True Crime Time For January 6, 2026 | Justice, Child Welfare Failures & Crimes That Haunt Families

Summary

Podcast Summary: Real Life Real Crime – "True Crime Time For January 6, 2026 | Justice, Child Welfare Failures & Crimes That Haunt Families"

Host: Woody Overton
Date: January 6, 2026
Episode: True Crime Time For January 6, 2026

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Overview

In this solo-hosted episode, Woody Overton covers a range of deeply disturbing, complex, and often tragic criminal cases from the US and beyond. The tone is candid and unfiltered, with Woody providing both reporting and commentary based on his experience as a law enforcement professional. The episode zeroes in on failures in justice and child welfare, haunting crimes against minors, and the importance of advocacy, due diligence, and community involvement in solving cases. The show also draws parallels between current and past investigations, highlighting systemic problems, heartbreaking family impacts, and the search for justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Ongoing Cold Cases & Host Updates

[00:00–05:00]

• Woody covers for his wife and co-host Cyndi, handling the episode solo due to her involvement in sensitive RLRC work.
• Updates on ongoing cases (#JusticeForBradley, #JusticeForAO, #JusticeForMsBarbaraBlonde, #JusticeForHaley):
  • Appeals for public tips via RLRC tip line, emphasizing every lead is checked but that he has to be careful not to compromise investigations.
  • Reflects on theories in high-profile cases: “If I had a nickel for every different theory that there is in this case, I wouldn’t be podcasting.” (Woody Overton, 01:48)
  • Hints at having attorney Thomas Davenport on soon to discuss legal restrictions, especially now that Woody is no longer law enforcement.

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2. Child Welfare System Failures

A. Missing Autistic Boy in Brooklyn, NY

[05:00–13:00]

• Case of Jacqueline Pritchett, whose autistic son Jacob has been missing; she insists he never existed.
  • She was released from Rikers Island after invoking the Fifth; K9 found traces of human blood, but Jacob's whereabouts remain unknown.
  • Neighbors hadn’t seen the boy in two months. The NYPD searched a landfill 300+ miles away; no updates available.
  • Commentary on the horror and potential child welfare bias against non-influential families:
    “She just magically says the baby doesn’t exist. Well, I can assure you he doesn’t exist anymore. She killed him.” (Woody, 12:23)

B. English Mother Kills 4-Year-Old Son

[13:00–16:14]

• Akanakasha, a former medical consultant, stabbed her son Augusta 11 times, then drank bleach in a failed suicide attempt.
• She was sentenced to mandatory hospitalization under UK law.
• The judge emphasized treatment over punishment due to mental breakdown, with the bereaved father expressing forgiveness:
  “All I can do is to forgive her for what she has done. I hope she lives a good, respectable life after her treatment. That would be the real justice for me and my son.” (Father’s words, as relayed by Woody, 14:56)
• Woody underscores the tragedy and the often-limited resources for mental illness in the justice system.

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3. Crime & Justice Cases

A. Maryland Rape Case—Victim Targeted After Car Crash

[25:21–30:20]

• Marcio Martinez Garcia allegedly raped a woman twice in two locations after initially approaching her in a bar and paying her bill.
• Victim felt unwell after the encounter, crashed her car, and was “rescued” by Garcia, who then assaulted her.
• DNA linked Garcia to the crime and another California case; authorities call for more victims to come forward.
• Woody’s blunt commentary:
  “Thank God for DNA and I hope he gets his prison justice.” (Woody, 30:10)

B. Israeli Psychiatric Nurse Case—Teen Victim Buried Alive

[30:20–40:58]

• In Haifa, Israel, nurse Edward Coutura convicted of negligent homicide and statutory rape after a 17-year-old, Latil Yala Melnick, dies in a "rebirth ritual."
• Victim was his psychiatric patient; he left her buried with a pipe to “breathe”—court couldn’t prove murder due to lack of evidence she was dead when he left.
• Sentenced to 7 years.
• Commentary on legal technicalities and judicial failings:
  “The dead can’t talk… you can’t prove that she wasn’t dead when he left anyway.” (Woody, 36:28)
  • Outrage over light sentence, systemic vulnerability.

C. Murder, Manhunt & Family Tragedy—North Carolina

[41:00–43:00]

• 24-year-old Dominic Conley captured after two-month manhunt for killing his grandmother and attempting to kill a sheriff’s deputy.
• Woody reflects on the horror of familial betrayal and expresses empathy for families affected by internal violence.

D. Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders—Louisiana

[43:00–47:00]

• 69-year-old Thomas Maudlin sentenced to 20 years and chemical castration after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse in Livingston Parish.
• Woody discusses the law, its limits (mental abuse by offenders persists), and his approval:
  “I totally agree with that… but… I had one guy that was 84 years old and he still… said every kid I look at I’m raping in my mind.” (Woody, 46:10)
• Shared personal limitations and ethical standards in casework with accused offenders.

E. Sentencing Error—Mississippi Clemency Case

[47:00–54:10]

• Marcus Taylor received an illegal 15-year sentence on a 5-year max charge; finally granted clemency after 10 years too many.
• Woody sharply critiques procedural incompetence:
  “You might be the dumbest… in the history of the world if you didn’t have your lawyer check your… what the maximum amount is that your charges go for.” (Woody, 53:18)
• Calls for accountability among judges, prosecutors, and prison legal support.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If I had a nickel for every different theory that there is in this case, I wouldn’t be podcasting.” (01:48)
• “She just magically says the baby doesn’t exist. Well, I can assure you he doesn’t exist anymore. She killed him.” (12:23)
• “All I can do is to forgive her for what she has done. I hope she lives a good, respectable life after her treatment. That would be the real justice for me and my son.” (14:56, father of murdered child)
• “Thank God for DNA and I hope he gets his prison justice.” (30:10)
• “The dead can’t talk… you can’t prove that she wasn’t dead when he left anyway.” (36:28)
• “I totally agree with [chemical castration]… but… I had one guy that was 84 years old and he still… said every kid I look at I’m raping in my mind.” (46:10)
• “You might be the dumbest… in the history of the world if you didn’t have your lawyer check your… what the maximum amount is that your charges go for.” (53:18)

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Timestamps of Major Segments

• 00:00–05:00 – Show intro, updates on cold cases, tip line appeal, upcoming legal episode.
• 05:00–13:00 – Brooklyn autistic boy missing, child welfare and legal system failures.
• 13:00–16:14 – UK mother stabs autistic son, mental health in courts.
• 25:21–30:20 – Maryland bar-to-car rape case, DNA evidence.
• 30:20–40:58 – Israel rebirth ritual case, legal and ethical failures.
• 41:00–43:00 – North Carolina manhunt and family homicide.
• 43:00–47:00 – Louisiana chemical castration sentence.
• 47:00–54:10 – Sentencing error clemency in Mississippi; commentary on criminal justice mishaps.

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Tone/Langauge Notes

Woody’s language is direct, unvarnished, at times profane. He balances empathy for victims and families with clear frustration at systematic injustices, bureaucratic inertia, and legal technicalities. His policing background informs sharp, practical perspectives on evidence, procedure, and offender psychology.

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Final Thoughts

Woody closes with passionate calls for continued advocacy (#JusticeForBradley, etc.), urging listeners not to let public pressure ease up until justice is done for all victims. He emphasizes the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard and the critical role listeners and families can play in pushing cases forward. The episode is both a grim tour of recent, real-life cases and a candid lament of the failings—and occasional successes—of the justice system.

“Stir the pot. Keep stirring the pot... Let’s get some justice. Justice for everybody, right?” (Woody Overton, 55:50)

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For more or to get involved, listeners are encouraged to follow RLRC case hashtags and submit tips via the show’s dedicated channels.

Transcript

[Woody Overton]

