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True Crime Time For March 2, 2026 | Murder Trials, Mass Violence & Family Tragedies
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Hello everybody and welcome to True crime. Time for March 2, 2026 and I am Cindy Overton and I'm just going to get right to it. Today, on this day in 2023, Judge Stephen Boyce ruled that Lori and Chad Daybell are to be tried separately after new evidence was submitted. The couple is being tried for murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges after Lori's two kids, JJ and Tylee were found murdered. And if I am not mistaken, that case has been tried. And on June 1st of 2024, an Idaho jury sentenced Chad Daybell to death for the 2019 murders of his wife and second wife's two children. And in July of 2025, Laurie Daybell was sentenced to life in prison on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, which obviously marked an end to a winding legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claim people in her life had been possessed by evil spirits. So that being said, obviously my co host or the real host isn't with me today. We just have quite a few different things going on and I'm going to be taking this episode solo and we're starting with some very serious stories today and I don't like to do any of these stories like this and I certainly don't like to do them alone. I like Woody's input for sure on this type of information, his thought process on this type of news is always enlightening to me. But the FBI said that a shooting had left three people dead and 14 others wounded in a downtown Austin, Texas rampage early Sunday. And it's potentially an act of terrorism. The Suspect was a 53 year old naturalized US citizen who was born in Senegal and lived in Pflugerville, Texas. According to sources like Fox News, the shooter was wearing clothing that said Allah on it and an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag. Fox News has also obtained a photo of the mass shooter armed with a rifle and in a sweater that says Property of Allah. Multiple federal sources tell Fox News that the suspect was naturalized in 2013 during the Obama administration. White House press secretary Caroline Leave it said that President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Austin shooting. The gunfire erupted just before 2am outside Buford's Backyard Beer Garden on West 6th Street. And that is the place to be when you are in Austin. And what happened was the suspect was in a large SUV and he drove around the block several times before opening fire. Alex Dorn with San Antonio's FBI field office says obviously it's still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicated potential nexus to terrorism. Again, it's still too early to make a determination on that. That's why we are investigating it very closely with our partners with Austin Police Department. And when pressed by Racor reporter on whether the case involved domestic or international terrorism, Dorn said that the Joint Terrorism Task Force is engaged. And as we all know, when violence like this happens, especially when federal authorities are investigating it as like a possible act of terrorism, we have to realize, and I know we all do, but these are not headlines. So many families have been changed forever and once it's confirmed an act of terrorism, that means obviously we know the intent was fear and terror and we send all of our condolences and love and everything positive to the victims and their families and prayers for all that are doing the investigation. I don't know this, that's just, that's a hard, hard one to, to say and this next one is going to be unfortunately just as hard. And there have been nine people that were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday at the Riverfront Live music venue in Cincinnati's East End. This was confirmed by the police as they've launched an investigation into the gunfire the that erupted during a birthday celebration. This incident happened at 1am and all nine victims were taken to local hospitals and most suffered non, thank goodness, non Life threatening injuries. Unfortunately, one person still remains in critical condition and police have not released any information about the suspect. But there was a band, Solid Gold Dancer, who was performing nearby when the incident occurred. The quote says, we saw a bunch of people running from this side of the building while we were on a break in between sets. And that was Sam Steiner, who was a band member. He said, at first we didn't realize the severity of the situation, but someone said that people had been firing shots off Cincinnati's Mayor Perval. And I probably said that wrong. I apologize. Called the shooting senseless and thanked first responders and law enforcement on social media. Purval put a post on X and he said, overnight in the East End, our community was victim to a senseless mass shooting. Thank you to the officers on site, the first responders for their immediate action and all the hospital staff who worked to save lives. This morning, two stories overnight that change our lives, literally change the lives of everyone that was there, witnessed it, all the families that are connected to it, the law enforcement that is investigating it. And I just, I never, ever, ever, ever have words to say during these types of things. They come to me afterwards. But when I, you know, first hear of stuff like that, all I can think about is these poor families and how fragile life is and just, you know, hugging, hugging your loved ones because. Because we never know what is going to happen. So I stumbled across through those stories and I do apologize for that. We are human here. It's unfortunate that this is the state of our world. Am I going to, I guess take it? I guess going to go a little bit lighter. And Cher sawn Elijah Blue Almond is charged with trespassing and assault following a disturbance at an elite