Episodes
The True Horror of Amityville: DeFeo Family Murders-WEEK IN REVIEW
Before there was a “haunted house,” there was a family. And before The Amityville Horror became a pop-culture phenomenon, there was a very real crime scene — six members of the DeFeo family, murdered in their beds on November 13, 1974. In …
Trauma, Fear, and Accountability: Shavaun Scott on the Psychology of ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Killer-WEEK IN REVIEW
When Ajike Owens was killed through a closed door, her four children lost their mother — and a nation faced the consequences of unchecked paranoia. In this exclusive episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and…
Virginia Au Pair Murder Plot: Husband, Fetish Site & Double Homicide-WEEK IN REVIEW
In a quiet Virginia suburb, what looked like a perfect family hid something unthinkable. When police walked into the Banfield home in Herndon, they found 37-year-old nurse Christine Banfield stabbed to death and 39-year-old Joseph Ryan shot…
Inside Diddy’s Prison Countdown: 921 Days Until He Walks Free-WEEK IN REVIEW
Sean “Diddy” Combs — the man who once ruled hip-hop, fashion, and nightlife — now faces a very different kind of countdown: 921 days until freedom. Federal Bureau of Prisons records confirm Diddy’s expected release date as May 8, 2028, fol…
15 People Saw Laci Peterson Alive!! NONE Were Heard in Court!-WEEK IN REVIEW
Imagine fifteen people—five of whom personally knew Laci Peterson—telling police they saw her alive, walking her golden retriever, after her husband had already left for his solo fishing trip. Now imagine every single one of them ignored. …
The Genesis of Control: How Donna Adelson Became Donna Adelson-WEEK IN REVIEW
Before Donna Adelson was a headline — before the mugshots, the trials, the whispers about murder-for-hire — she was a woman built for control. In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we trace how Donna Adelson became Donna Ade…
Bryan Kohberger’s Secret Trial Plan: The Survivors He Planned to Call for His Defense-WEEK IN REVIEW
Before Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, his defense team was quietly preparing a courtroom strategy that would have shocked the nation. According to newly unsealed court filings, Ko…
Letters from the Dark: Donna Adelson’s Prison Plea & Chad Daybell’s Ghost Confession-WEEK IN REVIEW
In this full episode of Hidden Killers Live, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels take you inside the minds of two of America’s most notorious convicted murderers — Donna Adelson and Chad Daybell — through the words they wrote themse…
Austin Drummond: Four Dead, One Baby Left Behind — And He’s Still Playing Games
Four people murdered in cold blood. A baby left sitting in a car seat in a stranger’s yard, alone. And somehow, the man accused of doing it — Austin Drummond — is still trying to control the narrative from behind bars. This is what happens…
How Bryan Kohberger Can Cash In On His Killings! (Unless You Stop Him)
It sounds impossible — but in Idaho, it’s not. Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer of four University of Idaho students, could one day profit from his crimes. Why? Because Idaho has no “Son of Sam” law — no statute that blocks criminals f…
The Abby Zwerner Trial: The Price of An Americas Education System's Ignorance
A six-year-old brought a gun to class. Four adults sounded the alarm. The assistant principal said the boy’s pockets were too small to hold a gun. Hours later, teacher Abby Zwerner was bleeding on a classroom floor. The bullet came from a c…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 3 Part 3
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 3 Part 2
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 3 Part 1
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 2 Part 4
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 2 Part 3
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 2 Part 2
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 2 Part 1
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 1 Part 4
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 1 Part 3
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 1 Part 2
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — Day 1 Part 1
This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old st…
Inside the Cover-Up: How a School Let a 6-Year-Old Pull the Trigger
A 6-year-old brought a gun to class. His teacher, Abby Zwerner, ended the day in a hospital — shot through the chest and hand in front of her first graders. But what’s unfolding now inside a Virginia courtroom is almost more shocking than …
Bryan Kohberger: Profiting Off Murder | When Infamy Becomes an Industry
Bryan Kohberger can’t leave his cell — but his story can. In the state of Idaho, there’s no Son of Sam law, meaning that a convicted murderer can legally make money from the story of his crimes. Books. Documentaries. Interviews. Royalties. …
Florida Court Overturns $213 Million “Take Care of Maya” Verdict — What Really Happened?
