They called police in 2019. By December 2025, they were sleeping in the same house with someone sources say was in psychiatric crisis. Rob was publicly saying they should have listened to Nick instead of the professionals. They brought him to a party where other guests considered calling 911. What happened to their ability to perceive threat?

Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years at the Bureau including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us live to analyze what happened inside that family over twenty years. How does trust get exploited through reciprocity, vulnerability, and shared identity? The Reiners had tried tough love. It hadn't worked. They blamed themselves. How does manufactured guilt function as a manipulation tool? Nick co-wrote "Being Charlie" with his father—that's extraordinary narrative control. Could anyone have broken through to Rob and Michele? What would they have needed to hear?

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott delivers our most comprehensive psychological breakdown yet—three parts covering Nick's individual psychology, the family dynamics that trapped the Reiners for 30 years, and systemic failures that allowed tragedy despite unlimited resources. She examines the medication change that reportedly destabilized Nick one month before the murders, how the family "grew used to" behavior that alarmed strangers, and what three decades cycling through 18-plus treatment facilities does to parents psychologically.

Shavaun addresses the hardest questions: can someone plan methodically while not understanding what they're doing? When does supporting a dangerous adult child stop being love? Dr. Drew said 30-day programs were "almost meaningless" for Nick. Alexis Haines said he belonged in a hospital. The care he actually needed may not even exist.

#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #RobinDreeke #ShavaunScott #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #ThreatBlindness #FamilyDynamics #LiveBreakdown

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

Monique Tepe did everything right—and it still wasn't enough. She left after seven months. Let him keep the house and the rings. Paid what she owed with an interest penalty clause he demanded. Moved to Ohio, rebuilt her life, married Spencer, had two children. Her family says she never said Michael McKee's name after the divorce. She only called him "her ex-husband." She talked about the emotional abuse. She was always worried. Eight years later, police say he drove 300 miles in the middle of the night and killed her and Spencer while their children slept down the hall.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins us live to break down the psychology of someone who allegedly holds onto rage for nearly a decade. She examines what she calls "deep-seated resentment and hate that just built up"—the behavioral profile of a grievance collector who never lets go, who catalogs every perceived slight, and who watches an ex-spouse's happiness not as closure but as escalating provocation.

The divorce records reveal control dynamics that Coffindaffer says matter. McKee wanted the rings back from a marriage that lasted less than a year. The separation agreement required Monique to reimburse him with interest. Someone who demands jewelry back from a seven-month marriage isn't moving on. They're establishing ownership.

Police labeled this a "targeted domestic violence attack." But there were no prior reports. No restraining orders. Monique's family says the arrest was "not a shock"—they'd suspected McKee from day one but stayed quiet to protect the investigation. They knew. For eight years, they knew. And the system couldn't act until two people were dead.

What does it tell you when a family knows and the system still can't protect anyone?

#MoniqueTepe #MichaelMcKee #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #GrievanceCollector #DomesticViolence #SpencerTepe #TeepeMurders #LiveBreakdown

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

They called police in 2019. They put him under conservatorship in 2020. By December 2025, they were sleeping in the same house with someone sources say was in the middle of a psychiatric crisis. What happened to Rob and Michele Reiner's ability to perceive threat? Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years at the Bureau including serving as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—joins us live to analyze twenty years of family dynamics.

Dreeke explains how trust gets exploited through reciprocity, vulnerability, and shared identity—plus the devastating weight of parental guilt. The Reiners had tried tough love. It hadn't worked. They blamed themselves. Rob was publicly saying by the end that they should have listened to Nick instead of the professionals. Nick co-wrote "Being Charlie" with his father—a movie about their own relationship. That's extraordinary narrative control. What does that level of influence over the family story tell you about who actually held power?

But the system failed catastrophically too. Nick was under court-ordered conservatorship in 2020. A judge found him gravely disabled. A licensed fiduciary controlled his treatment. He could be forced into a locked psychiatric facility against his will. On paper, that's the system working. In reality, California's conservatorship expires after one year with no follow-up. Families can't petition for renewal. The state doesn't even track outcomes.

Here's the statistic that should terrify everyone: 83% of conserved patients remain stable while under conservatorship. After termination? Only 43% stay stable. That's a 57% relapse rate. Nick's conservatorship ended in 2021. For four years, no one was watching. When sources say he had a "complete break from reality" in late 2024—there was no legal mechanism for intervention. Could anyone have broken through to the Reiners? What would they have needed to hear?

