Inside Donna Adelson’s Mind: How She Justified the Murder Of Dan Markel
How does a grandmother, a former schoolteacher, a woman who spent decades projecting the image of a devoted matriarch, end up at the center of one of the most disturbing family-driven crimes in recent memory? Tonight, we go deep into the psychology behind the Donna Adelson case — not to excuse her actions, but to finally understand the mental scaffolding that allowed her to justify something most people couldn’t even imagine doing. In this episode of Hidden Killers, we break down the narcissistic mindset that shaped Donna’s worldview for decades. We explore the internal story she built, one where her needs were moral law, her fears were prophecy, and her opinions were reality. This is the story of a woman who saw herself not as the architect of destruction, but as the protector of her family — even as every step she took brought that same family closer to ruin. We examine how Donna reframed boundaries as attacks, how she turned conflict into persecution, and how she slowly recast Dan Markel not as a human being but as an obstacle. Through that lens, her choices began to feel “reasonable” — even righteous — inside the distorted logic of a narcissistic mind determined to stay in control at any cost. This episode takes you inside that psychological maze. We expose how self-deception becomes a shield, how entitlement becomes a compass, and how emotional convenience becomes a moral code. Most importantly, we show how a person can move step-by-step from resentment to rationalization to catastrophe — without ever believing they crossed a line. If you’ve ever wondered how someone justifies something so destructive… this is the breakdown you’ve been waiting for. Stay with us. It’s uncomfortable. It’s unsettling. But it explains the world Donna Adelson built — and why it collapsed. #HiddenKillers #DonnaAdelson #DanMarkelCase #TrueCrimeAnalysis #PsychologyBreakdown #CriminalMindset #FamilyCrime #JusticeSystem #NarcissisticAbuse #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
18 Nov 19min
Celeste Rivas & D4VD: A Teen Found in a Car Trunk — Still No Answers
It’s one of the most unsettling cases in recent memory: fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found deceased in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to recording artist D4vd, sealed inside a plastic bag, severely decomposed — and yet months later, the official cause and manner of death remain “undetermined.” That one word has frozen the investigation in place. No homicide charge. No negligence charge. No clarity. Just a growing list of questions. Tonight on Hidden Killers, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to break down the enormous gap between what the public sees and what investigators can legally prove. And that gap is where this entire case is currently stuck. The LAPD’s latest statement doubled down on one thing: the only confirmed criminal act so far is “concealment of a body.” Nothing more. Not yet. But when you place a teen inside the sealed front trunk of a car, in a state of decomposition so advanced that specialists — from entomologists to forensic anthropologists — are required just to interpret what’s left, the public is right to ask whether something more happened here. We explore the science, the timeline, the forensics, and the troubling silence from everyone involved. We unpack why the medical examiner is taking months, why “undetermined” doesn’t mean “no crime,” and why the search warrant executed at D4vd’s former residence was not random — it required probable cause. This case sits at the intersection of decomposition, legal thresholds, and a tightly controlled circle of silence. And until science gives investigators something concrete, the system remains at a standstill. Comment below with your thoughts: is this caution, bureaucracy… or something else entirely? #HiddenKillers #CelesteRivasHernandez #D4vdCase #TrueCrimeNews #CrimeAnalysis #JenniferCoffindaffer #Investigations #MissingTeens #ForensicScience #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
18 Nov 28min
The Timeline That Can and Will Destroy Brian Walshe in Court
The story of Ana and Brian Walshe is not just another missing-person case. It’s a timeline filled with pressure, contradictions, and behavior that—when laid out piece by piece—paints an unsettling picture of a marriage heading toward a breaking point. And now, as Brian prepares to stand trial, prosecutors are preparing to bring every moment of that timeline into full view. In this episode of Hidden Killers, I walk through the complete chronology: the instability leading up to Ana’s disappearance, the imbalance in the relationship, the rising pressure from Brian’s ongoing legal issues, and the future Ana was working relentlessly to build. What emerges, at least in my opinion, is the portrait of a woman carrying far more than any one person should, and a man whose documented behavior only deepened that burden. We look at the allegations prosecutors have presented: the reported timeline inconsistencies, the searches investigators say were made in the days after Ana vanished, and the forensic findings authorities claim point to deliberate concealment. None of this has been proven in court, and Brian maintains his innocence. But taken together, these publicly reported details offer a window into what the jury is about to confront when this trial begins. This is not a straightforward case. There is no recovered body. There is no confirmed cause of death. And yet the timeline, behavior patterns, and surrounding circumstances raise questions that demand a deeper look. This episode is my commentary—my analysis—based on publicly available information and prosecutors’ filings. And as the trial approaches, that timeline may become one of the most powerful tools the state has. If you’ve been following this case, or if you want a comprehensive walkthrough of the events leading up to this moment, this is the breakdown you’ve been waiting for. Subscribe for more daily coverage, expert analysis, and conversations around the cases shaping this moment in true crime. #AnaWalshe #BrianWalshe #TrueCrimeUpdates #HiddenKillers #CourtCase #LegalAnalysis #CrimeTimeline #JusticeSystem #TrialCoverage #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
18 Nov 15min
Melodee Buzzard: How Did Her Mother Walk Free?
