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  • Bob Motta On Aaron Spencer's Murder Trial: Justification Under Arkansas Law & How The McKee Case Compares

    Bob Motta On Aaron Spencer's Murder Trial: Justification Under Arkansas Law & How The McKee Case Compares
    Jan 22 2026

    Defense attorney Bob Motta analyzes the legal battle Aaron Spencer faces — and compares it to another high-profile murder case where the questions are completely different.

    Spencer goes to trial in one week for killing Michael Fosler, a 67-year-old man facing 43 felony charges for alleged crimes against Spencer's 13-year-old daughter. Fosler posted $50,000 bond and got a no-contact order. Three months later, Spencer's daughter was missing at 1 AM — and he found her in Fosler's truck. Spencer rammed the truck, fired 16 shots, and called 911.

    Prosecutors have body cam footage from three months before the shooting where Spencer allegedly sought out Fosler's address and made statements about handling things himself. They say this was premeditation. But under Arkansas law, justification for defense of another person is an element the prosecution must disprove beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense doesn't need jury nullification — they have statute.

    The dashcam from Fosler's truck never made it into evidence. The SD card sat in a detective's office for over a year. That missing footage could have shown what happened before Spencer fired.

    Motta also breaks down the McKee case — where prosecutors allege Dr. Michael McKee used a suppressor to kill his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer. That's premeditation of a different kind. But with no forced entry and no disclosed motive, there are gaps the defense will exploit.

    Two cases. Two legal standards. And the question at the heart of both: when does the law say you have the right to kill?

    #AaronSpencer #MichaelFosler #BobMotta #ArkansasTrial #DefenseOfOthers #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #JustificationDefense #TrueCrime

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    57 min
  • Aaron Spencer Found His Daughter In Michael Fosler's Truck At 1 AM — Defense Attorney Explains The Legal Path To Acquittal

    Aaron Spencer Found His Daughter In Michael Fosler's Truck At 1 AM — Defense Attorney Explains The Legal Path To Acquittal
    Jan 21 2026

    Everything changed just after 1 AM. Aaron Spencer's 13-year-old daughter — the same girl Michael Fosler was facing 43 felony charges for allegedly victimizing — was missing from her bed. Spencer found her in Fosler's truck, heading toward Fosler's house. Three months earlier, Fosler had posted $50,000 bond and gotten a no-contact order. That order was allegedly violated with the victim physically in his vehicle.

    Spencer rammed the truck into a ditch. Fired 16 shots. Fifteen hit Fosler. Then Spencer called 911 and said Fosler was dead on the side of the road for trying to kidnap his daughter. Now Spencer faces second-degree murder charges. His trial begins in one week.

    Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down why Arkansas law may be on Spencer's side. Under state statute, justification for defense of another person is an element the prosecution must disprove beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense doesn't need jury nullification — they have a legitimate legal path to acquittal.

    But prosecutors aren't backing down. They just won a ruling to introduce body cam footage from July 2024, three months before the shooting, where Spencer allegedly sought out Fosler's address and made statements about handling things himself. The state says this wasn't protection — it was premeditation.

    There's also missing evidence. The dashcam from Fosler's truck sat in a detective's office for over a year and never made it into evidence. The defense is arguing spoliation. That footage could have shown exactly what happened in the moments before Spencer pulled the trigger. Over 361,000 people have signed petitions supporting Spencer. He's now running for sheriff while awaiting trial.

    #AaronSpencer #MichaelFosler #AaronSpencerTrial #BobMotta #DefenseOfOthers #ArkansasLaw #ChildProtection #JustificationDefense #Spoliation #TrueCrime

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    24 min
  • Father vs. Predator: The Aaron Spencer Case & the Murder Charge Shaking Arkansas | 2025 True Crime

    Father vs. Predator: The Aaron Spencer Case & the Murder Charge Shaking Arkansas | 2025 True Crime
    Jan 4 2026
    What would YOU do if a man already accused of dozens of crimes against your child came back and took her again? That’s the impossible question at the heart of the Aaron Spencer case — a story that exposes not only a horrific personal nightmare, but a justice system many say failed at every step.

    In this emotional and legally complex episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and defense attorney Bob Motta walk through the events leading up to the fatal confrontation. According to reports, 67-year-old Michael Foster — already facing multiple charges involving Spencer’s 14-year-old daughter — was released on a shockingly low bond. Not long after, Foster allegedly abducted her again. Aaron Spencer did what desperate parents imagine in their darkest moments: he got in his truck, tracked them down, and confronted the man he believed was repeatedly harming his child.

    What unfolded next resulted in Foster’s death — and Spencer now charged with murder.