#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #RobinDreeke #FBI #HiddenKillersLive #ThreatBlindness #Conservatorship #LiveBreakdown #SystemFailure

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

Two FBI experts. One case that demands both behavioral and forensic analysis. We're breaking down Dr. Michael McKee live—examining the psychology of an alleged eight-year obsession and the evidence trail that led police to charge him with premeditated aggravated murder.

Robin Dreeke spent 32 years at the FBI, including heading the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He identifies McKee as a potential "wound collector"—someone who doesn't let go of perceived injuries, who catalogs grievances and carries them for years until they explode. Dreeke explains what separates someone who moves on from a failed marriage versus someone who allegedly stews for eight years then drives 300 miles to kill his ex-wife and her husband while their children sleep down the hall. We examine how high-functioning surgeons can mask dangerous resentment, what triggers wound collectors to finally act, and how they flip the narrative to see themselves as victims.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer analyzes the forensic case. Surveillance footage shows McKee's vehicle arriving before the killings and leaving after. A preliminary NIBIN ballistics match connects a firearm from his Chicago penthouse to shell casings at the scene. Police recovered the alleged murder weapon eleven days after the crime. But why would a surgeon—someone whose career demands precision—allegedly keep the gun? Coffindaffer examines the no-forced-entry mystery, the behavioral red flags months before including a malpractice process server who couldn't locate McKee at nine different addresses, and what investigators are likely holding back.

McKee had no criminal record. No documented threats. Nothing on paper that flagged him as dangerous. He maintains his innocence. Understanding wound collectors and analyzing the evidence might help someone recognize the signs before the next tragedy.

#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #WoundCollector #RobinDreeke #JenniferCoffindaffer #HiddenKillersLive #FBI #NIBIN #LiveBreakdown

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

Breaking it all down live: Nick Reiner was under a court-ordered LPS conservatorship in 2020. A judge found him "gravely disabled." A licensed fiduciary—Steven Baer—controlled his treatment decisions. He could be forced into a locked psychiatric facility against his will. California gave the Reiners everything the law allows. One year later, it was gone. Four years later, Rob and Michele Reiner are dead.

The loophole nobody's discussing: under California law, if a family provides food, clothing, and shelter for a mentally ill loved one, that person may no longer meet the "gravely disabled" standard. The very act of caring for your child can disqualify them from forced treatment. The Reiners may have lost legal authority over their son's care because they refused to abandon him.

We're examining the timeline in detail: 2019 police calls to the Reiner home. Nick's reported schizophrenia diagnosis around 2020. The conservatorship that lasted just one year. The medication change approximately one month before the killings that sources say triggered a "complete break from reality." And we're breaking down why former conservator Steven Baer will almost certainly be called as a witness—what he knows, what he'll likely testify to, and how it affects Nick's defense.

This case forces a larger conversation. Before 1967, families could petition courts to hospitalize psychotic relatives. California's Lanterman-Petris-Short Act dismantled that system. The state went from housing 37,000 patients in psychiatric hospitals to fewer than 1,500 people on involuntary conservatorships today. The Reiners reportedly tried everything—more than a dozen facilities, the best doctors money could buy. None of it mattered because families cannot initiate conservatorships. Only hospital staff can.

Join us live as we ask the question nobody wants to answer: did we trade one form of cruelty for another?

#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #LPSConservatorship #HiddenKillersLive #StevenBaer #Deinstitutionalization #CaliforniaLaw #LiveBreakdown #SystemFailure

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

Columbus police just confirmed it: the murder weapon was inside Michael McKee's Chicago penthouse. NIBIN matched shell casings from the Tepe bedroom to a firearm recovered from his residence. Multiple weapons seized. His alibi fell apart before his arrest at a Chick-fil-A seven minutes from the hospital where he worked overnight shifts. Surveillance footage places him at the scene. The charges are aggravated murder with prior calculation and design—death penalty eligible.

But the story the family is telling doesn't match a single document in the court system. Rob Misleh went on Good Morning America and said what the legal record never captured: Monique told him McKee was emotionally abusive during their seven-month marriage. "She just had to get away from him." Misleh called McKee a monster. Said Monique never spoke his name after the divorce—only "her ex-husband." That she was always worried. The family knew. They watched her look over her shoulder for eight years.