Foreign. Hello, everybody, and welcome to this episode of True Crime. Time for Tuesday, January 6, 2026. And I'm Woody Overton, and I'm rolling solo today as Cindy is in the midst of conducting real life, real crime business. And sometimes it's gonna be like that, y'. All. Like our Sunday episode, we dropped. We didn't drop one on New Year's Day. Send covered that one for me because I was otherwise incapacitated. And today I'm covering for her because she is doing something that's critical to what we need done. Hashtag just for Bradley. Hashtag just for ao. Look, y', all, these are homicide investigations, okay? And I'm not talking to anyone other than who I need to talk to. And it's for a variety or plethora of reasons. And I. One of the main ones is, and I was just at a point, I can't do it. I'm not gonna do anything to mess up the investigation. And people talk too much. People have the wrong ideas. People going, I tell you what, the. If I had a nickel for every different theory that there is in this case, I wouldn't be podcasting. I mean, I could just retire and. And that'll be it. Now I'm not saying it. Please continue calling you TIPS three one three rlrc tip. And I'm going to be continue to look at them because the calls come in every day, text messages, emails, what have you. And everything has to be looked at. But I'll be honest with you. I'm on what I'm on, and I'm still on it because I can't disprove it. Can I prove it beyond a reasonable doubt yet? Nope. Can I prove it beyond probable cause? We. But I'm not going to tell you what it is because it may not. I may get some information that disproves it and. But does it mean I'm not looking at everything else? Nope. And we'll talk about that more in depth on this week's episode. I'm not sure which angle I'm taking. I think I'm attorney Thomas Davenport. I might have him on to discuss some legal aspects of the case and why y' all have to understand me no longer being in law enforcement. What. Why my hands are tied in certain areas. But you know what the powers would be. I know they're digging and they're more good cops than bad y'. All. And believe it at that. Hashtag just for Ms. Barbara Blonde, y', all, please continue to call on your tips, and I will Be record recording just for Haley with Haley's mama this week. Okay? So that being said, let's get down to some true crime time for this first taco Tuesday of the year. All right, let's go to New York City. It's time for family matters. Well, I always say there's no requirement to being a parent and the, you know, you got really, really bad parents and you got really, really good parents and everything in between. But we're going out to Brooklyn and they had a mom in Brooklyn who allegedly insisted her long missing 11 year old autistic son did not exist. Y', all, it's just, you know, everybody in the world, you've had this, this baby for 11 years and now, you know, everybody that knows, you know, you have an autistic son and one day you decide, I'm going to insist he just doesn't exist. Right. Well, the problem with that is she was released from Rikers island after her lawyers argued for her fifth amendment rights in this. According to the cops, Jacqueline Pritchett, who's 50, was released from the notorious Rikers island where she had been held since October on a family court warrant for her allegedly refusing to answer questions about her son, whose name is Jacob Pritchett. Now, her attorney invoked her right to protect herself from self incrimination. Well, you all have that. You have the right to remain silent. Right? So let me go, let's go back to the story. Jacob, the boy was nowhere to be found in late September, in early October, guess what? Child welfare goes to do a what A welfare check. And they can't find him. And then so they notify the cops and the cops go and they search the home which was on Howard Avenue where Jacob lived with his mama. All right, now, Jacqueline Pritchett, when they, when they, the cops show up, knock on door like, look, where's your son at? You know, child welfare f called us and said he's autistic, he's 11 years old and he wasn't here and he really didn't cooperate. So they called us. Well, she didn't like when the popo came to visit and she flew into a rage and she claimed she lived alone with no children. Right. Well, detectives were have to be called now, right? I mean, fishy, fishy, probably not going to end well. So when detectives arrived, they actually called a K9 officer into apartments, into the apartment. And the K9 does what it does and it sniffs and it detected traces of human blood in or around the, the refrigerator. But they open up the refrigerator and there's no signs of Jacob. Now neighbors claim they hadn't seen Jacob for about two months. And it's according to cops. So what do you do? I mean, if I was a detective on scene, I would have done the same thing. I would got like a coroner's warrant in Louisiana, you can call the coroner out if you think a person's not right. And they lock them up for up to 72 hours to determine whether they are insane or need medicine or whatever. And then after that, during that 72 hours of this determined you're not mentally fit, then they have the doctors can order that you stay. So they did that in this case. And Jacqueline was taken in a hospital where she was considered an emotionally disturbed person. And about a week later, the NYPD go to the local landfill, which is in