Real LIfe Real Crime | #JusticeForBradley ep 10

Summary

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Real Life Real Crime: #JusticeForBradley Ep 10

Host: Woody Overton
Release Date: August 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this gripping episode of Real Life Real Crime, Woody Overton delivers a candid, detailed update on the intertwined investigations of Bradley’s six-year-old unsolved murder and the more recent suspicious death of Austin O'Banion (AO). Woody pulls apart persistent rumors of conspiracy, shares new documentary evidence around AO’s legal troubles and cooperation with law enforcement, and highlights the broader challenges of pursuing cold cases as a “one-man band.” The episode takes listeners on a deep dive into court documents, probation records, and revelations from inside Vernon Parish, Louisiana, raising questions about institutional failures, community fatigue, and the costs of seeking justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Progress and Pushback in an Ongoing Investigation

• Woody expresses fatigue but unwavering resolve in pursuing justice for Bradley and AO, detailing his daily grind of following up on a flood of leads, from “out-there” tips to vital new evidence.
• He addresses criticism for the investigation’s pace, pointing out that while the sheriff’s office had years with little to show, he’s working the cases largely alone and making “huge progress.”

Quote [05:24]:
“If you want to be pissed off at somebody… be mad at your sheriff’s office. They’ve had this case for almost six years… and nothin’s been done.”

2. Rumors and Realities: Rejecting the Conspiracy Label

• Woody clarifies that he’s never claimed a vast conspiracy involving law enforcement, the DA, and others, instead noting “shady” practices and failings that create the perception of collusion.
• He recognizes widespread community distrust, explaining that while failures exist, most people in Vernon Parish “are just tired” and not inherently corrupt.

Quote [08:39]:
“I have never said this whole thing is a big conspiracy, okay? ...Shit is shady from all different angles. And it is. And Burnham Parish knows it because you wouldn’t be blowing me up all day long.”

3. Revelations About AO’s Probation and Role as an Informant

• Woody exposes, using court minutes and probation records, how AO was a known confidential informant who helped law enforcement in exchange for leniency on various charges, including identity theft and forgery.
• He traces AO’s probation violations, failure to report, and eventual arrest, reading directly from legal documents to shine a light on her legal circumstances.

Quote [16:00]:
“She was a known confidential informant for Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office. She… helped herself before when she got out of trouble by telling on somebody else. That’s a fact.”

Detailed Timeline of AO’s Legal Troubles:

• Nov. 2022: AO pleads guilty to identity theft, gets 3 years probation after suspended sentence.
• Late 2022-June 2023: She fails to report, prompting a warrant for her arrest.
• June 26, 2023: AO arrested on absconding warrant.
• August 11, 2023: Probation hearing; AO admits violations, sentenced to 30 days in jail with probation to be restored after.

4. AO’s Co-operation on Bradley’s Case and the Mystery of Her Death

• AO was in jail, detoxing and, according to Woody, had a “moment of clarity,” choosing to cooperate with law enforcement on Bradley’s case.
• She allegedly passed a polygraph “with flying colors” regarding what she witnessed the day Bradley was murdered and provided detailed information to detectives.
• Woody highlights an alarming procedural issue: AO, supposed to be in jail serving her sentence, was inexplicably released early; less than 48 hours later, she was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Official narrative: an overdose, but with physical injuries and subsequent inconsistencies.

Quote [41:27]:
“The problem with that is, she’s supposed to do 30 days in jail... and guess what? She was found— they said overdose, right?... She wasn’t supposed to be out. There’s nothing in the court records... Regardless, she got out, and however, less than 48 hours later, she’s found dead...”

5. Connections, Cartels, and Local Politics

• Woody recounts how AO’s father was told by the sheriff that “the cartel was not involved”—an unsolicited comment, but Woody reveals court files showing the Sonola Mexican cartel’s documented presence in Vernon Parish, and the sheriff’s own lenient letter for a convicted cartel distributor.
• He draws attention to a culture of minimized accountability, implicit bias, and possibly misplaced local loyalties, fueling public suspicion.

Quote [47:26]:
“Who would think that the cartel… would ever even be in Vernon Parish? I have a case file where a guy was the largest distributor for the Sonola Mexican cartel in Vernon Parish, and he took a plea bargain for 20 years... The main reason I’m telling you about it is… guess who wrote a shining letter of review for him… Sheriff Sam Kraft.”

