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Brendan Banfield is facing life without parole. He's 40 years old. Unless something changes on appeal, he dies in a Virginia prison. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down what comes next — and whether any of it has a real chance of working.Appeals aren't about whether the jury got it wrong. Appellate courts don't retry cases. They look for legal errors the judge made that affected the outcome. Banfield's team has several potential arguments, and we're examining each one live with your questions.The Juliana deal is one angle. Murder dropped to...

Brendan Banfield has been convicted of aggravated murder. The jury took nine hours and came back guilty on every count. A former federal agent is going to spend the rest of his life in prison because twelve people believed Juliana — the au pair who walked free with time served after her murder charge got dropped to manslaughter.Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down this verdict in real time. We're taking your questions and examining exactly what happened in that Virginia courtroom. The defense called Juliana bought and paid for. They hammered her de...

Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, delivers a comprehensive breakdown of three major cases. The McKee case: the unsealed affidavit reveals eight years of alleged stalking and threats — including that he told Monique Tepe "she will always be his wife" and he could "kill her at any time." Robin explains the psychology of obsession that never fades. The Greenberg case: federal investigators have reportedly issued subpoenas to police, medical examiners, and the state attorney general's office. Robin breaks down how the feds build corruption cases and what the complete institutional silence me...

Brendan Banfield faces life in prison for allegedly orchestrating the deaths of his wife Christine and Joseph Ryan — the stranger prosecutors say he catfished and lured to the home to frame for the murder. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, delivers his full behavioral breakdown. Banfield took the stand and called the accusation "absolutely crazy." His IRS supervisor then contradicted his alibi. Prosecutors showed jail letters professing love to the au pair and discussing baby names. A framed photo of Banfield and Juliana was found on his nightstand eight mon...

The feds are involved. Sources say the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has issued subpoenas to police, medical examiners, and the state attorney general's office in connection with Ellen Greenberg's death — and they're not investigating the murder. They're investigating the cover-up. Robin Dreeke, former FBI special agent and head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, breaks down how federal corruption cases get built, who flips first in institutional investigations, and what the current silence from every official agency tells us. The crime scene was cleaned before detectives could return. Devices were removed by a po...

The affidavit is unsealed and the details are damning. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique Tepe he could kill her "at any time," that he would find her and "buy the house right next to her," and that "she will always be his wife." This was eight years after their divorce. Robin Dreeke, former head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, breaks down the psychology of possessive violence — what these specific statements reveal about McKee's mindset, why the eight-year timeline is behaviorally significant, and what the December 6th reconnaissance trip to their property tells us about premeditation versus impulse. Do...

"Mark my words — if we give him a Ph.D., that's the guy that in that many years when he is a professor, we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing his students."That's what a WSU professor reportedly told colleagues about Bryan Kohberger while he was still on campus. Female students and staff developed informal warning systems — alerting each other when he was present, arranging escorts after 5 p.m., leaving doors open because they feared being trapped alone with him. At least 13 formal complaints were filed about his behavior in one semester.The fami...

Court documents paint a picture that extends far beyond December 30th, 2025. Michael McKee allegedly told Monique he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," and that she would "always be his wife." Witnesses described strangulation and forced sex during their marriage. Surveillance footage allegedly captured him at her Columbus home three weeks before her murder — while she was 200 miles away at a football game.The divorce was finalized in 2017. There's no record of criminal charges, restraining orders, or intervention in the eight years that followed. Th...

Two bodies discovered in a Columbus, Ohio home on December 30th. Eleven days later, a vascular surgeon is in custody 350 miles away. No eyewitnesses. No forced entry. A suspect who allegedly went dark on his cell phone for 18 hours and used stolen license plates from two different states. How did investigators connect the dots this fast?Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the forensic architecture of this case — the surveillance footage analysis that first identified Michael McKee's vehicle, the NIBIN ballistics database that allegedly linked a firearm found in his Chicago condo to the crime sc...

Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Hidden Killers Live to analyze the family dynamics that may have left Rob and Michele Reiner vulnerable to their own son. Dreeke spent 21 years with the Bureau including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He explains how trust gets exploited through reciprocity, vulnerability, and shared identity—plus the crushing weight of guilt. The Reiners had tried tough love. It hadn't worked. They blamed themselves. By the end, Rob was publicly saying they should have listened to Nick instead of the professionals. How does manufactured guilt function as a ma...