Fairport, western New York, more than 300 miles from the Brownsville home. So you don't just stop looking for young Jacob. Right. Because his mom was locked up. And about a week later, the NYPD went to the High Acres landfill in Fairport, which is in western New York, which is more than 300 miles from the where Jacob was. I don't know why, but anybody. They searched it for any signs of the boy. And it's according to local Wham. And in late October, police released a computer generated image that predicted what Jacob would look like today. Now go back to Jacqueline. Jacqueline Pritchett was nowhere to be found during the post visit on Wednesday. Right. So the. They had urgent letters had posted on her apartment door ordering Pritchett to vacate the premises and noting that the landlord would be removing the items inside and changing the locks. And. And the NYPD said Thursday that there were no updates on investigation into Jacob's whereabouts. Figure it out. She is out. And some lawyer I know c would hate to hear that one. I mean lawyers, defense lawyers, I know everybody has a right to the defense. And then this mom's locked up and they found blood or the dog. The canine alert to blood around the ice box. And she just magically says the baby doesn't exist. Well, I can assure you he doesn't exist anymore. She killed him. And hopefully they'll stay on top of it and hopefully they just don't let it slide because it's a, you know, non influential family and, and, and all that. I don't know get it the. I mean, hopefully he's alive somewhere, but I seriously doubt it. All right, I'm gonna bring you another. It's time for family matters. And this is another moment a concussion. Advocare was sentenced on Thursday for the death of her four year old son, which she killed back in June. So months after climbing into bed with her 4 year old son and stabbing him 11 times until he was dead, an English mother has been sentenced to a mental hospital and I can't say this lady's name again. I'll just say her first name. Akanakasha was sentenced on Thursday for the June 10, 2025 killing of her four year old son Augusta Gisheet, who was found stabbed to death inside the family's home in Maidenhead, England after his mama killed him in his sleep. Then she drank bleach in an apparent suicide attempt. And then she evidently didn't like the taste of the bleach because she went to a local hospital where she received life saving surgery. Now she's a 37 year old former medical consultant who described herself online as a pinfluencer and she was ordered to remain in the hospital with restrictions under the country's Mental Health Act. And this according to the BBC. Now the Thames Valley Police Department said in a news release Thursday that she had first pled guilty to her role in her son's death on Wednesday, December 3rd during a hearing in the Reading Crown Court. They said today's sentencing brings a complex and challenging investigation to its conclusion. That's according to Detective Rob run the Hill. They said during the hearing both the judge and the bad mama husband expressed hope that her mandatory hospitalization could help. And her husband, who's not identified in court, gave an emotional testimony and said, I have lost my son who was everything to me and I've also lost my wife. The pain of this loss is indescribable. And he said all I can do is to forgive her for what she has done. I hope she lives a good, respectable life after her treatment. That would be the real justice for me and my son. That dude's a whole lot more forgiving than I am. So the judge, Michael Grieve, told her, you require treatment, not punishment. Inherent in this tragic case is that you will suffer terrible pain from what you have done forever. And the judge said there there were no welfare concerns about the couple's child before his mom just unexpectedly murdered him back in June. He said there was no rational motive for the offense until Hispanic episode, you had a normal, loving relationship with your son. Well, according to the prosecutors, she had arrived at the local hospital the day of her son's murder wearing a blood soaked nightgown and she told staff that she killed her son in order to end his suffering. The hospital staff says she was zoned out when she arrived emergency room and she later blamed her husband for her son's death and then once again drank bleach at the hospital after she had the life saving surgery. So she had it on her mind, right? I don't know how the you get bleach in a hospital after you had surgery for drinking bleach, but she got it so she was originally charged with murder but later agreed to enter a plea of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. And the Thanes Valley police said first and foremost our thoughts remain with Augusta's family following what has been a truly devastating loss. And again according to Detective Inspector Underhill. He said we hope this outcome provides a family with some sense of closure in the space and privacy they need to grieve. I don't know bro. The, you know, crazy as crazy does the just laying in the bed with your 4 year old son and stab him 11 times. And you know, I know for a fact the prison is a full of people that are, you know, really do need some mental help but they don't have any other places to set them, you know, so send them. This lady obviously is going to an insane asylum, if that's a proper word to use now, right, so this episode.

