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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Scott Reisch joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the shocking slayings of Spencer and Monique Tepe as the couple’s young children were left crying yet unharmed in the home, Ashlee Buzzard’s arrest after police recovered the remains of her missing daughter Melodee, and Stefon Diggs facing criminal charges after an alleged dispute with his personal chef. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by True Crime News, taking you inside the
0:15.0	courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.
0:18.6	I'm your host, Joshua Ritter.
0:20.2	I'm a criminal defense lawyer based in
0:21.7	Los Angeles and previously an L.A. County prosecutor for nearly a decade. We are recording this on
0:27.4	Tuesday, January 6th, 2026th. In this episode, the search for a missing girl ends in tragedy
0:35.2	and with her mother's arrest for murder. Plus, a star wide receiver
0:40.8	facing criminal charges after a financial dispute with his chef. But first, the shocking murders
0:47.3	of a young couple leave police and the community seeking an unknown killer. Today, we are
0:52.9	joined by Scott Reich, a veteran criminal defense attorney,
0:56.5	legal analyst, and host of the YouTube channel Crime Talk. Scott, welcome. How are you, my friend?
1:02.8	I am doing great, Josh. Thanks for having me. Thank you so much for carving out some time to spend
1:08.9	with us. I always, I really am a big fan of your YouTube
1:13.2	channel, so I hope everyone checks it out. And I always appreciate your analysis because you
1:17.6	are really experienced in this practice of law. Like this isn't like something that you're doing
1:22.4	as a hobby. You live this criminal defense stuff every single day. And so you do have those nuanced insights into
1:30.6	these cases, which I really appreciate. So thank you again. Let's jump right in though.
1:35.5	First out of Columbus, Ohio, authorities are scrambling for answers after the apparent murders
1:40.4	of a dentist and his wife left the couple's young children crying and alone in his home.
1:47.5	Just before the New Year, police were called to the residents of Spencer and Monique Tepe for a
1:52.5	welfare check when a concerned coworker brought their fears to authorities.
1:56.9	Responders pronounced the young couple dead from gunshot wounds with the pair's children unharmed in the home.
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