Chambers of Secrets: The Murder of Judge Kevin Mullins

Everything we covered this week on the Mickey Stines case — the recusal motion that's frozen proceedings and the systemic failures that allowed a sheriff in crisis to keep his gun.

The defense filed a motion to recuse Special Judge Christopher Cohron after discovering video footage showing him seated inches from Judge Kevin Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting just seven days before Mullins was shot to death in his chambers. Cohron never disclosed this connection. Defense attorneys Jeremy and Kerri Bartley argue that in a case where Stines' mental state is the entire de...

Former sheriff Mickey Stines shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in his own chambers. It was caught on video. But now the defense has uncovered something that could derail the entire case — and attorney Eric Faddis is here to break it down.

Video footage shows Special Judge Christopher Cohron, who was assigned to preside over the Stines trial, seated directly next to Judge Mullins at a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting. That meeting happened seven days before Mullins was killed. Cohron never disclosed this relationship to either side. Now the defense has filed a re...

A former sheriff accused of killing a sitting judge. A special judge assigned to preside over the case. And now, a video that ties them together in a way nobody expected.

Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins us to analyze the recusal motion filed by Mickey Stines' defense team. According to court documents, Special Judge Christopher Cohron appeared in footage from a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting — seated inches from District Judge Kevin Mullins — just seven days before Mullins was shot to death in his Letcher County chambers. The defense claims Cohron never disc...

Former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is fighting to remove the judge overseeing his murder trial — and the reason involves a video that was never supposed to surface. According to a defense motion filed December 29th, Special Judge Christopher Cohron appeared in footage from a Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health meeting held September 12th, 2024. In that video, the defense claims, Cohron sat inches from District Judge Kevin Mullins for roughly two hours. Mullins' widow was also in attendance. Seven days later, Mullins was dead — shot by Stines in his courthouse chambers.

The defense argues Cohron never disc...

On September 19th, 2024, the justice system in Whitesburg, Kentucky ruptured in the most shocking way imaginable: Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines walked into Judge Kevin Mullins’ chambers and opened fire, killing his longtime friend — just minutes after they’d shared lunch. The entire murder was captured on courthouse surveillance, leaving the community stunned and searching for answers.

In this gripping episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski is joined by psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott to examine the psychological unraveling behind a sheriff killing a judge on camera. Was this an act of madness? A collapse under pressure? Or something far more c...

Two cases. Two different outcomes. One shared question the system still can’t answer.

In California, police say they moved quickly after Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death — confident they had enough evidence to arrest their son, Nick Reiner, within hours. The legal fight now centers on schizophrenia, medication changes, and whether mental illness excuses violence.

In Kentucky, the opposite happened. Everyone saw Mickey Stines unravel — law enforcement, attorneys, medical professionals. But because he was an elected sheriff, no one had the legal authority to stop him. No red flag law. No sus...

The prosecution wants to move this trial. Not the defense—the prosecution. The Commonwealth of Kentucky is asking the court to relocate the murder trial of former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, who shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers on September 19, 2024. The entire shooting was captured on security footage. There's no question about what happened. The question is why—and whether Stines was mentally capable of forming intent when he pulled the trigger.

Court documents reveal a man in freefall. The day before the shooting, Stines was diagnosed with acute stress reaction. Witnesses told inve...

Court filings in the Mickey Stines case reveal a chilling reality: everyone saw the breakdown coming — and no one had the power to stop it.

An elected Kentucky sheriff spiraled publicly. He called dead relatives on his phone. Lost weight rapidly. Stopped sleeping. Displayed paranoia. His own staff pushed him to see a doctor. The diagnosis? Acute stress reaction. The response? Send him home — with his badge, his gun, and his authority untouched.

Twenty-four hours later, Judge Kevin Mullins was shot nine times in his own chambers.

In this deep-dive, retired FBI Special Agent Jenn...

Three days before Sheriff Mickey Stines allegedly walked into Judge Kevin Mullins' chambers and shot him nine times, an attorney contacted the Kentucky Bar Association asking what he could do to intervene. He had already warned Mullins directly. Told him Stines was losing it. The local police chief saw enough to say Stines had lost his mind. Staff inside the sheriff's office watched their boss place phone calls to relatives who had been dead for years. His friends took him to a doctor. The doctor diagnosed acute stress reaction and sent him home. Twenty-four hours later, Kevin Mullins was dead.<...