6. Community Impact and Call for Tips

• Woody testifies to a “groundswell of attention” in the local community, with ongoing conversations in convenience stores and during “morning coffee,” and reiterates the importance of continued public tips via the RLRC tip line (313-RLRC-TIP).

Quote [52:15]:
“One person called me yesterday and said bro, you wouldn’t believe... Every morning coffee, every convenience store in the Parish, people stopping at the counter, they talkin’ about this case...”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “You can go eat a bag of dicks, okay? Or go listen somewhere else.”
  (Woody Overton addressing naysayers, [06:12])

• “She sat in jail, right... That’s where y'all heard the witness say Detective Ants came into jail and hollered down and said, ‘Hey, get her ready for her polygraph...’”
  (Woody, on AO’s cooperation as a jailhouse informant, [15:00])

• “Nobody deserves to be murdered and nobody deserves to be unalived. Or if you will.”
  (Woody reflecting on AO’s fate, [44:00])

• “Rome wasn’t built in a day. Not gonna do it half ass, gonna come correct.”
  (Woody on his methodical approach, [51:03])

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [03:53] — Woody begins the episode and pushes back on critics who doubt progress.
• [08:05] — Addresses ongoing conspiracy theories and clarifies his stance.
• [15:00] — Begins reading AO’s probation and cooperation court documents.
• [26:43] — Details terms of AO’s sentence and her obligations as a cooperating witness.
• [29:27] — Explains the probation revocation process and its implications for AO.
• [41:27] — Exposes the problem of AO’s supposed early release and her death timeline.
• [47:26] — Introduces evidence about cartel involvement and law enforcement’s connections.
• [51:03] — Urges listeners to keep calling in tips and highlights the significance of community action.

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Additional Highlights

• Woody reflects on the emotional and logistical toll of pursing multiple cold cases as a solo investigator, balancing podcasting, field work, and social media.
• He teases future episodes exploring the cartel case and its intersection with local law enforcement.
• Calls for continued support and patience from listeners, notes the unique RLRC tip line for confidential information.

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Summary

Woody Overton’s #JusticeForBradley Ep 10 is a raw, unfiltered look at what it means to chase truth in small-town America where justice moves slowly and trust is brittle. Through firsthand legal records, candid commentary, and years of investigative grit, Woody exposes institutional gaps, personal risks, and the complicated reality behind two tragic and still-unanswered deaths. For those seeking an unflinching window into the real machinery— and human cost— of true crime investigation, this episode is essential listening.

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Transcript

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[Woody Overton (Podcast Host)]

