EXPOSING the Jesse Butler Scandal: How a Legal Loophole Let A Predator Free
How does someone accused of extreme violence walk out of court without a day in prison? In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we expose the loophole that turned outrage into disbelief across Oklahoma. Eighteen-year-old Jesse Mack Butler faced serious felony charges after two teenage girls were brutally attacked. Doctors said one almost didn’t survive. But instead of decades behind bars, Butler walked free under a single year of supervision thanks to Oklahoma’s Youthful Offender Act—a law designed to rehabilitate kids, not shield violent offenders. Tony digs deep into how this happened: ⚖️ How prosecutors and judges use the Youthful Offender statute. 🏛️ Why Stillwater’s small-town culture and power circles matter. 🧠 What psychologists say about offenders who use strangulation and control. 💔 And what this decision means for survivors everywhere who watch their trauma minimized in the name of “rehabilitation.” This isn’t just a courtroom story—it’s a case study in how privilege reshapes punishment. You’ll hear how good intentions inside the law turned into protection for the powerful, why transparency in sentencing matters more than ever, and what Oklahoma lawmakers can do to close the loopholes that let this happen again. It’s one of the most disturbing true-crime stories of the year—not because of what was proven, but because of what the system chose to forgive. #HiddenKillers #StillwaterCase #JusticeForSurvivors #YouthfulOffender #jesseebutler 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
5 Marras 26min
11 Felonies, No Prison: Inside the Jesse Butler Youthful Offender Scandal
Eleven felony charges. Two teenage victims. One nearly strangled to death. And somehow — not a single day in prison. This episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski exposes how Oklahoma’s justice system transformed a violent felony case into a “rehabilitation” story. Eighteen-year-old Jesse Mack Butler, originally charged with rape, attempted rape, sexual battery, and strangulation, faced decades behind bars. But when the court reclassified him as a Youthful Offender, everything changed. We break down the timeline: ⚖️ February 2024 — Police file 11 felonies. 🧾 Evidence includes partial phone video of a strangulation. 📜 August 2025 — Butler enters a no-contest plea, meaning no verbal confession, but the court treats it as guilt for sentencing. ⛓️ October 2025 — A suspended 78-year sentence turns into one year of supervision. Tony and Ret. FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke dissect how this happened — and why it’s another example of a system protecting offenders instead of victims. From small-town power structures and family privilege to the psychology of control and the culture of denial, this is a story of justice suffocated by reputation. 💬 Join the conversation: How does a system decide rehabilitation outweighs accountability? 🎧 Subscribe for more true-crime breakdowns that challenge the official story. Hashtags: #HiddenKillers #JesseButler #StillwaterCase #OklahomaJustice #YouthfulOffender #TrueCrime #JusticeForSurvivors #TonyBrueski #RobinDreeke #LegalLoophole 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
5 Marras 23min
She Called 911 for Help: They Sent A Cop With A Rap Sheet | The Sonya Massey Case
She called 911 for help. And they sent her a bullet. When 36-year-old Sonya Massey phoned the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office on a quiet July night, she thought officers would protect her. Instead, Deputy Sean Grayson — a man with a trail of DUIs, firings, and a dishonorable discharge — shot her in the face inside her own kitchen. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with defense attorney and Defense Diaries host Bob Motta to dissect a verdict that’s enraged a nation. A jury found Grayson guilty of second-degree murder — not first — despite crystal-clear bodycam footage showing an unarmed woman holding a pot of water, doing exactly what officers asked. How does someone with Grayson’s record keep getting hired? Why did the system that should have screened him out instead hand him a gun? And what does this verdict say about how America still treats police violence as a “mistake,” not a crime? Tony and Bob dive into the broken hiring pipeline, the psychology of a cop who panics behind a badge, and the legal gymnastics that turn murder into “imperfect self-defense.” Hidden Killers — because “serving and protecting” shouldn’t mean burying the evidence. #SonyaMassey #SeanGrayson #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #BobMotta #PoliceAccountability #JusticeForSonya #TrueCrimePodcast #Bodycam #PoliceReform #LegalAnalysis 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
5 Marras 26min
The Letter the DOJ Doesn’t Want You to Hear — EXPOSING The Epstein Cover-Up
Tonight, we’re not summarizing — we’re reading it. This is the full, unedited November 3, 2025, letter from Congressman Jamie Raskin to Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding answers about what he calls a “gigantic cover-up” inside the Department of Justice surrounding the shutdown of the Epstein co-conspirator investigation. In this extraordinary letter, Raskin lays out a timeline that should shake every American who believes in justice. He reveals that until January 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York was actively investigating Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-conspirators, supported by testimony from nearly 50 survivors naming at least 20 men involved in the trafficking network. Then, suddenly, the investigation was transferred to DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Six months later, the case was declared closed — “no evidence found.” Raskin’s letter questions everything: ⚖️ Why the DOJ shut down a live federal sex-trafficking probe. 💰 Why the FBI ignored over $1.5 billion in flagged Epstein-linked transactions. 🧾 Why survivors were suddenly branded “not credible” — the same survivors whose testimony helped convict Ghislaine Maxwell beyond a reasonable doubt. 🕵️♀️ And who, exactly, the DOJ was trying to protect. This is the document the media can’t water down and the DOJ can’t spin. Every word matters. Listen as Tony Brueski reads the full letter — unedited, uninterrupted — from start to finish. Hear Raskin’s outrage, the survivors’ betrayal, and the allegations that may define the next great political scandal in America. 🎙️ Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski — because sometimes, the truth needs to be read out loud. #JamieRaskin #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinCoverUp #PamBondi #FBI #DOJ #SexTrafficking #EpsteinFiles #JamieRaskinLetter #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #TrueCrime #JusticeForSurvivors #EpsteinInvestigation #GhislaineMaxwell #Congress 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
5 Marras 16min
