Murdaugh Court Clerk Becky Hill Pleads Guilty — What It Means For His Alex’s Appeal
Becky Hill, the former Colleton County Clerk of Court who oversaw Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct in office. She received probation and walked out of court without serving any jail time. Hill was in charge of managing the jury, handling exhibits, and assisting the judge during Murdaugh's six-week trial in 2023. His defense team has alleged she tampered with jurors to secure a guilty verdict — a verdict they say she needed to cash in on a book deal. Today's guilty plea confirms Hill lied under oath during a January 2024 hearing about whether Murdaugh deserved a new trial. The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in his appeal on February 11, 2026. In this episode, we break down what happened in court today, what Hill admitted to, why she wasn't charged with jury tampering, and what this means for Murdaugh's shot at overturning his conviction. #Murdaugh #BeckyHill #AlexMurdaugh #MurdaughTrial #TrueCrime #SouthCarolina #CourtNews #JuryTampering #MurdaughAppeal #BreakingNews 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
10 Dec 19min
Brian Walshe Trial: Ana's DNA Found on Human Tissue, Hacksaw & Hatchet — Prosecution Closing In
Day 7 of the Brian Walshe murder trial delivered the most damning forensic testimony yet. A Massachusetts State Police DNA analyst confirmed that Ana Walshe's genetic material was recovered from a piece of human tissue found in a dumpster near Brian's mother's apartment — the closest investigators have come to finding her remains nearly three years after her disappearance. But that wasn't all. Ana's DNA was also identified on a blood-stained hacksaw blade, a hatchet head, the handles of both tools, bloody towels, carpet fragments, and a clump of hair pulled from the same trash bags prosecutors say Brian Walshe used to dispose of his wife's body. The statistical probability? At least 30 nonillion times more likely to be Ana's DNA than an unknown person's. Several items also contained DNA from both Ana and Brian Walshe, including bloodstained slippers and a Tyvek suit. One item — gauze with a red-brown stain — matched Brian alone. Prosecutors had previously shown the jury a photo of a cut on his thumb. New surveillance footage showed Brian Walshe shopping at HomeGoods on January 2nd and 4th, 2023, buying rugs, towels, and bath mats — using store credit from his dead wife's previous returns. Prosecutors suggest he replaced the living room rug after Ana's death, pointing to photos showing a different carpet in the home when police searched it days later. The defense pushed back on cross-examination, arguing DNA testing can't determine when or how biological material was deposited and suggesting items may have cross-contaminated in the trash compactor. But prosecutors countered that cleaning products — including the hydrogen peroxide and ammonia Brian purchased on January 1st — can destroy blood evidence. Wednesday brings testimony from Gem Mutlu, Ana's former boss and the last person besides Brian known to have seen her alive. The prosecution may rest its case as early as tomorrow. #BrianWalshe #BrianWalsheTrial #AnaWalshe #TrueCrime #MurderTrial #CohassetMurder #DNAEvidence #TrueCrimeNews #MassachusettsCrime #JusticeForAna 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
10 Dec 16min
Does a Clean Bedroom Help Brian Walshe — or Destroy His Defense? Defense Attorney Bob Motta Gives Insight
In this conversation with defense attorney Bob Motta, we dig into the strange forensic angle the defense is clinging to: the fact that investigators found no biological evidence in the bedroom where Brian claims Ana died naturally. Crime lab specialist Matthew Sheehan testified that blood was found everywhere it should be if a body was moved and dismembered: the hacksaw, the hammer, the hatchet, the basement floor, the towels, the carpet fragments. Meanwhile, the bedroom — the place where the defense insists Ana died peacefully — was spotless. Bob helps us unpack whether that’s actually good for the defense… or whether it just reinforces the prosecution’s timeline. Because a clean bedroom might sound helpful until you remember bleach destroys DNA — and that the basement is telling a very different story. We explore Tipton’s tactical choices: pushing Sheehan to confirm “no evidence in the bedroom,” highlighting the investigators entering without protective gear, and pointing to oddities like the undisturbed insulation around a ceiling hole. Bob breaks down whether these are meaningful cracks or tiny fishing holes in a case that’s already drowning in physical evidence. And then there’s the jury. Bob walks us through how jurors typically interpret “absence of evidence” arguments: do they hear reasonable doubt, or do they hear a lawyer trying to redirect their attention away from the bloody basement? This is the chess match inside the trial — a defense building a narrative around what isn’t there while the prosecution points repeatedly to what is. #BrianWalshe #AnaWalshe #BobMotta #TrueCrimeAnalysis #HiddenKillers #CleanBedroomDefense #ForensicEvidence #CourtroomStrategy 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
