Inside Donna Adelson’s Prison Hell: What Life Is Really Like for the “Markel Murder” Matriarch

DA Larry Krasner says his office “could have done better.” Tell that to Kada Scott’s family. At 23, Kada was building a career caring for others. She reported harassment, she said she felt unsafe — and she was ignored. Two weeks later, she was found in a shallow grave. The suspect? A man Krasner’s office had already released after dropping a violent-kidnapping case caught on camera. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis sits down with Tony Brueski to ask the questions Philadelphia still hasn’t answered: – Why was the prior case abandoned? – Who signed off on letting a known predator walk? – How does a DA admit failure without facing consequence? – And what will it take to make “victim-centered” justice real? This isn’t politics — it’s a family destroyed because leadership mistook ideology for accountability. Watch as Hidden Killers exposes how compassion for criminals became cruelty toward victims. #KadaScott #LarryKrasner #JusticeForKada #HiddenKillers #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #PhiladelphiaDA #VictimsMatter #KeonKing #Accountability 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

24 Okt 30min

There’s something deeply broken in Lonoke County, Arkansas. A 67-year-old man, Michael Fosler, was charged with 43 felony counts involving a thirteen-year-old girl. The bond? $5,000 cash.  Weeks later, he was found in a car with that same child—alive only because her father, Aaron Spencer, intervened. Fosler didn’t survive. Now, instead of asking why a predator was free, the system has turned its full weight on the father who protected his daughter. This episode of Hidden Killers exposes how Judge Barbara Elmore approved the low bond, how Chief Deputy Prosecutor John Huggins chose to keep the case alive, and how a sweeping gag order—later struck down by the Arkansas Supreme Court as a “gross abuse of discretion”—tried to silence everyone asking questions. This isn’t speculation; it’s documented history. The same judge was previously reversed for refusing to recuse herself in another child-abuse case. The same prosecutor could still drop the charges but hasn’t. When courts and prosecutors protect predators and punish protectors, that’s not justice—it’s self-preservation. 👉 We break down the record, the reversals, and the moral collapse behind State v. Spencer.  👉 We ask the question the courtroom won’t: Who is this justice really for? Because I don’t know anyone that protects predators… other than predators. (All analysis is based on publicly available court documents and rulings. Commentary reflects opinion on matters of public concern.) #HiddenKillers #AaronSpencer #BarbaraElmore #JohnHuggins #ArkansasJustice #TrueCrime #JudicialAccountability #ProsecutorialDiscretion #VictimsRights #SystemFailure 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

24 Okt 20min

When 23-year-old Kada Scott vanished after her shift at a Philadelphia nursing home, her family knew something was wrong. Two weeks later, her body was found behind an abandoned school. The man charged with her kidnapping, Keon King, had already been arrested months earlier for stalking and strangling another woman — a case with video evidence that District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office dropped. Former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to break down the failures step by step: • Why that earlier case never made it to trial. • What tools prosecutors ignored. • How bail reform and internal culture turned public safety into a gamble. • And what “We could have done better” really means inside a DA’s office. From one preventable death to a pattern of repeat-offender releases, this conversation exposes the difference between justice reform — and simply failing to prosecute. 👉 Subscribe for more Hidden Killers investigations into systemic accountability and institutional breakdowns. #KadaScott #LarryKrasner #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #PhiladelphiaCrime #JusticeForKada #KeonKing #DistrictAttorney #TrueCrime #SystemFailure 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

24 Okt 24min

There’s something broken in the system — and Bryan Kohberger knows exactly how to exploit it. You’d think that after pleading guilty and being sentenced to four consecutive life terms for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, this case would finally be over. But it’s not. Kohberger is still managing to pull the strings from inside his cell — not through violence this time, but through bureaucracy. In October, his defense team filed a motion arguing that he shouldn’t have to pay restitution to the victims’ families because they received money from GoFundMe. The move outraged the public — but here’s the hidden truth: his attorneys probably had no choice. Under Idaho law, court-appointed attorneys like Anne Taylor and her team can’t simply walk away once a case is “over.” They’re bound by the rules of criminal procedure to continue representing their client until the court formally releases them. And the court almost never does — especially in a case this complex and public. That means every time Kohberger wants to file another motion — no matter how manipulative or hollow it may seem — his attorneys have to sign it. They can advise him not to, but if he insists, and it’s not illegal or frivolous, they’re obligated to comply. So what we’re seeing isn’t greed. It’s a broken system that traps everyone: lawyers forced to act as mouthpieces for a killer, taxpayers forced to keep footing the bill, and families forced to relive the case every time his name shows up on a docket. This episode of Hidden Killers exposes how a justice system built to guarantee fairness ends up being hijacked by the very people it’s supposed to contain — and how Bryan Kohberger, even behind bars, is still finding ways to exert control. Because sometimes, evil doesn’t end when the sentence is handed down. It just changes form. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #JusticeSystem #CrimeAnalysis 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

