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True Crime Time For October 12, 2026 | A Serial Killer Identified, a Newborn Found Dead & Three Children Beheaded Oct 12, 2026

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Woody Overton opens with the Colonial Parkway murders, a series of killings and disappearances that haunted Virginia for decades. Advances in forensic DNA testing have linked deceased fisherman Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. to multiple victims, although questions remain in some cases. Woody also revisits October 12 true-crime history, including the USS Cole bombing, the Bali nightclub bombings, Matthew Shepard's murder and John Dillinger's jailbreak.

In Texas, John Allen Rubio has been found competent to face execution for the murders of three young children. In Family Matters, Woody examines the disturbing investigation into newborn Baby Angelita, found dead along a California roadway amid allegations of incest involving a teenage girl and her father. He also covers the murder of Jasmine Garcia, whose husband allegedly beat her to death in front of their child, and a bizarre Wisconsin incident involving a man climbing out of a manhole and attacking a shuttle driver.

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, October 12 2026, Colonial Parkway murders, Alan Wade Wilmer Sr., Kathleen Thomas, Rebecca Dowski, DNA cold cases, John Allen Rubio, Angela Camacho, Texas death penalty, Baby Angelita, Monterey County, Sergio Galvez Perez, Jasmine Garcia, Roy Anthony Lopez, domestic violence, USS Cole bombing, Matthew Shepard, true crime

Colonial Parkway murders and DNA breakthroughs
Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. and unresolved questions
October 12 true-crime history and terrorist attacks
John Allen Rubio's competency ruling and scheduled execution
Baby Angelita's death and the Monterey County incest investigation
Jasmine Garcia's alleged domestic-violence murder
Children exposed to violence inside the home
Wisconsin manhole incident and assault allegations

The Colonial Parkway cases demonstrate how preserved forensic evidence can provide answers decades after a crime, even when a suspect has died. However, not every case discussed has been conclusively linked to the same person, and some victims remain missing.

The Baby Angelita investigation involves serious allegations of sexual abuse and the death of a newborn. Authorities identified the teenage mother's father as the baby's biological father, but the episode reports that no homicide charges had been filed in connection with the infant's death at the time.

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True Crime Time For October 10, 2026 | A Possible Serial Killer, a 4-Year-Old Found Dead & a Fugitive Millionaire Oct 10, 2026

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Woody Overton opens with an update on #JusticeForMadison, including the postponement of Thomas Morris’s arraignment to October 29. He then revisits the murder of Q.C. Chadwick, whose millionaire husband fled to Mexico while awaiting trial and remained a fugitive for years before his capture.

The episode also examines the death of four-year-old Autumn Fox, whose caregiver faces a possible death-penalty trial in Georgia, and a Florida Keys fugitive captured in Mexico after fleeing during jury deliberations. In Michigan, police investigate whether five deaths along Lansing’s River Trail could be connected to a serial killer. Woody also addresses disturbing body-camera footage surrounding the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Savion McConnell in Missouri.

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, October 10 2026, Justice For Madison, Madison Renee Allen, Thomas Morris, Q.C. Chadwick, Peter Chadwick, Autumn Fox, Jessica Motes, Armando Lopez, Lansing River Trail, Michigan serial killer investigation, Savion McConnell, police shooting, Missouri law enforcement, death penalty, cold cases, true crime

#JusticeForMadison and Thomas Morris’s postponed arraignment
Peter Chadwick’s murder of his wife and years as a fugitive
Four-year-old Autumn Fox’s death and Georgia capital prosecution
Florida Keys fugitive Armando Lopez captured in Mexico
Five deaths along Michigan’s Lansing River Trail
Investigators examining a possible serial-killer connection
Savion McConnell’s fatal police shooting and released body-camera footage
October 10 true-crime history, including Baby Face Nelson and Pam Hupp

The Lansing River Trail investigation raises serious concerns about a possible pattern involving five deaths, several with traumatic injuries. Police are investigating potential connections but have not established that a serial killer is responsible. One suspect has been charged in an individual homicide.

The Savion McConnell case highlights questions about police conduct, use of force and accountability after footage emerged of an officer making a racially derogatory remark before another officer fatally shot the unarmed teenager. Prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against the shooting officer.

Woody also reinforces his ongoing message to the Lifers: Never give up, never surrender. Anyone with information about Madison Renee Allen or Stephanie Hevia is encouraged to contact the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office or call 313-RLRC-TIP.