Kentucky Sheriff Mickey Stines has admitted in court filings that he shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers on September 19, 2024. Nine bullets. Seven of them fired while the judge was already on the ground. The entire killing was captured on video. But now Stines is claiming he had no control over his actions and his defense team is pointing to a rare neurological disease caused by bug bites as part of their explanation.

For over a year, no one could explain why a longtime sheriff walked into a judge's chambers and executed a man he had...

Rob and Michele Reiner spent nearly two decades trying to save their son. Seventeen rehab stays. Constant supervision. A guest house on their property so they could keep him close and try to manage the chaos. Every possible resource love, money, access, and opportunity could provide. And still, on December 15, 2025, they were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their son, Nick Reiner, now faces charges in their killings.

This is not a story about parents who missed the warning signs. It’s about parents who lived with those signs for eighteen years and had no legal wa...

Rob and Michele Reiner spent nearly two decades trying to save their son. Seventeen rehab stays. Constant supervision. A guest house on their property so they could keep him close and try to manage the chaos. Every possible resource love, money, access, and opportunity could provide. And still, on December 15, 2025, they were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home. Their son, Nick Reiner, now faces charges in their killings.

This is not a story about parents who missed the warning signs. It’s about parents who lived with those signs for eighteen years and had no legal wa...

A Kentucky sheriff shot and killed a judge inside his own courthouse chambers — and according to court documents, the warning signs were everywhere. Witnesses say Mickey Stines hadn't slept in days. He'd lost a massive amount of weight. He was convinced unnamed people were going to kill his wife and daughter. He woke his wife up at night to whisper because he believed their home was bugged. And on the day of the shooting, he reportedly tried calling his grandmother — who had been dead for three years. Coworkers saw it. An attorney saw it. 

The local police chief said...

Three days before Sheriff Mickey Stines allegedly walked into Judge Kevin Mullins' chambers and shot him nine times, an attorney contacted the Kentucky Bar Association asking what he could do to intervene. He'd already warned Mullins directly. Told him Stines was "losing it." The local police chief had seen enough to say Stines had "lost his mind." Staff inside the sheriff's office watched their boss make phone calls to relatives who had been dead for years. They got him to a doctor. The doctor sent him home with a diagnosis of "acute stress reaction." Twenty-four hours later, Kevin Mullins was...

Mickey Stines just admitted in court filings that he shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins. Nine bullets. Seven of them fired while the judge was already on the ground. It's all on video. But now Stines is claiming he "had no control" over his actions—and his defense is pointing to a rare neurological disease caused by bug bites as part of the explanation.

For over a year, no one could explain why a Kentucky sheriff walked into a judge's chambers and executed a man he'd worked with for decades. They'd eaten lunch together that same day. Stines us...

For more than a year, the murder of Judge Kevin Mullins has haunted Letcher County, Kentucky — not only because a sitting sheriff walked into a judge’s chambers and executed him, but because no one understood why. Sheriff Mickey “Shawn” Stines and Judge Mullins had worked side by side for years. They ate lunch together hours before the shooting. Nothing added up. Until now.

Newly exposed court documents and witness statements paint a devastating picture of Stines in the days leading up to the killing. He had dropped forty pounds in two weeks. He couldn’t sit through a depositi...

For more than a year, this case has haunted a small Kentucky community with one unanswered question: why did Sheriff Mickey Stines walk into Judge Kevin Mullins' chambers and shoot him to death? They'd worked together for years. Stines used to be Mullins' bailiff. They ate lunch together hours before the shooting. None of it made sense. Until now.

Exposed court documents have finally revealed what was happening to Mickey Stines in the days before that shooting, and it paints a picture far more disturbing than anyone outside law enforcement knew. According to witness statements and filings from...

In one of the most shocking criminal cases in recent memory, a sitting sheriff walked into a Kentucky courthouse and executed a judge in his own chambers. But this wasn’t a random act of violence — it was the detonation point of a system that had been rotting from the inside out.

On this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we dig into the case of Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, now indicted for the murder of Judge Kevin Mullins inside the Letcher County Courthouse in 2024. Surveillance captured the whole thing. He walked in. He shut the door. He opene...

