True Crime Squad

Kristi Brower

Come join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories, teach you about the legal system, and give you practical ways to help, all with a wicked sense of humor!

  1. 4H AGO

    Flock Cameras, Arizona Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit, Bride Black Paint Attack

    Flock cameras are part of a rapidly expanding surveillance system that captures license plates, vehicle details, and travel patterns, allowing law enforcement to reconstruct where a vehicle has been within seconds. What began as a tool for stolen cars and violent-crime investigations is now raising major concerns over privacy, officer misuse, false matches, and how easily ordinary drivers can be tracked across cities and states. In this segment, we break down how the technology works, the strongest documented abuse cases, and why civil-liberties groups say the bigger story is not one camera — it is the growing network behind it. https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/flock-roundup https://www.atlasofsurveillance.org/ https://www.businessinsider.com/flock-safety-alpr-cameras-misreads-2026-3 Arizona DUI quotas? A new lawsuit alleges that they exist. https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/theyre-gonna-kick-me-off-squad-if-i-dont-get-a-dui-lawsuit-alleges-phoenix-pd-uses-dui-quotas Bride covered in black paint https://people.com/sister-in-law-who-was-sentenced-for-covering-bride-in-black-paint-in-revenge-attack-reveals-what-led-to-family-drama-11959652 Join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories and give you actionable things you can do to help, all with a wicked sense of humor. Follow our True Crime Trials Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquadTrials Follow our True Crime Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@truecrimesquadshorts-t6i Want to Support our work and get perks like extra content and The Watch Party? www.truecrimesquad.com *Social Media Links* Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimesquad Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767 Website: https://www.truecrimesquad.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimesquad BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/truecrimesquad.bsky.social True Crime Squad on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1

    56 min
  2. 5D AGO

    (Updated) Tracey Grist Trial Day Four 4.17.2026 The Forensics and The Phone Call

    Day Four shifted from family-call evidence into the prosecution’s strongest emotional and forensic narrative: jurors heard jail audio in which Kevin Ellis told his sister, “I should’ve said no,” a statement prosecutors used to argue he regretted participating in a plan driven by Tracey Grist. The state also leaned heavily on expert testimony that the knife found near Matthew Restelli was inconsistent with an authentic self-defense struggle and appeared to have been placed after the shooting. By the end of the day, prosecutors had tightened the theory that the physical scene and later statements both pointed to a staged ambush rather than a spontaneous confrontation. Join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories and give you actionable things you can do to help, all with a wicked sense of humor. Follow our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquad Follow our True Crime Trials Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquadTrials Want to Support our work and get perks like extra content and The Watch Party? www.truecrimesquad.com *Social Media Links* Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimesquad Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767 Website: https://www.truecrimesquad.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimesquad BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/truecrimesquad.bsky.social True Crime Squad on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1

    5h 27m
  3. 6D AGO

    Tracey Grist Trial Day Three - 4.16.2026 The Aftermath

    Day Three centered on the immediate aftermath inside the house, with jurors hearing from Diane Restelli as recorded calls were played in which Tracey Grist told Matthew’s family, “Matt is dead,” while Diane testified she believed Kathryn was being coached during later calls. Officer testimony from Anthony Neil and Detective Wyatt Nicosia walked jurors through first-entry bodycam footage showing Kevin Ellis standing over Matthew’s body and immediately framing the shooting as self-defense. The day ended with Utah DPS Sgt. Jen Faumuina introducing 3D Pharoah scene scans that set up the prosecution’s later argument that the physical evidence did not match the family’s original version of events. Join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories and give you actionable things you can do to help, all with a wicked sense of humor. Follow our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquad Follow our True Crime Trials Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquadTrials Want to Support our work and get perks like extra content and The Watch Party? www.truecrimesquad.com *Social Media Links* Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimesquad Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767 Website: https://www.truecrimesquad.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimesquad BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/truecrimesquad.bsky.social True Crime Squad on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1

    2h 34m
  4. APR 21

    Kaitlyn Laura, Rex Heuermann, Martin Family Identified

    Kaitlyn Rose Laura of Texas is charged with child abuse in association with allegations that she insisted on medical care for her child that was unnecessary based on diagnoses that were never given. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-mother-accused-medical-child-abuse-rcna266795 https://krcrtv.com/news/nation-world/mother-accused-forcing-3-year-old-into-wheelchair-using-unnecessary-feeding-tube-kaitlyn-laura-tarrant-county-texas-medical-abuse-treatments-surgeries-medicaid-fraud-gofundmes?teaserSource=trending https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/tarrant-county-woman-accused-of-medical-child-abuse-serious-injury/4004712/ Serial Killer News Rex Heuermann Speaks https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilgo-beach-killer-rex-heuermann-told-ex-wife-killed-7-victims-home-do-rcna340958 DNA For The Win The Martin family identified https://share.google/I5VAegiplx3YWw7sb Join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories and give you actionable things you can do to help, all with a wicked sense of humor. Follow our True Crime Trials Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueCrimeSquadTrials Follow our True Crime Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@truecrimesquadshorts-t6i Want to Support our work and get perks like extra content and The Watch Party? www.truecrimesquad.com *Social Media Links* Facebook: www.facebook.com/truecrimesquad Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215774426330767 Website: https://www.truecrimesquad.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truecrimesquad BlueSky- https://bsky.app/profile/truecrimesquad.bsky.social True Crime Squad on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5gIPqBHJLftbXdRgs1Bqm1

    55 min
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Come join our squad! Kristi and Katie share true crime stories, teach you about the legal system, and give you practical ways to help, all with a wicked sense of humor!

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