This is the case that makes the public stop and say, “What is going on here?” Because nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard is still missing, and the one adult who could explain what happened — her mother, Ashlee Buzzard — is out of jail, walking around with nothing more than an ankle monitor and a list of unanswered questions trailing behind her. Let’s break down what the public sees. A mother takes her daughter on a multi-state trip wearing wigs. She swaps license plates. She avoids witnesses. She can’t tell investigators a single verifiable detail about the last time Melodee was seen. Friends describe mental health crises, erratic behavior, and frightening instability. And then there’s the alleged moment where she tells a man she “knows where the child is,” locks him inside her house, and threatens him with a box cutter. That’s not a misunderstanding. That’s not confusion. That’s not the behavior of someone desperately searching for their missing child. And yet, despite all of this, a judge decided she could just… go home. No jail. No major conditions. No cooperation required. Tonight, on Hidden Killers, retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to dissect how this happens — how a child can vanish, how a mother can refuse to help investigators, and how the system can still send her back into the world with barely a restriction. We’re looking at the red flags, the risk factors, the psychological indicators, and the legal loopholes that left the public in disbelief. Because if this doesn’t qualify as a high-risk case requiring immediate detention, then what does? Drop your thoughts below: is this caution… or negligence? #HiddenKillers #MelodeeBuzzard #BuzzardCase #MissingChild #JenniferCoffindaffer #TrueCrimeNews #CrimeAnalysis #LegalSystemFailure #Investigations #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
18 Nov 36min
Did Alex Murdaugh Have A Hidden Accomplice? Housekeeper’s NEW Shocking Claim!
In the noise, chaos, and courtroom spectacle of the Murdaugh murders, one voice was never fully heard — and it may be the one that changes how you see this case forever. Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson, the Murdaugh family’s longtime housekeeper, has now broken her silence in a memoir packed with the kind of details only someone inside that home could recognize. And one revelation stands above the rest: Blanca does not believe Alex acted alone. Tonight on Hidden Killers, we go deep into Blanca’s account — not the sanitized version from trial clips or headlines, but the raw observations she lived through the morning after Maggie and Paul were killed. She walks into Moselle expecting grief and chaos. Instead, she finds staging. She finds inconsistencies. She finds details so off-pattern that her instincts, built from fourteen years of working inside that home, start screaming that something else happened here — something larger than the state ever pursued. We explore every anomaly Blanca describes: Maggie’s SUV parked in a place she never parked. Pajamas and underwear laid out in a way Maggie would never prepare them. A kitchen “cleaned” in a way that didn’t match her routines. And later, the infamous Edisto beach towel Blanca had washed that morning — suddenly appearing in Alex’s Suburban on police body cam, then vanishing for good. Then there’s the chilling image she shares of an unfamiliar woman walking through the property after the funerals as if she owned the place. And perhaps most disturbing of all, the fact that Blanca says law enforcement never interviewed her — the one person who understood the difference between routine and staging. In Blanca’s eyes, the murders had one gunman, but the aftermath had more than one set of hands. If you think you already know this case, you need to hear this. #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #Murdaugh #AlexMurdaugh #MaggieMurdaugh #PaulMurdaugh #TrueCrime #BlancaSimpson #Moselle #CrimeDocumentary 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
18 Nov 21min
Melodee Buzzard. Celeste Rivas. Two Cases Nobody Can Explain
Some cases hit you in the gut, not because the details are complex, but because they’re painfully simple — and still, nothing happens. That’s the reality tonight as we look at the stories of Melodee Buzzard and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, two young girls caught in two different investigations that somehow keep producing the same baffling outcome: no real movement. Nine-year-old Melodee is missing. Her mother, Ashlee — the last adult with her — spent days traveling across state lines in disguises, swapping licenses, behaving erratically, and allegedly holding a man in her home while threatening him with a blade. Every red flag possible is waving, yet she’s free on an ankle monitor. No cooperation. No answers. No urgency from the bench. Fourteen-year-old Celeste was found in the frunk of a Tesla registered to musician D4vd — sealed inside a plastic bag, far into decomposition — and months later the medical examiner still can’t confirm cause or manner of death. No homicide charge. No negligence charge. Nothing but a misdemeanor for body concealment. And the silence around the investigation is deafening. Two different cities. Two different sets of facts. But the same disturbing theme: a system that acts confused at the exact moment when clarity is most needed. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us to break down why these cases are stalling, why their outcomes remain so unclear, and why families and the public feel like they’re shouting into a void while the clock keeps ticking. If you’re watching these cases and wondering how either situation makes sense — you’re not alone. Let’s dig in. #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #MelodeeBuzzard #CelesteRivasHernandez #BuzzardCase #D4vdCase #MissingKids #CrimeAnalysis #JenniferCoffindaffer #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