prep school. And so Elijah is actually a musician and he's facing charges of criminal threatening and disorderly conduct. And this was told to People magazine. The musician, who's 49 years old, was taken into custody on Friday, February 27th by Concord Police Department and authorities responded to St. Paul's School in Concord around 6pm local time. And it was. They responded due to a report of an unwanted guest. The individual was later identified as Elijah. And Elijah had caused a disturbance and acted belligerently in the dining hall. He was detained by police and charged with two counts of simple assault, criminal trespassing, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct. He was processed by the Merrimack County Jail and released on personal recognizance bail, an agreement in which he doesn't have to pay any bail and promises to appear at future court appearances. Officials say that he has no connection to the school, and the incident is obviously still under investigation, according to police. And of course, Cher was or her representative was contacted for a statement, and there was absolutely no response. But Elijah's legal troubles come after he was rushed to a medical facility in California in June when he was acting erratically. That's according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. And he was released from that facility a few days after police said that deputies located drugs inside the home where Elijah was found. And he was then transported to the hospital. And at that time, it's reported that Cher did say that she was just focused on helping her son heal. But prior to the incident, Cher filed a temporary conservatorship over her son's estate in December of 2023 due to his substance abuse and declining mental health. And the mother and son eventually reached a private agreement and Cher voluntarily dismissed her petition for conservatorship. And now we are where we are. Prayers to that family. Hope that Elijah gets the help that he needs. Moving right along,
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it's time for family matters.
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Cindy Overton
We're going to Florida. We have a six year old boy who was severely beaten by his mother's boyfriend and then unfortunately died from his injuries. The boy's name was Mason and he was autistic. And he was brought to the North Miami Beach Hospital in critical condition on January 9 after he was found in cardiac arrest at his home. And this is all information from the Miami Dade Police Department. His grandmother has since said that Mason was taken off of a ventilator and died on February 27 after spending weeks in the hospital. After being admitted to the hospital in January, doctors found that Mason had sustained internal brain bleeding, a fractured arm, bruising on his face and back, swelling on his head, and lacerations to his liver, kidney and spleen, among other injuries. His mother's boyfriend, Daniel Eduardo Romero, who's 34, was arrested two days later on January 9 after giving conflicting accounts of the events that led to Mason's injuries. Mason's mother, Cynthia Elaine Hernandez, who's 32 years old, also gave conflicting stories. At one point, Romero, who's not Mason's biological father, attributed the child's injuries to learning how to ride a bicycle, and he later changed his story after failing to produce the bike. Hernandez initially corroborated this story, but here he later told authorities that Romero had instructed her to say that they had been riding bikes. This is according to the arrest report. She also said that the day before he was hospitalized, Mason had suffered an injury that Romero attributed to the child falling and hitting his head on a tv. And after leaving and returning, she discovered that her son had suffered even more injuries, which Romero said that he sustained while running indoors with socks on this
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Cindy Overton
the following day, Mason's lips began turning blue so she told Romero to call 911 and then that's obviously when the officers arrived and Hernandez later told investigators that she believed Romero had caused her son's injuries. She said he became frequently frustrated with Mason due to behavior she attributed to his autism and similarly similarly became frustrated when their five month old baby would cry. Following his arrest, Romero was charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse, causing great bodily harm as well as child neglect, causing great bodily harm and providing false information to law enforcement, records show, and he pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held without bond. Hernandez, who surrendered herself to authorities two weeks after Romero's arrest, was charged with child abuse as well as child neglect with great bodily harm and providing false information to law enforcement. She also pleaded not guilty and her bond was set at $7,500 and she is no longer in police custody. It's currently unknown whether Romero and Hernandez will face additional charges since Mason's death. In a previous statement provided to NBC Miami following Hernandez's surrender, her attorney said that the mom was a victim and criticized the North Miami Beach Police Department. The attorney goes on to say we are extremely disappointed that the NMB Police Department has decided to arrest and press charges against a mother who is nothing more than a victim. People are not perfect, but this is a dire mistake, the attorney said. The police are aware that our client is also a victim at the hands of Daniel Romero, he and unfortunately, her son as well. Well, I'm not in her shoes. I can say that it's one thing for me to be a victim and one thing to allow my child to be a victim of something. I would die trying to protect one of our children and I will leave it there.
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It's Time for family matters.
