Donna Adelson Trial: Judge Denies Motion for Acquittal, Case Moves Forward

EXPOSING NEW Pappa Rodger Clues About Kohberger With Ret FBI Jennifer Coffindaffer The Idaho murders case has a digital ghost haunting it — an online persona known as Pappa Rodger. From the moment the crime shocked the nation, this mysterious account was posting eerily accurate predictions. The sheath, the weapon, even the patterns of behavior — it was all there before the public knew. And the question has never gone away: was Pappa Rodger really Bryan Kohberger? Law enforcement has insisted the answer is no. They claim after a “deep dive,” the account was ruled out. But retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer isn’t quick to close that book. In this conversation with Tony Brueski, she digs into the contradictions: the combative tone, the obsessive need to prove superiority, the survey-like questions that echoed Kohberger’s criminology work. VPNs and masked IPs make it nearly impossible to prove definitively. So should we really take “not him” at face value? The overlap is unnerving. Too precise to be coincidence, too familiar to ignore. If Pappa Rodger wasn’t Kohberger, then who was it? Someone with an uncanny insight into the murders? A lucky guesser? Or another figure entirely with access to information they shouldn’t have had? This isn’t just about one case. It’s about the way anonymity online can blur into real-world horror. Pappa Rodger may be gone, but the mystery lingers. And until the evidence is made public, we’re left asking: how do you ever really prove a digital ghost isn’t who you think it is? Hashtags: #Pappa Rodger #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #HiddenKillers #JenniferCoffindaffer #Idaho4 #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeAnalysis #KnifeSheath #Pappa RodgerExposed #TrueCrimeCommunity #FBI 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

27 Aug 18min

Donna Adelson’s Son & Wendy’s Ex DESTROY Her in Court! The Donna Adelson trial just delivered its most explosive testimony yet — not from investigators or experts, but from the people who knew her best. Her oldest son, Dr. Robert Adelson, and her daughter Wendy’s ex-boyfriend, Professor Jeffrey Lacasse, both took the stand, and their words could haunt Donna for the rest of her life. Robert Adelson painted a portrait of his mother as the controlling matriarch of the family. He told jurors that Donna was “very involved” in Wendy’s divorce, deeply enmeshed in her children’s personal lives, and — most chillingly — dismissive after Dan Markel’s murder. When Robert asked her what she thought had happened, Donna told him flatly: “I don’t know and I don’t care. It doesn’t concern me.” He also revealed that his mother warned him not to speak to the FBI after the murder — advice he rejected. Then came Jeffrey Lacasse, who recounted disturbing conversations with Wendy Adelson just days before the murder. On July 13th, 2014, Wendy told him “the only way she’d ever relocate is if something happened to Danny.” She went further, confiding that her brother Charlie had looked into “all options” to deal with the “Danny problem,” including hiring a hitman for $15,000. Lacasse said she was deadly serious — “it made my stomach flip.” He also described Wendy pulling her children’s artwork off the wall days before the murder, her obsessive questioning about his exact travel plans for July 18th, and her confession about a “celebration dinner” with Charlie where she vomited at the table. Together, Robert and Lacasse gave jurors a devastating view of Donna Adelson’s influence, the family’s secretive culture, and the obsession with relocation that prosecutors say led to Dan Markel’s death. Watch as we break down every shocking detail of this testimony — and what it means for the fate of Donna Adelson. Hashtags #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkel #WendyAdelson #RobertAdelson #JeffreyLacasse #AdelsonTrial #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CourtTV #HiddenKillers 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

27 Aug 54min

Donna Adelson Trial: Katherine Magbanua Testifies Against Donna Adelson in Emotional Turn  The day ended with dramatic testimony from Katherine Magbanua, once accused of being the crucial link between the Adelson family and the hired killers. Now serving her own conviction in the case, Magbanua took the stand in the Trial of Donna Adelson and delivered a raw, emotional account of why she finally decided to tell the truth. “The truth needed to come out and the people responsible needed to be arrested,” she declared. Magbanua admitted that she had lied in the past, protecting herself and others, but explained that after her conviction she saw no reason to keep the cover-up alive. Her testimony directly implicated Donna, describing how the family pulled strings and kept payments flowing to ensure silence. For jurors, this was the voice of someone once inside the conspiracy—now turning against its alleged mastermind. Her words mattered not just for their content, but for their delivery. Magbanua’s emotional clarity carried the weight of lived experience. She was no longer denying, no longer dodging—she was naming Donna Adelson as the orchestrator. In a trial filled with theories and circumstantial evidence, Magbanua gave jurors something far more dangerous: a firsthand account of complicity, regret, and accusation. #DonnaAdelsonTrial #KatherineMagbanua #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkel #TrueCrime #FloridaTrial #CourtroomDrama #AdelsonFamily #WitnessTestimony #JusticeForDan 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

26 Aug 59min

From Murderer to Menu Critic: Kohberger’s Bizarre Prison Grievances It wasn’t enough for Bryan Kohberger to complain about harassment. He then filed a third grievance—this time about his food tray. Kohberger cited prison nutrition standards and demanded replacements for items that were missing at meal service. He signed the letter like a child, hoping the formal language would carry weight. Prison officials didn’t budge. Their response was curt: disruptions happen, J-Block is calm, and no, B-Block won’t be any better. In this segment, Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to analyze what these letters really tell us about Kohberger’s mindset. Once a criminology PhD student, he believed prison would turn him into a case study, maybe even a figure of fascination. Instead, inmates taunt him, staff ignore him, and the public laughs at his pathetic attempts to manipulate the system. Robin explains why Kohberger’s letters showcase his lack of emotional intelligence, his total social ineptitude, and why prison is exposing him as nothing more than an empty shell. Kohberger isn’t brilliant, he isn’t special—he’s a hollow man who can’t adapt, and prison is proving it. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #TrueCrime #PrisonLetters #HiddenKillers #Justice #PrisonNews #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimePodcast #CourtCase 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

26 Aug 20min