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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

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    1 min
  2. The One Word Kouri Richins' Forensic Accountant Used to Describe Her Finances

    1H AGO

    The One Word Kouri Richins' Forensic Accountant Used to Describe Her Finances

    Kouri Richins was $7.5 million in debt. Her prenup made divorce financially devastating. And without Eric's knowledge, she took steps to ensure his death would be the most profitable outcome available to her. The financial and forensic evidence presented at trial mapped a murder that was months in the making, and in this Hidden Killers Week in Review, Tony Brueski walks through two episodes covering the complete case — the financial architecture of the motive and the execution of the murder itself. The prosecution's financial case was devastating. Kouri's house-flipping business had produced 236 bounced checks and fifteen failed renovation projects. Her forensic accountant testified that the operation was imploding. Eric Richins recognized the danger — not just financially but personally. He consulted divorce attorneys and estate planners, removed Kouri from his will and life insurance, and established a trust to protect their three sons. Kouri responded by secretly purchasing $1.9 million in life insurance policies on Eric's life and procuring fentanyl through her housekeeper by requesting "the Michael Jackson stuff." The escalation pattern the jury heard was methodical. A poisoning attempt during a trip to Greece. A fentanyl-laced sandwich on Valentine's Day that left Eric in respiratory distress — he used his son's EpiPen to survive and subsequently told friends he believed his wife was trying to end his life. Two weeks later, Kouri mixed Eric a Moscow Mule containing five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. That same evening, she had texted her boyfriend Robert Josh Grossmann "love you." Trial evidence showed her texting Grossmann about marriage while Eric was still alive. The jury convicted on every count in under three hours. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #KouriRichins #EricRichins #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #FentanylPoisoning #MoscowMule #PrenupMurder #UtahCrime #InsuranceFraud #ConvictedKiller

    38 min
  3. What D4VD Allegedly Did the Morning After Celeste Rivas Hernandez Was Reportedly Killed

    4H AGO

    What D4VD Allegedly Did the Morning After Celeste Rivas Hernandez Was Reportedly Killed

    According to prosecutors, David Anthony Burke allegedly fatally stabbed Celeste Rivas Hernandez in his Hollywood Hills garage, then drove over a hundred miles to a remote location to allegedly dispose of evidence. The following morning, he reportedly gave a radio interview to promote his album. In the days and weeks that followed, prosecutors allege he ordered chainsaws, a body bag, and an inflatable pool under a fake name — and forensic evidence reportedly connects those items to injuries found on Celeste's remains. This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two episodes analyzing the prosecution's case through the expertise of retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. The People's Brief outlines what prosecutors characterize as years of alleged sexual exploitation preceding the alleged murder. Burke reportedly met Celeste when she was eleven. The relationship allegedly became sexual when she was thirteen. By fourteen, she was reportedly traveling with him to Las Vegas, London, and Texas. Prosecutors say Burke was informed by deputies during a welfare check that Celeste was thirteen and that she had been reported missing — and that he allegedly continued pursuing her. When her parents confiscated her phone, the prosecution alleges Burke drove to Lake Elsinore and paid a classmate a thousand dollars to deliver a replacement device. Coffindaffer analyzes the alleged exploitation timeline through her FBI behavioral analysis experience and examines the systemic failure points — including what the welfare check should have triggered and how the alleged grooming pattern connects to the prosecution's theory of motive. Scott addresses the psychological profile prosecutors are constructing, including the alleged capacity to conceal both the relationship and, later, the alleged crime from associates who reportedly detected the smell of decay from Burke's home and vehicle over an extended period. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His attorneys maintain he is innocent and did not cause Celeste's death. 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. #D4VD #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #JusticeForCeleste #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JenniferCoffindaffer #ShavaunScott #LakeElsinore #HollywoodHills

    39 min
  4. Michael Jackson Agreed to a Strip Search — Both Sides Claim the Photos Prove Their Case

    7H AGO

    Michael Jackson Agreed to a Strip Search — Both Sides Claim the Photos Prove Their Case

