The True Crime Tapes

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  • What Did Bryan Kohberger Tell The Police After His Arrest?
    Bryan Kohberger has not said much since his arrest, and certainly no comments that have been made to the public. However, there are reports from sources working at the jail about some of the comments he has made, but overall, they report that his behavior has been compliant and according to the source, he is starting to get used to his new surroundings.

    Let's dive in!


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    Idaho Murder Suspect Spoke About Slain Students During Extradition: 'It's Really Sad What Happened to Them' (msn.com)
    12 min
  • Bryan Kohberger And The Reddit Survey
    In this episode, we take a look at some of that evidence in the Reddit survey that he posted, purportedly as part of a school project. Experts however are saying that it's possible that the prosecution could use this survey at the trial as part of the evidence.


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    Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's 'sick social experiment' examined by experts: 'Mind-blowing' | Fox News
    11 min
  • The State Of Idaho Responds To A Flurry Of Kohberger Requests
    In this epsisode we are diving right back into the court documents. This time we are taking a look at the state of Idaho's response to Bryan Kohberger and his newest demands.



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    051223 States Response to Defendants Third Supplemental Request for Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)


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    051223 States Response to Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)
    13 min
  • Diddy Trial: Special Agent DeLeassa Penland's Is Back On The Stand After Lunch On Day 24 (Part 3) (6/17/25)
    After the lunch break on Monday, June 16, 2025, testimony resumed with U.S. Special Agent DeLeassa Penland, who continued detailing travel records and communications tied to alleged “freak‑off” encounters. Specifically, she walked the jury through flight itineraries showing that a male escort—identified as Jules Theodore—flew from Los Angeles to New York in December 2009. These arrangements were allegedly made by Sean Combs and paid for using his American Express card registered to Bad Boy Entertainment. The jury also heard text messages between Combs and Jules coordinating the travel and stay at the London Hotel, underlining the prosecution’s argument about the orchestration of these encounters.


    Following that, the focus shifted to financial documentation: the prosecution introduced credit card statements and travel logs tying Combs’s business entity to payments for escorts and hotel bookings. These materials were presented to support the trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges—showing evidence of Combs arranging and funding travel and accommodations for escorts. Court then adjourned for the day, with the testimony set to continue the next day



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    June 16, 2025 - Day 24 of testimony in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial | CNN
    13 min
  • Diddy Trial: The Feds Call Two More Federal Agents To The Stand Before Lunch On Day 24 (Part 2) (6/17/25)
    In the morning session, Judge Arun Subramanian formally dismissed Juror No. 6—a 41-year-old Black man—due to “lack of candor” after he gave conflicting statements about living in the Bronx versus New Jersey, which raised concerns about his eligibility for juror service in the Southern District of New York.   Combs’s defense argued that this dismissal reduced the diversity of the panel and was racially motivated, filing a letter and threatening to seek a mistrial if the removal wasn't reversed.   Judge Subramanian denied both requests, stating that the decision was based strictly on the juror's factual inconsistencies, not race, and quickly seated a White accountant from Westchester County as a replacement

    After the jury reassembled, prosecutors called Ananya Sankar, a paralegal specialist from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as a summary witness. Before lunch, Sankar began presenting and walking jurors through a collection of text messages and call logs—including communications between Combs, his staff (like chief of staff Kristina Khorram), and his ex-girlfriend “Jane”.    

    These messages covered topics such as organizing “Wild King Nights,” procurement of MDMA (“Molly”), and discussions of explicit encounters—part of the prosecution’s efforts to organize the voluminous digital evidence ahead of closing the case this week.    

    The second witness to take the stand before lunch on June 16, 2025, was Special Agent DeLeassa Penland from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. She served as another "summary witness," dispatched to help organize and present the vast trove of digital evidence to the jury. Penland walked jurors through charts and data, including additional phone and text message logs—this time highlighting communications between Combs, his bodyguard “D‑Roc,” and former assistant “Mia.”


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    Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial coverage | CNN
    16 min
  • Diddy Trial: The Feds Call Two More Federal Agents To The Stand Before Lunch On Day 24 (Part 1) (6/17/25)
    In the morning session, Judge Arun Subramanian formally dismissed Juror No. 6—a 41-year-old Black man—due to “lack of candor” after he gave conflicting statements about living in the Bronx versus New Jersey, which raised concerns about his eligibility for juror service in the Southern District of New York.   Combs’s defense argued that this dismissal reduced the diversity of the panel and was racially motivated, filing a letter and threatening to seek a mistrial if the removal wasn't reversed.   Judge Subramanian denied both requests, stating that the decision was based strictly on the juror's factual inconsistencies, not race, and quickly seated a White accountant from Westchester County as a replacement

    After the jury reassembled, prosecutors called Ananya Sankar, a paralegal specialist from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as a summary witness. Before lunch, Sankar began presenting and walking jurors through a collection of text messages and call logs—including communications between Combs, his staff (like chief of staff Kristina Khorram), and his ex-girlfriend “Jane”.    

    These messages covered topics such as organizing “Wild King Nights,” procurement of MDMA (“Molly”), and discussions of explicit encounters—part of the prosecution’s efforts to organize the voluminous digital evidence ahead of closing the case this week.    

    The second witness to take the stand before lunch on June 16, 2025, was Special Agent DeLeassa Penland from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York. She served as another "summary witness," dispatched to help organize and present the vast trove of digital evidence to the jury. Penland walked jurors through charts and data, including additional phone and text message logs—this time highlighting communications between Combs, his bodyguard “D‑Roc,” and former assistant “Mia.”


