D4vd: Why the DA Filed a Complaint Instead of Indicting

Greater Grace Report: Leadership Named and Still in Place

The independent investigation into Greater Grace World Outreach didn't pull punches. It named four leaders who should be removed — the senior pastor, the missions director, the youth pastor, and the youth ministry director. It said the organization couldn't meaningfully reform while they remained in authority. It described a culture of authoritarian control, victim silencing, and institutional self-protection spanning decades. The church published the report on its own website. Then came the reckoning — or what should have been one. What actually happened: a general apology with no specific names attached to specific failures. A roadmap for future transitions with no dates. Some lower-level ordinations pulled. The four named leaders still in place. And when an evangelical financial accountability organization put the church under governance review, Greater Grace resigned rather than complete the process. For the former members who spent years building the case that made this investigation happen — the Millstones, the survivors, the people who risked everything to speak — the response confirmed what they already suspected: the same leadership that created the problem isn't going to fix it. Elita Galvin has been tracking this from before the official investigation existed. Her podcast Looking for Grace has become the running record of Greater Grace's unraveling. Oscar — under a pseudonym, still navigating the trauma twenty years after leaving — brings the human cost of what happens when an institution you trusted refuses to account for what it did to you. This episode covers the investigation's key findings, the institutional response, the IBLP and Duggar parallels, the active lawsuits, and what comes next. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #GreaterGrace #GGWO #TrueCrime #GRACEReport #ChurchScandal #InstitutionalAbuse #ReligiousAccountability #BaltimoreBanner #CultExposed #ThomasSchaller

Don Studey: Green Hollow Evidence Nobody Can Explain

The dogs reportedly alerted at four locations. That's supposed to mean something. Cadaver dogs are trained to detect the presence of human remains, and when multiple dogs independently alert across a property, it's typically treated as a serious indicator.  But when that happened at Green Hollow in 2022 — on the Iowa property where Lucy Studey-McKiddy alleges her father Donald Studey buried dozens of women he allegedly killed — the response was a three-day dig, a drilled well, and a closed case. Lucy says they searched the wrong well on a property that reportedly covers more than 400 acres. She reportedly wasn't even present to direct the search.  Since then, a documentary production crew has reportedly invested years and hundreds of thousands of dollars continuing to investigate. They funded a re-autopsy of Charlotte Studey — one of Don's wives — who reportedly died in 1984 from a gunshot wound to the head in Omaha. That death was ruled self-inflicted for decades. It's now officially classified as undetermined. Charlotte's daughters are reportedly fighting in court to unseal the Omaha police files.  A forensic dig in May 2025 reportedly produced additional cadaver dog alerts and ground-penetrating radar hits in areas never fully searched. No conclusive remains have been found at Green Hollow from any excavation. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, who spent over a year investigating this case on the ground, joins the conversation to break down what happened and what was missed. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #DonStudey #GreenHollow #ColdCase #FBIInvestigation #CharlotteStudey #MyKillerFather #IowaSerialKiller #CadaverDogs #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Don Studey: Green Hollow's Alleged Monster in Plain Sight

Green Hollow, Iowa. A remote stretch of wooded hills and deep ravines about 40 miles from Omaha. For decades, it was allegedly the hunting ground of Donald Dean Studey — a man his own daughter now calls a monster. Lucy Studey-McKiddy says she was a child the first time she helped her father at the well.  She says she carried bags of lye. She says she knew what the well was for. And she says her father allegedly killed dozens of women over a span of decades, targeting women who were vulnerable — reportedly transient women, women at bus stops and truck stops, women with no one waiting for them at home.  The allegations first surfaced publicly in 2007 and made global headlines in 2022 when cadaver dogs reportedly alerted at multiple locations across the Green Hollow property. But the story goes back much further than that. Don Studey reportedly had a violent criminal history and multiple wives, several of whom died under circumstances that have never been satisfactorily explained.  Charlotte Studey reportedly died in 1984 from a single gunshot wound in Omaha — officially self-inflicted until a re-autopsy led to a reclassification to undetermined. Lucy's mother reportedly died by hanging in 1970 amid evidence of a beating. Studey's own sister reportedly kept a journal describing alleged killings and confirmed the wells were a graveyard. No charges were ever filed. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta spent over a year on the ground in Green Hollow investigating this case and shares what he found. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #DonStudey #GreenHollow #MonsterOfGreenHollow #MyKillerFather #LucyStudey #IowaSerialKiller #TrueCrime #ColdCase #HiddenKillers #BobMotta

D4VD Faces Three Special Circumstances That Could Mean Death

The charges filed against David Anthony Burke in the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez carry the most serious legal weight California law allows. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced first-degree murder with special circumstance allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain, and murder of a witness in a criminal investigation. Burke also faces charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and unlawful mutilation of human remains. If convicted as charged, Burke faces either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. The DA’s office has indicated the death penalty decision will be made at a later date. Burke has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his defense attorneys maintain he is innocent. The special circumstances carry distinct legal significance. The lying-in-wait allegation requires prosecutors to demonstrate Burke waited and watched for an opportunity to carry out the killing. The financial gain allegation is tied to the prosecution’s theory that Burke killed Celeste to protect his music career — his debut album was released two days after her alleged death. The witness-murder allegation stems from prosecutors’ claim that Celeste was involved in an investigation into alleged sexual acts committed by Burke while she was under fourteen. The People’s Brief also revealed that prosecutors allege Burke possessed a significant amount of child sexual abuse material. The autopsy determined Celeste died from multiple penetrating wounds. Her body was so decomposed when found that the medical examiner used dental records for identification. Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski address listener questions about the legal architecture of these charges, what each special circumstance requires prosecutors to prove, and what the forensic evidence outlined in the filing reveals about the prosecution’s strategy. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #D4VD #DavidBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrimeToday #MurderCharges #SpecialCircumstances #DeathPenalty #CaliforniaLaw #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrime

What Kouri Richins Texted Her Boyfriend Before Eric Died

“If I was divorced right now and ask you to marry me tomorrow, you would?” That’s what Kouri Richins texted her boyfriend three months before she killed her husband. She was already planning a future that required Eric Richins to not exist. In part two of our definitive series, we lay out the full architecture of the murder plan — the yearslong affair, the secret insurance policies totaling $2.2 million, the escalating drug purchases, and the failed poisoning on Valentine’s Day that should have been a warning no one could ignore. Eric told his family that if anything happened to him, Kouri was to blame. He said it clearly. He said it directly. And then he died exactly the way he predicted. The prosecution called it “learning from her mistake.” This episode traces every step of a plan that was never impulsive — it was scheduled. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ [https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/] Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ [https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/] Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod [https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod] X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod [https://x.com/TrueCrimePod] This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #KouriRichins #TrueCrimeToday #EricRichins #FentanylCase #MurderScheme #SecretInsurance #AffairMotiveMurder #UtahMurder #TrueCrimeCommunity #PoisonedDrink