10 Dec 9min
Murdaugh Housekeeper: "SLED Told Me to Get Help" — What Investigators Ignored | Part 3
She saw a white Ford F-150 at the Murdaugh property on the day of the murders. She assumed it was Paul's truck — but Paul's truck was in the shop. She saw a tractor moving across the old landing strip toward the back fields. And she has a theory about what someone may have been preparing for that evening. But when Blanca Simpson tried to share these observations with SLED investigators, they didn't want to hear it. In fact, one investigator told her directly that she was "obsessing" and needed to "get professional help." In part three of this exclusive five-part interview, the Murdaugh family's longtime housekeeper describes the red flags she noticed on June 7th, 2021 — details that never made it into the trial and theories that law enforcement seemingly dismissed without investigation. The tractor had a front-end bucket capable of digging. The property was massive with multiple access points. And Blanca believes that someone may have been setting up a disposal site for evidence — evidence she thinks could still be out there. Whether you find her theories compelling or circumstantial, one thing is undeniable: here's a woman who knew that property intimately, who knew the family's routines and vehicles, and who was brushed off by the very people tasked with finding the truth. This segment also includes a lighter moment where we discuss Alex's surprisingly childish food habits — Capri Suns, sugary cereal, chocolate milk — a glimpse at the man behind the monster. Part four is where this interview gets intense. Blanca receives the phone call. She drives to Moselle. She walks into that house. And what she sees changes everything. Don't miss it — subscribe and hit the bell. #MurdaughMurders #SLED #AlexMurdaugh #BlancaSimpson #MurdaughInvestigation #MurdaughTrial #Moselle #TrueCrime #MurdaughConspiracy #SouthCarolina 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
10 Dec 19min
Diddy's Mom Responds to Netflix Documentary — And It's Getting Ugly
Diddy's mother is firing back at Netflix — and the accusations are personal. The documentary "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" doesn't just cover Diddy's trial and conviction. It makes a bigger argument: that the behavior that landed him in federal prison started in childhood. That it was learned. Normalized. That before there was Puff Daddy or Bad Boy Records, there was a kid in Mount Vernon — and whatever happened to that kid matters. Two witnesses make the case against Janice Combs. Tim Patterson, a childhood friend, says he watched Janice physically abuse Sean for years. He describes parties at the family home with pimps, drug dealers, and adults having sex in rooms kids could walk into. Kirk Burrowes, who co-founded Bad Boy Entertainment, says he witnessed Sean slap his mother during an argument after the 1991 City College stampede that killed nine people. Janice is calling it all lies. She says she raised Sean with love and hard work as a single mother. She says Patterson's claims are "salacious" and designed to promote the documentary. She says Burrowes has been trying to steal Bad Boy Records for thirty years and this is just his latest play. But here's what she doesn't address: There's footage of Janice herself joking about giving Sean "a lot of beatings" on national television. And Burrowes kept handwritten journals from his time inside Bad Boy. Today we break down the allegations, the evidence, the rebuttals, and the credibility problems on both sides — including the fact that this documentary was executive produced by 50 Cent, Diddy's longtime rival. Sean Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Janice Combs denies all allegations. All parties are entitled to the presumption of innocence on unproven claims. #Diddy #SeanCombs #JaniceCombs #Netflix #TheReckoning #TrueCrime #CrimeWeekly #BadBoyRecords #50Cent #DiddyDocumentary 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