Three victims. Three abusers. Three systems that looked the other way—until the bodies made it impossible.

In this special 2-hour episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we’re diving into three stories that expose what happens when unchecked power collides with silence, manipulation, and violence.

🔹 PART 1: The Sheriff & The Judge — A Courthouse Murder in Kentucky
 Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines walked into Judge Kevin Mullins' chambers and opened fire. The shooting was caught on surveillance, but the backstory is even darker: civil rights lawsuits, sexual coercion, and a courthouse culture where abuse wasn’t just tolerat...

NEW WITNESS SPEAKS: 'I Was Groped by Judge Mullins — Then He Had Me Charged'

🚨 New and disturbing allegations have surfaced in the case of Judge Kevin Mullins — the Kentucky judge shot and killed in his courthouse chambers by Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines.

One year later, the investigation is no longer just about the murder. It’s about why it happened — and what may have been buried inside that courthouse for years.

In this episode, we uncover explosive new witness interviews. Women are coming forward on camera and on record, describing what they say was a pattern of se...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Did Corruption Drive Sheriff Stines to Murder a Judge?

In the second half of this Hidden Killers Live special, Tony Brueski and defense attorney/former prosecutor Eric Faddis explore the darker backdrop of the Mickey Stines case: explosive corruption allegations inside the courthouse. From sexual coercion claims to systemic abuse of power, the discussion asks whether Stine's alleged mental collapse was driven by exposure to a rotten system — or whether he acted with motive and control.

The panel debates the steep uphill battle of an insanity defense, especially with video showing Stines acting methodically in the mo...

Sheriff Mickey Stines: Paranoia, Shooting, and Grand Jury Secrets
In this explosive first half, Hidden Killers Live unpacks the case of Sheriff Mickey Stines — the Kentucky lawman who shocked his community by shooting Judge Kevin Mullins inside his own chambers. Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, Todd Michaels, and defense attorney/former prosecutor Eric Faddis break down newly unsealed grand jury transcripts that reveal key evidence was withheld, including a mental health diagnosis the day before the shooting.

The team dissects raw footage of Stines in the courthouse hallway, showing a paranoid, unstable man immediately after the crime. They al...

Charlie Kirk Assassination & Steins Courthouse Shooting — Full Psychological & Legal Breakdown  
In this Hidden Killers Live full-episode special, we bring you two of the most disturbing cases rocking America right now — the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the courthouse murder of Judge Kevin Mullins by Sheriff Mickey Stines.

First Half — The Assassination of Charlie Kirk (with Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott):

Segment 1: Shockwaves of Kirk’s killing and why it feels psychologically different from other political violence.

Segment 2: The neuroscience of polarization and why America seems addicted to rage and division.

Segment 3: Conspiracy theories, hopelessn...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Sheriff Stines & Judge Mullins EXPOSED Murder & Corruption REVEALED
This is the full breakdown of one of the most shocking scandals in recent memory: the murder of Judge Kevin Mullins by Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines — and the avalanche of allegations that followed.

On September 19th, 2024, Stines shot Mullins inside his chambers, just minutes after sharing lunch. The killing was caught on courthouse surveillance. But the story didn’t end there. It only began.

In the aftermath, women came forward alleging Judge Mullins coerced them into sexual encounters in exchange for leniency, custody, or freedom. One victim, Tia Adam...

Jail Guard Speaks Out: Judge Mullins Invited Me to Sex Parties

The courthouse may not have been the only place corruption thrived. A former jail guard told NewsNation’s Brian Entin that the Letcher County jail was “basically a brothel.” She alleged supervisors took inmates home, guards pressured women, and Judge Mullins himself invited her to late-night “parties” with other higher-ups.

Other allegations claim inmates were rewarded with cigarettes, commissary, or extra time outside their cells in exchange for sex. These claims, while unproven in court, paint a disturbing picture of systemic abuse where exploitation was treated as...

Judge Kevin Mullins EXPOSED: S-for-Favors Scandal REVEALED
The murder of Judge Kevin Mullins by Sheriff Shawn Stines didn’t end the story — it blew the lid off a scandal. In the weeks after, women stepped forward with disturbing allegations: that Judge Mullins coerced them into sexual acts in exchange for leniency, avoiding jail, or even custody of their children.