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Cindy Overton
So now I'm going to go to Oklahoma City. And Oklahoma City police are investigating after a 14 year old turned up pregnant with twins and she is apparently being used as a surrogate. Court documents say that the victim in this case has not revealed how she became pregnant, but police and Child Protective Services talked with her mother and that interview revealed some very disturbing details. The investigation began last December after Oklahoma City police responded to a possible sexual assault of a 14 year old at an apartment complex near North Penn and Northwest 122nd. A referral from Child Protective Services indicated the teen was pregnant with twins and the father was possibly her mother's 36 year old boyfriend. The mother reportedly told police her daughter desperately wanted additional siblings and that she wanted children with her current baby boyfriend. However, she couldn't because her tubes were tied. The documents say the mother denied allowing her boyfriend to impregnate her daughter. However, police obtained a search warrant to collect DNA from the man to determine paternity. It's unknown at this time if police were able to collect that sample. The teen is now fifteen and is due later this month. The mother or the boyfriend has not been arrested and the teen is now in protective custody. If criminal charges are filed, it may be hard to track down the mother and her boyfriend after both her children were taken away. Court documents show the mother left for California and and the boyfriend's location is not known right now. That is absolutely crazy. Just go to California. Leave your daughter to have your boyfriend's child. We're going to go back to Florida where we have a man who was recently arrested for threatening a churro seller over his livelihood. Geraldo. Geraldo. Caraballo, who is 60 years old, stands accused of one count of aggravated assault. According to the Miami Dade Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred in early November of 2025 near the corner of Southwest 195th Terrace and 127th Avenue in South Miami Heights neighborhood. On the day in question, the vendor was selling churros out of a trailer when Caraballo, who lives in the area, approached him and there was a verbal altercation that ensued in reference to him selling churros. The document that was the arrest affidavit states that the altercation then escalated to the point where the defendant retrieved an aluminum bat from his vehicle. And after getting the bat out of his Ford F250, Caraballo said, if you are here in 15 minutes, I am going to kill you like a dog. While he held the bat and the Truro vendor told investigators that he was in fear of his life and Caraballo returned a short time later. According to the sheriff's office, the defendant told the vendor something to the effect of oh, you're still here, I'm coming back. And after the second interaction, the vendor filed a police report because he was afraid for his safety. The defendant was arrested and transported to a local police station and that is where he was read his Miranda rights in Spanish and invoked his rights and did not talk after the incident. The charging document does not account for the lengthy delay between the initial arrest by police and the charges filed by the sheriff's deputies, but it notes that police did not speak with Caraballo about the incident. Another note in the document says that there was no officer worn body camera footage of the arrest and the defendant was charged accordingly. Carabalo was detained in the Turnal Guilford Night Correctional center and posted a $5,000 bond the next day and there are currently no scheduled court dates in the case. Goodness gracious, I wonder what that guy had, why that guy had a problem with churros.
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It's time for effort of professionals.
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Cindy Overton
They're going to Houston now and a 73 year old stockbroker is facing three first degree felony charges following a months long child exploitation investigation that's being led by the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office. Investigators say they uncovered hundreds of explicit images involving children on the suspect's computer and authorities arrested Joe Farmham Moore Jr. At his workplace earlier Friday. The arrest was captured on video. The arrest marks the culmination of an investigation that began in January and was conducted by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, according to officials. Deputies took Moore into custody at his job without incident. Authorities alleged that Moore downloaded and possessed hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos and he's been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, each classified as a first degree felony. Investigators say each count is tied to separate videos depicting children being sexually abused. Constable Alan Rosen described the material as horrific, saying the content showed children being abused while police pleading for it to stop. These are evidence intensive cases, rosen said, noting that digital forensic investigation often take months to complete. But once we have the evidence, they're very difficult for someone to claim it wasn't them. At this time. Investigators say they have not identified any known local victims connected to Moore. However, authorities continue to review digital evidence and are urging the public to come forward with any information. Rosen emphasized that suspects in these cases come from all backgrounds. They said we have arrested people that are lawyers, doctors, even preachers from all walks of life. If anybody sees his image and God forbid he came in contact inappropriately with a child, we want to hear from you. So anyone with information is asked to contact Precinct 1 Internet Crimes Against Children's Task Force at 713-222-4929.
