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Ret FBI Behavior Analysis Chief Robin Dreeke Breaks Down Week 1 Of The Lori Vallow Daybell Trial-WEEK IN REVIEW

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime, News, News Commentary

3791 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the world of true crime and current events.
    
 Each episode navigates through multiple stories, illuminating their details with factual reporting, expert commentary, and engaging conversation. Tony and his guests discuss each case's nuances, complexities, and human elements, delivering a multi-dimensional understanding to their audience.

 Whether you are a dedicated follower of true crime, or an everyday listener interested in the stories shaping our world, the "Week in Review" brings you the perfect balance of intrigue, information, and intelligent conversation. Expect thoughtful analysis, informed opinions, and thought-provoking discussions beyond the 24-hour news cycle.
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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers Week in review.

0:02.4

I look back at the most prolific stories of the week.

0:06.2

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski.

0:10.3

Over the last several days, Lori Vallow DeBell's murder trial in Arizona has been underway.

0:17.9

Jurors have watched something rarely seen in a courtroom.

0:41.2

An accused killer, acting has her own attorney while calmly questioning her grieving brother and the sister of her dead husband. There were no outbursts, no gasps from Lori to his flat and neutral. As family members laid out disturbing details like Lori declaring her husband Charles had been overtaken by an evil spirit named Ned or that she mailed Charles ashes via

0:46.6

FedEx like it was an Amazon return.

0:49.6

What stood out just as much was what Lori was saying was what she wasn't saying.

0:55.4

Laurie didn't challenge the talk of zombies or spiritual possession or casting out of demons.

1:00.5

She just kind of let it all hang out there in the air, unanswered.

1:04.8

So how do we begin to unpack the psychological meeting of her behavior?

1:08.6

That's why we have Robin Drake here, retired FBI special agent,

1:11.8

and former chief of counterintelligence behavioral analysis program. Robin, let's start with Lori.

1:18.2

And I know you have a chance to watch some of the trial this week from her opening arguments to

1:25.5

cross-examining witnesses that the state has brought up.

1:29.3

Before we go into specific clips and pieces of this, what's been your overall reaction

1:33.7

thus far?

1:34.9

I'm sorry. I'm chuckling. I'm even I shouldn't be. I'm giving my very unscientific approach

1:41.2

to some of these things sometimes, but just my emotional impact.

1:45.9

Watching this, it's like you keep trying to watch it because I need to watch it because we're

1:51.4

supposed to watch it. We've got to pay attention to it. We've got to do professional

1:54.2

commentary on it. But literally, Tony, to me, it's like watching a sitcom that's been running

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