A teenage girl is found dead in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to a rising music star. She was never reported missing. The car sat in public view for weeks. And when the body was discovered—there was no statement. No arrests. No public outrage. Just silence.
On today’s episode of Hidden Killers, we’re joined by Robin Dreeke, retired FBI Special Agent and former Chief of the Bureau’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, to dissect what that silence really means.
This isn’t just a case of tragedy—it’s a case of narrative control. From the decision to place Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s body in the front trunk of a Tesla, to the legal firepower that arrived before any charges were filed, to the digital vanishing acts and cancelled appearances, every move—or lack of one—is behavior that tells a deeper story.
Dreeke walks us through critical psychological insights:
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What does it mean when a person shows both concealment and carelessness?
- Why does someone lawyer up fast but never speak for themselves?
- How does celebrity and charisma protect people from scrutiny—even when a child is found dead?
- And what does the absence of a missing persons report tell us about the people around Celeste—and the man whose car she was found in?