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Let's go on this story. This story is just up. All right. Now they're heroes in everyday life. People who save people from burning buildings and car crashes and everything else. And if you think you're going to take the time to save someone, yeah, you're saving them from harm. Maybe it's a dog attack or whatever, shooting victims, whatever. We're going to California in the well, a California man has been arrested in Maryland 4 raping a woman twice in Gathersburg, Maryland moments after she had been in a car crash. So the statement from the police say that the rape happened on the evening of December 18th. Back in 2024, the bad guy, Marcio Martinez Garcia was only arrested on December the fifth. Prosecutors announced the charges against the 27 year old man on Wednesday, December 10th. Now the victim filed a complaint with the police after the rape, telling the cops she did not know the man who attacked her. The woman told the Texas she had ordered foods and drinks at a Gathersburg restaurant. Now, waiting at the bar for her order, the woman said an unknown man approached her and insisted on paying her tab. Right, I'm gonna pay you tab mama. You know, buy you a drink, maybe we'll strike up a conversation. Well, she, she let the man pay the tab or pick up her bill and she ended up moving to a table, right? Get a free lunch moving to a table, give me some space from you don't want to be around you. She told police she suddenly started to feel ill and decided to head home. She leaves the restaurant and she is involved in a single Car crash that disabled her vehicle. And guess what happened? Same dude from the bar. Martinez Garcia pulled over and the woman said that Martinez Garcia walked up to her car and offered to help her out. Even. I mean, look, what a twofer for you. I'm a. I bought your shit tonight. And now you got sick right after I bought you a drink and you crashed your car. I just happened to be right behind you. So then according to investigators, he helps her out of the car in. Into his car, and she's like. And try to stop it, but he did it against her will. Martinez Garcia then took the woman to an apartment where he raped and sexually assaulted her. And after forcing himself on her, Martinez Garcia took the victim to her home where he raped her again. Y', all, right? Now, the. I know numerous cases where people have been raped. And after the rapist ejaculates, they. They want to be the hero again and a nice guy again, they actually bring the people home and drop them off, right? Like, I'm a good guy, don't hate me. Well, this guy brings her home, does the same thing, and then rapes her again. So she waits two days, and then she went to hospital and she completes a sexual assault for his forensic examination. Rape kit, y'. All. And detectives were able to collect evidence from her body and from her home. And on December 5th of 2025, investigators linked Martinez Garcia to the rapes through DNA match. And Martinez Garcia was ordered to provide a sample. During another probe, which is conducted by the Department of the Army, Martinez Garcia, who has an address in Madeira, California, is charged with two counts of first degree rape, one count of third degree sexual offense, two counts kidnapping, and five counts of second degree assault. And this all according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Police have also allegedly learned that Martinez Garcia has been tied to another sexual assault or rape case in Los Banos, California. Yeah, he didn't just start. So Martinez Garcia is currently being held in a California jail while waiting extradition to Maryland. And they said it's unclear if Martinez Garcia is the same man who offered pay the victim's bill. Well, the lady said it was the victim said it was. And Martinez has not yet been asked to enter plea. And information about his lawyer given if he has one is not available at this time. But authorities strongly believe there may be additional victims and ask that anyone where relevant information is asked to contact the Montgomery County Police Special Victims investigation division at 240-773-5400. And I can promise you there are other victims out there. And it sounds like Maybe I mean, speculation that he spiked or drink when he paid for a tab at the bar and knew that, you know, she was gonna get sick and was hoping she would leave. And then she left and crashed and he raped her and took her home and saved her from the crash, rapes her, takes her home, rapes her and but had been doing in California also. But good police work. Thank God for DNA and I hope he gets his prison justice. It's time for worldwide crime. All right, I'm going to tell you about a psychiatric nurse who probably needed to be in a psychiatric ward and not a nurse to people in the psychiatric ward. And we're going to have FIA where a court sentenced this psychiatric nurse to seven years over the death of a teen patient. So the Hafea District court on Sunday sentence Edward Coutura, a psychiatric nurse, to seven years in prison after convicting him of causing the death of a 17 year old Latil Yala Melnick as well as they got him for statutory rape and violation of court order barring contact with the minor. Now the sentence follows a September verdict in which the court acquitted Couture of murder, ruling that the prosecutors have failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Y' all remember that it's not beyond a shadow of a doubt, but beyond a reasonable doubt that he intentionally caused Melanie's death, but they found him criminally responsible for her fatal end. And just stick with me because this is convoluted and twisted. Now, Melnick was who was a minor at the time of her death and it's way back in October 2021 met couture while she was hospitalized in a youth ward at the Malaya Hakarmel Mental Health center where this idiot was employed as a nurse. The court found the Couture was aware of her age and that the two formed a relationship during her hospitalization, which later developed into the illegal sexual relationship after she was released from the hospital. Can't consent, right? Mr. Couture is not legal to have sex with underage kids. But on October 2, 2021, Couture and Melnick arrived at a construction site in Kirat Matsin where they dug a pit in the sand as part of what was described in court as a revolution birth ritual. I'm pretty sure that's not how it's going to end up. Melnick entered the pit and was partially covered with sand with a pipe placed nearby to allow her to breathe. Now, in my world and everybody else's world, that would mean he buried her alive and her body was later Found buried at the site after couture had left. In its ruling, the court determined that couture's claim that he left the site while melnick was still alive could not be disproven. Judges rejected the prosecution's assertion that her death was ne def. Necessarily resulted from a violent act that prevented her from escaping. Finding that an accidental event occurring after couture left could not be ruled out. Okay, y', all. Bradley's case. All right? Beyond a reasonable doubt. Now you hear how stupid this is? This. The girl's dead. She can't testify that he held her at gunpoint, made her dig the hole, and he buried her alive with the pipe. Right. And so he's. She. The dead can't talk. Bradley stracer can't talk. Okay? And ao can't talk. The. This little girl is buried alive with a pipe out of the sand. Maybe he's gonna go back and torment her, I don't know. But she ends up suffocating, and his defense is, oh, she was alive when I left her, and this was a rebirth ritual. It wasn't about killing her. But you know what? There's nobody else to say otherwise. In Bradley's case. There is. There are people that can say otherwise anyway, so the judge, the court. I mean, technically, they're. The court's right. It sucks. But technically, the court is right, because they can't prove that she wasn't dead, that she was dead when he left anyway. They did.

