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“She lied about everything.”  That’s what former Massachusetts Deputy Police Chief Robert Devine told the state’s oversight commission when he was asked about Sandra Birchmore — a 23-year-old woman found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment in 2021. But behind that phrase lies one of the most disturbing stories of police corruption, grooming, and betrayal in modern American law enforcement. Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton Police Explorers program as a teenager — a mentorship group designed to inspire young people interested in policing. Instead, it became her trap. Federal prosecutors say she was groomed and manipulated by Stoughton officers for years, including Detective Matthew Farwell, who now stands accused of murdering her. In August 2024, Farwell was indicted for strangling Birchmore and staging her death to look like suicide — allegedly to stop her from exposing his misconduct. At the time, Sandra was pregnant and believed Farwell was the father. Later, DNA testing proved otherwise, but it didn’t erase the years of manipulation and control that led up to her death. As the federal case builds, another disturbing layer has surfaced: senior officers — including Robert Devine, who once oversaw the Explorer program — have been accused of misconduct and cover-ups. Instead of accountability, Devine offered deflection, telling investigators that Birchmore “lied about everything.” In this episode, Tony Brueski tears into that defense — and the system that enables it. What does it mean when those sworn to protect instead prey on the vulnerable? What happens when “credibility” becomes a weapon, and victims of grooming are discredited by the very people who created their trauma? This isn’t just about one department or one victim. Across the country, similar police Explorer programs have been exposed for systemic abuse — from Kentucky to Texas, from Florida to Utah. The same pattern repeats: powerful men, teenage recruits, secret communication, and departments more interested in damage control than justice. Sandra’s story is a warning — and an indictment of every institution that confuses authority with immunity. She didn’t “lie about everything.” She told the truth about the wrong people. 🎙 Watch Tony Brueski expose the dark psychology and systemic rot behind the Sandra Birchmore case — and why this time, the cover-up won’t hold. #SandraBirchmore #StoughtonPolice #MatthewFarwell #RobertDevine #TrueCrimePodcast #HiddenKillers #PoliceCorruption #Grooming #JusticeForSandra #TrueCrimeToday #HiddenKillersLive #TonyBrueski 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

11 Marras 18min

In one of the most chilling post-verdict revelations yet, we’re hearing directly from the woman Donna Adelson once called her “jailhouse daughter.” Her name is Dina Burnernhard, and according to her testimony and a new interview with Surviving the Survivor, she spent five months locked up alongside Donna in the Leon County Jail. What she witnessed behind those walls is nothing like the frail, weeping grandmother the world saw in court. Dina says Donna began their friendship with a powdered donut — a simple gesture that soon turned into a full-blown manipulation campaign. From there, Donna promised her money, pills, commissary, even a grand piano — all in exchange for taking the stand and lying under oath to shift blame away from Donna and toward her former co-conspirator, Katherine Magbanua. But Dina didn’t play along. Instead, she turned over the handwritten script Donna had given her — later introduced in court as State’s Exhibit 62 — showing exactly what Donna wanted her to say. It didn’t stop there. Dina says Donna bragged about her wealth, trashed her own son Robert for testifying, and even confided that she “did it to keep her grandkids, but it wasn’t supposed to go that far.” Those words — if true — amount to a jailhouse confession. Dina also claims Donna spoke about faking health issues to gain sympathy, manipulating psychiatrists, and inventing assaults that never happened — all part of a long con to regain control of her narrative. In this episode, Tony Brueski breaks down the psychology of manipulation behind bars — how Donna Adelson allegedly groomed her fellow inmate, and how Dina Burnernhard, an addict society had written off, became the unlikely truth-teller who helped expose her. From powdered donuts to perjury scripts, this story reveals the rot beneath the polished surface of a family that once believed they were untouchable — and how power and privilege can twist into pure darkness when the walls close in. #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkel #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #JailhouseConfession #HiddenKillersLive #TonyBrueski #PrisonManipulation #WendiAdelson #TrueCrimeCommunity 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