    Tony and Bob break down what prosecutors must prove, how self-defense applies, whether “defense of another” could factor in, and why some cases blur the line between vigilantism and survival instinct. But the deeper conversation is about failure: a bond decision that baffled the community, a vulnerable child allegedly left unprotected, and a father now facing prison for acting when institutions didn’t.

    In the second half, Tony and Bob explore the uncomfortable questions circulating publicly: Is this prosecution a straightforward application of the law, or the system trying to protect itself from liability? Does the case reflect a larger pattern of institutional breakdown? And why does public outrage feel so justified?

    This isn’t just a true crime case.
    It’s a national debate about parental instinct, justice, and where the system’s responsibility ends.

    #AaronSpencer #MichaelFoster #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #BobMotta #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeSystemFailure #SelfDefenseCase #ArkansasCrime #ParentalInstinct


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    36 min
  • Two Family Tragedies Aaron Spencer & Rob Reiner | Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Them Down-WEEK IN REVIEW

    Two Family Tragedies Aaron Spencer & Rob Reiner | Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Them Down-WEEK IN REVIEW
    Dec 20 2025
    Two cases this week that expose exactly how broken the American legal system is — in completely opposite directions.

    In Arkansas, Aaron Spencer is heading to trial for stopping Michael Fosler, a 67-year-old man with 43 felony charges who was out on bond and actively taking Spencer's 13-year-old daughter in the middle of the night. Fosler had already assaulted her once. A no-contact order was in place. The system knew he was dangerous and let him walk anyway. When Spencer's daughter ended up in Fosler's truck heading toward Fosler's house, Spencer did what the system refused to do — he protected his child. Now prosecutors want to use body cam footage from three months earlier to argue premeditation. They want a jury to believe a father in shock, processing his daughter's disclosure, was actually planning something. The defense says this was a kidnapping in progress and Arkansas law justified every action Spencer took.

    In California, Rob Reiner's son Nick is accused of taking both of his parents' lives after years of addiction and mental illness that the family publicly tried to address. They had money. They had access. They had every resource available. But California law doesn't let you force an adult into treatment — no matter how sick they are, no matter how many times they've been hospitalized, no matter how obvious the trajectory is. You just wait. The Reiners waited. And now they're gone.

    One father acted because the system let a predator walk. One father couldn't act because the system tied his hands. Both families deserved better. This episode breaks down the legal fights in both cases and what they reveal about a system that fails victims at every turn.

    #AaronSpencer #RobReiner #SystemFailed #TrueCrime #FathersRights #MentalHealthLaw #ChildProtection #JusticeSystem #DefenseOfOthers #HiddenKillers


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    57 min
  • Two Family Tragedies Aaron Spencer & Rob Reiner | Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Them Down

    Two Family Tragedies Aaron Spencer & Rob Reiner | Defense Attorney Bob Motta Breaks Them Down
    Dec 18 2025
    Two cases this week that expose exactly how broken the American legal system is — in completely opposite directions.

    In Arkansas, Aaron Spencer is heading to trial for stopping Michael Fosler, a 67-year-old man with 43 felony charges who was out on bond and actively taking Spencer's 13-year-old daughter in the middle of the night. Fosler had already assaulted her once. A no-contact order was in place. The system knew he was dangerous and let him walk anyway. When Spencer's daughter ended up in Fosler's truck heading toward Fosler's house, Spencer did what the system refused to do — he protected his child. Now prosecutors want to use body cam footage from three months earlier to argue premeditation. They want a jury to believe a father in shock, processing his daughter's disclosure, was actually planning something. The defense says this was a kidnapping in progress and Arkansas law justified every action Spencer took.

    In California, Rob Reiner's son Nick is accused of taking both of his parents' lives after years of addiction and mental illness that the family publicly tried to address. They had money. They had access. They had every resource available. But California law doesn't let you force an adult into treatment — no matter how sick they are, no matter how many times they've been hospitalized, no matter how obvious the trajectory is. You just wait. The Reiners waited. And now they're gone.

    One father acted because the system let a predator walk. One father couldn't act because the system tied his hands. Both families deserved better. This episode breaks down the legal fights in both cases and what they reveal about a system that fails victims at every turn.

    #AaronSpencer #RobReiner #SystemFailed #TrueCrime #FathersRights #MentalHealthLaw #ChildProtection #JusticeSystem #DefenseOfOthers #HiddenKillers


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    57 min
  • Aaron Spencer’s Daughter Was Kidnapped By the Man Who Assaulted Her, He Rescued Her | Now He’s Charged With Murder!

