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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

James Craig’s Double Life How a “Loving Husband” Became a Suspected Killer-WEEK IN REVIEW

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime Today

True Crime, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 2 August 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the world of true crime and current events.
    
 Each episode navigates through multiple stories, illuminating their details with factual reporting, expert commentary, and engaging conversation. Tony and his guests discuss each case's nuances, complexities, and human elements, delivering a multi-dimensional understanding to their audience.

 Whether you are a dedicated follower of true crime, or an everyday listener interested in the stories shaping our world, the "Week in Review" brings you the perfect balance of intrigue, information, and intelligent conversation. Expect thoughtful analysis, informed opinions, and thought-provoking discussions beyond the 24-hour news cycle.

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers Week in review.

0:02.3

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

0:05.2

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske.

0:08.4

Here now, Tony Bruske.

0:10.9

You don't see a nickname like the smoothie poisoning dentist

0:15.5

unless something has gone seriously and deeply wrong.

0:20.3

But what's so disturbing about the James Craig case isn't just what he allegedly did.

0:25.4

It's how perfectly normal he looked while doing it.

0:30.1

This was a man with a dental practice, six kids, a church community, a mortgage, no mugshots in the past, no angry neighbors, whispering about

0:38.6

him before it all came out. James wasn't hiding in the shadows. He was shaking hands in broad daylight.

0:45.9

And if prosecutors are right, he was allegedly using that exact persona to poison his wife,

0:52.0

one smoothie at a time, while texting her sweet nothings in between.

0:57.9

This episode is about that mask, the charm, the curated life, the version of himself that Craig

1:03.3

built, maintained and allegedly weaponized, even as his wife's death was imminent and her health

1:10.1

declined. And his Google search history started looking

1:13.8

like a criminology syllabus from hell.

1:17.6

With me today is psychotherapist, Chavon Scott, author of the minds of mass killers available

1:25.6

wherever you get books and her new memoir also out which is very

1:28.7

very good night bird highly recommend both of them to you how someone can present as a devoted father

1:39.0

husband doctor and allegedly slow motion killer we're going into the psychology behind compartmentalization,

1:46.0

how people split themselves and diversions that never touch. We'll talk about charm as camouflage,

1:54.4

the emotional anesthesia that lets someone act loving while doing real harm and how families and communities often don't spot it until it's way too late.

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