Two Cases Just Shifted — Brian Walshe’s Plea Flip & WSU Under Kohberger Fallout Fire

Four young women. One devastating crash. And a courtroom now wrestling with a question nobody wants to ask out loud: when does reckless behavior cross the line into murder? In today’s episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we dive deep — not into outrage, not into assumptions, but into the uncomfortable space where law and emotion collide. The case of Fraser Michael Bohm, the 22-year-old accused of driving over 100 mph on Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway before striking parked cars and killing four Pepperdine students, is now shaping up to be one of the most complex legal and moral debates in recent memory. Prosecutors say Bohm knew the danger. He knew the road. He’d lost friends to high-speed crashes before. And yet, according to investigators, he pushed his BMW past triple-digit speeds on a stretch known as “Dead Man’s Curve.” They argue this wasn’t a random tragedy — it was implied malice, the level of awareness that elevates a fatal crash into murder under California law. But the defense sees something different. They call this a catastrophic mistake — not malice. They point to his lack of impairment, his clean record, the possibility of panic or misjudgment, and the long legal tradition that separates negligence from murder. They argue that broadening the definition of malice risks criminalizing tragedy rather than intention. So who’s right? Does the foreseeability of danger define the crime? Or should the law resist bending under the weight of public grief? This episode challenges assumptions on both sides. It asks you to sit with the discomfort and think — truly think — about what justice means in a case where intent, recklessness, and tragedy all overlap. If you’ve already picked a side in the Bohm case… this might make you reconsider. 🎙️ Subscribe for in-depth, emotionally grounded true-crime analysis that’s never shallow, never sensational — just honest. #FraserBohm #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #PepperdineCrash #VehicularMurder #MalibuCrash #CourtTV #TrueCrimeCommentary #CriminalJustice #RecklessDrivingCase 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

22 Nov 21min

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

22 Nov 1h 4min

The Jared Bridegan case has taken another sharp, chaotic turn — and it all comes down to the one person prosecutors absolutely need: the man who says he pulled the trigger. In today’s episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down the stunning courtroom moment when confessed shooter Henry Tenon suddenly claimed his own sworn statement was “false,” only to reverse himself the very next day. This is the kind of twist that doesn’t just make headlines — it reshapes the entire courtroom battlefield. Prosecutors say Tenon was the hired gun in what they describe as a carefully planned, staged ambush that ended the life of father of four, Jared Bridegan, in front of his toddler daughter in 2022. Investigators allege the plot was tied to a long-running custody and personal conflict involving Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, and her then-husband, Mario Fernandez-Saldana — both awaiting trial and both maintaining their innocence. Tenon was supposed to be the state’s star witness, the insider who could walk a jury through how this plan formed and who was behind it. That’s why his sudden claim — that his sworn statement was untrue — sent shockwaves through the courtroom. But within twenty-four hours, Tenon told prosecutors the opposite: his original statement was correct, and he only tried to backtrack out of fear and regret about spending the rest of his life in prison. For the state, it’s a crisis they now have to manage. For the defense, it’s ammunition. And for Bridegan’s family, it’s another painful delay in a case that has already dragged on for years. We break down the shifting testimony, the legal fallout, the massive delays in the trial timeline, and the high-stakes credibility battle now at the center of this already-explosive murder-for-hire case. This is where true crime meets human psychology — and where the truth gets tested in front of twelve strangers. If you’re following the Bridegan case, this is the update you can’t miss. #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JaredBridegan #ShannaGardner #MarioFernandez #LegalDrama #CourtUpdate #CrimeNews #Podcast #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

21 Nov 15min

What happened aboard the Carnival Horizon the morning 18-year-old Anna Kepner died is disturbing enough on its own. But when you look at the people in that cabin with her — and the long, complicated history surrounding this blended family — the picture becomes even more unsettling. In this episode, Tony Brueski takes you deep into the evolving investigation into the death of Florida teen Anna Kepner, whose body was discovered concealed under a bed, wrapped in a blanket, and partially covered by life vests. The FBI boarded the ship the moment it docked in Miami, and new filings now reveal one of Anna’s minor stepsiblings could face criminal charges. That revelation came directly from court documents filed by Anna’s stepmother, who has since invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testimony that could incriminate her or her child. This story reaches far beyond the cruise ship. It reaches into old family records, including a 2008 civil injunction for protection against sexual violence filed against Anna’s father — an injunction filed by a woman whose minor daughter he would later marry. That marriage became Anna’s second stepmother. Years later, a third marriage brought in the children who were on the cruise with her, including the teen now under FBI scrutiny. Only Anna’s grandmother and uncle are speaking out publicly, calling for answers and justice. Meanwhile, her father and stepmother remain nearly silent, offering no clarity, no timeline, and no emotional response aside from frustration with investigators. With the autopsy still pending, the FBI tight-lipped, and a cabin full of unanswered questions, this case has become one of the most complex and emotionally charged cruise-ship investigations in years. Today’s monologue breaks down everything we know — the facts, the filings, the timelines, the dynamics — and asks the question everyone else is afraid to say out loud: how does a family vacation turn into a federal investigation, and why was Anna left hidden under a bed? Stay tuned as we continue following every development in this heartbreaking case. #HiddenKillers #AnnaKepner #CarnivalCruise #TrueCrime #TonyBrueski #Investigation #FBI #Stepmother #Stepbrother #MaritimeCrime #CrimeNews 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