10 Marras 17min

The real story isn’t just that the Epstein investigation was shut down — it’s how it was shut down. And why everyone inside stayed quiet. Former FBI Behavioral Program Chief Robin Dreeke joins me for an unflinching look at the inner workings of institutional obedience — the invisible forces that make people protect power instead of truth. Through a behavioral lens, Robin breaks down how fear travels through a bureaucracy — not as orders, but as tone, silence, and career calculus. He explains the moral corrosion that sets in when “don’t ask” becomes an unwritten rule, and why credible survivors are often the first to be dismissed. We go beyond the headlines to expose the psychological blueprint of a cover-up — from collective denial to reputation management masquerading as justice. This is the story of what happens when integrity is no longer an asset, but a liability. No partisanship. No conspiracy. Just behavioral truth. Because the psychology of protection — and the decay it causes — is far more dangerous than any single individual. #EpsteinCase #RobinDreeke #BehavioralAnalysis #DOJ #FBI #InstitutionalCoverUp #HiddenKillers #PsychologyOfPower #JusticeSystem #MoralCorrosion 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

10 Marras 25min

Justice doesn’t end at sentencing — and in the Bryan Kohberger case, it just got even darker. In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we break down the latest courtroom development in the Idaho student-murder case. More than three years after the 2022 killings and just months after Kohberger’s guilty plea and life sentences, the court was back in session — this time to fight over restitution. The state wants additional money for victims’ families — about $3,100 in remaining funeral expenses, specifically urns and related costs. Kohberger’s defense team argues he’s indigent and has no ability to pay while serving four consecutive life sentences. But prosecutors countered with a disturbing revelation: Kohberger’s prison account has already received tens of thousands of dollars from online supporters and so-called “true-crime fans.” Judge Steven Hippler, who presided over sentencing, heard arguments on whether those funds should be redirected to reimburse the families. No ruling yet — but the hearing underscored how strange and hollow post-conviction “justice” can feel when grieving parents must return to court to debate urn prices while the killer profits from notoriety. Tony Brueski exposes how this case reveals a deeper cultural sickness: society’s obsession with murderers, the fan networks that feed them, and a legal system that keeps re-traumatizing the very people it’s supposed to protect. #BryanKohberger #HiddenKillersPodcast #TrueCrime #TonyBrueski #IdahoMurders #JusticeForTheVictims #CrimeNews #KohbergerTrial #PrisonFunds #TrueCrimeCommunity 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

10 Marras 13min

A nine-year-old girl is missing. Her mother is behind bars. And law-enforcement says the arrest is “not directly related.” In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we break down the confusing and heartbreaking case of Melodee Buzzard, the California child who vanished in early October 2025 after a strange cross-country trip with her mother, Ashlee Buzzard. Investigators say the pair were last seen together on October 7 at a rental-car business in Lompoc, both wearing wigs before driving a white 2024 Chevy Malibu east toward Utah and Colorado. Melodee was last confirmed on surveillance near the Colorado–Utah border on October 9. When the car was returned to Lompoc on October 10, only the mother came back. Nearly a month later, on November 7, deputies arrested Ashlee Buzzard on a false-imprisonment charge, accusing her of preventing another person from leaving a location. Bail: $100,000. Officials insist the charge is not directly related to her daughter’s disappearance—but the timing has left the public and analysts asking what this really means. Tony Brueski walks through the timeline, the investigative logic, and what the arrest could reveal about behavioral patterns, digital forensics, and the continuing search for Melodee. This is not speculation—it’s a fact-driven breakdown of a case that exposes how confusing and fragile child-protection systems can be when secrecy and control take hold. Suppose you drove between California and the Utah–Colorado border from October 7–10. In that case, investigators urge you to review dash-cam or surveillance footage for a white Chevy Malibu with possible plate changes or occupants wearing wigs. Subscribe for continuing updates as this case unfolds. #MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #MissingChild #FalseImprisonment #FBI #SantaBarbaraSheriff #TrueCrimeToday #BreakingCrime 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