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The panel ruled that couture bore responsibility.

[Woody Overton]

For Melnick's death, Emphasizing he had taken part in a dangerous act involving a vulnerable minor and left the site without insurer safety. I'm pretty sure he's full of. And didn't tell the truth in court. But alongside the negligent homicide conviction, the court found couture guilty of statutory rape by consent and ruled that he exploited melan's emotional and physical dependence on him. He was also convicted of violating a judicial order that prohibited him from contacting her in a sentencing. In sentencing couture, the court stressed the severity of his actions, Noting that he failed to act as a responsible adult and caregiver despite his professional role as a psychiatric nurse. And the judges highlighted his systematic disregard for legal boundaries and court orders, as well as the severe harm which Melanie's family suffered. The ruling stated that couture's acquittal on the murder charge did not diminish the serious seriousness of his his conduct or relieve him of his criminal responsibility for melnic's death. The case now naturally Right. This case has drawn sustained public attention since 2021 due to the circumstances of Melanic's death and her status as a minor who was receiving psychiatric care. And following both the verdict and the sentencing, women's organizations and victims advocacy groups reiterated concerns about the safeguards for vulnerable minors. And while Melnick's family has continued to voice opposition to the acquittal on the murder charge as any family should right the scream it from the rooftops. Attorney E. Fret Naomi Barr who is representing the Melnick family told the local KA N that the family was deeply disappointed by the verdict, particularly the acquittal on the murder charge and said that they see the outcome is not reflecting the seriousness of the event that led to Latel's death. She further reiterated that the family believes the evidence supports a finding that Melanie did not voluntarily place herself in the circumstances that led to her death and her vulnerability was exploited by Kura. She said the sentence for negligent homicide was far too light given what happened. And the family may appeal against the aspects of the ruling they had disagree with. Seven years for burying a kid to death that you've been raping. You know even if the teenager says they want it they can't consent and they probably wouldn't have said they wanted it had that like they said this dude didn't have the undue mental influence over her to convince her to even who the the the the you're a psychiatric nurse and you you who hidden on your patient and then when you get out you start to have sex with her or actually raper man y'. All I think that was Jerusalem in Jerusalem. I didn't say that. Well I don't know. We'll give you another it's time for family matters. Going out to North Carolina. I hope I can play this. Let me see if I can play y'.

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Manhunt for 24 year old Dominic Conley who suspected of killing his grandmother and the attempted murder of sheriff's deputies now over after nearly two months. Craven County Sheriff's office says Conley was captured today in Vanceboro in an abandoned building. Conley was wanted for the October 25th murder of his grandmother in Havelock in the October 29th attempted murder of a Crayon county sheriff's deputy in Vanceboro. During the last update in mid November deputies said they did believe Connolly was alive and hiding in a heavily wooded area somewhere near Vance.

[Woody Overton]

