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Why Timothy Busfield Was Released, Real Estate Tycoons’ Trafficking Trial Begins, and the “Au Pair” Murder Case, with Heather McDonald

MK True Crime

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True Crime, Mktruecrime, News, Daily News

4.6601 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

MK True Crime hosts Matt Murphy and Mark Geragos join the show to discuss the federal trial where high-profile real estate agent brothers Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander are charged with running a sex-trafficking scheme for more than a decade, the complexities of date rape cases, why jury selection will be so important in this case, comedian and host of hit podcasts “Juicy Scoop” and “Juicy Crimes”, Heather McDonald, joins Matt and Mark to discuss Timothy Busfield’s release ahead of his sex-abuse trial, how state politics may play a role in this case on the heels of New Mexico’s Rust case with Alec Baldwin, the wild “Au Pair” murder trial in Virginia happening now, if the defendant Brendan Baldwin has a chance, a look back at the Camden Nicholson case and its parallels to the Nick Reiner case, and more. Matt Murphy: https://www.mattmurphylaw.com Mark Geragos: https://geragos.com Heather McDonald: https://heathermcdonald.net Veracity Selfcare: Visit https://VeracitySelfCare.com & use code MK for up to 45% off your order! Birch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com 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 MK True Crime. I'm Matt Murphy. I'm a former homicide prosecutor and author of the Book of Murder.

0:11.5

Here's what's on the docket today. The Alexander Brothers Federal Sex Trafficking trial started this week.

0:17.0

We will bring you all the latest. And comedian and host of the hit podcast, Juicy Scoop,

0:21.9

my friend Heather McDonald, joins us later to discuss the Timothy Busfield release and how the

0:27.0

crazy Alpera murder trial is progressing. I'm joined today by my co-host and friend Mark Garagos,

0:33.5

criminal defense attorney extraordinaire. Mark, let's start with the case I think you're familiar with.

0:38.6

This is the Alexander Brothers. Jury selection is happening this week in their sex trafficking trial.

0:44.6

Why don't you explain the backstory to this case for the audience? And once again, as usual,

0:49.1

you are in a unique position to know about this one. Well, and it seems like recently every case in the Southern District, specifically,

0:59.0

if it involves sex trafficking, has a brilliant, brilliant young lawyer who obviously took after her grandfather

1:08.0

and not her father.

1:09.0

If I do say so myself.

1:14.8

And that would be my daughter, Teddy Garagas, who's trying this case.

1:22.9

And Tenney is in, last I heard, because I'm not speaking with her, because I'm in trial on the other coast.

1:24.2

But they're in the middle of jury selection.

1:26.5

The Alexander brothers were staples

1:29.7

up in the Hamptons for many years in the real estate market, have had meteoric rise and success.

1:37.7

And on his way out the door, the previous Southern District, headed the Southern District,

1:43.7

U.S. attorney there, Damien Williams,

1:47.0

indicted Eric Adams, indicted P. Diddy, and indicted the Alexander Brothers. So we're anxious,

1:54.0

I'm anxious specifically to see how it unfolds. They're charged with a lot of things

2:00.0

regarding sex trafficking. It's kind

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