True Crime Time For October 9, 2026 | A Police Chief Candidate Accused of Rape, a Toddler’s Overdose & a 20-Year-Old Cold Case Oct 09, 2026

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Woody Overton covers a bizarre situation in Elizabeth, Louisiana, where police chief candidate Chris Paul remains on the ballot—and is running unopposed—after being arrested on allegations that he raped two 13-year-old girls nearly 20 years ago. Paul has not been convicted and is presumed innocent. Woody also looks back at October 9 in true-crime history, including Aileen Wuornos, Jerry Sandusky and the D.C. sniper attacks. Pasted text Pasted text

In Family Matters, Georgia parents face second-degree murder charges after toxicology reportedly found kratom and nitrous oxide in their two-year-old daughter’s system. A Florida woman is accused of knocking her boyfriend unconscious with a laptop during an argument. Finally, a major break comes in the 2006 murders of Chynna Dickus and her 10-year-old stepson Blake, as investigators announce an arrest after nearly 20 years of searching for answers. Pasted text Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Chris Paul, Elizabeth Louisiana, police chief, Allen Parish, Aileen Wuornos, DC sniper, death row, kratom, nitrous oxide, Family Matters, child overdose, Chynna Dickus, Blake Dickus, Michael Jerome James, Indiana cold case, cold case arrest, Justice For Madison, Madison Renee Allen, Stephanie Hevia, true crime

October 9 true-crime history
California death-row inmate seeking a pen pal
Louisiana police chief candidate facing rape allegations
Two-year-old’s kratom and nitrous oxide death
Florida woman accused of attacking boyfriend with a laptop
2006 murders of Chynna and Blake Dickus
Arrest nearly 20 years after the Indiana murders
Reward money, cold cases and the importance of tips
#JusticeForMadison and #JusticeForStephanie

The Elizabeth, Louisiana police-chief race presents an unusual situation: according to the episode, Chris Paul is the only remaining candidate while facing allegations involving two girls. Woody emphasizes that Paul has not been convicted and retains the presumption of innocence. Pasted text

The episode ends on the kind of development Woody continually stresses—never giving up on a cold case. Nearly 20 years after Chynna and Blake Dickus were killed, Michael Jerome James has been indicted on two murder counts. Woody connects that breakthrough to the continuing search for answers in the Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia cases and urges anyone with information to call 313-RLRC-TIP.

True Crime Time For October 8, 2026 | An American Idol Murder, a Toddler Burned Alive & a Babysitter’s Chilling Confession Oct 08, 2026

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Woody Overton begins with an update on #JusticeForMadison, as he prepares to attend Thomas Morris’s arraignment with Madison Renee Allen’s mother. Morris’s current charges stem from an unrelated case involving a Montana woman and include second-degree kidnapping, false imprisonment and illegal possession of stolen firearms. Woody also looks back at October 8 true-crime history, including the Jamison family disappearance, Aileen Wuornos, Samuel Little and the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Pasted text

In Family Matters, two domestic-violence cases end with men receiving life sentences for murdering former partners. Then, an Illinois father is accused of killing the mother of his two-year-old son and leaving the toddler to die inside a burning vehicle. Woody closes with the disturbing case of PhD student Nicole Virzi, accused of killing her best friend’s six-week-old baby while babysitting and injuring his twin brother—a death-penalty case centered in part on statements she made during a lengthy police interview. Pasted text Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Justice For Madison, Madison Renee Allen, Thomas Morris, Aileen Wuornos, Samuel Little, Randy Zimmerman, Tabitha Truscott, Kaylee Hill Nelson, Jeremiah Duncan, Heaven Wood, KJ Duncan Wood, Nicole Virzi, Leon Katz, Ari Katz, child abuse, domestic violence, death penalty, true crime

#JusticeForMadison and Thomas Morris arraignment
October 8 true-crime history
Randy Zimmerman double murder
Kaylee Hill Nelson stalking and murder case
Jeremiah Duncan domestic-violence allegations
Two-year-old KJ’s death in a burning vehicle
Nicole Virzi and the death of six-week-old Leon
Alleged injuries to Leon’s twin brother
Disputed confession and death-penalty prosecution

The episode puts a heavy focus on domestic violence and crimes against children, from two women killed by former partners to the horrific allegation that a father left his own two-year-old son inside a burning vehicle. Pasted text

The Nicole Virzi case remains pending. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, while her defense maintains her innocence and argues that her statements to investigators were involuntary. A judge ruled that the statements could be presented to the jury.

