The Michael Proctor Problem — Will the Karen Read Scandal Could Impact Walshe Trial

The Brian Walshe trial has barely begun, and already the defense story is cracking under the weight of its own contradictions. Today on Hidden Killers, we break down the opening statements — not just what each side said, but what the evidence actually shows. Because if you watched the defense’s narrative unfold, you probably noticed something: it doesn’t come anywhere close to matching the digital, physical, and behavioral trail left behind. Prosecutors laid out a timeline that reads like a blueprint of intent: early-morning searches on body disposal, inheritance rules, DNA cleaning, and dismemberment. Surveillance footage from multiple stores showing a man matching Brian’s appearance buying the exact tools needed for a cover-up. Cell phone data placing devices exactly where incriminating items ended up. And a trash compactor filled with Anna’s belongings, cutting tools, cleaning agents, and DNA. Meanwhile, the defense wants the jury — and the public — to believe this was a sudden unexplained death, followed by a panicked, irrational cleanup because Brian thought no one would believe him. They want people to overlook the Google history, ignore the store receipts, dismiss the surveillance videos, disregard the timeline, and trust the word of a man already convicted of deception. The problem? Every single piece of evidence points in the opposite direction. Today we break down the defense’s “sudden death” narrative and show why it doesn’t align with medical logic, psychological reality, or the forensic trail. We look at the timeline the prosecution presented and why it’s so devastating. And we examine how the behavior following Anna’s disappearance speaks louder than any opening statement ever could. This is the trial everyone is watching — and the evidence everyone needs to understand. #HiddenKillers #BrianWalshe #AnnaWalshe #TrueCrime #CourtroomCoverage #TrialAnalysis #ForensicEvidence #CrimeScene #JusticeSystem #LegalAnalysis #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

7 Des 19min

The new Netflix docuseries on Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to drop — and Diddy is already coming apart at the seams. He calls it a “shameful hit piece,” claims Netflix used “unauthorized” footage, and accuses executives of betrayal. But if you listen to 50 Cent, the director, former insiders, and the reporters who have seen the early cuts… the real story is what the documentary actually exposes about Diddy’s world, his behavior, and the decades-long pattern people have been describing for years. This episode breaks down what’s reportedly inside the doc — the previously unseen footage, the recordings Diddy allegedly made of himself, the hotel-room meltdown days before his arrest, the witnesses who finally speak, and the pattern that has followed him since the 1990s. We’re looking at what the filmmakers uncovered, what 50 Cent has hinted at in interview after interview, what former insiders say they saw, and why Netflix is standing firm even as Diddy threatens legal action and goes nuclear in the press. Diddy says the footage was stolen. Netflix says it was obtained legally. Diddy says this is character assassination. The filmmakers say it's accountability. And 50 Cent? He says this is only the beginning. Tonight, we go inside the parts of Diddy’s world he never expected anyone to see — the alleged behavior behind the scenes, the culture surrounding his empire, and the moments that reportedly made even longtime insiders step back and ask, “How did this go on for so long?” This is not a story about a superstar who partied too hard. This is a story about power, control, silence — and a documentary that may finally break that silence open. 🔔 Subscribe for daily deep-dives into the biggest true-crime stories shaping America. #diddy #seancombs #50cent #netflixdocumentary #thereckoning #hiddenkillers #truecrime #celebritycase #investigation #netflixseries 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