Hello everybody, and welcome this episode of Real Life, Real Crime, the podcast. As always, I'm your host, Woody Overton. And yet he's been running and gunning. It's been a long week. A lot of boots on the ground. A lot of the. I can't say too much without giving too much away. The been on hashtag just for Bradley and hashtag justice for Austin o' Banion. Non stop every day, multiple, multiple, multiple sources, following different leads and everything else. And yes, the cases are progressing, but every lead has to be followed, right? And I have some of them pulled up. And just to give you a variety of what's going on, you get every kind of lead in the case from. From way out there. Just absolutely couldn't be true. Like aliens and shit did it right up to. All the way up to stuff that has to be followed and followed hardcore. So that's all going on. And you know, you get a lot of. Well, not a lot. I've got messages on TikTok and wherever. They're like, oh, I wish, I wish he would hurry up and solve this case. You know, he's had this case for three months and he hadn't solved it. Well, no, I haven't solved it. Or maybe I have solved it and then I just gather more information. I'm not going to tell you that. But the deal being is, and I'm pretty sure those are the haters, the followers from Burnham Parish Sheriff's Office. And that's fine, I don't care. But people, Bradley has been dead. In two months, it'll be six years. And I'm one man. Okay? Burnham Parish Sheriff's Office has a wealth of tools and resources that they can use to do. You know, they get even the crazy tips. If they get them in, they can send somebody out to investigate them. Or they should, right? And then. But if I have, If I have 65 tips and each one of them's got to be followed up on or 165. I'm one person and I'm still doing regular or the true crime time. Four shows. Yeah. Four days a week. And hashtag just for Bradley, hashtag just for Ao. And you know, I got other stuff that I'm doing also. So I'm a one man band, one man show. Does it mean we're not making progress? Hell no, because we're making progress, huge progress. And then you throw in the fights like me and them hacking us and all that stuff and trying to keep up with social media and everything that's rolling and it just, just doesn't stop. So if you want to be pissed off at somebody that. I've been talking about it for, I don't think it's been three months, but however long it's been, I guess nine weeks. So yeah, and I did have for about a month before that. So it three months. One man. And I have made more headway in these case. First of all, there's only going to be one case which morphed into two cases, which is now morphed into the whole Vernon Parish. You know, look, I don't just get tips on, on Bradley and ao. I got tips on everybody. And I'm gonna start covering some of those stories, but not so much from the investigator standpoint just to tell them, but it's, it's all going on, so it doesn't stop. So if, if you are one of the people who were like, oh, he's not doing anything, he's just telling a story, you can go eat a bag of dicks, okay? Or go listen somewhere else. If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at your sheriff's office. They've had this case for almost six years. Bradley's case. They've had AO's case for what, two years and, and nothing's been done on it. Naturally, we, we know that. But the Bradley's case, six years old and you want me to rush it, which I never would do, and you want it solved in an hour on a podcast. Not going to happen. But when I come, I'll come correct and we'll make them dance. Okay? And evidently, look, the tip line. Three one, three RLRC tip. It's working. I get messages and calls all day, every day and all night. And you know, good people, some ex law enforcement, some business owners, some. Well, you know what? I'm not going to some crazy, but I get them. And evidently Vernon Paris is talking about these cases now, which is great. That's what we need to get more tips. And I'm not bitching about the tips y', all that. But they have to be worked, okay? And I'm working with as long as I need to work them until I get Ready to bring it to the powers that be that are actually going to handle this. So enough about that, I guess. Back in the saddle again. Now, I was thinking about this and how I want to approach this, and I guess I'll, you know, left you with AO's autopsy and some questions about that and what was and what wasn't done. Oh, here's another one. Conspiracy. Conspiracy. Let's talk about that. I have never said this whole thing is a big conspiracy, okay? I have said that Bradley, first of all, is murdered. And I'm giving you the facts that the way they were presented to me, okay? And we're working on it, all right? And look, if shit wasn't done or was done incorrectly with by Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office, that's on them. The. The. Certainly. I think there are way more great people in Burnham Parish Sheriff's Office and Vernon Parish than there are bad. Now, I know a lot of you think it's a conspiracy, and I've never said it's conspiracy. And then the AO's case being tied in to Bradley's case. I believe that. I believe she was murdered because she rat it, man, straight up. And I'm gonna prove that to you today. Prove it to you. I'm gonna give you some more evidence on. On today's episode. But don't lump me in and get on. On social media and say, oh, so you think the DA's and the coroners and the sheriff's office and the bad guys are all conspiring to do this? Da, da, da. No, motherfucker. I wonder why you think it's a conspiracy. I didn't say it's a conspiracy, all right? I said shit is shady from all different angles. And it is. And. And Burnham Parish knows it because you wouldn't be blowing me up all day long. And. And that. Look, the people in Burnham Parish are fucking tired. They're tired of cases not getting solved. They're tired. And you know what happens is when you have stuff like this that goes on and. And then something else happens, then they're like, oh, well, they didn't solve this one. And this must be related to this one. And I have these messages and. And then they were tied in and said, well, it must be a conspiracy, right? Whatever. I didn't say conspiracy. If it proves out to be a conspiracy in the end, well, that's what. Where the evidence will lead. But you make yourself suspect by saying that. I'm saying everything. Everybody's in cahoots and everybody's bad. I Never said that. Never believe that. And. But the facts are what they are. All right? What I told you about AO's photographs and autopsy, that's fact. That's hardcore fact. All right, Then what I'm about to read you about AO is hardcore fact. It's not a conspiracy. All right, so let's get into this. I actually got the court minutes, y'. All. Now, remember I told you Austin Banion got picked up on a probation violation, in my experience. And then this, this is going to back it up. My experience is the. We call it getting swung. When you're out on paper or probation or parole, you. You're assigned an officer and you have the judge read you strict rules and guidelines that you have to follow. This is a condition of you getting the fuck out of jail, all right? And you have to follow for whatever your charge is, you have to follow the rules. And if you don't follow them, then they will rearrest your ass for violating those rules that the judge laid down. And then you get sent to jail, right on your probation violation. And it may take a month or two for you to get before the judge again, but when you get before the judge again, your probation or parole officer is got to get on the stand and testify. First of all, they got to get. Get the warrant to tell the judge before you get arrested, right? And they have to swear probable cause for that. But then when you finally get to court, you don't get a bond. When you go to jail on a probation violation, it just doesn't happen. All right? You do not get out before you see the judge, period. And a lot of times the judge will swing you is, let's say you had 10 years sentence to the Department of Corrections suspended based on you being put on, you know, probation for three years, whatever. You have to meet X, Y and Z standards. And if you violate any of these, you get swung and that's it. And then when you go back before the judge, he can, he can go all the way back to making you serve every day of that 10 year sentence. Or they can say, okay, well, you know what? And usually it's some parish jail time involved on the first offense. Okay? You're going back to jail for the X amount of time. And when you get out, I will restore your original sentence of probation. You're still backing up that time, right? You got to complete all the shit the judge lays out to get off the probation and to get off from whatever the original DOC sentence they sent us you to. All right? So I told you that Austin o' Banion got picked up on a probation violation. And she sat in jail. Right. And that's where the. The y' all heard the witness say that Detective Ants came into jail and hollered down and said, hey, get her ready for her polygraph. And in Lake Charles, Right. And so everybody knew she was. She was talking on Bradley's case. I mean, it was a well known fact. And also not throwing shade on ao, but. And I can prove this, and I'll prove it later on. She was a known confidential informant for Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office. She. She had helped herself before when she got out of trouble by telling on somebody else. That's a fact. So she gets picked up, locked up, no whole. I mean, no. No buying, no chance of getting out before you see the judge. Okay. And now I'm gonna tell you about her original case that this probation violation came on. And these, these are actual court documents, y'. All. So I'm gonna read them, so bear with me. And all the way to the end, because the dates are what's very important. So the original, we're going all the way back to November 14th of 2022. And it's. There's three charges lifted listed. 0203 of 22. So February 3rd of 2022. Count one, defi identity. Count two, forgery. Count three, theft identity. All right. In accord documents read the 13th Judicial District Court, Honorable C. Anthony Evans. I'm sorry, Eaves presiding. Jessica Blambaker. Court reporter Jennifer Bordelon. Minute clerk Sean Carter as a bailiff convened and processed as follows. 977-75-State of Louisiana vs. Austin Lena O'. Banion. Plea and sentence to count one, theft of identity. Count two, forgery. Count three, theft identity. The defendant was present with counsel Lisa Nelson on behalf of Clay Williams. The state was represented by Assistant District Attorney Ronald C. Trunk. The defendant moved to withdraw her former plea of not guilty of and entered a plea of guilty to 97775. Count one, as charged. The defendant was sworn and questioned by the court regard regarding her age, education and health. All right, boom. Not. Not a boom. But the. Y', all, they do that any time. And somebody takes a plea deal. The judge, I ask him, what's your education level? Do you understand English? Do you understand what you're doing here? They want to make sure it won't get overturned on appeal. Okay, back to the court document.

