Real Life Real Crime: True Crime Time For December 2, 2025

Overview

In this episode of "True Crime Time For," co-hosts Woody and Cindy Overton serve up a global sampler of jaw-dropping, macabre, and sometimes darkly humorous real crime stories. Broadcasting on the first Taco Tuesday of December, they dive into news from Mexico, North Dakota, Florida, Russia, California, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Listener engagement, advocacy for unsolved cases, and their signature candid, Southern storytelling style are front and center.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Guadalajara’s Mass Human Remains Find—World Cup Host City in Crisis

[06:20 - 10:22]

• Context: Fewer than 200 days from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, Guadalajara’s stadium area is the site of a grisly discovery: hundreds of bags containing human remains.
• Details:
  • Since 2022, 456 bags uncovered near Akron Stadium per volunteer search groups.
  • One search, enabled by construction work, led to 290 bags found.
  • Related finds: 130 bodies from a cemetery nearby, plus other bags in surrounding communities.
  • Forensic teams face threats from organized crime; authorities avoid full disclosure to protect staff and facilitate silent identifications for families.
• Woody’s Reaction:
  • “That’s like Nazi death squads … I mean, they put them in bags and cut them up, I guess.” (08:30, Woody)
  • “What the fuck is wrong with people?” (08:41, Woody)
  • Discussion on organized crime’s grip and impunity, and how the World Cup is overshadowed by such violence.

2. "Effed-Up Professionals": Fargo Hotel Hot Tub Horror

[10:22 - 18:40]

• Story: Guests at Expressway Suites in Fargo, ND filmed a hotel worker washing stained bed sheets in the public hot tub using a broomstick and chlorine.
• Outrage:
  • Video evidence shows sheets being “laundered” in chlorinated water, sometimes while guests were watching.
  • Health officials and guests appalled; hotel claims it’s a last-ditch attempt at stain removal, to be done after pool hours only.
• Health Implications:
  • Hot tubs can be breeding grounds for diseases, per CDC, including Legionnaire’s disease and others.
• Humor & Shock:
  • “I can tell you, first of all, you’re not calling city health officials, unless you got a lot of cash to give them…” (16:49, Woody)
  • “That means somebody’s sleeping in somebody's juice stains or poo stains…” (18:33, Woody)
  • Dark laughs, disbelief, and calls for transparency from hotels.

3. Firefighter Hazing Goes from Prank to Crime in Florida

[26:30 - 31:28]

• Incident: Four Marion County Fire Rescue employees arrested after a violent hazing of a rookie firefighter.
• Chain of Events:
  • Victim smeared with grease, beaten with a belt, pants pulled down, and waterboarded.
  • Escalation began over a viral TikTok and requests for the victim’s social passwords.
  • Victim’s boots thrown into woods, held down when trying to retrieve them, personal items stolen, pictures taken.
• Legal Fallout:
  • Arrests for kidnapping, robbery, battery, and more.
  • Condemnation by the Fire Chief and Sheriff.
• Woody’s Take:
  • “There’s a certain amount of haze that goes on with cops and different people… but not like that. I mean, that’s stupid.” (30:32, Woody)

4. “Family Matters” Segment—Extreme Domestic Violence Cases

a) St. Petersburg, Russia: Knife Through the Eye

[31:55 - 37:39]

• Scenario: A wife, in an alcohol-fueled rage over cheating accusations, stabbed her husband eight inches through the eye into his brain.
• Bizarre Calm:
  • Man sits upright, conscious, knife lodged in his skull, asks, “Have you called the ambulance?” (34:11, Woody recounts)
  • The attacker says, “Because he was talking about me.”
  • Victim survives surgery; police investigate.
• Cindy’s Reaction:
  • “I do not want to fight that way!” (33:39, Cindy)

b) Long Beach, CA: Child Torture and Murder

[37:49 - 43:04]