7 Des 17min

Brian Walshe is currently on trial for the murder of his wife Ana Walshe, a mother of three who vanished from their Cohasset, Massachusetts home on New Year's Day 2023. Her body has never been found. But here's where this case takes a turn that legal experts are still trying to wrap their heads around: two weeks before trial, Walshe pleaded guilty to disposing of his wife's body and lying to police. He admitted, in open court, that he dismembered Ana and discarded her remains in dumpsters across the region. And yet he's standing in front of a jury right now saying he didn't kill her. The defense theory? Ana Walshe died suddenly and unexpectedly in their bed in the early hours of New Year's Day. No cause. No explanation. Just gone. Defense attorney Larry Tipton told jurors that his client panicked when he found his wife unresponsive. That he didn't think anyone would believe her death was natural. That his only thought was protecting their three young boys. So instead of calling 911, Brian Walshe allegedly grabbed a hacksaw. In this episode, defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down what might be the boldest — or most reckless — defense strategy we've seen in years. We dig into the tactical decision to plead guilty to the lesser charges right before trial. Is this about limiting what evidence the jury sees, or did the defense just hand prosecutors a gift? How do you sell "sudden unexplained death" to a jury when your client then cut up the body? And how do you rehabilitate a defendant's credibility when his own lawyer admitted he lied in every single police interview? Eric walks us through what the defense needs to prove, what experts they might call, and whether putting Walshe on the stand is a necessary risk or a fatal mistake. This is a case where the defense has already conceded consciousness of guilt — now they have to convince twelve people that consciousness of guilt doesn't mean guilt. We break down whether that's even possible. #BrianWalshe #BrianWalsheTrial #AnaWalshe #WalsheDefense #SuddenUnexplainedDeath #MurderTrial #EricFaddis #DefenseStrategy #MassachusettsMurderTrial #TrueCrime #CourtAnalysis #LegalAnalysis #DismembermentCase #NoBodyMurder #CriminalDefense #TrialStrategy #Cohasset #TrueCrimeCommunity #CriminalJustice #CourtRoom 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

7 Des 45min

The prosecution says Luigi Mangione ambushed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk, fled the city, and was caught days later in a McDonald’s with a backpack containing a gun and a notebook outlining an anti-health-care-industry ideology. The defense says that backpack shouldn’t even exist in this case. They claim officers searched it illegally, questioned Mangione without Miranda, and collected statements while he was isolated in a Pennsylvania prison under constant watch. If a judge agrees, prosecutors could lose the alleged murder weapon, the writings on motive, and the statements tying it all together. This isn’t just a murder case anymore. It’s a fight over the Constitution — what police can do, what they can’t, and whether a death-penalty prosecution can proceed if the evidence at the center of it was obtained the wrong way. Tonight, we break down the shooting, the arrest, the surveillance, the suppression hearing, the federal death-penalty push, and the extraordinary fallout if the judge throws out the evidence prosecutors are depending on. #LuigiMangione #BrianThompson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalFight #SearchAndSeizure #DeathPenalty #CourtHearing #NYC #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

7 Des 23min

Jurors aren’t just weighing evidence in the Brian Walshe case — they’re weighing behavior. They’re deciding which version of events feels psychologically possible, which narrative aligns with human behavior, and which actions simply don’t match the story being told. Today, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us understand the psychological patterns prosecutors are highlighting. We explore why certain types of deception — calculated lies, rehearsed narratives, contradictory explanations — point to deeper issues than simple panic or misunderstanding. Shavaun walks us through the mechanics of deceit: how people maintain double lives, how they separate public persona from private behavior, and what happens internally when the truth starts closing in. We look at the early-morning searches revealed in court and discuss what they suggest about planning, awareness, and emotional state. We also examine the defense’s theory that Ana died suddenly and Brian responded in fear rather than violence. Shavaun explains what a real shock response looks like, how grief manifests, and why certain behaviors line up more with self-protection than panic. Then we broaden the view: the warning signs in troubled relationships, the risk spike when someone prepares to leave, the emotional danger of perceived betrayal, and what it means when financial motive intersects with escalating conflict. These are the patterns professionals see every day in cases that end in violence. Shavaun’s perspective gives viewers the tools to understand not only this case, but the psychology behind deception itself — and why credibility is often the real battleground inside the courtroom. #HiddenKillers #BrianWalsheTrial #PsychologyExplained #TrueCrimeInsights #ShavaunScott #CrimeBehavior #CourtroomCoverage #AnaWalshe #ManipulationTactics #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