    Aaron Spencer’s Daughter Was Kidnapped By the Man Who Assaulted Her, He Rescued Her | Now He’s Charged With Murder!
    Dec 17 2025
    Michael Fosler was out on a $50,000 bond. He had 43 felony charges hanging over him — assault of a minor, grooming, exploitation material. A no-contact order was in place. The system knew exactly who he was and what he was capable of. And just after 1 a.m. on October 8th, 2024, Aaron Spencer's 13-year-old daughter was in Fosler's truck, being taken toward Fosler's house in the middle of the night.

    This wasn't a hypothetical threat. This wasn't a father acting on old anger. This was a kidnapping in progress — by the same man who had already violated his child once and was facing decades in prison if she testified against him. Spencer's daughter was the primary witness. Fosler had every reason to want her gone.

    Spencer pursued Fosler for 20 minutes. Prosecutors say he should have called 911. But Spencer says he was driving at high speed on dark roads trying not to lose sight of the truck carrying his daughter. When he finally forced Fosler off the road, his daughter tried to escape. Fosler allegedly grabbed her. Then Fosler allegedly came at Spencer. That's when Spencer used force.

    Arkansas law is clear — you are allowed to use deadly force to protect another person from imminent serious harm. Spencer wasn't hunting anyone. He was responding to an active crisis involving his own child and a known predator who had already demonstrated what he was willing to do.

    Legal experts say this isn't about jury nullification. The defense doesn't need a sympathetic jury to ignore the law. Arkansas law itself provides a path to acquittal. The question is whether Spencer's actions fit the legal definition of justified defense of another — and everything about this case says they do.

    #AaronSpencer #DefenseOfOthers #ArkansasLaw #ProtectYourFamily #JustifiedForce #MichaelFosler #FatherProtectsChild #LegalDefense #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers


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    27 min
  • Arkansas Wants To Convict A Father Who Saved His Daughter From A Predator! | Aaron Spencer Case NEW Developments!

    Arkansas Wants To Convict A Father Who Saved His Daughter From A Predator! | Aaron Spencer Case NEW Developments!
    Dec 17 2025
    Three months before Aaron Spencer stopped Michael Fosler from taking his daughter, he stood in front of Lonoke County deputies in complete shock. His 13-year-old had just disclosed that Fosler — a 67-year-old man — had assaulted her. Body cameras captured everything. And in that moment of devastation, Spencer said something prosecutors now want to use against him: "Sometimes you've got to handle things yourself."

    The state is calling that premeditation. They want a jury to believe a father processing the worst news of his life was actually announcing a plan. But here's what that argument ignores — Spencer was watching the system fail his daughter in real time. He was asking deputies what kind of sentence Fosler would realistically get. He was learning that the man who violated his child would likely walk free. That's not a confession. That's a father realizing no one was coming to help.

    Three months later, Fosler was out on bond with 43 felony charges. He had a no-contact order. And in the middle of the night, Spencer's daughter ended up in Fosler's truck heading toward Fosler's house. This wasn't premeditation — this was a kidnapping in progress. Spencer responded the way any father would when the system that was supposed to protect his child let a predator walk free and come back for her.

    This is what's called a 404(b) motion — a fight over whether prior statements can be used as evidence of intent. If the judge lets this footage in, prosecutors get to frame a grief-stricken father as a calculated aggressor. The defense has to convince the court that what the jury would actually be hearing is a man in crisis, not a man making threats.

    The ruling could define the entire trial.

    #AaronSpencer #LononkeCounty #Arkansas #ProtectiveFather #JusticeSystem #ChildPredator #404bEvidence #TrueCrime #FathersRights #HiddenKillers


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    14 min
  • Melodee Buzzard & Aaron Spencer: Two Families, Two Failures — What Happens When Justice Doesn’t Protect-WEEK IN REVIEW

    Melodee Buzzard & Aaron Spencer: Two Families, Two Failures — What Happens When Justice Doesn’t Protect-WEEK IN REVIEW
    Nov 15 2025
    Two families. Two nightmares. One broken system.

    In this Hidden Killers double-feature, Tony Brueski and Bob Motta examine two cases that reveal the same haunting theme — what happens when justice fails.

    First, they unpack the Melodee Buzzard investigation, where a mother is behind bars but her daughter is still missing, leaving a trail of disguises and unanswered questions. Then, they turn to Aaron Spencer, the Arkansas father accused of second-degree murder after confronting the man previously charged with assaulting his child.

    Both stories share a chilling common thread: institutions meant to protect the vulnerable didn’t — and ordinary people were left to face the consequences. Bob Motta breaks down the legal mechanics, the prosecutorial framing, and the human cost of a system that too often arrives too late.

    #HiddenKillers #BobMotta #TonyBrueski #MelodeeBuzzard #AaronSpencer #AshleeBuzzard #TrueCrime #JusticeSystem #VigilanteOrProtector #BrokenSystem


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