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Pay restitution to blank blank. I'm not going to say the victim's name in the amount of $999. 4. Testify truthfully against the CO defendant. Blank, Blank, Blank. Three names. 5. Comply with the conditions of probation. The defendant was advised that the sentence is subject to diminution for good behavior and was not enhan upon the basis of the habitual offender laws or other provisions of law. The defendant was advised pursuant to Article 914 that any motion for appeal must be made within 30 days and Article 930.8, the application for post conviction relief must be filed within two years. On the motion of the state, the court grants Motion to dismiss. 9, 7, 555, counts two and three. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. All right, stick with me. All this. This is where it gets good. All right, so basically, they dropped two of the charges. She pled guilty to one, and that's what she got sentenced to. Okay, moving on. Count one, theft identity. Count two, forgery. Count three, theft identity. The 13th Judicial District Court honorable C. Anthony Ease presiding. Jessica Blum Blanken Baker. Court reporter Jennifer Bordelon, Minute Clark, Johnny West. Bailiff convened and proceed as follows. 97775. State of Louisiana vs Austin Laney o', banion deaf identity. Here we go. Probation revocation hearing. The defendant was present with counsel Lisa Nelson, who was standing in for Clay Williams. The state was represented by assistant district attorney Ronald C. Strunk. The defendant admits to the allegation that she is in violation of the conditions of probation. Based on her own admission. The court finds that the defendant is in violation of the conditions of probation and ordered the defendant to serve 30 days in the Vernon Parish jail and restored the defendant to probation. The court further denied ecc. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the sheriff and y'. All. This was signed on August 11th of 2025.