The 2017 divorce paperwork? No domestic violence allegations. No protection orders. Just "incompatibility." The system saw nothing because nothing was ever documented. Attorney Eric Faddis joins us live to explain why victims make that choice—the fear that documentation escalates danger, the hope that silence buys safety. He breaks down how courts treat emotional abuse versus physical abuse and whether the distinction matters when someone's dead.

Then there's the question nobody's answered: what happened in June 2025? Eight years after the divorce, something brought McKee and Monique back into the court system. Six months later, she and Spencer were murdered while their children slept down the hall. Eric examines whether the legal system can be weaponized to force contact with an ex-spouse—and what that pattern looks like before it turns fatal.

#McKeeTepe #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #MurderWeapon #HiddenKillersLive #EricFaddis #DomesticViolence #EmotionalAbuse #LiveBreakdown

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

The prosecution showed its hand on day three, and the evidence keeps stacking. Fairfax County detectives revealed what they found when they returned to the Banfield home eight months after Christine's death: the blood-soaked bedroom carpet replaced with fresh wood flooring, new furniture throughout, and photos of Brendan with Juliana Peres Magalhães now occupying the nightstand where his wedding pictures once sat. The visual tells a story no testimony needs to explain.

Crime scene photographer Kenner Fortner documented the before-and-after transformation. Detective Terry Leach walked jurors through graphic photographs of Joseph Ryan's body in the bathroom—blood on his face, hands, chest, and arms. The murder knife was hidden under blankets on the floor, not in Ryan's hand as the defense theory requires. Christine's blood appeared on Banfield's jeans. Prosecutors revealed he'd purchased a gun weeks before the killings, took Juliana to a shooting range twice, and allegedly installed $30,000 worth of soundproof windows in the home.

McDonald's surveillance footage locked in the timeline: Banfield at 7:37 AM, exiting the bathroom with his phone to his ear at the precise moment records show Juliana called. That call, according to her testimony, was the signal.

But who was controlling whom in this alleged partnership? Robin Dreeke spent 32 years at the FBI, including leading the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program where he recruited spies and studied manipulation at the highest levels. Prosecutors say Banfield told Juliana it was "too late to back out" and handed her a gun that morning. But Juliana isn't a bystander—she allegedly helped plan and execute a double murder, then spent a year backing Brendan's story before flipping. From jail, she wrote her mother she was "heartbroken" for betraying him, that she still loved him. Dreeke breaks down what genuine coercion looks like, what her letter reveals about her psychology, and what behavioral markers to watch when she testifies against the man she claims manipulated her.

#BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JulianaMagalhaes #RobinDreeke #FBI #BanfieldTrial #AuPairMurder #CrimeScenePhotos #Manipulation #DoubleHomicide

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.

Columbus police broke their silence sixteen days after Spencer and Monique Tepe were found shot dead in their Weinland Park home. Chief Elaine Bryant confirmed what the family has known for eight years: this was a targeted domestic violence attack. Dr. Michael McKee, Monique's ex-husband, allegedly drove from Illinois to Ohio and killed both Monique and her husband Spencer while their two young children slept down the hall.

The bombshell from today's press conference: police recovered multiple firearms from McKee's property, and there is a preliminary ballistic link through NIBIN—the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network—tying one of those weapons to the homicides. Attorney Eric Faddis explains what NIBIN is, what "preliminary" means legally, and how significant this evidence becomes at trial.

Also breaking today: Spencer's brother-in-law Rob Misleh appeared on Good Morning America and spoke publicly for the first time about the abuse Monique endured during her brief marriage to McKee. His words cut straight through: "She just had to get away from him." He said many in the family were aware of the torment McKee put her through—and that Monique was willing to do anything to escape.

The charges have been upgraded from murder to premeditated aggravated murder, death penalty eligible in Ohio. Eric breaks down the legal distinction and what evidence prosecutors need to prove "prior calculation and design." McKee waived extradition but remains in Illinois—court records indicate transfer to Ohio "will not be feasible" by week's end. His attorney says he plans to plead not guilty.

Chief Bryant said they're withholding details to avoid jeopardizing the conviction. Over 1,000 people attended Spencer and Monique's funeral. Two children are now orphans. And a family that spent eight years looking over their shoulders finally has confirmation the threat was real.

#McKeeTepe #MichaelMcKee #SpencerTepe #MoniqueTepe #NIBIN #BallisticsMatch #DomesticViolence #EricFaddis #ColumbusOhio #WeekInReview

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

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

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.