10 Dec 24min
Can a Jury Really Buy Brian Walshe’s ‘Sudden Death’ Story? Bob Motta Weighs In
In this segment, defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to dismantle one of the most bizarre strategies unfolding in the Brian Walshe murder trial: the claim that Ana Walshe simply died in her sleep… and Brian responded by dismembering her. Brian has already pleaded guilty to cutting up his wife’s body and dumping her remains across multiple towns. That part isn’t in dispute. So why is the defense leaning into this “medical emergency” narrative? Bob walks us through the bizarre tactical logic of admitting to the worst possible post-mortem crime while insisting the death itself was natural. We break down how defense attorney Larry Tipton tried to pry open a sliver of possibility during cross-examination — pushing the medical examiner to concede that sudden cardiac events, pulmonary collapses, arrhythmias, even neurological events can happen to healthy adults. But when the doctor immediately added that such an event would be “pretty rare” for a healthy 39-year-old and placed spontaneous arrhythmia “at the bottom of the list,” is there even enough left for reasonable doubt? Bob explains what’s really going on here: not proving innocence, but planting a microscopic question mark in the jury’s mind. And he weighs in on whether this kind of narrative feels clever… or insulting. We also explore Brian’s history — the federal fraud conviction, the ankle bracelet, the pattern of deception — and ask Bob whether juries can realistically separate “bad character” from the question of guilt. Does a convicted con artist get the same benefit of the doubt as everyone else, or do jurors come in expecting manipulation? This one is a psychological and strategic autopsy of a defense theory that’s either brilliant misdirection… or a Hail Mary with no receiver downfield. #BrianWalshe #AnaWalshe #BobMotta #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #SuddenDeathDefense #LegalAnalysis #MurderTrial #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
10 Dec 27min
Ret FBI Coffindaffer Breaks Down Two Murderous Narcissists: Luigi Mangione & Brian Walshe
Two shocking criminal cases. Profoundly different stories. But a single unifying variable: evidence. In this special all-in-one episode, former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony Brueski to walk us through both the Luigi Mangione suppression hearing and the early trial of Brian Walshe — side by side. What you’ll get: A look at the body-cam video in a McDonald’s, a backpack with a ghost-gun + manifesto, and the scrambled fate of the Mangione case. A deep dive into Mangione’s weird behavior after the killing — surrender, confessions, chatter in custody — and what it all might mean. A breakdown of digital footprints, dumpster trails, and forensic evidence in the Walshe trial that could rewrite the defense’s story. A broader discussion of public reaction — from “Free Luigi” supporters to nervous watchers of Walshe’s fate — plus the danger of copycats and the impact on judicial precedent. What to watch next: suppression rulings, trial dates, possible appeals — and how both cases reflect larger tensions around ideology, justice, and the law. This episode isn’t just about crime. It’s about how evidence shapes narratives — and why what stays or gets thrown out could define not just verdicts, but public perception of justice itself. Hashtags: #TrueCrime #LuigiMangione #BrianWalshe #HiddenKillers #CourtCases #CrimeNews #LegalAnalysis #JenniferCoffindaffer #JusticeWatch #PodcastTV 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
10 Dec 51min
Luigi Mangione's Lawyers Want the Gun and Manifesto Thrown Out. Here's Why
One year after Brian Thompson was shot on a Manhattan sidewalk, Luigi Mangione's lawyers are fighting to throw out the most critical evidence in the case—the ghost gun, the manifesto, and everything he said to police. The suppression hearing started last week. We finally saw the body cam footage from inside that McDonald's. We heard the 911 call. And we learned that an officer said they "probably need a search warrant"—right before they searched anyway. If the defense wins, prosecutors lose the murder weapon and the motive. Here's what happened this week, what's at stake, and what comes next. #LuigiMangione #BrianThompson #UnitedHealthcare #TrueCrime #SuppressionHearing 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
10 Dec 14min