10 Marras 17min

When a system built to uncover truth suddenly goes dark, you have to ask: what are they protecting — and from whom? In this episode of Hidden Killers, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke takes us inside the psychology of institutional cover-ups. From decades in counterintelligence and behavioral analysis, he’s seen how fear, ambition, and loyalty can twist good people into silent accomplices. We break down the psychological anatomy of the DOJ’s shutdown of the Epstein investigation — how an active federal probe into sex trafficking, money trails, and co-conspirators was quietly transferred, muted, and declared finished with a single memo. Robin explains how “strategic ignorance” becomes the easiest form of protection — and how the need for career safety can override the mission of justice itself. We talk about the banality of evil inside institutions: not cartoon villains, but intelligent professionals who rationalize betrayal as policy. This is not a partisan story — it’s a psychological one. It’s about how systems lose their moral reflection, how denial becomes doctrine, and why credibility is always the first casualty when power feels cornered. Join us as we dissect the psychology of silence, and what it takes to rebuild integrity inside the agencies meant to protect us. #EpsteinCase #DOJ #RobinDreeke #InstitutionalBetrayal #BehavioralAnalysis #HiddenKillers #CoverUpPsychology #JusticeSystem #FBI #PsychologyOfPower 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

10 Marras 24min

In May 2020, on Mother’s Day, Suzanne Morphew disappeared after leaving for a bike ride near her Salida, Colorado home. Her husband, Barry Morphew, told investigators she never returned — but beneath the surface was a story of secrets, tangled relationships and a forensic trail that would span years. The first murder charges against Barry were filed in 2021 — then dismissed in 2022 amid prosecutorial misconduct and investigative errors. Many thought the case was over. But when Suzanne’s remains were discovered in September 2023 in a remote shallow grave, new evidence emerged: a rare wildlife tranquilizer mixture known as BAM (butorphanol, azaperone, medetomidine) found in her bones, phone and truck telemetry gaps, and the claim that Barry was the only private citizen in the region with access to that drug. In June 2025, a grand jury in Colorado’s 12th Judicial District indicted Barry for first-degree murder. The state says this is the break they’ve waited for; the defense says it’s a recycled narrative built on speculation. In this video we walk through: the newly-released forensic findings and how they changed the case what the prosecution now says happened — from tranquilizer to grave to indictment the defense’s counter-arguments: contamination, missing weapon, precedent of a failed case the emotional fallout: Suzanne’s daughters, the community watching, the husband who insists he’s innocent what’s next: upcoming hearings, potential trial timing, and how this case reflects on the justice system Whether you’re a longtime follower of true-crime or coming in fresh — this story is about more than who did it. It’s about how evidence is built (and rebuilt), how time changes a case, and how truth sometimes hides in the crevices of data, memory and motive.  #BarryMorphew #SuzanneMorphew #TrueCrime #ColdCase #AnimalTranquilizer #BAMdrug #ColoradoCrime #JusticeDelayed #Podcast #HiddenKillersStyle 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

10 Marras 17min

What happens when two teenage survivors watch the court set their attacker free? In the case of Jesse Mack Butler, charged with eleven felonies — including rape, strangulation, and assault — the answer is unthinkable: one year of supervision, zero prison time, and a wiped record. In this powerful interview, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott break down the psychology of protection — from parental denial to systemic apathy. They explore how communities normalize violence, how judges mistake privilege for potential, and how survivors carry the trauma of a system that refused to protect them. This isn’t about one case — it’s about what happens when justice becomes an accomplice. #HiddenKillersPodcast #JesseButlerCase #JusticeFailed #PsychologicalAnalysis #ShavaunScott #SurvivorVoices #TraumaInformed #TrueCrimeCommentary #HiddenKillersLive #SystemicInjustice 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

10 Marras 45min