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Very, very this is a. This is a true copy and correct copy of the minutes of the 30th Judicial District Court. Judge Scott Westershield presiding and the Deputy Clerk. 30th Judicial Court, Vernon Parish, August 11, 2025 why is that important? Okay, let's roll. Continuing Sick women. We'll put together and then if I turn it sideways, read it. Better not really. All right. Now this is how she got back to courtyard. Detainer notification affidavit of probable cause. A motion for hearing to revoke probation. State of Louisiana, Parish of Vernon. Docket number VRN97775. Says before me the undersigned authority personally came and appeared Mark Winkler, who being first duly sworn, deposed and said that he is an employee of the Office of Probation and Parole. Assigned to the following case. Probationer Austin abanion, Doc. Number 579714. Offenses convicted of identity theft. Conviction date 1114, 2022. Sentencing Judge Anthony Eves, Division B. Original sentence five years. Suspended three years. Probation detained. Here's the date, y'. All. 626 of 2023. And that affiant has called that the probation to be arrested for violations of the terms of his or her probation in the following particulars. 1. Make a fool. This is where they're going to list what Austin did wrong. To get arrested again. Okay. To get swung. 1. Make a full and truthful report at the end of each each month. And it says in that subject failed to report into Leesville district office since 1128, 2022, which led to an absconding warrant being issued on 1 23rd of 2023. On 6 26, 2023, subject was arrested on that absconding warrant by Probation and parole. Okay, so she didn't. That's the first thing she didn't do. I'm gonna read you the rest of them. But the. So that on she failed to report on November 28th of 2022, they finally issue a warrant for. On January 23rd of 2023. And they. You can't outrun the papers. What I always say they called up terror on June 26, 2023. All right, now, what else does she do wrong? 3. Report to the probation officer as directed and that subject failed to report to the Leesville District Office as ordered on 12:01, 2022. 4. Permit the probation officer to visit you at home or elsewhere. Does she do wrong in that Subject has moved from her listed address without notifying her officer, making home visits impossible. Next 19 remain within the jurisdiction of the court and get the permission of the probation officer before making any change in your address or your employment. Was she the wrong in that subject Change her address without the permission of her officer? The probationer's history of violations during this term of probation include the following. Based upon the probationer's conduct and prior history of violation, the affiant moves the sentencing judge to take the appropriate action as to the continued detention of probationer and to assign the matter for a hearing as to revocation of probation. It's signed by Mark Winkler, probation officer. And one that's on June 26th of 2023. So when they got her, right? So the judge issues a warrant back in January. They try to contact her since November. Basically, she violate those terms. I just read y'. All. And they catch her on June 26th of 2023. Now she's going to jail. Okay? She's sitting in jail. Now, continuing action by the court considered the foregoing motion. It is ordered that probable cause. And there's. Y' all could list Nova probable cause or probable cause. But I'm reading where he initialed by it. Probable cause is found on probation violations. The probationer is to appear at a hearing on the 26th day of July, 2023 at 9:00am to determine if probation should be revoked for the conditions of probation. Amended bill is denied. And the initials are by that. Okay, PDO is appointed. I guess that's public defender's office is appointed to represent the probation. This done before me in Leesville, Louisiana, this 28th day of June 2023. And that's. These initials are Judge Anthony eaves, Division B, 30th Judicial Court. And this says, Please serve Probationary Austin O', Banion, Vernon Parish Jail. Right. Okay, stick with me, all right, y'. All. So he originally said it for the 26th day of July, all right, 2023 at 9am that didn't happen. For whatever reason, she goes back on. On August 11th. And I may have said 2025 earlier. That was incorrect. Okay, so she. Or 7, 26, 2023 and. And they didn't sign until later. But anyway, what is that? She was present in court on the theft of identity charge for her probation revocation hearing. Right? And she was present with her counsel, blah, blah, blah. And the DA's there, blah, blah, blah. She, the defendant admits to the allegation that she is in violation of the conditions of probation based on her own admission, the court finds that the defendant is in violation of the conditions of probation. In order the defendant to serve 30 days in the Vernon Parish jail. When she completes those 30 days, the defendant will be restored to probation. Means right back to where she is. She got swung for 30 days, right? Can't get out. Judge's orders. Can't get out. Swung for 30 days. And then you got to get back out and you got to follow all your terms of probation, y'. All. What. What is. What's wrong with this, right? You got to do 30 days in the jail period and we know she was there, got the records. And we. We know that they took her out to Detectives Vansen, whoever it was, the. They took her out in nighttime to her family's home. She collected a box. What's in it? Speculation. And we know that for a fact. And from many, many different sources, including the family, we know that she went to Lake Charles to take polygraph on whether she was being truthful on what she saw the day Bradley was murdered. Okay. We know she gave statements as to who was there. Right. And what she saw. 