{"podcast":{"title":"Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns","slug":"hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","podcast_index_feed_id":5650841,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5078367","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43725450.jpg","author":"Hidden Killers Podcast","episode_count":500,"summary":"Hidden Killers Live! is your daily true crime podcast delivering two hours of nonstop coverage every weekday . Hosted by Tony Brueski & Robin Dreeke this show dives into the most compelling stories in the true crime world — from murder trials and cold cases to criminal psychology , investigations , and the dark motives behind real-life crimes. Each episode brings a mix of breaking crime news , courtroom analysis , and raw conversation that takes you beyond the headlines. Whether it’s exploring how investigators crack cases, uncovering the psychology of killers, or following the twists of ongoing trials, you’ll get sharp, unfiltered insight every time. Unlike recap shows, Hidden Killers Live! is true crime talk in real time — asking the tough questions, cutting through the noise, and giving listeners the context they need to understand today’s biggest cases. If you crave smart, binge-worthy true crime content with expert commentary, emotional depth, and daily updates that keep you ahead of the story, this is the podcast for you. Follow now on Apple Podcasts and join Tony Brueski & Robin Dreeke inside Hidden Killers Live! — where the truth is always in the details.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:20:58.887310+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841"},"episode":{"title":"Is Anna Kepner’s Stepmother Acting Out of Grief or Self-Preservation?","slug":"is-anna-kepner-s-stepmother-acting-out-of-grief-or-self-preservation","published_at":"2026-05-28T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841/is-anna-kepner-s-stepmother-acting-out-of-grief-or-self-preservation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-live-daily-true-crime-news-breakdowns-5650841","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8908566","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8908566.mp3?modified=1779906852&sid=5078367&source=rss","summary":"Shauntel Hudson sits at the center of the Anna Kepner case in a position no one can fully comprehend. She is the biological mother of Timothy Hudson, the sixteen-year-old charged as an adult with first-degree murder in Anna’s death. She is the stepmother of Anna Kepner, the eighteen-year-old who was killed. And she shares a home and a marriage with Anna’s father, Christopher Kepner. Court filings from the custody battle between Shauntel and her ex-husband Thomas Hudson paint a picture of a mother who went from telling her son’s father “I told him you and I love him” in the first forty-eight hours to allegedly wanting Timothy “buried” within weeks. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings more than three decades of forensic mental health and family crisis expertise to Hidden Killers Live for an analysis of what’s happening inside this family. Scott examines whether Shauntel’s reversal reflects genuine psychological processing of what allegedly happened or whether it’s a survival calculation — an assessment of what standing by her son would cost her marriage, her household, and her position. She addresses whether Christopher Kepner’s public statements calling Timothy a danger to the public may be functioning as an unspoken condition Shauntel has to meet. And she examines what this environment is doing to Timothy — a teenager under GPS monitoring, living with an uncle, watching the parent who raised him publicly align against him while facing the possibility of life in federal prison. Footer Links: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? 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