Nick Reiner Case: Alan Jackson Withdraws, Public Defender Steps In — The Warning Signs Everyone Ignored

Eighteen-year-old Anna Kepner was found hidden under a bed on a cruise ship — in a cabin she shared with her own family. A younger sibling asleep feet above her. A stepbrother now designated a suspect. A stepmother invoking the Fifth Amendment. And a biological mother recording a viral thirteen-minute meltdown online, blaming everyone but herself. This isn’t one tragedy — it’s the implosion of two families at the exact moment investigators are trying to reconstruct what happened in that tiny cabin. Tonight, we break down what authorities are really dealing with: — What it means when a minor is labeled a suspect. — How keycard logs, cabin cameras, and Wi-Fi tracking narrow the timeline faster than anyone expects. — Why concealment done quietly — while people slept — tells investigators something very specific. — Why a parent invoking the Fifth raises red flags behind the scenes. — And how constant public accusation from family members can contaminate witnesses and confuse the case. To help us cut through the noise, we bring in retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to walk through interview protocols with child witnesses, the meaning of a Fifth Amendment invocation in a juvenile death, and what investigators truly care about — evidence, not emotion. This case is still evolving, but one thing is clear: the truth inside that cabin is going to come out. Stay with us. #AnnaKepner #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #CruiseShipCase #FBIAnalysis #CrimeUpdate #TonyBrueski #Investigation #CrimePodcast #JusticeForAnna 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

25 Nov 202524min

The trial of Brian Walshe is finally here, and before opening statements begin, we’re breaking down everything you need to know to understand what this case is really about. For nearly three years, the disappearance of Ana Walshe has been a story built on fragments — timelines, surveillance clips, digital searches, and unanswered questions. But now, with a full jury seated and the courtroom ready, we’re entering the phase where all of those pieces will be tested under oath. In this episode, we walk you through the entire case from the beginning: who Brian Walshe is, the troubled backdrop of the federal fraud charges he was facing, and the mounting pressure inside the marriage in the months leading up to Ana’s disappearance. We revisit the last confirmed moments of Ana’s life, the days that followed, and the early investigative red flags that shifted this from a missing-person report to a homicide investigation. We explore the evidence — the digital searches prosecutors say were made in the early morning hours, the timeline inconsistencies, the surveillance footage, and the items recovered from multiple trash locations. We also dig into the defense strategy: what they’re likely to challenge, how they may attack the timeline, and what they might focus on as they argue reasonable doubt in a case without a recovered body. And we unpack the stunning decision by Walshe to plead guilty to misleading investigators and improper disposal, but not to the murder charge — a move that fundamentally reshapes how jurors will hear this case. This is your complete guide to the story behind the trial, the stakes, the unanswered questions, and what may unfold when testimony begins. Subscribe for more in-depth analysis from Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski. #HiddenKillers #BrianWalshe #AnaWalshe #TrueCrime #CourtCase #TrialUpdate #LegalAnalysis #CrimeNews #JusticeSystem #Podcast 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

25 Nov 202518min

Two teenagers. Two families in collapse. Two investigations spiraling into deeper and darker territory with every new detail. Tonight, we break down the cases of Anna Kepner and Celeste Rivas — not because they’re connected, but because they expose something grim about how teens slip through every possible crack before their lives end surrounded by secrecy, confusion, and chaos. On one side, an eighteen-year-old girl hidden under a bed on a cruise ship. A minor stepbrother labeled a suspect. Family members attacking each other online. A stepmother pleading the Fifth. A timeline investigators have to reconstruct down to the minute, inside one small cabin. On the other, a fifteen-year-old whose body was found in a Tesla — with outlets reporting indicators of freezing, long-term concealment, or even dismemberment. A timeline investigators now believe may stretch back months. Surveillance showing someone else driving the vehicle. And the most shocking part: the person tied to that car reportedly hasn’t even been interviewed. To cut through the noise, we bring in retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer to break down the forensics, the timelines, the psychological dynamics, and why both cases expose deeper family fractures long before the final moments. These are two tragedies — but they may also be mirrors of the same systemic failures, the same missed red flags, the same lack of protection, and the same patterns investigators see again and again. We’re covering it all. Stay with us. #AnnaKepner #CelesteRivas #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #CrimeUpdate #FBIAnalysis #TonyBrueski #Investigation #CrimePodcast #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

25 Nov 202550min

The Slender Man case is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons — and the questions raised this time are even more unsettling than the original crime. Morgan Geyser, one of the two girls responsible for the near-fatal 2014 Slender Man stabbing, walked out of a Wisconsin group home after cutting off her GPS monitor… and made it all the way to Illinois before anyone finally put a stop to it. Tonight, we break down how this even happened. Because if you think the system learned its lesson after the horror of that attack, think again. We trace the full timeline — from the original case, to the insanity rulings, to the step-downs from secure psychiatric care, to the judge’s continued leniency despite red flags about violent material and questionable outside contacts. Then we examine the part that has people furious: how someone with this history was placed in a low-security setting with nothing more than a strap of plastic around her ankle standing between the public and another potential tragedy. This isn’t fear-mongering. It’s a real look at what happens when the legal system bends over backward to “treat” a violent offender while forgetting that protection of the public is supposed to come first. It’s also a look at why the more extreme the delusions behind a violent act, the faster the system seems to nudge toward reintegration — instead of building genuine safeguards. Morgan Geyser is back in custody. But this is a wake-up call for Wisconsin, and honestly, for the entire country. When someone who committed one of the most disturbing attacks of the last decade can just walk out of supervised care and vanish across state lines, the problem isn’t the individual — it’s the system that allowed it. Join us as we break down what went wrong, how it could’ve been prevented, and why this case feels far too close to a real-life horror movie. #SlenderManCase #MorganGeyser #TrueCrimeNews #HiddenKillers #Wisconsin #JusticeSystem #CrimeAnalysis #PublicSafety #CrimeStories #TrueCrimeToday 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

25 Nov 202525min