A Florida appeals court has overturned the $213.5 million verdict once awarded to Maya Kowalski and her family — the same case that inspired the Netflix documentary Take Care of Maya. In 2016, Maya Kowalski, then just ten years old, was ad…
When Justice Fails | Bryan Kohberger’s Profits & The Abby Zwerner Trial
Two stories. One broken system. In Idaho, Bryan Kohberger could legally make money off his own murders. In Virginia, a first-grade teacher named Abby Zwerner was shot after four separate warnings were ignored. Both stories show how America’…
The Psychological Breakdown of Bryan Kohberger Behind Bars
In this Hidden Killers deep dive, Tony Brueski examines what really happens to a mind like Bryan Kohberger’s when the walls close in and the audience disappears. After being sentenced to life in prison for the murders of four University of…
The Perfect Neighbor Breakdown: Entitlement, Ego & a Fatal Shot
In a quiet neighborhood in Ocala, Florida, a mother of four simply knocked on her neighbor’s door to ask for answers. What happened next was anything but simple. AJ Owens’ life ended when her neighbor, convinced her peace had been stolen, r…
The Perfect Neighbor Delusion: Psychotherapist on How Fear Becomes a Weapon
Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels to unpack the warped psychology behind The Perfect Neighbor case — where “fear” became justification for a killing. For two years, Susan Lorincz saw danger in …
Inside the Markel Hit: Meet The Paid Killers Who Exposed the Adelson Family
Before Charlie’s smirk, before Donna’s letters, before the Adelson name became synonymous with murder — there were the first flips. In this haunting episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we go back to where it all began: the deals, …
Fear or Fury? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott on the Mind Behind ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Shooting
A mother is dead. A neighbor claims fear. But what really drove Susan Lorincz to pull the trigger through a closed door? In this exclusive conversation, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski. Stacy Cole, and Todd Michaels to dis…
Did Alex Murdaugh Really Kill His Family — Or Just His Reputation?
Alex Murdaugh’s name has become synonymous with deceit, greed, and betrayal. The former South Carolina attorney confessed to stealing millions from clients, friends, and even his own firm — but does that make him a murderer? In this explosi…
Trauma, Fear, and Accountability: Shavaun Scott on the Psychology of ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Killer
When Ajike Owens was killed through a closed door, her four children lost their mother — and a nation faced the consequences of unchecked paranoia. In this exclusive episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and…
The True Horror of Amityville: DeFeo Family Murders
Before there was a “haunted house,” there was a family. And before The Amityville Horror became a pop-culture phenomenon, there was a very real crime scene — six members of the DeFeo family, murdered in their beds on November 13, 1974. In …
The Doctor Who Helped Convict Scott Peterson Now Says He Was Wrong
At Scott Peterson’s 2004 trial, one expert witness sealed his fate. Dr. Terry D’Vor told jurors that baby Connor’s fetal measurements proved Laci Peterson died on or before Christmas Eve 2002—the same day Scott went fishing. Jurors called h…
How Larry Krasner Failed Kada Scott — and Every Victim in Philadelphia
Kada Scott should still be alive. But under Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, justice isn’t blind — it’s asleep. In this in-depth investigation, Tony Brueski breaks down the horrific chain of failures that allowed Keon King, a …
Scott Peterson: The Evidence Police Destroyed and Never Explained
It’s one of the most shocking allegations to ever surface in a high-profile murder case: that detectives in the Laci Peterson investigation met behind closed doors to discuss discovery—and the very next day, marked key evidence for destruct…
When the Mother Returns Alone: What Happened to Melodee Buzzard?
This isn’t just a missing-child case. It’s a mirror held up to a system that looked the other way. Melodee Buzzard’s home was reportedly in squalor. No food. No schooling. Prior CPS visits. Still, she remained. Then came the disguise — a w…
Inside the Secret Connection Between D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez
When 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez vanished from her California home, nobody imagined she’d later be found inside a Tesla — registered to viral pop star d4vd. The question haunting everyone since: what was their relationship? In this…
15 People Saw Laci Peterson Alive!! NONE Were Heard in Court!
Imagine fifteen people—five of whom personally knew Laci Peterson—telling police they saw her alive, walking her golden retriever, after her husband had already left for his solo fishing trip. Now imagine every single one of them ignored. …