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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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  1. Jan 22

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

    How to Get Ad-Free, Advance Content from True Crime Today and Hidden Killers Podcasts Do you want to enjoy all the content from True Crime Today and Hidden Killers podcasts without ads and before everyone else? Here’s exactly how to do it: Subscribe to True Crime Today PREMIUM PLUS on Apple Podcasts. Choose either a monthly or yearly subscription. Make sure you select True Crime Today PREMIUM PLUS—this is the channel that gives you all the ad-free and advance content. Important: If you’re hearing ads, it means you’re not on the right channel. Double-check that you’ve subscribed to True Crime Today Premium Plus. Follow the True Crime Today PREMIUM PLUS channel on Apple Podcasts. This is a separate channel where all the ad-free and early-access episodes are uploaded. Remember: Regular episodes with ads will still be available on the main channels. To get the ad-free and advance episodes, you must subscribe and follow the True Crime Today PREMIUM PLUS channel. If you’re still getting ads, head over to the True Crime Today PREMIUM PLUS channel and ensure you’re subscribed there! Enjoy your exclusive content!

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  2. 8h ago

    What Kouri Richins’ Best Friend Never Saw Coming

    She gave Kouri Richins forty-five thousand dollars. It was supposed to be a down payment on a home. A rent-to-own deal through Kouri’s real estate company. She moved her family in and started paying rent, believing she was building toward ownership. According to prosecutors, not a dollar of that money went where it was supposed to go. Kouri allegedly used it to cover her company’s debts. The lender foreclosed. The friend’s family lost the house. That friend isn’t the only person prosecutors say Kouri Richins used and discarded on her way to the murder of her husband Eric. There are twenty-six felony fraud charges pending against her in a separate Summit County case — mortgage fraud, money laundering, forgery, bad checks, communications fraud, and a charge alleging an ongoing criminal pattern. The murder conviction already put her away for life. These charges are about documenting exactly who she was to every person who crossed her path. Prosecutors allege she stole a quarter million from Eric’s home without his knowledge, forged his documents for loans, and ran a real estate operation that was millions in debt with no way out. They allege the prenuptial agreement contained a single clause that made Eric’s death the only scenario where she could access his business. And they allege Eric secretly created a trust to block her — a move she didn’t discover until it was too late. This episode traces the fraud from the first stolen dollar to the twenty-six charges and the restitution fight still ahead. END_LINKS: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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer: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. Hashtags:#KouriRichins #EricRichins #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #FraudCharges #MurderConviction #SummitCountyUtah #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForEric #LifeWithoutParole

    What Kouri Richins’ Best Friend Never Saw Coming

  3. 10h ago

    Lindsay Clancy AND Kohberger Are NOT Fighting the Same Fight

    Same attorney. Two cases that look nothing alike once you get past the headlines.In Plymouth, the prosecution is arguing that Lindsay Clancy's best moments prove she was rational enough to plan what happened. Patrick Clancy — the prosecution's own witness — filed a civil lawsuit against her doctors. The defense has a hospital that identified overmedication and tried to intervene before it was too late.In Idaho, Bryan Kohberger is trying to undo a guilty plea he confirmed under oath using arguments traced to a true crime book. The evidence he says was withheld was tested by his own defense team. The family that fought the plea harder than anyone is welcoming a retrial.Bob Motta of Defense Diaries examines both cases with Tony Brueski — the emotional strategy in Plymouth, the legal reality in Idaho, and what connects them.Tony Brueski and criminal defense attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries. END LINKSJoin 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 DISCLAIMERThis 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. HASHTAGS#LindsayClancy #BryanKohberger #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #TrueCrime #PlymouthSuperiorCourt #IdahoMurders #PostpartumPsychosis #PleaWithdrawal

    Lindsay Clancy AND Kohberger Are NOT Fighting the Same Fight

  4. 12h ago

    Alex Murdaugh's Retrial Hinges on a Test Prosecutors Tried to Block

    The fight over Alex Murdaugh's retrial is being shaped months before the first witness takes the stand — and at the center of it is a DNA sample recovered from Maggie Murdaugh's fingernails. SLED tested it years ago, identified it as belonging to an unknown male with no connection to the family, and according to defense filings never pursued it further. The defense wants the remaining reserve sample sent to Othram, a forensic genetic genealogy laboratory that has helped solve cases standard law enforcement DNA testing couldn't crack — including helping to identify Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho student murders. The state opposed the request. Prosecutors argued that trace DNA under fingernails can transfer through casual contact and that Maggie had her nails done the day she was killed. The defense counters that SLED's testing method already failed to produce an identification and that running the same method again risks destroying the last of the evidence before a more advanced lab can try. The defense's filing also accuses SLED of a pattern of mishandling biological evidence in this case — pointing to allegations that exculpatory test results on a key piece of evidence were suppressed by SLED's own forensic leadership and the evidence itself was destroyed. Judge Debra McCaslin has set the retrial for April 2027. The DNA question is expected to be addressed at the August 14th pretrial hearing. END_LINKS: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=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer: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. #AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MurdaughRetrial #SLED #Othram #SouthCarolina #ColdOpen #JusticeForMaggie

    Alex Murdaugh's Retrial Hinges on a Test Prosecutors Tried to Block

  5. 14h ago

    Did Bryan Kohberger Build His Legal Case From a True Crime Book?

