Donna Adelson: Delay, Denial, and the Gamble of a Lifetime | 2025 Year in Review

"Thank You for Your Service” As America Ignores Its Veterans’ Mental Health Crisis With Blissful Ignorance We say it like a reflex.  "Thank you for your service." But when veterans come home from war mentally broken — and become the ones pulling the trigger in mass shootings, or turning the gun on themselves — our country looks the other way. In this extended breakdown, we dive into two recent mass shootings committed by combat veterans, one at a church in Michigan, the other at a bar in North Carolina. The headlines said they were isolated tragedies. The truth? They're part of a disturbing pattern we rarely acknowledge. 🔺 Veterans make up 6% of the U.S. population, but 26% of mass shooters. 🔺 In 2022, 6,392 veterans died by suicide — nearly three-quarters using a firearm. 🔺 The VA reports over 4,400 severe staff shortages, with psychologists in highest demand. This isn’t about dishonoring service. It’s about confronting the deadly consequences of neglecting mental health, ignoring red flags, and refusing to talk about veteran perpetrators because it makes us uncomfortable. We don’t stop to ask: – Why are so many veteran shooters known to law enforcement before the violence? – Why is the VA failing to provide timely, consistent mental health care? – Why do we thank veterans for their service, then fail them in crisis? This segment is a call for accountability — not just for the shooters, but for the institutions that looked away. If we want fewer headlines like these, we need more than symbolic patriotism. We need real help, real care, and real conversations about who we’re losing — and what it costs when we stay silent. 🔗 Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 | Text: 838255 | Chat: veteranscrisisline.net Hashtags #Veterans #MassShootings #GunViolence #MentalHealth #VAHealthcare #PTSD #VeteranSuicide #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeNews #AmericaFailsVets Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

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Murder for Social Security Or Humane Help? The Shocking Lorenz Kraus LIVE TV Confession! Follow the money — and sometimes you find a killer. In this Hidden Killers Live segment, we explore how what began as a Social Security fraud probe spiraled into a double homicide investigation when investigators uncovered the bodies of Franz and Theresia Kraus in their backyard. For years, their son, Lorenz Kraus, told neighbors they had moved to Germany. Meanwhile, he continued collecting their government benefits — until a welfare check by SSA triggered a police search at 6 Crestwood Court. What followed: Two bodies buried behind the house A bizarre on-camera confession at CBS6 Murder charges, and zero remorse We dig into the financial motive behind the murder, why these crimes are alarmingly common, and how digital benefit systems make it easier to hide the dead — until the paper trail gives way. If you want to understand how murder and money intertwine — and how a bureaucratic audit unraveled a seven-year deception — this is the story. 🔖 Hashtags #SocialSecurityFraud #FinancialCrimeMurder #LorenzKraus #AlbanyDoubleMurder #HiddenKillersLive #BackyardBodies #TrueCrimeInvestigation #FraudTurnedHomicide #SSAInvestigation #CBS6Interview Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

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FBI Profiler Breaks Down the Tunnel Vision That Ruined the Yogurt Shop Case With the Yogurt Shop murders solved, the real question becomes: what now? In this final segment, I and Robin Dreeke map out the reforms that actually matter—not symbolic ones, but structural, enforceable changes that protect truth, not narratives. We dig into: Interview design: swapping coercion for information‑gathering (PEACE-style), mandating full video, limiting session lengths, guarding vulnerable subjects Raising charging thresholds: never charge on confession alone—triangulate with physical evidence and independent corroboration Institutional red teams: formal skepticism baked into every major case Ethical limits on genealogical DNA use: how and when it should be used, how to document decision points Accountability for leadership: public commitments, timelines, and enforcement Why this matters: naming the killer is only step one. If we don’t fix what went wrong, future cases will repeat the same tragedies. This segment is the roadmap for justice that lasts beyond headlines. #CriminalJusticeReform #TrueCrime #PoliceReform #ColdCasePolicy #InterviewEthics #DNAForensics #InvestigativeBestPractices #NoMoreFalseConfessions #RedTeamPolicing #FutureOfCrimeSolving #YogurtShopMurders Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

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Diddy Sentencing Breakdown: Prosecutor Explains What’s Really at Stake This isn’t about guilt anymore. That part’s done.  Now the real weight kicks in. Federal prosecutors want 11+ years behind bars. Diddy’s defense team wants 14 months and therapy. And the judge? He has to decide how much of Sean Combs’ past — and his power — should shape what happens next. In this episode of Hidden Killers, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us to break down what this sentencing really means — not just for Diddy, but for the entire justice system watching what happens when celebrity, abuse allegations, and federal sentencing law collide. We cover: Why federal prosecutors are pushing to apply sexual abuse cross-references — even without a conviction on those charges What the victim statements from Cassie Ventura and others can legally influence Whether pretrial detention at MDC Brooklyn counts for anything If fame helps or hurts a defendant in front of a federal judge And how §3553(a) factors — like deterrence, public trust, and the message sent to survivors — shape sentencing far more than just the guidelines We also explore what Diddy’s legal team might say in mitigation, whether allocution helps or backfires, and what the judge’s language on Friday could reveal — about this case and the system as a whole. If you’re wondering why Diddy could walk with time served… or face nearly a decade in prison — this is the legal roadmap you’ve been waiting for. 🔖 HASHTAGS #Diddy #SeanCombs #FederalSentencing #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #JusticeSystem #VictimImpact #SentencingExplained #CelebrityJustice Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

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