Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

An alleged leaked video is making the rounds online and it claims to show Bryan Kohberger inside a jail cell. But is it real? Or just another internet fake? To find out, I brought in Larry Levine, a former inmate turned prison consultant who’s seen it all on the inside. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious , Larry breaks down the viral jailhouse clip and tells us whether it passes the smell test.

We’ve got new details about what Bryan Kohberger was doing in the hours right after the murders. And thanks to digital forensics… spoiler alert: it’s creepy. It’s unsettling. It’s a little… Norman Bates. We’re also learning about a book Kohberger owned and the passage he marked on page 118. NewsNation's newly obtained police documents reveal disturbing details about Bryan Kohberger’s life before t...

Bryan Kohberger has only been in Idaho’s maximum-security prison for two weeks.... and he already hates it. Inmates, many of them in solitary themselves, have launched a nonstop campaign of noise and harassment designed to keep the quadruple murderer from sleeping or even thinking straight. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious , Ashleigh Banfield breaks down how they’re doing it, why prison offici...

A 19-year-old college student goes on a first date… and vanishes. Within hours, a burned car is found smoldering in the night, and body parts begin washing up along Lake Michigan. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious , Ashleigh Banfield takes you inside the murder of Sade Robinson — the “demon” she met on a first date, the investigation that exposed his brutality, and the trial that brought him to...

At the same time Brian Walshe was allegedly googling how to "dispose of a dead body if you really need to," his wife, Ana Walshe, was supposed to be on a flight to Washington, D.C. for work.... But, she never made it... In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield goes through the entire case: from the moment Ana vanished, to the lies police say Brian Walshe told everyone around him, to...

An entire family was wiped out, a baby was left abandoned in a stranger’s front yard, and a seven-day manhunt had the country on edge. Now a suspect is in custody, 28-year-old Austin Drummond, but there are still no clear answers. His arrest may only be the beginning of a much deeper and more disturbing mystery. And who is Austin Drummond? The truth about his past is DISTURBING! In this episode of...

Two bodies were found brutally stabbed on a popular hiking trail — and now there’s been an arrest. The victims were discovered along Devil’s Den Trail, a short loop near the park’s visitor center. Andrew James McGann, 28 years old, was taken into custody at Lupita’s Beauty Salon in Springdale about 30 miles from Devil’s Den. He was in the chair!!! Mid-haircut. Police walked in and cuffed him on th...

Lori Vallow Daybell has finally been sentenced in Arizona, and inside that courtroom, the families she devastated delivered a reckoning unlike anything we’ve seen. From Kay and Larry Woodcock to JJ’s biological father, Todd Trahan, and Charles Vallow’s niece, Kresha Trahan- each one stepped forward to confront her with years of grief, rage, and truth. They didn’t hold back. They accused her of hid...

As we were recording this episode, Steve Goncalves called in unexpectedly. He is Kaylee’s father, and what he shared while we were reviewing the newly unsealed police records of the Idaho student murders added powerful context to what we were seeing. From roommate testimony and chilling voice quotes to blood evidence and stalker concerns, these documents reveal a devastating timeline of what happe...

Bryan Kohberger has just been thrown in prison forever, sentenced to four life terms without the possibility of parole, and the courtroom erupted with emotion. Reporters were seen crying. Families confronted him directly, delivering powerful, gut-wrenching statements. Kohberger, dressed in orange and shackled at the waist and ankles, looked into the gallery, mouthed “I love you” to his mother, and...

Idaho Student Murders: What did police find at the crime scene? What’s in those sealed documents? And why did Bryan Kohberger take a plea instead of going to trial? Former homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy joins Ashleigh Banfield to break down what’s coming next, and what the public will finally see now that the case is wide open. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

The silence is over, and Steve Goncalves is still furious. Kaylee Goncalves' father, Steve, joins Ashleigh Banfield to talk about what was going on behind the scenes, what prosecutors still want hidden, and the disturbing truth about what was done to his daughter. Follow Ashleigh on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfield https://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcast...

