What the Menendez Family Did After 30 Years of Silence

Did Heuermann's Plea Just Get a New Argument?

It sounds like a legal thriller, but it's real. Rex Heuermann confessed to eight murders during family sessions run by Allison Winter, a counselor now facing eighteen felonies for allegedly practicing without a license and billing insurance for more than sixty thousand dollars. Legal analyst Eric Faddis lays out why that detail could give Heuermann's defense a genuine argument on appeal, even though undoing a guilty plea is far harder than winning after a trial verdict. Faddis breaks down the privilege fight too, whether confidentiality still protects sessions with someone who wasn't actually licensed, and what that could mean for everything Heuermann said behind those walls. From there we move to the D4VD case, where a status conference and a new Hulu documentary landed at nearly the same moment in the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Faddis explains why the documentary's confident, on-camera commentary from an LAPD detective and the district attorney could actually help the defense during jury selection, and why moving the trial out of California could genuinely be on the table. We also dig into the purchase history investigators have flagged, chainsaws, a burn box, bags, and what Faddis says it suggests about how many people may have been involved, with the preliminary hearing set for the twenty-first. Every time one of these cases looks buttoned up, a new thread pulls it back open. We cover all three. 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. #RexHeuermann #D4VD #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #AllisonWinter #CelesteRivasHernandez #AppealTheory #TrueCrimeNews #LegalAnalysis #PreliminaryHearing

Buster Murdaugh Called His Father 'Selfish' — Then Did Something Nobody Saw Coming

Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul. He pled guilty to decades of financial crimes. He staged a fake suicide attempt. And his surviving son Buster named his firstborn child after him. Buster attended every day of the six-week murder trial. He testified in his father’s defense. He continued visiting Alex in prison after the conviction. In a Fox Nation docuseries, he acknowledged his father shows traits of a manipulator — and still maintained his innocence on the murders. When the SC Supreme Court overturned the conviction, a source close to Buster said he was furious about reliving the trauma. This episode follows Buster Murdaugh through the impossible math of defending the man the state says killed his mother and brother. The retrial will test whether that loyalty survives the evidence a second time. 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. Hashtags: #AlexMurdaugh #BusterMurdaugh #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #FamiliesOfTheAccused #MurdaughTrial #MaggieMurdaugh #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeFamilies #MurdaughCase

D4VD's Attorneys Face WHAT After This Documentary?

The chainsaws alone would be enough to make headlines. Add a burn box, bags, and a status conference that just wrapped, and you've got the D4VD case heating up right as a new Hulu documentary lands online, digging into the alleged relationship that led to fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death. Legal analyst Eric Faddis joins us to break down what happened behind closed doors at the latest hearing and how this documentary could reshape the road to trial. Faddis explains why the defense's biggest fight right now may not even be about the evidence itself, but about whether D4VD can get a fair trial anywhere in California after this level of exposure. We look at who appears in the documentary, an LAPD detective and the district attorney, both speaking with what Faddis calls striking certainty about evidence that hasn't been tested in court yet. He walks through why that could become a real problem for the prosecution once cross-examination begins. We also unpack the purchase history investigators have flagged and what it suggests about how many people may have been involved in what happened to Celeste, along with what investigators reportedly recovered from D4VD's phone. Faddis calls it some of the most damaging material in the case, assuming it holds up. With the preliminary hearing scheduled for the twenty-first, we break down what a defense win there would actually look like, and how rare that outcome really is. 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 #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #PreliminaryHearing #HuluDocumentary #TrueCrimeNews #LegalAnalysis #CriminalCase #JurySelection

What the Menendez Family Did After 30 Years of Silence

Twenty-four members of the Menendez family showed up to a Los Angeles courthouse to fight for the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez — the men convicted of killing their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home in 1989. The press conference was led by Joan VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez’s own sister. The family doesn’t deny the crime. They argue context. The brothers endured severe harm at the hands of their father for years before the killings. A letter Erik wrote in 1988 corroborated their claims. And in May 2025, a judge resentenced both brothers, opening the door to parole for the first time. This episode traces the Menendez family’s journey from silence to organized advocacy — and the question it forces: can you love someone who was killed and still fight for the person who killed them? The Menendez family says holding both truths is the only honest answer. 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. Hashtags: #MenendezBrothers #ErikMenendez #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #FamiliesOfTheAccused #LyleMenendez #KittyMenendez #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeFamilies #MenendezCase

Did Heuermann's Plea Just Get a New Argument?

It sounds like a legal thriller, but it's real. Rex Heuermann confessed to eight murders during family sessions run by a woman with no license to be in the room, and now that detail might give his defense something to work with. Legal analyst Eric Faddis lays out the theory: Heuermann may have pled guilty in large part to spare his ex-wife and daughter from testifying about that confession, and if the confession itself was obtained through a fraudulent setup, the reasoning behind the plea could be challenged. Faddis is careful to note this wouldn't be an easy win. Undoing a guilty plea is far harder than winning an appeal after a trial verdict, but he calls it a creative avenue worth watching. From there, the conversation turns to privilege. Does confidentiality still protect conversations with someone who wasn't actually a licensed therapist? Faddis breaks down both sides of that fight, the government likely arguing the protection only covers real clinicians, the defense arguing it protects the patient regardless of the other person's paperwork. We also dig into the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine, and why it probably doesn't apply here since Winter wasn't a government employee acting on the state's behalf. Every time this case looks buttoned up, a new thread pulls it back open, and this might be one of the more consequential ones yet. 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. #RexHeuermann #AllisonWinter #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #GilgoBeach #AppealTheory #SuffolkCounty #TrueCrimeNews #LegalAnalysis #CriminalCase