• Case Details:
  • Alfredo Munoz and wife Kelly arrested for torturing and killing his 14-month-old daughter.
  • Munoz had a history of child abuse; authorities believe the death resulted from ongoing abuse.
  • Both held without bail; police urge public help.
• Tone: Severe outrage and heartbreak, with emphasis on repeat offenders and system failures.

c) Massachusetts: Ex-Boyfriend Stabbing

[43:04 - 47:10]

• Details:
  • Bruce Mabian sentenced to life for the brutal murder of ex-girlfriend Cheryl Pringle—217 stab wounds.
  • Pringle had sought to end relationship after harassment; her family forced to hold a closed casket funeral.
  • Emotional courtroom statements from family; cautionary note about domestic violence.
• Quote:
  • “You will get what you deserve because God don’t like ugly. I hope you rot in hell for what you did.” (Pringle’s mother, as recounted by Woody, 45:36)

d) Michigan: Mother and Boyfriend Kill Child

[47:10 - 54:25]

• Case Details:
  • Amanda Mason pleads guilty to second-degree murder for complicity in the ongoing abuse and eventual death of her son, Matthew Mason.
  • Testifies against boyfriend; authorities detail years of violence, concealment, and systematic torture of the child, including “military timeouts” and physical beatings.
  • Motive includes making room for a new child, active deception of CPS, and family estrangement.
• Woody’s Commentary:
  • “This is a little sweet baby...wearing a shirt that says ‘never give up.’” (50:56, Woody)
  • “There is pain in the world, hatred in the world. This sweet baby boy… now that I’ve sufficiently ruined your day…” (54:26, Woody)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “That’s just mind-blowing. That’s like Nazi death squads... I mean, they put them in bags and cut them up, I guess.” (08:30, Woody)
• “What the fuck is wrong with people?” (08:41, Woody)
• “Are we sleeping on those sheets?” (14:44, Guest/Contributor, about hot tub incident)
• “I can tell you, first of all, you’re not calling city health officials, unless you got a lot of cash to give them…” (16:49, Woody)
• “There’s a certain amount of haze that goes on… but not like that. I mean, that’s stupid.” (30:32, Woody)
• “Have you called the ambulance?” (34:11, Russian stabbing victim, via Woody)
• “You will get what you deserve because God don’t like ugly. I hope you rot in hell for what you did.” (45:36, Cheryl Pringle’s mother, per Woody)
• “This is a little sweet baby...wearing a shirt that says ‘never give up.’” (50:56, Woody)

Timestamps—Important Segments

• [06:20] Guadalajara Human Remains / World Cup
• [10:22] Fargo Hotel Hot Tub Sheet Washing
• [26:30] Florida Firefighter Hazing
• [31:55] Russia: Stabbing Through the Eye
• [37:49] Long Beach, CA Child Abuse/Murder
• [43:04] Massachusetts: 217 Stab Wounds Murder
• [47:10] Michigan: Mother and Boyfriend Kill Child

Tone and Style

Woody and Cindy maintain their signature blend of candor, gallows humor, empathy, and Southern plain-talk. Woody in particular is direct, irreverent, and often shocked by the stories he shares—never shying from asking tough questions or expressing disbelief. Cindy provides empathetic, sometimes stunned responses, grounding the show in concern for victims.

Listener Info and Calls To Action

• Listeners are urged to call in tips for ongoing cases: 313-RLRC-TIP
• Real Life Real Crime community app and Patreon for commercial-free and early releases.
• Direct appeals for advocacy and reporting domestic violence.

Summary

This episode of “True Crime Time For” delivers on its promise of twisted, gruesome, and jaw-dropping true stories, switching quickly from global tragedies (Guadalajara's mass graves) to comically awful hygiene fails (Fargo hotel sheets) and then to grimly tragic domestic violence and familial crimes. The Overtons display both outrage and empathy, using shock and humor to make sense of the senseless—and always centering the humanity of the victims. Their dynamic keeps listeners both reeling and riveted, making the dark subject matter approachable but never flippant.