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It's time for family matters
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Cindy Overton
going back to Florida and A six year old little Florida girl was fatally stabbed more than 20 times by her mother who was found lying next to the girl's body. That's according to police. On Wednesday, February 25, just after midnight, deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office responded to a call and about a cutting incident at a home in Milton. Upon arrival to the home, deputies found April oliva, who was 40 years old, lying with the body of a six year old victim and the child was pronounced deceased at the scene. Olivia sustained injuries during the incident and was transported to a local hospital where she is currently receiving medical treatment and a warrant was issued for her arrest on a charge of murder in connection with the death of her daughter. Olivia apparently stabbed her daughter more than 20 times, according to the arrest report, and also Olivia called her sister and Amy Tuttle around 11pm on Tuesday, February 24 and Olivia's sister told police she found the call disturbing, saying that Olivia was not making much sense. She was making comments about evil spirits and something bad had happened. Olivia's sister also told her roommate about her contact with with her father Steven Tuttle, who raced to Olivia's house while Amy Tuttle stayed on the phone with Oliva. I've been saying Olivia but I think it's Oliva, according to the report. And when Stephen Tuttle arrived he could hear his daughter yelling inside the house but was was unable to get inside. Finally he found an unlocked door and entered the home and that's where he found his daughter and granddaughter Valerie lying on the floor covered in blood and April reportedly said at that time she's dead. And when deputies arrived after midnight, they found April lying on top of the girl's body and deputies pronounced Valerie dead at the scene with multiple stab wounds including some to the neck. The medical examiner determined the girl suffered over, as I've said it repeatedly during this 20 stab wounds throughout her body. Oliva also had stab wounds to her neck and stomach. Chief Deputy Randy Tift said that her wounds were self inflicted and Valerie's father was out of town for work at the time of the incident and no one else was home. Oliva will be booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail when she's released from the hospital and the sheriff stated that this is a deeply tragic case and our thoughts are with all of those affected. And it's unclear whether Oliva has retained an attorney who can speak on her behalf. Geez Louise. You know, I hope that Woody sent me at least some type of feel good story because this is just
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We're going to the UK for this one and a man was reportedly knocked out of his wheelchair and kicked and spat on. According to police, three teenage boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested after a man was reportedly knocked out of his wheelchair, spat on, kicked and robbed of his bank card. The assault happened in Lead street and Sandown, Isle of Wight on February 19th. The 55 year old man was treated in the hospital for injuries to his head and arms and the teenagers from Sandown and Ride have been released from custody while inquiries Continue. They include two boys aged 14 and 15 and they were actually arrested on suspicion of robbery. 14 year old boy from Ride was arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon and police have appealed for witnesses with information or footage of the incident that took place last Thursday in Sandown. So they beat a guy up in a wheelchair and take his bank card. Now we're going to Texas Two men have been arrested and charged with murder and the death of a Fort Hood soldier whose remains were found in a field in Killeen, Texas nearly six years ago. Private Gregory Weddell Morales, who is 23 years old, went missing in August of 2019, just days before he was set to begin the process of leaving the Army. Ten months passed before his body was found and an autopsy revealed he had died from being shot in the head. Darius Nobles, who's 28 years old, and Darian Brown, who's 27 years old, were arrested and charged with murder in Wedo Morales death and this is according to Alex Gerhardt, who is assistant chief of the Killeen Police Department. Nobles was booked Monday into the Harris County Jail based on the Killeen warrant and Brown was arrested in Parker county west of Fort Worth in December for a parole violation and was served the warrant while in custody. The Bell County District Attorney's office accepted the case Dec. 30, Gerhart said. Kim Weddle, the soldier's mother, said the arrest sparked mixed feelings for her. She says, I'm glad that they finally identified some people that are responsible. I personally think there's still more people involved. I'm very glad two people are off the street that they feel were involved. Police linked the two men to the soldier using cell phone records and one of the last numbers to dial. Weddell Morales phone belonged to a minor whose mother told police the phone had been stolen by Brown, whom she knew as cash. So police then interviewed Brown on March 5, 2024, and he said he knew Weddell Morales and after changing his story a couple times, Brown finally told police he served as the lookout when Nobles shot and killed Weddell Morales. Brown stated that he and Nobles are affiliated with a gang and and they were instructed to kill Wettle Morales as a way to, quote unquote, put in work. Killeen Police also linked a 9 millimeter handgun that was collected from the two men during a September 2019 arrest in San Saba to a shell casing found in the field where Weddell Morales body was found during that 2019 arrest. Nobles told police the gun belonged to him. Weddell said her son, after moving to Fort Hood, changed from a fun loving, goofy kid whom she raised in Oklahoma. He began hanging out with people she did not approve of and keeping secrets from her, including marrying Penny Morales, who's 36 years old. She has been convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced in 2023 to seven years in Texas prison. He was in the process of getting a divorce. He had plans to do things with his life so he had a plan to turn it around, weddle said. He just didn't get that chance. I I guess that's the hardest part of all this. He was robbed of the chance to figure it out and get his life on track. Weddell Morales disappearance and its handling was one of Several that in 2020 initiated a policy review that led the army to reshape its missing soldier protocols. His unit initially labeled him a deserter, but which slowed early efforts to search for him, and the soldier's mother also had to fight removal of the status so she could have her son returned home and buried in a veterans cemetery. The army now labels soldiers who do not show up for duty as absent unknown and commanders must launch an immediate effort to find the missing soldier, and a Fort Hood spokesperson said officials at the base are aware of the arrest. This development is a testament to the diligent and persistent work of the Killeen Police Department, our own Criminal Investigation Division and the other law enforcement agencies involved. Our deepest condolences remain with the Weddell Morales family who have endured so much during this difficult time. We are grateful to all of the agencies whose tireless efforts led to these charges and that was what the spokesperson said. The Army Criminal Investigation Division has been involved in the case and declined to comment because of the ongoing criminal charges. So I think I've got one more story to tell and then we will call it a day.