24 Okt 17min

Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner promised reform. Instead, he’s delivered a revolving door for violent offenders. From Officer James O’Connor IV to Kada Scott, lives keep ending the same way — with suspects his office already had, and already let go. In this explosive interview, former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole to expose how ideology, ego, and neglect turned Philadelphia into a test lab for failed justice: • Why Krasner’s violent-crime conviction rate collapsed to 33%. • How dropped gun and assault cases fueled record homicides. • What internal culture protects prosecutors but abandons victims. • And whether this pattern amounts to prosecutorial malpractice. Krasner calls it progress. Philadelphia calls it survival. This is Hidden Killers — where reform meets reality, and the truth doesn’t blink. #LarryKrasner #KadaScott #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #PhiladelphiaCrime #DistrictAttorney #SystemicFailure #JusticeReform #KeonKing #TrueCrimePodcast 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

24 Okt 53min

He called himself “Vanguard.” He branded women as his property, built a corporate-cult empire around control, and promised enlightenment while destroying lives. Now—five years and one hundred and twenty years into his prison sentence—Keith Raniere still believes he’s the smartest man in the room. In this episode, we dive into Raniere’s latest desperate attempt to overturn his NXIVM conviction, a last-ditch appeal built on claims that the FBI falsified digital evidence. His lawyers say key metadata on photos was altered. Judges say it’s nonsense. And what’s really on trial now isn’t the evidence—it’s Raniere’s own ego. We break down how a man who once convinced Ivy-League grads and Hollywood actresses to worship him has spent the last decade trying to convince anyone who’ll listen that he’s the victim.  You’ll hear how NXIVM started as a self-help “success program,” morphed into a secret society of obedience and branding, and ended with Raniere shackled in federal prison still proclaiming innocence. The court has heard it all before. The victims have lived through enough. And the narcissist at the center of it still can’t accept that the spotlight’s gone. This is the final chapter of a cult that mistook cruelty for enlightenment—and of a man who can’t stop performing, even when his audience has left the theater. If you think justice ends when the verdict is read, think again. #KeithRaniere #NXIVM #TrueCrime #CultLeaders #HiddenKillers #Narcissism #CrimePodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity #Justice #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

23 Okt 16min

When Bryan Kohberger suddenly took a plea deal, the courtroom went silent — and with it, hundreds of pieces of evidence, witness testimony, and forensic detail that were set to define one of the most watched murder trials in America. Now, newly unsealed documents are giving us a chilling glimpse at what the jury would have seen: the DNA on the knife sheath, the phone data that tracked Kohberger’s movements, and the professors at Washington State University who were ready to testify about his behavior and his disturbing fascination with Ted Bundy. In this episode, we dive deep into the evidence that never reached the courtroom. From autopsy findings showing skull fractures and defensive wounds — to the Bundy-inspired patterns prosecutors were prepared to lay out — this is the inside story of the case that ended before it began. We’ll also look at what’s happening inside Idaho’s maximum-security prison right now. Records show Kohberger filing grievances, clashing with staff, and trying to control his world through paperwork — the same obsessive behavior that defined him long before his arrest. What did the public lose when this case never went to trial? What truths are still buried in sealed exhibits and redacted reports? And what does the newly unsealed evidence tell us about the mind of the man behind the Idaho student murders? Join Tony Brueski as Hidden Killers pulls back the curtain on the evidence the world was never meant to see — and the haunting parallels between Bryan Kohberger and the killers he studied. Subscribe for more in-depth true-crime analysis, expert interviews, and psychological deep dives into the nation’s most disturbing cases. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #CrimeAnalysis #TedBundy #CourtDocuments #UnsealedEvidence #BryanKohbergerTrial #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

23 Okt 13min