True Crime Time For October 7, 2026 | An American Idol Murder, a Baby Cut From the Womb & a 33-Year-Old Cold Case Oct 07, 2026

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Woody Overton covers the conviction of former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, sentenced to life without parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, as she slept in their Ohio home. Prosecutors presented evidence of his affair, disturbing messages about wanting Ashley dead, and an attempted staging of the murder as a burglary. Woody also follows yesterday’s military death-penalty story with the reported plans for Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting. Pasted text

Also: a seven-year-old girl is fatally stabbed in Chicago, a Kentucky father receives 20 years after his 15-month-old son died during a motorcycle stunt, and a pregnant Kentucky mother is found murdered with her unborn baby removed from her womb. Finally, DNA provides a major break in the 1993 murder of Tammy Davis, leading Dallas police to a capital-murder arrest more than three decades later. Pasted text Pasted text

A former American Idol contestant is sentenced to life for murdering his wife, a pregnant mother is found murdered with her unborn baby removed, and DNA leads to an arrest in a 33-year-old Texas cold case. Plus, a devastating motorcycle stunt and the killing of a seven-year-old girl in Chicago.

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Caleb Flynn, Ashley Flynn, American Idol murder, Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood shooting, military death penalty, Chicago child murder, Kentucky motorcycle death, April Barlow Celio, Kentucky murder, Tammy Davis, Dallas cold case, Gary Lynn Ross, CODIS, DNA evidence, capital murder, true crime

Caleb Flynn convicted of murdering Ashley Flynn
American Idol contestant’s affair and incriminating messages
Nidal Hasan and the military death penalty
Seven-year-old girl murdered in Chicago
Doctor found dead during a children’s sleepover in England
Father sentenced after fatal motorcycle stunt with his baby
Murder of pregnant mother April Barlow Celio
U.S. Marshals track down a murder suspect
DNA breakthrough in Tammy Davis’s 1993 cold case

The Caleb Flynn case shows how the alleged burglary story unraveled as investigators examined the physical evidence, Flynn’s changing account, his affair and messages presented at trial. A jury convicted him after roughly two hours of deliberation, and he was sentenced to life without parole. Pasted text

The episode ends with a long-awaited cold-case breakthrough: Dallas investigators say DNA from blood found at Tammy Davis’s 1993 murder scene produced a CODIS match that ultimately led them to Gary Lynn Ross, who has now been charged with capital murder.

True Crime Time For October 6, 2026 | A Mother-Daughter Murder Plot, 35 Shot at a Block Party & Military Death Row Oct 06, 2026

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Woody Overton opens with October 6 in true-crime history before covering a mass shooting at a Georgia block party that left two people dead and dozens injured, and the arrest of a California woman accused of acting as an unregistered Chinese agent and surveilling a Taiwanese official’s family in the United States. Pasted text

In Family Matters, Woody revisits the chilling case of Diane and Rachel Staudte, the Missouri mother and daughter convicted in a plot involving antifreeze poisonings within their own family. He also covers a Kentucky woman sentenced for killing her mother and the murder of Rachel Prince, whose boyfriend killed her just 32 days after being released from jail for previously assaulting her. Finally, Woody looks at the U.S. military death penalty and the four men currently on military death row as the military prepares for the possibility of its first execution in more than 60 years. Pasted text Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, October 6, Diane Staudte, Rachel Staudte, antifreeze poisoning, Family Matters, Georgia mass shooting, Vienna Georgia, Chinese espionage, Brianna Rich, Carol Rich, Rachel Prince, Jason Palmer, domestic violence, military death row, Fort Hood shooting, Nidal Hasan, Ronald Gray, Timothy Hennis, Hasan Akbar, death penalty, true crime

October 6 true-crime history
Georgia block-party mass shooting
Alleged Chinese espionage operation in the U.S.
Diane and Rachel Staudte antifreeze poisonings
A mother and daughter accused of plotting against their family
Brianna Rich sentenced for killing her mother
Rachel Prince’s domestic-violence murder
Christa Pike execution fallout
U.S. military death row
Nidal Hasan and the Fort Hood shooting
The possibility of the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years

The Staudte case is the centerpiece of Family Matters: an anonymous tip led investigators to reexamine a series of deaths and illnesses inside one family, eventually uncovering the antifreeze poisoning plot involving Diane and her daughter Rachel. Diane received life without parole, while Rachel’s agreement included the possibility of parole after decades in prison. Pasted text

The episode closes with a look at military capital punishment. Woody discusses the four prisoners identified in the episode as being on U.S. military death row and the possibility that the military could carry out its first execution since 1961.