7 Des 1h

Union High School’s undefeated season was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, the community has been thrown into shock after longtime head coach Travis Turner walked into the woods with a rifle and vanished—just hours before ten felony warrants were issued against him for possession of illegal material and using a communications device in a case involving a minor. Turner hasn’t been seen since. Tonight, we break down how a beloved coach went from leading a 12–0 football team to becoming a missing fugitive, what investigators have confirmed so far, what the community is grappling with in the aftermath, and the massive unanswered question at the center of it all: Where is Travis Turner? We go deep into the timeline, the search effort, police statements, the family lawyer’s account, and how this case is rewriting the emotional landscape of a small Virginia town. This isn’t speculation — this is the confirmed, documented story as it exists now, and the mystery only gets stranger the further you look. If you want ongoing coverage, updates, and expert analysis as this case unfolds, make sure to subscribe. The moment new details break, we’ll break them down. #TravisTurner #VirginiaNews #UnionHighSchool #MissingPerson #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #Investigation #BreakingNews #AppalachiaVA #CaseUpdate 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

6 Des 15min

A missing 18-year-old. A sealed autopsy. A Tesla in a Los Angeles tow yard. And a discovery so disturbing the LAPD placed a security hold on the entire case file. Today, we’re breaking down exactly what happened to Celeste Rivas-Hernandez—without the rumors, without the noise, and without the spin. Some early reporting claimed her remains were frozen. Police now insist they were not. So why are these two narratives circling each other? How can both be “true” depending on the frame? And what does the sealed medical examiner’s report actually tell us about what investigators aren’t saying? In this episode, we dig into the new confirmations, the contradictions, the unexplained timeline gaps, the grand jury that’s quietly hearing evidence, and the brutal reality that nobody—absolutely nobody—has been arrested for Celeste’s death. Why did this case stall? What is LAPD really protecting by sealing the autopsy? And how does a young woman go missing for more than a year… only to be found dismembered in the front trunk of a celebrity’s car? No rumors. No guesswork. Just the truth, the facts, and the questions the system still refuses to answer. Subscribe for more daily true crime deep dives and analysis. #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrimeNews #CrimeInvestigation #MissingPersons #JusticeForCeleste #HiddenKillers #CrimeAnalysis #CaseBreakdown #LAPD #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

6 Des 17min

The trial of Brian Walshe is exposing a divide that runs straight through the center of the courtroom — a divide between a prosecution building its case with timestamps, metadata, and DNA, and a defense leaning into emotional possibility and human frailty. It’s not just a legal battle. It’s a narrative war. Prosecutors say the evidence speaks for itself: searches about body disposal in the early morning hours, trips to multiple stores buying tools that prosecutors argue were used to dispose of Anna, lies told to friends, family, and police, and physical evidence recovered from a trash facility far from home — evidence they say directly connects Brian to a deliberate cover-up. The defense counters with a different story entirely. They say Anna died suddenly. Naturally. Tragically. And Brian, terrified the authorities would seize his children, made the worst decision of his life — hiding her death instead of reporting it. Not planning. Not malice. Fear. But jurors must decide not just which story makes sense — but which story they can live with. Can sudden, unexplained death explain Google searches that happened before the alleged death window? Can panic explain purchasing gloves, masks, tarps, and cutting tools all over Massachusetts? Can panic explain a disposal process so elaborate it spanned multiple towns? The defense doesn’t need a full acquittal. They just need one person willing to say, “I don’t know. It’s bizarre, but maybe.” That’s the real battleground. Tonight we break down the evidence, the psychology, the storytelling, and the stakes — and ask the question that may decide this entire trial: How much doubt is enough? #BrianWalsheTrial #AnaWalshe #JuryDuty #CrimeStory #HiddenKillers #ForensicBreakdown #LegalExpert #TrueCrimeCommunity #CourtroomAnalysis #BobMottaDefenseDiaries 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

6 Des 53min