All right so let me tell you more details on it the this guy he's 24 years old. His name is Dominic Conley. And he is suspected of. Wow. He's suspect of killing his grandmother and the attempted murder of the sheriff's deputy. And they hunted for him for two months and finally they called him. And the Craven County Sheriff's office confirms that Conley was captured on Thursday, December 11th in Vanceboro near Muddy Lane in an abandoned structure. Connolly was wanted for the October 25th murder of his grandmother and Havelock, like I told you. And the attempted murder four days later of the sheriff's deputy in Vanceburg. And during the last update in mid November, deputies said they believed Conley was alive because he's too much of a wuss to kill himself and that he was hiding in the heavily wooded area in Vance River. Now they got up a reward, y', all a ten grand. And that the for information leading to his capture. The sheriff's office didn't say if it was a tip that led them to catch Connolly the murdering your grandmother. And you know, I never got to know my grandmother's and this truth, I think I was like six when my mama's mama died and my daddy's died. Mama died long before I was born and never got to know my grandparents. And I look at my mama who's got like 22, 23 grandkids and two great grandkids, including my, my first granddaughter, our first granddaughter. And I think of the love my mama has for those grandbabies. Oh my God, if, if once something happens to one of them, it's just like it happened to my mama, you know. And I know there's bad grandparents out there, like there's a good ones, but I just can't imagine that one of them would murder my mama. Yeah, I don't know the there's another effed up family for you. All right, y'. All. Everybody hates a chomo. And one thing I'm loving about Louisiana now is, and this is well after my time is the law about chemical castration. Let me see if I could play this one for you. A man was sentenced to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing children. After his sentence, 69 year old Malden Thomas Malden will have to be chemically castrated and register as a sex offender for life. The abuse reportedly happened between 2013 and 2015. Now let me tell you about this. The going to Livingston Parish, which y' all all know I used to be a detective at, right? And this dude, 69 year old and he got sentenced to 2 to 20 years in prison because he pled guilty to sexually abusing children in the Livingston Parish District Attorney's office. Scott Perlew's office said that Thomas Maudlin pled guilty to aggravated crimes against nature, two counts a second degree. Right. Sexual battery and indecent behavior with a juvenile. And he's, he got caught because I can promise you he was doing a long time before then. But these crimes covered from the years of 2013 to 2015. So the Livingston Parish DA's office and what some of the prosecutors there, the. I know they were pressing for this new law in the last couple years of chemical castration. And the. So what happens now in the state of Louisiana? You, you plead guilty to this, to raping kids, and then before you get out, you are, you have to be. I think, I think you can. You have a choice of being chemically castrated or them doing it by surgery. I have to look up at that. Let me ask, sir, chemical castration law in Louisiana. Sorry, I don't understand. What is the chemical castration law in Louisiana for child sex offenders? I don't have an answer for that. Siri doesn't want to talk about kids getting right now. The. Anyway, the. I totally agree with that as far as the aspect of them not being able to get an erection and penetrate anymore. But I'm telling you again, I had one guy that was 84 years old and he still, he told me and he said I do it mentally and he said I can't even masturbate anymore. He said, but I, every kid I look at and I'm raping my. In my mind. So even, I guess if you, you know, I don't know how the chemical castration work, man. What are the effects of chemical castration on a sex offender? I don't know how to respond to that serious like you. I'm not answering that. But I, I, I'm sure that the, the effect is that it, you know, stops you from getting an erection. At least you can't penetrate them with the, your penis. So I don't know. Interesting though, the, him, he deserves it. And to, to my knowledge, nobody has been sentenced to that. I think somebody else got sentenced to it. The end. But nobody's been released yet and haven't been chemically castrated. I had to make the choice. All right. Yeah, I know I'm hard on crime. Right. I believe in doing. You do the crime, you do the time them lock them up and you know, do I believe people can be rehabilitated? Yeah, some of them, sure. A lot of them know. But I also believe in protecting the innocent. And I believe if you're innocent, let them out of jail. Right. And fight to prove it. If you can prove it. And I was recently going to go into Angola to interview a guy that's in on child rape charges that they everybody, including innocence projects where a guy, he's innocent and they wanted me to get involved in the case. I said the only way I'm going to get involved is if I get to sit with this dude by myself and tell you if I think he's full of or not. Right. He's got to make me believe because I not that I don't trust all these other people. I just think I know, you know, most baby rapers are the, the ones who groom their victims. The ones are who are highly intelligent. Doesn't mean they're formally educated. They, the, they are masters at bullshitting people. Right. And so anyway, he had to send a form and I got sent to fill it out and send it back in for me to go get the visit with him. And they denied me, Angola denied me. And I was supposed to call. They were like, you can call such and such and find out why you got denied. Well, I'm pretty sure it's because they can't guarantee my safety. And I'm not really, you know, this guy's innocent. I hate it for him, but I'm not going to fight it to get in. Those other people could fight it for him. But the we're going to Mississippi. And a man who is illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars, set to walk free after the Mississippi governor, Tate Rees, granted him clemency. The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled in May that Marcus Taylor's sentence was illegal. But they did not commute his sentence because Taylor had missed the deadline to apply for post conviction release. Oh, I want to talk about that too. Listen, if you go to prison and I think in Louisiana had you have a year or two years to file post conviction relief and they people just miss it. You're in prison, man, you got nothing else to do. You would think the number one on my hit list is my appeal. Other than trying to stop from tossing salads and washing dirty drawers and getting raped in the shower. And I'm trying to get the out, especially if I minister, right? But you, you that I've seen this.

