Episode Details

Defense attorney and former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis joins for a full-episode analysis of two cases where the legal questions are converging on the same core issue — how much the people standing next to an accused knew, chose not to see, or gambled on.

In the Anna Kepner federal case, Faddis examines why a sixteen-year-old’s defense team would sign off on a waiver volunteering him for adult prosecution on charges carrying a maximum of life in prison. He breaks down the evidentiary record — ship surveillance, alleged concealment of the victim’s body, mechanical asphyxiation as cause of death — and whether a medication-based defense theory has any real path against charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse. He also walks through what federal sentencing actually looks like for a minor convicted as an adult in a system rarely built for juvenile defendants.

In the Asa Ellerup civil case, Faddis evaluates the willful blindness argument against a woman who prosecutors themselves confirmed was away each time a murder occurred. He assesses the precedent of serial offender spouses, the legal weight of Ellerup’s statements before Rex Heuermann’s guilty plea, and whether the unjust enrichment claim targeting the reported million-dollar Peacock documentary payment is the piece of this case that proves hardest to defend. Two cases. One legal lens. A conversation that pulls each one apart where it matters most.

Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/

Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/

Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod

X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod

This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

#AnnaKepner #AsaEllerup #RexHeuermann #EricFaddis #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #CriminalLaw #DefenseAnalysis #WillfulBlindness #FederalIndictment