    Bryan Kohberger's handwritten petition uses a phrase that is the title of a book published months before he filed. The evidence term he cites appears in no court record — only in that book. And the evidence he says was hidden from him was examined by an expert his own lawyers paid for.Bob Motta of Defense Diaries joins Tony Brueski to break down what this petition is built on, what the sworn record says about whether the plea was voluntary, and what the historical pattern tells you about defendants who tried to undo pleas they took to avoid execution.They also cover Steve Goncalves welcoming a retrial, the procedural reality of what happens if the plea is withdrawn, and why the question that matters most is not whether Kohberger can get this heard — it is whether any attorney would stand beside him at trial.Tony Brueski and criminal defense attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries. END LINKSJoin 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 DISCLAIMERThis 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. HASHTAGS#BryanKohberger #KohbergerPlea #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #DefenseDiaries #IdahoMurders #UniversityOfIdaho #PostConvictionRelief #BrokenPlea #TrueCrime

    Did Bryan Kohberger Build His Legal Case From a True Crime Book?

  6. 15h ago

    Clancy Trial Bombshell: Blood in the Basement Was Cora's — DNA and Nanny Testimony Collide

    The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 7-month-old Callan — with exercise resistance bands inside the family's Summer Street home on January 24, 2023, moved from courtroom procedure to hard evidence in one sitting. Clancy faces three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation, has pleaded not guilty, and is mounting an insanity defense through attorney Kevin Reddington, built on claims of severe postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication. Plymouth Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan read stipulations already agreed to by both prosecution and defense — meaning no one's contesting them. The exercise bands recovered from the scene carry DNA from Lindsay Clancy, Patrick Clancy, and the children on their ends. Blood recovered from the basement has been confirmed to belong to Cora. Stipulated facts, not theories. Former Massachusetts State Police criminalist Katarina Stashyn followed with a breakdown of how DNA testing works and what it actually revealed from the samples collected in this case — testimony meant to make sure jurors understand the science behind the stipulation, not just the conclusion. The day closed with something less clinical. Elaine Rossi, who worked as the Clancy family's nanny, testified about her time in the household, including conversations where Lindsay told her she was dealing with postpartum depression. It's the kind of detail the defense will lean on hard in the weeks ahead. Prosecutors maintain Clancy understood what she was doing regardless of her mental state. After the killings, she allegedly attempted suicide by jumping from a second-story window and is now paralyzed from the waist down. Her husband, Patrick Clancy, was running errands at the time and has since relocated to Manhattan. The trial continues in Plymouth Superior Court.Links 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/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer 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.Hashtags #LindsayClancy #DuxburyTragedy #PostpartumPsychosis #TrueCrime #PlymouthCounty #CoraDawsonCallan #InsanityDefense #KevinReddington #TrueCrimeToday #Breaking

    Clancy Trial Bombshell: Blood in the Basement Was Cora's — DNA and Nanny Testimony Collide

  7. 16h ago

    What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Proved He Knew About Her House

    The first ransom note contained details about Nancy Guthrie's home that retired FBI negotiator Jason Pack says almost nobody knew — a smartwatch on the floor, a destroyed floodlight. The writer proved he had been inside the house. He never proved he had Nancy. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott goes through the first note with Tony Brueski — the demand structure, the proof-of-presence, the language that reads like a man closing a transaction, and the line about Nancy that changes meaning entirely when you read the second note. Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, author of The Minds of Mass Killers. END LINKSJoin 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 DISCLAIMERThis 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. HASHTAGS#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #TrueCrimeToday #ShavaunScott #RansomNote #Kidnapping #PimaCounty #ForensicPsychology #TrueCrime #BehavioralAnalysis

    What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Proved He Knew About Her House

  8. 16h ago

    Why Clancy's Surgeon Called Her Injuries Superficial

    A South Shore Hospital surgeon took the stand at Plymouth Superior Court and told the jury that Lindsay Clancy's wrist and neck injuries on the night she allegedly killed her three children were superficial. The cuts went through skin and exposed fat but didn't reach muscles, arteries, or tendons. The prosecution needed that testimony to support their argument that Clancy's attempt on her own life wasn't real. Then Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington revealed something the surgeon never knew — her patient's heart had stopped at Brigham and Women's Hospital and she required massive blood transfusions to survive. The rest of Day 6 centered on prescription evidence. Thirteen bottles were presented to the jury, most nearly full. Prosecutors argued Clancy wasn't taking her medications. The defense showed all thirteen were prescribed in a three-week span. Forensic scientists confirmed five psychiatric drugs in Clancy's blood — mirtazapine, lamotrigine, quetiapine, trazodone, and benzodiazepines — and confirmed the absence of any recreational or illicit substances. Post-mortem results on Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, showed nothing in their systems. Clancy also spoke in court for the first time, agreeing to stipulations that concede all physical evidence and narrow the trial entirely to her mental state. 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.#LindsayClancy #LindsayClancyTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #PlymouthSuperiorCourt #PostpartumPsychosis #DuxburyMA #CriminalTrial #TrueCrimeToday #JusticeForCora

    Why Clancy's Surgeon Called Her Injuries Superficial
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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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