True Crime Time For October 5, 2026 | Two Little Girls Found Dead, a Botched Execution Fallout & Deadly Friday Night Lights Oct 05, 2026

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Woody Overton starts with October 5 in true-crime history, from the Dalton Gang’s disastrous 1892 double-bank robbery and the 2001 anthrax attacks to the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway and the notorious crimes and mythology surrounding H.H. Holmes. Pasted text

Then, Family Matters brings two disturbing cases involving children: a loaded handgun found in a three-year-old’s daycare backpack in Michigan, and a South Carolina mother charged with homicide by child abuse after her two young daughters were found dead. Woody also follows the fallout from Christa Pike’s failed execution, including the resignation of Tennessee’s corrections commissioner and the independent investigation into what went wrong. Later, he covers a deadly Florida self-defense case involving a 15-year-old, alleged football-team hazing in Maryland, and the senseless shooting death of Nashville high-school student Cameron Frierson after a Friday-night football game. Pasted text Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Dalton Gang, anthrax attacks, Jessica Ridgeway, H.H. Holmes, Family Matters, Michigan daycare gun, Justine Marie May, child abuse, Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer, Tennessee death penalty, botched execution, Frank Strada, Florida self defense, Howard High School, football hazing, Cameron Frierson, Nashville shooting, true crime

Dalton Gang and October 5 crime history
2001 anthrax attacks
Jessica Ridgeway murder
H.H. Holmes and the Murder Castle
Loaded gun found in a three-year-old’s backpack
Two young sisters found dead in South Carolina
Fallout from Christa Pike’s failed execution
Florida teen shooting ruled self-defense
Maryland football hazing investigation
Cameron Frierson’s fatal shooting in Nashville

The South Carolina case raises particularly difficult questions because deputies reportedly had contact with the mother and children five times during August and September before the girls were found dead. An internal review of the agency’s previous responses is now underway. Pasted text

The Christa Pike story also continues to develop. Tennessee’s corrections commissioner is stepping down while an independent review examines the failed execution, and the state’s remaining executions for 2026 have been called off pending that review.

True Crime Time For October 3, 2026 | Murder Without a Body, a Drive-Thru Shooting & a Woman Abducted for a Bride Oct 03, 2026

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Woody Overton opens with October 3 in true-crime history, including O.J. Simpson’s 1995 acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman—and the strange coincidence that exactly 13 years later, Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. He also gives updates on #JusticeForMadison, #JusticeForStephanie and #JusticeForHailey, reminding Lifers to keep the tips coming. Pasted text

Then, an Arizona drive-thru dispute ends in gunfire after a man allegedly shoots at a driver who had been found asleep behind the wheel. In Orlando, Giselle Gonzalez is sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty to murdering her roommate, Rulendi Oruni Medina Pacheco, whose body has never been found. Investigators say surveillance showed Gonzalez buying a chainsaw and other supplies after Pacheco disappeared, while the victim’s blood was later discovered throughout their apartment. Pasted text

Woody also covers the alleged murder of Virginia mother Lisa Bradford, a rape conviction in Wales, and the fallout from a massive brawl involving Louisiana high-school football. In Family Matters, a California man is accused of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old brother.

Finally, Woody revisits the incredible 1984 kidnapping of Olympic biathlon hopeful Kari Swenson, who was abducted in the Montana wilderness by father-and-son survivalists who wanted a woman to live with them. Swenson was shot during an attempted rescue, and rescuer Alan Goldstein was killed—but she survived. Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, OJ Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman, Justice for Madison, Justice for Stephanie, Justice for Hailey, Arizona drive thru shooting, Giselle Gonzalez, Rulendi Medina Pacheco, murder without a body, Lisa Bradford, Gary Longfield, Louisiana high school football, Jose Miranda Jr, Diego Miranda, Kari Swenson, Don Nichols, Dan Nichols, Alan Goldstein, Montana kidnapping, true crime

O.J. Simpson acquittal anniversary
#JusticeForMadison, #JusticeForStephanie and #JusticeForHailey
Arizona In-N-Out Burger shooting
Murder conviction without a recovered body
Chainsaw purchase in the Giselle Gonzalez case
Lisa Bradford murder case
Wales rape conviction
Louisiana high-school football brawl
Brother accused of killing brother in California
Kari Swenson kidnapping and survival
Don and Dan Nichols
Alan Goldstein’s death during the rescue attempt

