The Kouri Richins murder case just took a sharp turn nobody saw coming — and it’s not about the defendant. It’s about how the prosecution has allegedly been treating its own witnesses. Defense attorneys filed a motion this week revealing text messages they say show lead detective Jeff O’Driscoll threatening Read more…
Two families. Two different kinds of catastrophic failure. One expert to help us understand both. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — author of The Minds of Mass Killers — joins Hidden Killers for an extended examination of the psychology behind family annihilation and the systemic failures of America’s addiction treatment industry. The Read more…
A judge just confirmed what victims’ families feared most: under Idaho’s current law, Bryan Kohberger could legally profit from telling his story. The same applies to Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell. The statute that’s supposed to prevent this hasn’t been updated since 1978 — and it shows. This week, Read more…
The 28-day treatment model has been the standard since the 1970s. Relapse rates have stayed roughly the same. The approach hasn’t fundamentally evolved. In almost every other area of medicine, fifty years of data showing 40-90% failure rates would have triggered a complete overhaul. So why hasn’t that happened with Read more…
Thomas Patrick Smith, Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigations, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Banfield Read more…
The unsealed affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveals what investigators believe was weeks of alleged planning before two people were shot to death in their Columbus home. According to court documents, surveillance captured Michael McKee walking through the Tepes’ yard on December 7th—while the couple attended Read more…
Nick Barreiro, Audio/Video Forensic Analyst, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the killings with Read more…
Det. Stephen Augustine, Fairfax Co. Police Dept, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted the Read more…
Brendan Banfield, Defendant & Husband of Christine Banfield, testified today in the Brendan Banfield murder trial. Banfield, a former IRS agent, is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the February 2023 deaths of his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan at their Herndon, Virginia home.Prosecutors allege Banfield plotted Read more…
The Reiner family had resources. Access. The ability to pay for the best treatment money could buy. And we’re still here — with Rob and Michele Reiner dead and their son Nick charged with their murders. So here’s what nobody wants to answer: if money and access couldn’t fix this, Read more…