and fired the kill shot into a man already lying wounded on the floor. "The plan did not work without your full involvement," Azcarate said. "This could have been a very different ending where Juliana saved two lives." The courtroom heard from Joe Ryan's mother, Deirdre Fisher, who described losing her son — the man Juliana helped lure to his death through a fake fetish profile. Fisher still hasn't taken down her Christmas tree since the murder. It stands behind the urn holding her son's ashes. "My son's life was used and thrown away, seen as worthless and utterly disposable by those who plotted and executed his brutal murder." Despite the ten-year sentence, Juliana's attorney says she'll serve approximately four years with credit for time served and good behavior. Brendan Banfield faces mandatory life without parole at his May 8 sentencing. #JulianaMagalhaes #AuPairMurder #BrendanBanfield #TrueCrimeToday #FairfaxCounty #DoubleMurder #Sentencing #JosephRyan #ChristineBanfield #CourtTV 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    19 min
  7. Nancy Guthrie: Suspect DNA Enters National Database as Ransom Trail Goes Cold

    17H AGO

    Nancy Guthrie: Suspect DNA Enters National Database as Ransom Trail Goes Cold

    The FBI has a male DNA profile from a glove matching the suspect's — and it's going into CODIS. A retired FBI behavioral expert breaks down what a match means operationally, what happens if there's no hit, and why existing cheek swabs from people of interest could produce a name before the national database search even finishes. Meanwhile, the ransom communication pattern is raising its own questions. The first note reportedly contained insider details. Every demand since has gone to media — never the family. Two deadlines expired. The Guthries offered to pay on camera. Nobody collected. No proof of life in fifteen days. Pacemaker searches have produced no signal. Nancy hasn't had her heart medication since January 31st. This interview asks what the evidence threads need to produce and what the silence is actually telling investigators about who they're dealing with. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #CODIS #DNAEvidence #NancyGuthrieMissing #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #RansomNote #FBISearch #TucsonKidnapping 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    20 min
  8. Rob Reiner Case: The Trap of Never Walking Away

    19H AGO

    Rob Reiner Case: The Trap of Never Walking Away

    "If you really loved me, you wouldn't give up on me." Rob and Michele Reiner heard some version of that for seventeen years. And they stayed. Eighteen rehab programs. Tens of thousands a month in treatment. A guesthouse so Nick could live close. A film about recovery made together. Every door stayed open. Every line in the sand got erased. They never walked away. And now they're gone. This isn't about assigning blame for what happened — that responsibility belongs to one person. This is about the trap that keeps people standing in fires that are consuming them. The belief that presence equals protection. That love equals proximity. That walking away makes you the villain. It doesn't. Nick reportedly told his parents that refusing their suggested programs meant homelessness. That was the consequence. It never materialized. Every ultimatum softened. And some people will never hit bottom because someone's always there to prevent the fall. Your love becomes the cushion that keeps them from the crash that might actually wake them up. Three things keep you trapped. Guilt weaponization: "If you leave, I'll spiral" — making your departure the cause of their destruction. Sunk cost: you've given too much to quit now. And the fantasy of the final save: what if this was finally the moment they were ready, and you missed it? Rob brought Nick to a Christmas party because leaving him home alone felt too dangerous. A seventy-seven-year-old man couldn't go to a gathering without his adult son. That's not caregiving. That's captivity dressed as love. You're allowed to stop. You're allowed to set limits. You're allowed to survive. The Reiners stayed until there was nowhere left to stand. You don't have to make the same choice. #RobReiner #NickReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #ReinerCase #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #Enabling #WalkingAway #AddictionFamily #FamilyTragedy 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/@hiddenkillerspodX 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.

    27 min
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