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Well, the problem with that is she's supposed to do 30 days in jail, which would have been like September 11th or something. Sometime around then in, guess what she was found. They said overdose, right? They also didn't say. They also said she didn't have a scratch on her. And that's documented everywhere. But the. She was found dead. Well, the injuries that, that I could see, that I described to you on July 31, 2023. Y', all, she's supposed to be in jail. She wasn't supposed to be out. There's nothing in the court records. And I've checked. There's nothing in the court records where they go back and the judge says, okay, she's helping and let her out. Right. Nothing on record, but regardless, she got out. Now, from all accounts, I think it was a day before, at least a day and a half before that she actually got out of jail. I have to go back and check that. But she gets out and however, less than 48 hours later, she's found dead with the injuries that I told you that I could see and some that were documented. An autopsy, like, oh, she had bruising all over her body and scratch on her knee. Then they documented the injuries to her forehead, whatever. But there was more. I mean, she just. And she wasn't supposed to be out of jail. She cooperated. Not the first time she's cooperated. All right, even in this court document, you hear that she. Part of her getting out on probation was she had to testify against her cohort. And this, the identity Theft, two counts, identity theft, and the four other charges. All right, so she cooperates. No big deal. Nobody deserves to be murdered and nobody deserves to be unalived. Or if you will. Now, I have hours, and I mean hours of recorded phone conversations with people who were there. People. Holly, I don't want to give. You know, it doesn't matter. People who were there. Law enforcement already knows this. People who were there right up until a point where Austin was found, they saying overdose. Think of throwing enough shade on that to make it questionable. People were there with her within, like, minutes, and you're the last one to see her alive. And she was staying in a. In the room in the trailer that you were sharing with somebody else. And then magically, she's found the way she was found. And you roll it in overdose. But you tell the family there's not a scratch on her. And you know what? I wasn't even going to read this today, but I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna touch on this. I have the full case file on this other case, the. You heard Morgan bag talk about on this episode, that the. Not this episode on the series, that when Sheriff Sam Kraft told Austin abandon's father that she didn't have a scratch on her, he also. And that she was dead. He also said that unsolicited, said the cartel was not involved. Now, that's kind of a weird statement, right? But the deal being is Vernon Parish is not that fucking big. And the. Of course, you have Fort Polk there or whatever they call it now, and that is really rural. Really, really rural. Right? Who would think that the cartel is. Would ever even be in Vernon Parish? I have a case file where a guy was the largest distributor for the Sonola Mexican cartel in Vernon Parish, and he took a plea bargain for 20 years, which was really a sweetheart of a deal for him. And I'm going to read that next week. I'm going to get into that. But the main reason I'm telling you about it is why, when he went for his sentencing, guess who wrote a shining letter of review for him saying that, you know what? He worked in our mechanic shop or where he worked, and he, you know, was a good inmate or whatever. Basically ask him for leniency. You know, hey, judge, when you look at this cat, you know, he was a good dude, right? He was a good inmate, whatever. And this is. It states in the paperwork, sonola Mexican cartel, largest drug dealer in Vernon Parish. This guy that the sheriff Sam Kraft wrote a glowing letter of review to the judge before the judge sentenced him. And it's all brought up in the appeals case. So if you think the cartel statement is out of context, if you think the Sonola Mexican cartel, and I'm sure you know the cartels are fighting over the territory or we're fighting over it, if you think it doesn't exist, you're crazy. It's. It's not crazy. You know, I don't want to call anybody crazy, but you're wrong. It's documented before. Proudest case that this guy got convicted. Specifically, and it's a lot of shit in there, but specifically for being the largest distributor for the Sonola Mexican cartel in Vernon Parish. Pounds of methamphetamine. There you have it. So the sheriff does know, or you know, I don't know. Maybe he was talking, just slipped out, slip his tongue or whatever. And maybe. Maybe this sheriff was thinking, maybe sheriff got told it was just an overdose. Maybe he never saw AO's body. I don't know. But the. He made that statement about the cartel. Well, he knows the cartel was there, and he knows what this guy that he wrote the letter for was going down for being largest distributor for the Snowlo cartel. Austin Abandon wasn't even supposed to be out of jail. I told y' all that before. You don't get out of jail on a probation revocation. You go back. Either you go into big boy or big girl prison to serve your full sentence, or you get 30 days or 90 days, however long in the parish jail, and they'll give you another shot of probation. Her cooperating. It is what it is. Maybe she had guilty conscience of not having come forward all these years later, but she was on the run from November when she didn't report in, and then all the violations. I read y' all finally, they got tired of shit in January, and they were like, get a warrant, right? Don't catch her until June. 6. Six months later, almost to the date. And the. And then she sits in jail for another month or something until she goes back to court and gets her 30 days and wasn't supposed to be out, so you do it. You also ban. You sitting in jail, detoxing from all, you know, the lifestyle that you're living or whatever. Have a moment of clarity for whatever reason, and then you want to talk. And she also not only talked to law enforcement, but she told basically the same story to another female inmate that was in there with her. The only difference was she told the cops that she picked Bradley up, and she told this female that Bradley picked Her up, whatever. And that wouldn't have been did Bradley pick you up or did you pick Bradley up? Wouldn't have been a question on the polygraph anyway.