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It's time for family matters,
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Cindy Overton
But a Minnesota Grandma who in 2018 went on a cross country murder spree that ended with her capture on South Padre island is being featured in a new episode of Dateline Secrets Uncovered. And this show was scheduled to air an Oxygen True Crime. And it details the story of Loisanne Reese, who became known as the Killer Grandma after she murdered her husband and then killed her doppelganger in Florida before authorities finally caught up to her at a bar on South Padre Island. In March of 2018, Reese killed her husband David inside their blooming Prairie, Minnesota home. She withdrew thousands of dollars from her husband's business checking account and then went on a run.
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But she didn't get very far. Police would later discover that Reese spent some of that money at a casino located about 40 miles from her home. And as she continued south towards Florida, re stopped at another casino in Louisiana. And one of her gambling pit stops netted her a jackpot of $29,000. And this is according to Oxygen. Reese's slide from beloved grandma to cold blooded criminal had started many years earlier. In 2015, Minnesota officials began investigating her and she served as guardian of her disabled adult sister. Reese had been embezzling her sister's disability benefits and using the money to fund her gambling addiction and something that had often spurred fights between her and her husband. Meanwhile, her husband David's body wouldn't be discovered for a while, not until his business partner called police to say he hadn't seen David at their wax worm business, which was located next to the Reese family home, and he hadn't seen him in two weeks. Well, Reese had shot him twice and then left his decomposing body in the bathroom inside the home. Reese ultimately ended up in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where. Where she met a tourist who bore a striking resemblance to her. She had the same blonde hair, same rosy cheeks and warm smile, and she was actually near the same age as Reese, who was then 56 years old. Her name was Pamela Hutchinson. And Reese quickly befriended the 59 year old before murdering her and in April of 2018, inside her hotel room and then stole all of her credit cards and stole her white Acura sedan and fled to Texas. By this point, federal law enforcement was already hunting for her. But the trail had gone cold in Corpus Christi and there was actually a nationwide manhunt for Reese and. And it ended up coming to an end April 19th of 2018 after a manager at Dirty Owls, which was a restaurant on South Padre island, recognized her and called police. And within moments, a group of U.S. marshals and local police closed in as Reese just sat there sipping a drink at another island eatery, Sea ranch and she was arrested. And at the time of her arrest, they recovered two handguns. And of course, the Acura Reese pled guilty to both murders and courts in Florida and Minnesota and is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole. The Killer Grandma episode of Dateline Secrets uncovered aired on February 25, and you can find it on the Oxygen app. But that is a story. These were some tough, tough, tough stories today. My goodness, it's like I feel like I have a fog around me that I need to lift. We are, as you heard, we played the justice for Haley episode again on Saturday because we really, really need to get the rest of the funding for the forensic investigation. And we just ask that you please consider donating what you can and if not, please just share it. You know, just share it and ask that person to share it. And that's what Grassroots is, and that's how you know we're going to get justice for Haley. So Woody will be back with me tomorrow. As always, ask for justice for Haley, justice for Bradley, justice for ao, justice for Barbara Blunt, and justice for ay, anybody and everybody that needs it. And please stay safe out there, everyone. It's. It's a tough, tough time right now. And please just take care, tell everybody, all your loved ones that you love them. Please don't take anything for granted and know that we love and appreciate each and every one of you and we will see you tomorrow.
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