    Michael Jackson voluntarily submitted to a strip search in 1993. Investigators photographed him to compare against a description Jordan Chandler had allegedly provided. More than thirty years later, both prosecution advocates and Jackson defenders insist those photographs support their position — and neither side has been able to definitively prove the other wrong. This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two comprehensive episodes examining the Jackson allegations through the lens of evidence, legal procedure, and the unresolved questions that persist decades later. Tony Brueski reconstructs the 1993 Chandler case — the secretly recorded tape of Evan Chandler allegedly threatening to destroy Jackson and its evidentiary limitations, the psychiatrist's letter that predates the tape by two days, the custody dispute that contaminated the investigation's integrity, and the twenty-three-million-dollar civil settlement that included no admission of wrongdoing but whose size and timing have fueled accusations of consciousness of guilt that Jackson's defenders have never fully neutralized. Jordan Chandler reportedly told a private investigator that nothing happened — a statement that complicates both the abuse allegations and the extortion claims, depending on when and why it was made. The episodes also address the biopic production reportedly forced into tens of millions in reshoots after its original ending violated an existing legal settlement the filmmakers were unaware of, the estate's co-producer role and the narrative constraints that created, the emerging Cascio family allegations, and the civil litigation potentially worth hundreds of millions that appears to be developing. Jordan Chandler emancipated himself from both parents and has not spoken publicly about the case — making him the most significant unheard witness in what is arguably the most prominent abuse case in modern legal history. 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. #MichaelJackson #JordanChandler #Neverland #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ChandlerCase #MJBiopic #KingOfPop #LeavingNeverland #ExtortionTape

    45 min
  5. Every Major Claim in the Kohberger Idaho Murders Book Has a Problem

    10H AGO

    Every Major Claim in the Kohberger Idaho Murders Book Has a Problem

    Christopher Whitcomb's book on the Idaho student murders presents itself as an investigation into unresolved evidence questions. When each major claim is checked against on-the-record responses from law enforcement, prosecutors, and the defense team itself, the foundation doesn't hold. This week's True Crime Today review examines the most consequential Kohberger case developments — a point-by-point analysis of the book's claims, the public disavowal of its primary source, and the civil litigation that represents the actual unresolved accountability in this case. Brent Turvey's chain of custody allegation regarding the Ka-Bar knife sheath centers on a claim about documentation irregularities. Moscow's police chief has stated publicly that the department employs electronic barcodes — not the handwritten log system Turvey's allegation requires. The Othram DNA laboratory involvement that the book characterizes as irregular is a standard component of genetic genealogy investigations. The second-attacker theory is contradicted by Kohberger's own guilty plea as a sole actor — entered with a trial date weeks away and with full awareness that identifying a co-conspirator would have been his most significant leverage for a reduced sentence. Kohberger's defense attorneys — Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — issued a public statement calling Turvey's media conduct "appalling" and stating he was retained exclusively for crime scene analysis. They accuse him of violating his confidentiality agreement and speaking on matters outside his retained expertise. Whitcomb himself told NewsNation the book contains no smoking gun and no secret evidence. Bryan Kohberger had access to every argument this book contains. He had a trial date. He had a defense team prepared to litigate. He entered a guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed suit against Washington State University alleging the institution failed to act on formal stalking complaints. That civil action addresses the systemic failure the criminal case could not — and represents the substantive legal question still outstanding. 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. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnnTaylor #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

    50 min
  6. D4VD's People's Brief Alleges a Level of Planning That Changes Everything

    22H AGO

    D4VD's People's Brief Alleges a Level of Planning That Changes Everything

    The People's Brief filed in the case of David Anthony Burke — the musician known as D4VD — lays out a prosecution theory of premeditation and post-offense conduct that extends well beyond the alleged killing of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Prosecutors allege Burke texted the victim's phone after she was allegedly already dead. They allege he purchased disposal materials including chainsaws, a body bag, and an inflatable pool using the alias "Victoria Mendez." They allege three separate trips to a remote location near Lake Cachuma. And they allege that blue plastic fragments recovered from the victim's remains were forensically matched to that pool by the LAPD lab. This week's True Crime Today review examines the most significant D4VD case developments — the prosecution's evidentiary blueprint, the scope of the investigation, and the legal and behavioral analysis of what the filing reveals. Burke has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. His defense maintains he did not cause Celeste's death. The People's Brief represents the prosecution's theory — allegations, not established facts. But the specificity of what Beth Silverman laid out across nine pages provides significant insight into how the case is being constructed. Prosecutors allege Burke met Celeste online when she was eleven and that the sexual contact began at thirteen. The filing states she was reported missing on multiple occasions and that law enforcement informed Burke of her age during a welfare check. According to prosecutors, he denied having more than one encounter with her. Fifty-four search warrants were executed — a volume that indicates the investigation's scope extends beyond a single defendant. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes the prosecution's evidence architecture — what the warrant volume, the alias purchases, and the forensic match tell us about how premeditation and consciousness of guilt are being established. Robin Dreeke addresses listener questions focused on the alleged behavioral patterns, the people who reportedly had proximity to the situation without intervening, and the systemic failures alleged in the timeline. 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. #D4VD #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #PeoplesBrief #BethSilverman #Premeditation #ForensicEvidence #SearchWarrants #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