One woman, Tia Adams, told reporter Brian Entin she had sex with Mullins “countless times,” sometimes in his chambers. She described the encounters as humiliating, impossible to refuse, and driven by fear of retaliation. According to her, this wasn’t i...

Sheriff Stines BREAKING POINT: Murder of Judge Mullins EXPLAINED
On September 19th, 2024, Whitesburg, Kentucky was rocked by a killing that stunned the country. Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot and killed his longtime friend, Judge Kevin Mullins, inside Mullins’ own chambers — just minutes after the two had lunch together. The entire murder was caught on courthouse surveillance.

In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins me to analyze one of the strangest crimes in recent memory: a sheriff killing a judge on camera. Was Sheriff Stines insane, or was he pushed to the b...

Big Breakdown : Kentucky Sheriff Executes Judge in Courthouse—But Was It Vigilante Justice?

In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we take you deep inside one of the most shocking cases to hit the American justice system in decades—a sitting sheriff walks into a judge’s chambers and pulls the trigger. But was it a breakdown, a hit, or the fallout from a system drowning in its own corruption?

On September 19, 2024, Sheriff Sean “Mickey” Steins shot and killed Judge Kevin Mullins inside the Letcher County courthouse. The murder was caught on surveillance video. No one is...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Bodycam Footage: Sheriff Begs for His Life After Killing Judge in Chambers

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines gunned down Judge Kevin Mullins inside his own courthouse chambers—just days after giving sworn testimony in a lawsuit exposing alleged sexual misconduct, systemic abuse, and backroom corruption. Was it a desperate act of fear? Calculated retaliation? Or the complete psychological collapse of a man under fire? In this episode of Murder in the Morning with Tony Brueski and Stacy Cole, we unpack the courthouse killing that stunned Kentucky, the disturbing bodycam footage captured moments after, and the explosive allegations linkin...

The Judge, The Sheriff, and the Chamber of Secrets

The former sheriff says he didn’t murder the judge—his mind did.

That’s the opening line now being argued in a Kentucky courtroom, where former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines stands accused of shooting and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers. This wasn’t some cold, calculated act, his defense insists—it was a mental break, triggered by fear, stress, and a small-town scandal that just might make your jaw hit the floor.

Let’s get one thing straight up front: the entir...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fasc...

Did a sheriff just take out a judge to cover his own tracks? That’s the burning question after Sheriff Stines’ shocking execution of Judge Kevin Mullins in broad daylight. But here’s where it gets murky—this wasn’t just an impulsive act of violence. Three days before the shooting, Stines was deposed in a lawsuit that alleged the judge’s chambers were basically functioning as a brothel, coercing incarcerated women into sexual acts with law enforcement.

Was this an act of rage, a moment of justice, or a desperate move to silence a dangerous truth? And let’s not fo...

Did Sheriff Stines Kill to Silence Judge Mullins, Or To Stop Him From Harming Others?
What happens when a sheriff walks into a courthouse and shoots a sitting judge? A cold-blooded act of revenge or a psychological break under extreme emotional distress? That’s the question swirling around this bizarre and deeply tangled case involving a courthouse sex-for-leniency scandal, a deposition that may have held damning secrets, and a sheriff who turned himself in claiming his family was in danger.

Now, the defense is pushing for an insanity plea, but does the evidence support it? Psychotherapist and au...

Despite a video showing what appears to be a cold-blooded murder, the attorney representing former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines insists there’s more to the case than meets the eye. On September 19, 2024, in the quiet courthouse of Letcher County, Kentucky, Stines allegedly walked into the chambers of District Judge Kevin Mullins and shot him multiple times. The entire incident was captured on surveillance footage, and the images are as damning as they come—Mullins, caught off guard, scrambling to take cover under his desk while Stines keeps firing. But according to defense attorney Jeremy Bartley, what happened in that office wasn’t j...

 Could This Sheriff Escape Murder Charges On Judge With an Insanity Defense
 In a case that has shaken Kentucky’s legal system to its core, former Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is standing trial for the brutal murder of Judge Kevin Mullins—right inside the courthouse where they both held power. But this isn’t just another crime story. Beneath the surface lies a tangled web of corruption, scandal, and long-buried secrets that may have led to this shocking execution. Could this murder have been a desperate act to cover up a courthouse sex scandal? Or was it the breaking point of...