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[Woody Overton]

People just missed the appeals day. Okay. So anyway, they had a rehearing last month and the court reversed their decision and they ordered Taylor release. So Taylor accepted a plea deal in February 2015 for conspiracy to sell a Schedule 3 control substance. Now, the trial court and Taylor's plea petition incorrectly listed the maximum sentence is 20 years. And this according to the appeals court, the state recommendation, they gave it to the judge and the judge sentenced Taylor to 15 years. And they said, this is about justice, not mercy. But this is what Re said in a statement. Mr. Taylor has served more than 10 years in his sentence and further service of the sentence is in excess of the five year statutory maximum con. And. And constitutes a miscarriage of justice. And it is the first time re has granted clemency since taking office in 2020. They said re orders said Taylor must be released within five days. Uh, so he wasn't innocent. He's not even trying to say he's innocent. Right. But the. The state up. You have one job, get it? You have one job prosecution, you know, but. Or the.

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[Woody Overton]

All. It's called a pre sentence investigation report in Louisiana. And they have an officer who get digs into this cat's background, criminal history, family history, work history, blah, blah, blah. And they put together a sentencing guideline for the judge. Pre sentence investigation report. And the judge will use that report after they plead guilty to determine how long they give him. The judge gave him 15 years based off thinking that the max was 20. And guess what? Whoever did the report it up, the maximum was only five years. He couldn't even get 20.

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[Woody Overton]

I might call it one of the dumbest ever go to prison. And how do you not know? Are you just sitting around on the.

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Like, I got hooked up. What you in for? I got a schedule three charge. Yeah. How long you been down for? I've been down 15. Like, no way, man. I'm sure some inmate lawyer told him, no way, man. You can't be down for 15 on the schedule three. The max on that is five years. No, no, I, I pled guilty to 15. You might be the dumbest in the history of the world if you didn't have your lawyer check your. What the maximum amount is that your charges go for.

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[Woody Overton]

Judge is that gave the guy 15 years on a five year sentence? Judges certainly should know what the maximum is on a charge. You know, this dude did an extra 10 years. And so the Mississippi governor, I give him kudos for order and released. I don't, I don't understand within five days thing. I mean, it's not like you can't pack up your foot locker that's at the end of your bunk and get the out that. Yeah, that's the only problem I have with that. You know, the dude's done 10 years over already. Well, you. Matt, I don't know if Mississippi has a law proposed conviction relief for people who have. Well, I don't know. He's not innocent, though. He wasn't. He pled guilty and he got over since he. They go offering something for that 10 extra 10 years he did. Because that was just a straight up. Up on their part on the. The officer who gave the recommendations to the judge, the judge for not following it up, the prosecutor. You think they don't know how long the charge carries? And they. And I mean, you look when you stand up in court and plead guilty, you have to admit to what you did. And this sounds like a simple possession charge of a Schedule 3, which is five years mandatory, right? And you, you stand up and you plead guilty for what you did. And the judge is like, give 15 years. I bet you the prosecutor might add a little snicker about that one. And maybe they didn't like this guy. Maybe he was a frequent flyer. I don't know.

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But I'm gonna end it for today, y'. All.

[Woody Overton]

This first taco Tuesday, 2020. Six years rolling by already beyond a reasonable doubt, people. Beyond a reasonable doubt. And stir the pot. Keep stirring the pot. And of course I'm talking about hashtag just for Bradley. Hashtag just for ao Austin Abanion. The stirring the pot is what works. Don't let it slow down. The holidays came at an inconvenient time as. As far as their cases go, right? Because you know, everybody's working, it's taken off and you know, people got to go visit family and do all that shit and whatever, and that goes on for a couple weeks. The week before Christmas, the week after Christmas, and you got New Year's. Well, all that shit's over. It's 2026. Let's get some justice. Justice for everybody, right? And that's all I got for today. But I love y' all and I'm Woody Overton. You host a true crime. Time for Tuesday, January 6, 2026. And I'll let you later. Peace.

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