    40 min
  7. The Duggar Family's IBLP Curriculum Collapsed — Nobody Helped the Survivors

    1D AGO

    The Duggar Family's IBLP Curriculum Collapsed — Nobody Helped the Survivors

    ATI — the educational arm of Bill Gothard's IBLP — shut down in 2021. The organization that spent decades providing curriculum to homeschooling families including the Duggars ceased operations without remediation, without outreach to former students, and without any institutional acknowledgment of the educational gaps it created. The adults it produced are still rebuilding. This week's True Crime Today review examines the most consequential conversations from our series on the Duggar family curriculum — the ideological architecture of the Wisdom Booklets, the institutional reach of the Character First program, and the measurable outcomes for adults who completed the full IBLP educational track. The curriculum's law and government modules framed democratic governance without divine authority as utopianism. The French Revolution was presented as a consequence of collective disobedience to God. Illness was attributed to failures of spiritual submission. The authority structure that governed the entire system concentrated power in a single individual — Bill Gothard — while requiring total compliance from everyone beneath him. The Character First program extended this framework into public school systems by repackaging obedience-based theology as secular character education. The educational outcomes document the cost. Former students report math instruction that ended at fractions. ACT scores achieved without any corresponding GPA that higher education institutions would recognize. Professional credentials — including law degrees obtained through IBLP-adjacent institutions — that proved nonfunctional in practice. Adults who lacked basic understanding of their own physiology into their twenties. The system produced compliance. It did not produce competence. When it shut down, the people who had spent their formative years inside it were left to close the gap on their own — with no institutional support and no public accountability for what was taken from them. 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. #DuggarFamily #IBLP #BillGothard #ATI #WisdomBooklets #EducationalNeglect #CharacterFirst #ATISurvivors #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

    37 min
  8. Nick Reiner's Brentwood Case Hit a Wall Nobody Expected

    1D AGO

    Nick Reiner's Brentwood Case Hit a Wall Nobody Expected

    Nick Reiner is being held without bail on two counts of first-degree murder with death penalty eligibility. His parents Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. He was arrested the same day. And the case has effectively stalled — because the autopsy reports on both victims remain incomplete more than four months after their deaths. This week's True Crime Today review examines the most consequential Reiner case developments — the procedural bottleneck, the emerging defense posture, and the legal analysis of what this timeline means for both sides. The prosecution has identified the autopsies as the final outstanding piece of discovery the defense is awaiting. The defense has requested additional materials. The court date set for September is not a preliminary hearing — it is a hearing to schedule the preliminary hearing. The case has not advanced to the point where either side can begin meaningful litigation. Nick Reiner has a documented psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder and a prior conservatorship. His courtroom appearance consisted of a single-word response to the judge. Eric Faddis, who has prosecuted and defended cases involving mental health defenses and death penalty eligibility, analyzes what the defense is likely constructing — the legal standards for competency, the distinction between mental illness and legal insanity, and what prosecutors must establish to maintain the death enhancement against a defendant with that documented history. The Reiner siblings — Jake, Romy, and Tracy — have severed contact with Nick and cut financial support. Sources indicate they refer to him in unambiguous terms. Despite this, they are reportedly opposing the death penalty — based on their father's documented opposition to capital punishment. Jake Reiner published a widely read personal essay about his parents that provided an emotional counterpoint to the procedural deadlock. Nick has reportedly expressed interest in writing a tell-all about his parents. The case is moving slowly. The fractures within the family are not. 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. #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #BrentwoodMurders #DeathPenalty #ReinerCase #AutopsyDelay #MentalHealthDefense #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

    31 min
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