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    Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial coverage | CNN
    20 min
  • Diddy Trial: Jonathan Perez Continues His Testimony After Lunch On Day 23 (Part 2) (6/17/25)

    After lunch on June 13th, 2025, Jonathan Perez resumed his testimony in the federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, offering damning details that reinforced the government’s racketeering and sex trafficking allegations. Perez, a former Combs security employee turned cooperating witness, testified about a specific 2016 incident in Miami where he claimed he witnessed Combs physically assault a woman at a private party and later direct staff to “clean it up” and “get her quiet.” He stated that money was exchanged afterward and that Combs instructed him never to speak of the incident. The prosecution used Perez’s recollection to suggest a pattern of coercion, witness silencing, and obstruction of justice — aligning it with earlier testimony from female accusers who alleged that payouts and intimidation were standard after violent encounters.


    Perez also told the court that Combs maintained a private surveillance system on his properties, allegedly used to record and archive footage of parties, including potential incriminating material. He said that some of these recordings were stored in a “vault room” accessible only to a small group of trusted insiders, further fueling the prosecution's theory that Combs operated a tightly controlled criminal enterprise. Under cross-examination, the defense sought to discredit Perez by pointing to past drug use and his motivation for cooperating with prosecutors, implying he was seeking leniency for unrelated charges. Still, Perez remained composed and firm in his answers, drawing a clear picture of systemic abuse and calculated coverups under Combs’ direction.



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    June 13, 2025 - Day 23 of testimony in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial | CNN

    19 min
  • Diddy Trial: Special Agent Andre Lamon AndA Former Diddy Assistant Take The Stand On Day 23 (Part 1) (6/13/25)
    First, the morning opened with testimony from a Homeland Security Investigations agent, Andre Lamon. He told the jury that during the March 2024 raid on Combs’s Los Angeles home, agents located a “security room” where firearms, armor-piercing ammunition, and sixteen boxes of AstroGlide lubricant—alongside hundreds of bottles of baby oil—were stored. When questioned by defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, he confirmed this was the only trafficking case in which he had seized lubricant in such quantities.   The agent clarified that none of the weapons were scattered around the mansion—they were all contained within that secure area .


    After the agent’s testimony, the prosecution called Jonathan Perez, Combs’s former personal assistant, to the stand. Perez detailed his long shifts (initially $85K, later $100K per year) preparing Combs’s “king nights”—the so-called “freak-offs”—which involved organizing overnight sex events often featuring sheets, oils, massages, and IV drips. He recounted discovering explicit videos of “Jane” and another man, which he reported to Combs and his chief of staff, Kristina Khorram. Perez also described how Combs began paying Jane’s $10,000 monthly rent in 2023 after she resisted attending more of these events—reinforcing the prosecution’s narrative of coercion.   As the testimony wrapped, the judge moved into a sidebar discussing naming a “very successful rapper” tied to a trip Jane mentioned, and shortly thereafter, the jury was dismissed for a lunch break.


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    (1) Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ trial continues as Kanye West shows up at court | CNN
    21 min
  • Diddy Trial: Jane Doe (Victim 2) Wraps Up Her Testimony On Day 22 (Part 2) (6/17/25)
    Following the midday recess, Jane resumed her testimony amid visible emotional strain. Under cross‑examination, she recounted receiving a distressing voice note from Combs during one of their “hotel nights,” which she described as coercive, drug‑fueled sexual encounters involving multiple men—what the defense refers to as “freak‑offs.” In the clip, Combs told her to “move on” and end their relationship, prompting her to reveal on the stand that the dynamic had grown increasingly unhealthy by late 2023. She tearfully admitted that although she still harbors love for him, the orchestrated group sex sessions had become a source of deep emotional pain.


    Jane also detailed the stakes behind these encounters, explaining that Combs had threatened to stop paying her rent or even release intimate recordings if she refused to participate. She conveyed to jurors how she felt compelled to comply—to the extent that these interactions had a profound psychological toll. On the stand, she expressed that she would have gladly given up all material benefits—gifts, vacations, financial support—if it meant avoiding those “hotel nights.” Her testimony sought to underscore the prosecution's theory that Combs used financial dependency and emotional manipulation to traffic her for sex.

    The question is, was it effective?



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    June 12, 2025 - Day 22 of testimony in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial | CNN
    29 min
  • Diddy Trial: Jane Doe (Victim 2) Is Once Again In The Spotlight During Cross Examination On Day 22 (Part 1) (6/16/25)
    In the morning session, defense attorney Teny Geragos pressed Jane about intimate details of her relationship with Combs, especially his “hotel nights” or “freak-offs.” She admitted that these events involved group sex with male escorts, drug use, and coercion—recalling one particularly violent 2024 incident where Combs physically attacked her and then ordered her to perform oral sex on another man while he watched.

    As the defense continued, they honed in on Jane’s emotional attachment to Combs. Under cross-examination, she read aloud numerous affectionate text messages—declarations of love and gratitude—that visibly rattled her and led to tears.   Geragos used these messages to argue that her relationship with Combs was based on affection and voluntary involvement, not coercion. Though deeply emotional at points, Jane stood firmly by her account that, despite those feelings, she was compelled to participate in the encounters described as abusive.

    Jane's testimony is scheduled to continue after lunch and be finished by the end of proceedings on June 12th.


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    Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial coverage | CNN
    19 min

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