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And keep calling in your tips. It is what it is. And Rome wasn't built in a day. Not going to do it. Half ass going to come correct. And everybody that keeps calling and look y'. All. Holy smokes. The not only on this case. Hey, keep calling in whatever you want. Love it. Right. I got a tip that leads back to probable serial killer for the 1980s. And supposedly there is a record recording of this dude confessing. And. And I can't pass that up. I mean I got. I gotta look into that too. If it's true, you could produce a recording of this guy confessing to these. These murders. It I'm gonna do what I do, this dog's gonna hunt. Right? And. And so this. Everything is going on, everything is progressing and the people there. One person called me yesterday and said bro, you wouldn't believe every time over morning coffee and every grocery store or not grocery store, every convenience store and in the Paris and people stopping at the counter they talking about this case or these cases. You know what they should be the Bradley's. Bradley's murdered Austin. There wouldn't even be a question about it had they not said there wasn't a scratch on her and had she not been working as confidential informant in in Bradley's murder case. I don't know say and it's plenty, plenty more I could read to y' all and I'll get into more next week. Just got back to home base. I have literally been gone for six days. So I'll do more on social media this week and and more tick tocks on different things about these cases. But y' all calling your tips 313 rlrc tip and that's for and hashtag justice for Bradley. Hashtag justice for AO anywhere you leave a comment patreon of convicts. You're going to get this early commercial free tonight. I would assume probably before midnight whenever Cindy can get done editing everybody else. You're going to get it on Sunday this week and I'll do a post about that. It's just the way business works y'. All and just got back in. Just was able to put it together. But please continue to call on your tips. In Ms. Barbara Blunt's case, the three episodes we dropped on real life for a crime of Sheriff Arts behind the scenes podcast talk about Ms. Barbara Blunt's case. Y' all use the same tip line 313RLRC tip calling anything. If you don't call the sheriff's office, you don't have to call me. I don't have to. I don't have to play by the law enforcement rules anymore. I don't have to give up names. All right. And I'm Woody Overton, your host. Real Life Real Crime the podcast until next time Forever. Don't let me catch you down on murder by you Peace.

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