21 Nov 14min

The Goncalves family has taken the next step — not criminal, but civil. They’ve filed claims against Washington State University, arguing the school ignored repeated red flags about Brian Kohberger before the murders in Moscow. And now the question becomes: Does the law agree? In this deep-dive episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis to unpack the legal claims, the duty-of-care standards, the foreseeability argument, and the staggering list of complaints that WSU allegedly received long before the killings. Tony and Eric break down the core issues: • What duty does a university have when a graduate student — and teaching assistant — has multiple formal complaints?  • Do warnings like “He’s a predator in the making” create legal exposure?  • Do stalking-adjacent behaviors — blocking doorways, following students — meet the threshold for negligent supervision?  • Does the fact that the murders occurred off-campus, in another state, change the legal calculus?  • Could WSU actually be found liable for failing to remove or restrict him?  • Or will the university argue: “We couldn’t have seen this coming”?  • And is this lawsuit partly about discovery — forcing WSU to release internal emails, HR files, and Title IX records? Eric walks us through what plaintiffs need to prove, what defenses WSU will likely mount, and why this case could have massive implications for universities nationwide if a court allows it to move forward. This is one of the most legally significant developments to emerge from the Moscow murders — and it could reshape university policies around reporting, supervision, and risk. #HiddenKillers #BryanKohberger #WSU #TrueCrime 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

21 Nov 27min

In this episode, Robin Dreeke — former FBI Special Agent and one of the country’s top behavioral analysts — joins me to examine the Delphi murders investigation through the only lens that can truly explain the depositions: human error. Evidence doesn’t make decisions. People do. And the depositions show a team of people overwhelmed, overloaded, and psychologically boxed in. Robin and I break down why investigators contradicted themselves, why memories shifted, why certain information was minimized, and why the entire system seemed to lose its grip on objectivity. Why did one investigator insist the FBI was removed from the case while another had no recollection of it? How did a key BAU assessment about ritual indicators disappear from the internal record? Why did the affidavit reshape crucial witness descriptions? Why were symbolic elements at the crime scene left largely uninterpreted? Why did the investigative team lock onto a lone-offender theory when their own internal testimony doesn’t even agree with it? Robin explains how narrative commitment forms inside a team under intense pressure — how the mind simplifies what is complex, how teams emotionally invest in a theory, and how anything that contradicts that theory begins to feel like a threat rather than a clue. We talk about burnout, tunnel vision, cognitive contamination, leadership vacuums, fragmented communication, and the psychological “reward loop” investigators get from forcing clarity onto chaos. This episode is not about conspiracy or blame. It’s about understanding how very human psychological patterns can quietly shape — and misshape — a homicide investigation. If you want to understand why the state’s clean narrative doesn’t match the messy reality  #Delphi #BehavioralAnalysis #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimePodcast #InvestigationReview #CognitiveBias #RichardAllen #HiddenKillers #CrimeAnalysis #JusticeSystem 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

21 Nov 40min

Long Island wants to believe it caught the “one monster.” The lone predator. The man who stalked in silence until the handcuffs finally closed. But the truth is far more disturbing: Rex Heuermann didn’t operate in a vacuum. He operated in an ecosystem — one built on silence, vulnerability, and decades of ignored danger. And when you step back far enough, you start to see something bigger than one suspect. You see a pattern. A landscape. A coastline that became a dumping ground for the unnoticed and the unclaimed. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski breaks down why the myth of the “lone wolf” is not just false — it’s dangerous. Because Long Island doesn’t have one predator in its past. Authorities know this. Forensic analysts know this. Anyone who’s looked at the remains found along Ocean Parkway knows this. Different signatures. Different timelines. Different patterns. More than one offender. So how did so many cases slip through the cracks? How did so many victims disappear without triggering urgency? And how many killers learned they could hide in the same shadows Rex allegedly used? Tony dives into the long, uncomfortable history of missing women, unidentified remains, and the decades of law-enforcement fragmentation that made Long Island fertile ground for serial predators. This isn’t about sensationalism — it’s about confronting the reality of a system that allowed multiple offenders to thrive in plain sight. If you think the arrest of Rex Heuermann solved the problem, think again. The arrest solved one case. It didn’t close the chapter on the dozens of unsolved homicides that still haunt the island. Tonight, we pull back the curtain on the bigger truth — the truth officials don’t say out loud:  If one predator operated this long without detection, how many others walked the same shoreline? #HiddenKillers #RexHeuermann #LongIsland #TrueCrime #LISK #Investigation #ColdCases #CrimeAnalysis #Podcast #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

21 Nov 17min

Right before jury selection — right before the moment everything becomes real — Brian Walshe walked into court and detonated a grenade in his own case. He pled guilty to two critically important charges: misleading investigators and disposing of Ana Walshe’s remains. But he refused to plead guilty to murder. It’s a strange split. A risky split. And a split that reshapes the entire murder trial. In this episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole sit down with former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis to break down exactly what this means — legally, strategically, and psychologically — as the trial begins. Tony and Eric dissect the questions the public is asking: • Why would a defendant admit to moving a body but deny killing the person?  • Is this a sign of desperation? A strategy? A narrative play?  • Does this strengthen the prosecution’s story of intent and consciousness of guilt?  • Is the defense about to pivot into an “accident + panic” explanation?  • What happens now that jurors will hear Walshe admit he concealed and destroyed evidence?  • Does this force the defense to abandon earlier theories — like Ana leaving on her own?  • And what does this mean for sentencing exposure and credibility? Eric breaks down how prosecutors will weaponize these admissions — and how a defense attorney must now scramble to build a narrative around a client who has put himself directly at the scene after death. This isn’t a small procedural detour. This is the trial tipping on its axis. If you want the legal truth — not spin, not rumor — this conversation lays out exactly what this plea tells us, what the prosecution now knows, and what options Walshe has left. #HiddenKillers #BrianWalshe #AnaWalshe #TrueCrime 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

21 Nov 27min