Bombshell Evidence in Busfield Case, Nick Reiner’s Conservatorship, and Defense Delay Tactics in Tyler Robinson Trial, with Joel Waldman

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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MK True Crime hosts Dave Aronberg and Ashleigh Merchant join the show to discuss Tyler Robinson’s appearance in court last week for a pre-trial hearing where his defense argued that the prosecution team should be disqualified due to a conflict of interest, why this could be considered a strategic tactic, the reasons why a delayed trial works in the defense’s favor, why victims’ rights vary by state, the indictment of surgeon Dr. Michael McKee in the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe, why McKee was charged with four counts of murder, Emmy award-winning journalist and host of the “Surviving the Survivor” podcast, Joel Waldman, joins Dave and Ashleigh to discuss Nick Reiner’s short-lived mental health conservatorship, how drug use could complicate an insanity defense, how Timothy Busfield’s lawyers are fighting back against the sex abuse allegations, the 2024 audio released of the victims refuting the allegations, and more. Dave Aronberg: https://davearonberglaw.com Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com Joel Waldman: https://survivingthesurvivor.com AirDoctor: Breathe cleaner air every day with AirDoctor—get up to $300 off at https://AirDoctorPro.com using promo code TRUECRIME Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Veracity Selfcare: Visit https://VeracitySelfCare.com & use code MK for up to 45% off your order! Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

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0:00.0	Welcome to M.K. True Crime.
0:07.0	I'm Dave Aaronberg, former State Attorney for Palm Beach County, aka the Florida
0:12.0	Lawman and current managing partner at Dave Aaronburg Law.
0:16.0	Here's what's on the docket today.
0:18.0	Tyler Robinson was in court on Friday, where his defense pushed to have the
0:22.5	prosecution disqualified. Is this a delay tactic? Do they have a case? We will discuss.
0:29.9	Dr. Michael McKee, the man accused of killing Spencer, Monique Tepe, was indicted over the weekend.
0:36.7	We'll explain the charges. And Joel Waldman,
0:40.1	Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of Surviving the Survivor Podcast, joins us to discuss
0:45.9	Nick Reiner's mental health conservatorship and the latest in the Timothy Busfield case.
0:51.6	I'm joined today by my co-host, Ashley Merchant, criminal defense lawyer,
0:56.0	out of Atlanta, Georgia, but she's also originally from Tampa, Florida. That makes her
1:00.6	Florida law woman. It's great to have you, Ashley. Good to see you. All right. And let's talk about
1:06.8	Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk in September. Neither of us
1:12.6	had any love for this guy. Well, Robinson was in court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing
1:17.8	where his defense argued to have the prosecution team disqualified. Ashley, I got to tell you,
1:23.4	as a former prosecutor myself, this seems to be so bogus. Like, really, that the defense seems to be
1:28.7	reaching. Can you walk us through what the defense is arguing here? They're saying there's some
1:33.4	conflict because there's a child, an 18-year-old child of one of the lawyers in the office, not even
1:39.8	necessarily the lawyer, the prosecutor, who was a witness? Can you just find this?
1:45.9	Yeah, it does seem like a stretch, you know, and I love a good motion to disqualify a prosecutor,
1:50.1	but this one does seem quite like a stretch. So this 22-year-old Utah man is charged, obviously,
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