18 Nov 1h 4min
Melodee Buzzard Is Missing. Her Mom Made Her Disappear — And the System Lets Her Walk Free
In one of the most disturbing developments we’ve covered on Hidden Killers, the mother at the center of a missing-child case — Ashlee Buzzard — is now a free woman. No charges keeping her inside a jail cell, no requirement to cooperate, no legal mandate to reveal where her daughter is or whether the child is even safe. She walked out the door while the public stood there begging for answers. And she gave them none. This episode digs deep into the legal reality nobody wants to admit: the system isn’t failing. It’s working exactly as designed — and that’s the problem. In the United States, parental rights sit at the top of the legal pyramid. A parent can refuse to answer questions. A parent can withhold a child’s location. A parent can avoid welfare checks, shut out investigators, and vanish behind phrases like “I don’t have to tell you anything.” Silence isn’t a crime. Evasion isn’t a crime. Even being the last person to see a missing child isn’t automatically a crime. Meanwhile, the child at the center of all of this remains missing. No confirmed sightings. No independent verification of safety. No evidence that she is alive — or that she isn’t. And the very structure of the system forces investigators to wait for proof they cannot legally obtain without the cooperation of the one person who refuses to give it. This episode breaks down how this twisted framework came to be, why law enforcement’s hands are tied, how mental-health crises go unaddressed until they become catastrophes, and why American child-protection laws continue to overlook the exact situations that need decisive intervention. Because a system that allows a missing child to slip into a legal gray zone — while the parent walks away untouched — isn’t just flawed. It’s dangerous. It’s outdated. And it’s time the public understands just how easy it is for a parent to disappear their own child without immediate accountability. If you care about child safety, accountability, and closing the gaps that let tragedies unfold in silence, this is a conversation you cannot miss. #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #MissingChildCase #AshleeBuzzard #ChildSafety #LawEnforcement #TrueCrimeNews #ChildProtection #JusticeSystem #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
18 Nov 15min
Diddy’s Prison Spiral Begins: Early Violations Signal a Bigger Breakdown
Sean “Diddy” Combs is only weeks into his federal sentence, and the cracks are already showing. In this Hidden Killers deep dive, Tony Brueski breaks down what’s really happening behind the walls at FCI Fort Dix — and why Diddy’s earliest prison violations may be the warning signs of a much larger unraveling ahead. Reports confirm his projected release date has already been pushed back after alleged rule violations inside the facility, including an unauthorized three-way phone call and possession of contraband. For most inmates, these would be serious but survivable errors. For someone like Diddy — a man whose world has always revolved around control, autonomy, image, and dominance — they’re something far more revealing. This episode explores the psychological collision between confinement and a personality built on power. What happens when a man who spent decades commanding attention is suddenly stripped of audience, status, and the ability to shape his surroundings? What happens when the boundaries he’s used to bending suddenly harden into the immovable rules of the federal system? Tony examines how early infractions fit a predictable pattern seen in high-control personalities entering prison: testing limits, resisting authority, escalating entitlement, and struggling to adapt when the system pushes back. And with years still left to serve, these first missteps may be the beginning of a long, difficult road — one where every rule violation risks lost privileges, lost “good time,” and potentially even transfers to more restrictive environments. We also look ahead at the likely pitfalls: — How repeated violations can add months or years to an inmate’s stay — Why narcissistic personalities often sabotage their own progress — How prison documentation affects appeals, programs, and halfway-house eligibility — And why this journey may become more psychologically punishing than the sentence itself This isn’t just a story about discipline. It’s a story about identity, control, and a system that does not bend for celebrity. If this is how Diddy’s incarceration begins… what happens next? New episodes daily on Hidden Killers. #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #Diddy #SeanCombs #PrisonLife #FederalPrison #TrueCrimeNews #CelebrityCase #FCIFortDix #LegalAnalysis 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
17 Nov 19min
