Melodee Buzzard & Aaron Spencer: Two Families, Two Failures — What Happens When Justice Doesn’t Protect
Two families. Two nightmares. One broken system. In this Hidden Killers double-feature, Tony Brueski and Bob Motta examine two cases that reveal the same haunting theme — what happens when justice fails. First, they unpack the Melodee Buzzard investigation, where a mother is behind bars but her daughter is still missing, leaving a trail of disguises and unanswered questions. Then, they turn to Aaron Spencer, the Arkansas father accused of second-degree murder after confronting the man previously charged with assaulting his child. Both stories share a chilling common thread: institutions meant to protect the vulnerable didn’t — and ordinary people were left to face the consequences. Bob Motta breaks down the legal mechanics, the prosecutorial framing, and the human cost of a system that too often arrives too late. #HiddenKillers #BobMotta #TonyBrueski #MelodeeBuzzard #AaronSpencer #AshleeBuzzard #TrueCrime #JusticeSystem #VigilanteOrProtector #BrokenSystem 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
12 Nov 202559min
Diddy’s Prison Cocktail Hour: From Cîroc to Toilet Wine
Sean “Diddy” Combs, once the self-crowned king of luxury, has apparently been reduced to the lowest form of intoxication known to man: prison hooch. Reports claim the former mogul was caught with homemade alcohol inside Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution — the kind of foul, bubbling concoction inmates brew in trash bags using fruit, sugar, and desperation. Forget Cîroc. Forget top-shelf anything. What Diddy’s allegedly drinking behind bars is called pruno, better known as toilet wine. It’s made by mashing fruit and ketchup packets, adding water, and letting it rot until the smell alone could peel paint. It’s dangerous, disgusting, and — incredibly — one of the most common contraband “delicacies” in prisons across America. In this episode, Tony Brueski breaks down exactly how inmates make their booze, what they risk to do it, and how it all fits into the bizarre underground economy of prison life. From hand-sanitizer cocktails to coffee-ground highs, this is the unfiltered, unsanitized look at what really happens when the party never stops — even in federal custody. And as for Diddy? The man who once bragged about power and control now looks like every other addict who can’t face silence without a fix. No entourages. No private jets. Just a bag of fermenting fruit under a bunk and the illusion that he’s still the one running the show. Welcome to the new “Bad Boy” era — one that reeks of citrus rot and ego decay. 🎙️ Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski — Where the powerful meet their consequences. #Diddy #SeanCombs #PrisonBooze #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Pruno #ToiletWine #PrisonLife #CelebrityDownfall #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 Nov 202512min
Ashlee Buzzard SECRETS EXPOSED: False Imprisonment, a Box Cutter, and a Missing Child
When nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard vanished in early October, few could have predicted how fast her mother’s behavior would spiral. Now, new court documents and witness statements reveal a terrifying encounter — one that prosecutors call false imprisonment by violence, menace, fraud, and deceit. According to the sworn statement of Tyler Brewer, a legal document assistant and mandated reporter, he went to meet Ashlee Buzzard on November 6, 2025, to discuss helping locate Melodee. What happened inside her Lompoc home instead sounded like something out of a psychological thriller. Brewer says Ashlee became “visibly distressed,” produced a box cutter, and locked him inside with multiple locks while refusing to let him leave. He eventually escaped and reported the incident. Now, Buzzard sits in the Santa Barbara County Jail on a felony charge — her bail set at $100,000 with a 1275 hold, meaning even if she posts it, she must prove the funds are clean. Authorities insist this charge is not directly connected to Melodee’s disappearance, but it exposes what looks like a mental health emergency spiraling into criminal territory. In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, Tony dissects the full chain of events — from the wigs and swapped license plates to the psychological breakdown that ended in a locked door. How did a mother this unstable still retain custody? How did the system miss every red flag until someone else got trapped behind that door? And what does this tell us about how America handles mental health crises inside families — especially when a child’s life is at stake? This is not just a case of one missing girl. It’s a portrait of a system that keeps giving unstable parents second chances until it runs out of children to protect. If you know anything about the whereabouts of Melodee Buzzard, contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office immediately. #AshleeBuzzard #MelodeeBuzzard #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #TrueCrime #MissingChild #MentalHealthCrisis #FalseImprisonment #SantaBarbara #Lompoc #ChildProtectionFail #ParentalRights #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
11 Nov 202519min
He Assaulted Two Girls And Strangled One Almost To Death and Got Zero Jail Time, Meet Jesse Butler
A rape. A strangulation. Video evidence. Multiple felony counts. And an 18-year-old who should’ve faced decades in prison — but didn’t. In Payne County, Oklahoma, Jesse Butler pleaded no contest to multiple violent felonies: rape, attempted rape, assault by strangulation, and rape by instrumentation. Each count carried heavy time — up to 78 years combined. But thanks to a stunning plea deal, Butler walked free. No prison. Just community service, counseling, and “youthful offender” status. The agreement was signed off by Judge Susan C. Worthington, prompting outrage from victims, advocates, and law-abiding citizens who can’t fathom how this could happen. A young woman nearly strangled to death — doctors saying seconds longer and she’d be gone — and the man responsible goes home. On Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins to break down how plea mechanics, influence, and institutional apathy intersect to create decisions that mock justice itself. We explore how Oklahoma’s Youthful Offender Act was never intended for predators like Butler — and how misuse of that statute now threatens public safety statewide. This conversation asks the questions prosecutors and judges won’t: What message does this send to survivors? How many future victims will stay silent after seeing a predator walk free? And what does it say when violent offenders are given “second chances” while victims are left with life sentences of trauma? This isn’t about vengeance. It’s about proportion. It’s about a justice system that’s supposed to protect the vulnerable — and instead, too often, protects the well-connected. #JesseButler #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #JenniferCoffindaffer #TrueCrimeToday #JudgeWorthington #OklahomaJustice #RapeCase #PleaDeal #YouthfulOffender 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 Nov 202522min
