One Degree of Scandalous with Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were murdered inside their Brentwood home. Their son, Nick Reiner, is charged with killing them — and now the case has taken an even darker turn with a grand jury allegation that he was “lying in wait.”Retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, who spent 27 years in law enforcement and supervised homicide investigations, joins Tom Zenner to break down what “lying in wait” could reveal about the prosecution’s case — and why Bill calls it “premeditation times ten.” What evidence could investigators have uncovered months after the murders?We examine the potential importance of Nick Reiner’s phone, text messages, location data, security cameras, the timeline surrounding Conan O’Brien’s holiday party, what happened after the killings, and what Nick’s own siblings may have told the grand jury.We also dig into the extraordinary family and legal battle over Nick Reiner’s trust fund, his current public defender, and whether access to millions of dollars could bring high-profile defense attorney Alan Jackson back into the case. Was Rob Reiner ambushed inside his own home? And what do prosecutors know that the public still doesn’t? Bill Cannon hosts Police Off The Cuff, one of YouTube’s leading law-enforcement and true-crime shows. Watch and subscribe here: Police Off The Cuff on YouTubeSubscribe to TZ Scandal for major true-crime cases, famous criminals, Hollywood scandals and firsthand law-enforcement analysis. #RobReiner #NickReiner #TrueCrimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-degree-of-scandalous-with-tom-zenner-and-kato-kaelin--6258576/support.

What REALLY happened at O.J. Simpson’s Rockingham estate when the white Bronco finally arrived?Former LAPD officer *Spencer Marks was there* on June 17, 1994 — and in this episode of TZ Scandal, he takes Tom Zenner inside the police operation unfolding beyond the television cameras during the final moments of the infamous O.J. Simpson Bronco chase. Marks describes arriving at Rockingham before the chaos, watching LAPD SWAT move into position, and personally helping camouflage a tactical sniper by placing ivy into his ghillie suit.According to Marks, the concealed marksman was positioned inside the property with an MP5 and could have been only *15–20 feet from O.J. Simpson* if the situation turned violent. Spencer also reveals what police were preparing for as O.J. approached Rockingham with a gun, why he believed the night could end in a shootout or suicide-by-cop, what happened when the Bronco finally pulled in, and why he felt O.J. received preferential treatment because of his celebrity status.Marks was also one of the LAPD officers who responded to Nicole Brown Simpson’s 1993 911 call after O.J. kicked in her French doors. He recalls Nicole telling him she believed O.J. would one day murder her — a statement that took on chilling significance after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. This is the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase from the perspective of a police officer who was *actually standing at Rockingham when history unfolded.* *GET SPENCER MARKS’ BOOK — *Blue Knights, Black Knights*:* https://shorturl.at/ObPXBBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-degree-of-scandalous-with-tom-zenner-and-kato-kaelin--6258576/support.

How did Marcia Clark blow the O.J. Simpson trial despite the blood evidence, DNA, motive, Bronco chase—and a critical eyewitness the jury never heard?Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin are joined by Jill Shively, who says she encountered O.J. Simpson driving his white Bronco near Bundy on the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered.Shively reveals what happened during her private meetings with Marcia Clark, why a $5,000 payment from Hard Copy became a major flashpoint, and why the prosecution ultimately kept her off the witness stand.This episode exposes the prosecution’s biggest failures in the Trial of the Century:• Choosing a jury its own research warned against• Refusing to call Jill Shively• Allowing O.J. Simpson to try on the glove• Failing to fully use the Bronco chase• Losing control of the DNA evidence• Letting Mark Fuhrman become a courtroom catastrophe• Allowing Johnny Cochran to dominate the narrative• Failing to keep Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman at the center of the casePlus, TZ Scandal announces DID O.J. HAVE HELP?—a three-part August investigation featuring former FBI profiler Jim Clemente, Tom Lange, Kato Kaelin and explosive new questions about what happened during the Bronco chase.Marcia Clark is officially invited to join TZ Scandal and tell her side of the story.Subscribe to TZ Scandal for exclusive O.J. Simpson witnesses, original reporting and true-crime investigations no other channel can replicate.#OJSimpson #MarciaClark #TrueCrimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-degree-of-scandalous-with-tom-zenner-and-kato-kaelin--6258576/support.

Gil Carrillo helped catch Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker. But the hunt nearly cost him his family.In this explosive true crime interview, Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin sit down with legendary former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detective Gil Carrillo, one of the investigators who hunted and arrested Richard Ramirez.The Night Stalker terrorized Los Angeles and Southern California with a brutal series of murders, sexual assaults and home invasions. While the public locked its doors and feared where Ramirez might strike next, Carrillo worked around the clock to identify him, track him down and stop the killing. But the case did not stay at the office.Gil reveals how the Night Stalker investigation consumed his life, changed his personality and pushed his marriage toward divorce. He describes apologizing to his wife decades later, the fear his family lived with and the terrifying morning she woke their children, packed their belongings and fled the house while Ramirez was still free.Carrillo also takes Tom and Kato inside: • The evidence that connected Richard Ramirez’s crimes • Why other investigators initially doubted his theory • The Night Stalker’s kill kit and blood-covered clothing • His encounters and conversations with Ramirez • The FBI profiling mistake that nearly delayed the investigation • The survivors Gil Carrillo never forgot • Why the Night Stalker remains part of his life more than 40 years laterKnown to millions from the Netflix Night Stalker documentary series, Gil Carrillo tells the deeply personal story behind one of America’s most infamous serial-killer investigations. This is not another Richard Ramirez recap.This is the story of the detective who helped catch the Night Stalker—and the price his wife and children paid while he hunted a monster. Featuring: Gil Carrillo, Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-degree-of-scandalous-with-tom-zenner-and-kato-kaelin--6258576/support.

L.A. news didn’t just cover murder — it sold it as must-see TV. Before TMZ, O.J., Kato Kaelin, Harvey Levin, Celebrity Justice, paid access, fake tips, and newsroom wars helped create the celebrity-crime machine that turned tragedy into ratings gold.In this episode of TZ Scandal, Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin sit down with producer, reporter, author, and true-crime storyteller Rob Rosen to pull back the curtain on the wild era of 1990s Los Angeles celebrity crime coverage.Rob worked inside the L.A. newsroom world during the O.J. Simpson case, later worked in the Celebrity Justice universe connected to Harvey Levin before TMZ became a media empire, and went on to create and produce major true-crime television. This conversation goes inside the machinery behind the headlines:• How L.A. newsrooms fought for O.J. scoops• Why Kato Kaelin became “the get” • The dirty secret behind paying for access• Harvey Levin’s relentless O.J. coverage before TMZ• How Michael Jackson coverage changed newsroom priorities• Why celebrity crime became ratings gold• Fake tips, bad leads, checkbook journalism, and courtroom media warfare• How the scandal machine evolved into today’s true-crime cultureThis is not another basic O.J. recap. This is about the era that turned celebrity crime into entertainment.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-degree-of-scandalous-with-tom-zenner-and-kato-kaelin--6258576/support.