Kentucky Ex-Sheriff Faces Murder Charge in Judge’s Killing: Evidence Review Underway

Attorneys prosecuting former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines have reported a “voluminous” amount of evidence in their case, which could take up to six months to thoroughly review. Stines, 44, stands accused of murdering his longtime friend, District Judge Kevin Mullins, in Mullins’ office on September 19, 2024.

During a virtual court hearing, Stines appeared silent and subdued, wearing a gray jumpsuit, while his attorneys addressed Circuit Court Judge Christopher Cohron. Defense attorney Jeremy Bartley stated that the evidence received from prosecutors is extensive and still under review...

Former Kentucky Sheriff Claims Judge Operated Brothel Amid Murder Trial
The high-profile murder trial of former Kentucky sheriff Shawn Stines has taken a shocking turn as his defense team builds a case alleging that slain U.S. District Judge Kevin Mullins was involved in illicit activities within his chambers. Stines, who was charged with fatally shooting Mullins in his chambers, claims the killing was tied to revelations of corruption and misconduct.

The accusations against Mullins were first brought to light during the criminal investigation of former deputy sheriff Ben Fields. Fields was convicted earlier this year on...

Could a scandal of this magnitude unravel the entire judicial system in Letcher County, Kentucky? Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines faces murder charges amidst whispers of the death penalty, but the drama doesn’t stop there. Allegations of a judge exchanging leniency for sexual favors and systemic corruption are bubbling to the surface. The courtroom gossip reaches a fever pitch as questions about who knew what—and when—add layers of intrigue. If even a fraction of these allegations prove true, the implications could topple cases spanning years. How does a system untangle itself when the rot runs so deep?

An...

The high-profile murder trial of former Kentucky sheriff Shawn Stines has taken a shocking turn as his defense team builds a case alleging that slain U.S. District Judge Kevin Mullins was involved in illicit activities within his chambers. Stines, who was charged with fatally shooting Mullins in his chambers, claims the killing was tied to revelations of corruption and misconduct.

The accusations against Mullins were first brought to light during the criminal investigation of former deputy sheriff Ben Fields. Fields was convicted earlier this year on charges of rape, sodomy, perjury, and tampering with a prisoner monitoring...

In Letcher County, Kentucky, the scandalous tale of former deputy Ben Fields, convicted of using his authority to exploit female inmates, seemed shocking enough. But when District Judge Kevin Mullins was fatally shot by Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines in his own chambers, the case took a darker turn. Allegations of secret recordings, judicial misconduct, and power plays have exposed a seedy underbelly of the justice system.

As new revelations emerge about Mullins’ alleged illicit activities, including manipulating cases for personal gain, the focus shifts to the potential complicity of others in the courthouse. Did the sheriff act out of...

New allegations have surfaced linking the late District Judge Kevin Mullins to a sex-for-favors scandal following his murder in September. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. "Mickey" Stines, accused of fatally shooting Mullins in his courthouse chambers, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and murder of a public official.

Audio recordings obtained by NewsNation suggest Mullins may have been involved in sexual misconduct within his chambers. The recordings stem from an investigation into former Deputy Sheriff Ben Fields, convicted earlier this year of rape and sodomy involving a female inmate in 2022.

“He does have so...

Why would a sheriff walk into a judge's chambers and allegedly commit murder in broad daylight? The shocking case of Judge Kevin Mullins and Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is raising more questions than answers. Was it a crime of passion? Could a prior lawsuit involving misconduct allegations within the sheriff’s office hold the key to the mystery? Or is there a deeper, darker story lurking beneath the surface?

From hidden motivations to a tense deposition just days before the fatal encounter, this case is a web of intrigue. And what about that cryptic phone image—did it hold...

What makes a respected sheriff turn a judge's chambers into the scene of a tragedy? Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines, once nearly family with Judge Kevin Mullins, shocked everyone when he allegedly ended Mullins' life in a moment that has left more questions than answers. Was it a psychotic break, a deep-seated delusion, or an unimaginable snap of emotion? And how does a man, outwardly composed and rational, carry such darkness within?

In this episode, psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott dives into the psychological depths of this baffling case, examining the potential motivations behind Stines' alleged actions. Was there...