Michael McKee is sitting in a Franklin County jail cell facing four counts of aggravated murder. The evidence police have described is damning—ballistic matches, vehicle surveillance, the figure in the alley footage, and a firearm suppressor. Prosecutors allege the vascular surgeon drove 300 miles from Chicago to Columbus to execute his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe while their children slept nearby. Eleven days later, investigators say they recovered the murder weapon from McKee's property. But how do you prove premeditation when there are no eyewitnesses and an eight-year gap since the divorce? And what defense st...

Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live for a comprehensive analysis of two major murder cases: the Michael McKee prosecution in Ohio and the Kouri Richins trial beginning in Utah.On McKee: The affidavit is unsealed. Surveillance footage allegedly places him at the Tepe property three weeks before the murders. Witnesses describe years of death threats. His phone went dark during the killing window. His vehicle was allegedly tracked arriving before and leaving after. Eric breaks down the prosecution's strongest evidence—then reveals the defense playbook: the motions to exclude prior abuse, the hearsay fi...

Trial starts February 23rd. Kouri Richins faces aggravated murder charges in the fentanyl poisoning death of her husband Eric Richins. And with two weeks to go, the case is in chaos.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to break down the last-minute developments rocking this prosecution. A new motion alleges witness intimidation—the lead detective allegedly threatened a witness with a warrant and "a catch pole for the dog" if they didn't answer prep calls. Another investigator allegedly told a witness their immunity could be revoked if they stopped cooperating.Is th...

Michael McKee pleaded not guilty. He's in jail without bond. The affidavit is damning. So what can the defense actually do? Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to break down the defense's playbook in the Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe murder case.Before this case ever reaches a jury, there will be a war over what evidence they're allowed to hear. The affidavit includes allegations of prior strangulation and forced sex during the marriage—abuse that was never reported or criminally charged. Eric explains the motion to exclude that testimony and whether it ha...

The affidavit is unsealed. The charges are filed. Michael McKee faces two counts of aggravated murder for the deaths of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe. Now we're breaking down what prosecutors actually have—and whether it's enough to convict.Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us live to analyze the prosecution's case against McKee. Surveillance footage allegedly showing him at the victims' property three weeks before the murders. Witness statements about death threats going back years. Stolen license plates. A phone that went dark during the killing window. Vehicle tracking data placing his SUV in Co...

Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us for an extended examination of two cases that expose how systems fail families in catastrophic ways. From the psychology of family annihilation to the financial incentives keeping addiction treatment broken — this is essential expert analysis you won't find anywhere else.In the Paul Caneiro trial, prosecutors allege Paul murdered his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, and their two children at their Colts Neck mansion after Keith discovered Paul had been stealing from him. Eight-year-old Sophia was stabbed 17 times and allegedly still alive when the fire started. Shavaun breaks do...

Over 100,000 Americans die from overdoses every year. Relapse rates run 40-90%. The treatment model hasn't fundamentally changed since the 1970s. And yet the addiction treatment industry is worth $42 billion. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we're asking the question the industry doesn't want answered: is failure profitable? Is someone actively benefiting from keeping this system broken?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott returns for Part 2 of our examination following the Nick Reiner tragedy. The Reiner family had every resource available and it still wasn't enough to save Rob and Michele Reiner. So we're following the money. Every relapse is another admission...

Nick Reiner allegedly murdered his parents — director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. The tragedy has forced a national conversation about something America has avoided for decades: the addiction treatment system doesn't work. Relapse rates between 40-60% within a month. Over 90% for opioids in the first year. A $42 billion industry that keeps billing whether treatment succeeds or not. Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we're asking the hard question — is the system broken, or is this just what addiction looks like?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to break down the clinical reality behind the headlines. The 28-day treatment mode...

Paul Caneiro allegedly murdered his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, and their two children Jesse and Sophia at their Colts Neck, New Jersey home in November 2018 — then set fires at both properties to cover his tracks. The prosecution says it all started when Keith discovered Paul had been stealing from him. Within hours, Keith's entire family was dead. Eight-year-old Sophia was stabbed 17 times, including a wound to her left eye, and prosecutors allege she was still alive when the fire was set.Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks down the psychology of family annihilation in re...

We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta for comprehensive legal analysis on two of the biggest murder cases right now.The Arkansas Supreme Court just removed Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's trial—the father who killed his daughter's alleged rapist. This is the second constitutional reversal in seven months. A retired judge is taking over. Prior rulings could be reopened. And Spencer still has to beat a second-degree murder charge while the prosecution uses prior statements about killing Fosler against him.Meanwhile, Michael McKee pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder in...