The Kari Swenson case is one of the episode’s most extraordinary stories: an Olympic hopeful kidnapped by two survivalists, chained to one of her captors, shot through the lung during a rescue attempt, and ultimately surviving after being stranded in the Montana wilderness. Pasted text

The Orlando case is equally striking for a different reason: Gonzalez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder despite Pacheco’s body never being recovered, with prosecutors relying on circumstantial and forensic evidence surrounding her disappearance

True Crime Time For October 2, 2026 | Christa Pike Survives Execution & Tennessee Halts the Rest Oct 02, 2026

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Woody Overton takes a deep dive into the extraordinary attempted execution of Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike. After last-minute court battles, Tennessee proceeded with Pike’s execution, but two doses of lethal-injection drugs failed to kill her. According to the reports covered in the episode, Pike remained alive and was transported to a hospital. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee subsequently ordered a third-party review and halted the state’s remaining executions for the year. Pasted text

Woody revisits the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, the crime for which Pike was sentenced to death, and discusses the broader debate surrounding capital punishment, execution protocols and what happens when an execution goes wrong. He also looks back at Ted Bundy’s execution and a long history of botched or failed executions—from lethal injection and the electric chair to gas chambers, hangings and centuries-old beheadings. Pasted text Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer, Tennessee death row, botched execution, lethal injection, death penalty, capital punishment, Governor Bill Lee, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Tony Carruthers, Ted Bundy, electric chair, gas chamber, hanging, botched executions, true crime

Christa Pike’s attempted execution
Colleen Slemmer murder
Two lethal-injection doses fail
Tennessee halts remaining 2026 executions
Review of Tennessee’s execution protocol
Tony Carruthers execution attempt
Ted Bundy’s execution
Lethal injection complications
Historic botched executions
Electric chair, gas chamber and hanging
Capital punishment debate

The central story is the failed execution of Christa Pike and its consequences. After Pike survived the attempted lethal injection, Tennessee halted its remaining executions for 2026 while the process is reviewed. Pasted text

Woody uses the incident to examine a much larger question throughout the episode: how governments carry out death sentences, what constitutes a botched execution, and how failures can affect other death-row cases and victims’ families.

True Crime Time For October 1, 2026 | A Mom Leaves 4 Kids for a Cruise, 40 Years on Death Row & a Midair Attack Oct 01, 2026

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Woody Overton kicks off October with some of the crimes tied to this date in history, including the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the Los Angeles Times bombing, the Golden State Killer, the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, and the sentencing of Nazi leaders following the Nuremberg Trials. Pasted text

Then, passengers aboard a flight bound for Israel face a terrifying midair emergency after an alleged attack in the cockpit leaves one pilot injured and the aircraft rapidly losing altitude. In Family Matters, Florida mother Nathalie Belazare is accused of leaving four children—including a two-month-old baby—home alone while she took a three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Police found the children alone, and Belazare was arrested when she returned. Pasted text Pasted text

Woody also covers developments involving Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike before turning to a very different death-penalty story: Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent more than 40 years on Utah's death row, has been released while awaiting a new trial after newly analyzed DNA evidence excluded him as a match to evidence from the 1985 murder of Eva Olesen. Pasted text

Finally, Woody examines the controversy surrounding Florida death-row inmate William Lee Thompson, whose attorneys argue his severe medical condition makes his scheduled execution unconstitutional. Woody revisits the brutal 1976 murder of Sally Ivester at the center of Thompson's case. Pasted text

True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, October 1, Las Vegas shooting, Polly Klaas, Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, Nuremberg Trials, Nathalie Belazare, child neglect, Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer, Douglas Stewart Carter, Eva Olesen, Utah death row, William Lee Thompson, Sally Ivester, Florida death row, death penalty, true crime

October 1 true-crime history
2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
Polly Klaas kidnapping and murder
Nuremberg Trial sentencing
Midair cockpit attack and emergency landing
Nathalie Belazare child-neglect allegations
Christa Pike execution litigation
Douglas Stewart Carter's release after 40+ years
New DNA evidence in the Eva Olesen case
William Lee Thompson execution challenge
Sally Ivester murder

This episode presents two sharply different sides of capital punishment: Douglas Stewart Carter was released from custody after more than four decades on death row as his case heads toward a new trial, while William Lee Thompson is challenging whether Florida can execute him given his severe medical condition. Pasted text

The charges against Nathalie Belazare remain allegations. According to the account covered in the episode, authorities found the four children without an adult in the home, and she was arrested after returning from the cruise.

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