Police say a Colorado dentist... YES, a DENTIST... killed his wife by poisoning her protein shakes. And after he was arrested, he allegedly tried to commit a jailhouse murder-for-hire plot. It sounds like a Hollywood script, but the story of Dr. James Craig is real. He was the friendly neighborhood dentist, a father of six, and a Mormon, churchgoing husband, running a thriving dental practice in s...

We now know what ACTUALLY happened the morning of November 13, 2022. Amazon’s new docuseries One Night in Idaho pulls back the curtain on one of the most haunting cases in true crime history. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every new chilling detail revealed in the docuseries. Watch One Night In Idaho Here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0F6Z2MGWK/ref=a...

This theory won’t die, and the details are TOO creepy to ignore. Before Bryan Kohberger confessed to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, a mysterious online figure named “Pappa Rodger” was posting about the case in disturbing detail. Then, the night Kohberger was arrested… the account went silent. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the internet...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi made headlines when she said Epstein’s client list was “on my desk right now.” But in a bombshell DOJ memo, the government now says no such list exists. What they did release is even more suspicious surveillance footage from outside Epstein’s jail tier that doesn’t show his cell door, has a missing minute, and raises even more questions. What cell was he in? Why doe...

A juror from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ explosive federal RICO & trafficking trial reveals why he believes Diddy walked free on the most serious charges, and says the defense planted just enough doubt to derail the government’s case.... But what happened when Diddy returned to jail after the verdict? Diddy's lead defense lawyer says fellow inmates gave him a standing ovation. YOU READ THAT RIGHT. Beh...

Bryan Kohberger just pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students-- but the real punishment may be what comes next. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious , Ashleigh Banfield is joined by former inmate and prison consultant Larry Levine, who says Kohberger won’t last long behind bars.  Larry Levine is the founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants and a former federal inm...

Accused sex predator and former teacher Christina Formella returned to court on July 2, asking the judge to loosen her GPS restrictions, despite facing over 55 felony charges. Formella claimed the teen she’s accused of abusing now works just a mile from her house, and she wants the buffer zone cut in half. The judge said no. Now under house arrest and living with her parents, Formella remains at t...

It’s done. Bryan Kohberger has officially pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin... and he did it in the very same Ada County courtroom where both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were convicted. Practically the same chair!  Except, unlike the Daybell Killers, Kohberger was in the hot seat, admitting h...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted on the most serious charges in his federal sex trafficking case — but he’s not going anywhere. Despite the partial verdict in his favor, the judge denied bail, keeping Diddy behind bars as prosecutors prepare for sentencing on the remaining convictions. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious , Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the courtroom bombshells, the jury’s sp...

Bryan Kohberger has just dropped a legal bombshell in the Idaho student murders case that completely wipes the death penalty off the table. What does it mean for justice? And is there more behind this deal than the public knows? Megyn Kelly joins Ashleigh Banfield for an explosive conversation about the courtroom twist that sent shockwaves through Idaho and beyond. Note: This podcast was recorded...

The jury begins deliberating in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, but within the first hour they send a surprising note to the judge raising concerns about one of their own. Later, they follow up with a question about drug distribution laws. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down every detail from Day One of deliberations. He was the king of Bad...

Massive breaking news in the Idaho student murders case! Bryan Kohberger is reportedly preparing to take a plea deal. After more than a year of waiting, delays, and a looming death penalty trial, this bombshell twist could change everything. Ashleigh Banfield is joined by NewsNation’s Brian Entin to unpack what this means for the case.

It's all over but the deciding... and I doubt Sean "Diddy" Combs is going to sleep well in his jail cell this weekend at the federal lockup in Southern Manhattan! In his final pitch to the jury, Diddy's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, told the jury that this case is about a great modern love story complete with swingers who took part in beautiful nights in hotel rooms. He claimed Cassie wanted it, Jane was...