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    True Crime

    Hidden True Crime

    Welcome to Hidden True Crime. Hosted by journalist Lauren Matthias and forensic psychologist Dr. John Matthias, Hidden True Crime explores the hidden motives, relationships, beliefs, and psychology behind some of the world’s most compelling criminal cases.

    Lauren spent a decade as a television reporter. Dr. John has conducted psychological evaluations since 1996, serves as an expert witness, and consults on high-profile cases.

    Guest opinions and interviewees do not necessarily reflect those of Hidden True Crime, Lauren Matthias, or Dr. John Matthias.
    This channel is for educational, informational, and commentary purposes only. Content is based on publicly available information, professional experience, and personal opinion. Nothing presented constitutes psychological, medical, or legal advice, or a formal diagnosis. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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    BREAKING: Melodee Buzzard Found & Ashlee Buzzard Arrested Dec 24, 2025
    Show notes

    On December 23, 2025, we learned that Melodee Buzzard had been found deceased. This episode was recorded live and includes parts of the press conference and the heartbreaking details we learned regarding the murder of Melodee Buzzard.

    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    NEW BOMBSHELLS… Schizophrenia, Med Changes & the Night Everything Snapped | Rob and Michele Reiner Dec 21, 2025
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    New developments in the Reiner case are forcing a far more complicated conversation. Emerging details about a schizophrenia diagnosis, recent medication changes, escalating addiction, and growing fear inside the home suggest this tragedy may have been unfolding in plain sight. From disturbing warnings at a Hollywood Christmas party to a system that couldn’t intervene before it was too late, this episode examines how missed red flags, severe mental illness, and parental desperation collided with devastating consequences—raising questions that are as emotional as they are legal, and reshaping how this case may ultimately be understood.

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    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Nick Reiner UNMASKED...Why Did He Kill His Parents?! | Psychologist Reacts to Rob and Michele Reiner Dec 19, 2025
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    Dr. John is here to analyze the case of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.


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    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Reiner Family BREAKS SILENCE & New Details About Nick Emerge | Rob and Michele Reiner Dec 18, 2025
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    Nick Reiner’s first court appearance lasted only minutes, but it raised far more questions than it answered. As new details emerge about his mental state, suicide watch status, and behavior in the days before his parents were killed, a troubling picture is coming into focus. This episode explores the Christmas party his parents didn’t want to attend without him, how their daughter Romy was alerted after a massage therapist couldn’t access the home, and why investigators are still withholding key details. With first-degree murder charges and the death penalty on the table, this case may be about far more than a single night.


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    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    BOMBSHELL Updates - A Scheduled Massage, Obama Dinner, & Powerhouse Defense | Rob and Michele Reiner Dec 17, 2025
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    As first-degree murder charges are filed in the Reiner case, new reporting is complicating the timeline. A missed massage appointment, dinner plans that abruptly vanished, and the moment their daughter Romy was alerted something was wrong all raise new questions about when the killings occurred—and what the family may have known. With special circumstances alleged and the possibility of the death penalty looming, this case is only becoming more complex.


    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/16/us/rob-michele-reiner-death-investigation

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    Hollywood Legend Murdered — EVERYTHING We Know Right Now | Rob & Michele Reiner Case Dec 16, 2025
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    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Beauty Queen Turned Prison Inmate After Killing 18-Month-Old | Trinity Poague Deep Dive Dec 14, 2025
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    On a quiet southern college campus, the last place anyone expects to find an 18-month-old child is inside a dorm room — but that’s exactly where baby “JD” ended up, night after night, as a volatile relationship spiraled behind closed doors. In this episode of Hidden True Crime, Lauren Matthias takes you inside the heartbreaking case that began with blurred boundaries on the Georgia Southwestern State University campus and ended with a toddler rushed to the hospital with catastrophic injuries.


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    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    A Fake NICU Baby and a Forest Grave | Affidavit Nightmare Reveals Timeline in the Rebecca Park Case Dec 11, 2025
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    In this episode, we break down the newly released 18-page probable cause affidavit in the murder of 38-weeks-pregnant Rebecca Park—a document filled with conflicting stories, shifting blame, and shocking admissions from Rebecca’s biological mother, Cortney Bartholomew, and stepfather, Bradly Bartholomew.

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    Affidavits https://midmichigannow.com/resources/pdf/d8402c6e-c8e0-49fd-92a0-6dfe21080e24-CORTNEYBARTHOLOMEWPCAFFIDAVIT.pdf https://mynews4.com/resources/pdf/5765d274-c7ce-4023-8309-54e9b6cda2c0-PARKPCAFFIDAVIT.pdf

    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    Mom and Twins Found Murdered in Luxury Home I Charity Beallis Full Case Rundown Dec 09, 2025
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    A mother who spent months warning that she wasn’t safe. Two young twins whose lives ended far too soon. And a triple homicide that a small Arkansas town never saw coming. In this episode, Lauren unpacks the heartbreaking deaths of 40-year-old Charity Beallis and her 6-year-old twins, discovered shot inside their family home just one day after a pivotal divorce hearing. With a history of domestic violence reports, protective orders, strangulation allegations, and pleas for help that echoed across court filings and social media, the warning signs had been building long before the murders. Yet today, no arrests have been made — and the question of what truly happened remains unanswered.

    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Sources Public Court Documents https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/family-speaks-death-charity-powell-035155397.html https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/charity-powell-beallis-final-divorce-hearing/527-198e3758-b71e-454d-b402-e55c5c66f83a https://www.crimeonline.com/2025/12/06/arkansas-mother-twin-children-found-dead-a-day-after-divorce-from-violent-ex/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15363649/amp/mom-kids-murdered-arkansas-mansion-divorce-battle.html https://www.rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/news/2025/dec/05/sebastian-county-sheriffs-office-no-danger-to/ https://www.5newsonline.com/video/news/crime/latest-news-attorney-ex-husband-mother-bonanza-deaths-issues-statement/527-ce63d78d-2d45-4818-8d7b-4eb08b20950e

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    Chad Daybell's Cousin CHARGED with Murdering 18 Month-Old Baby | What We Know about Baby Ruby Murray Dec 06, 2025
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    An 18-month-old baby found dead in her crib. Parents arrested for murder. And a shocking twist: they're directly related to Chad Daybell. In this episode, Lauren breaks down the disturbing case of baby Ruby Murray — a toddler allegedly left alone for days, fed only waffles, lulled to sleep with blasting rock music, and monitored by cameras that reveal just minutes of human contact before her death. As investigators uncover “crib days,” conflicting interviews, and chilling comments like “it was her time,” we explore the psychology behind extreme neglect, the family’s connection to the Daybells, and whether deeper belief systems may have played a role. This is the heartbreaking story of Ruby Marie Murray — and the fight for justice she deserves.

    About Hidden True Crime

    What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Sources:

    SOURCES: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/nibley-couple-arrested-after-death-of-18-month-old-daughter/ https://people.com/mom-whose-baby-died-from-malnutrition-dehydration-allegedly-said-it-was-her-time-11863032 https://www.gilliesmortuary.com/obituaries/ruby-murray https://kutv.com/news/local/cache-county-parents-accused-of-reckless-indifference-leading-to-infants-death https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/cache-county-couple-arrested-following-death-of-18-month-old-daughter https://www.ksl.com/article/51414595/cache-county-couple-arrested-for-investigation-of-murder-in-neglect-case-of-toddler https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/nibley-parents-charged-with-aggravated-murder-after-infant-girl-dies-of-malnutrition/article_236b450d-3f3e-4f26-a238-89cc77742ccb.html

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