This is Hidden Killers Week in review.

I look back at the most prolific stories of the week.

This is a true crime in real-time update.

The latest on the biggest cases we're following at True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast.

You know, when most people find themselves staring down the barrel of a federal indictment,

racketeering, sex trafficking, coercion charges piled high,

there's usually a moment where common sense kicks in.

You sit down with your lawyer, you take a deep breath, and you figure out how to cut your

losses, not Sean Diddy Combs. No, Diddy showed up in Manhattan federal court last week and

basically said, nah, I'm good to a federal plea deal that could have potentially shortened the

rest of his life behind bars. It all unfolded in a tightly packed courtroom on April 25th.

Did he sitting there in a sharp suit that probably cost more than most people's annual rent,

faced a team of very serious prosecutors from the Department of Justice. These weren't lightweight charges either,

the kind you can brush off with a fine or a few months of community service.

We're talking about allegations of running a long-term coercive enterprise,

trafficking women across state lines, and using his fame and fortune to allegedly force participation in sexual acts.

Federal agents from Homeland Security investigation spent years piecing this case together.

And now here it was. A moment where Diddy could have made a deal.

Except he didn't. The government offered him a plea agreement.

The details haven't been made public and probably won't be unless someone

leaks them, but you can bet it involved some kind of prison time. Maybe something way lighter

than what he'd face if a jury convicts him on all counts. But when push came to shove,

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