True Crime Time For May 5, 2026 | Drunk Driver Kills Crossing Guard, Child Forced to Drink Whiskey & Santa Predator Sting

Summary

Real Life Real Crime – True Crime Time for May 5, 2026

Host: Woody Overton
Date: May 5, 2026
Main Theme:
A fast-moving, unfiltered roundup of recent and historical true crime cases, heavy on Woody's signature Southern storytelling, personal commentary, and a mix of tragedy, outrage, and dark humor.

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Episode Overview

Woody Overton delivers a powerful solo episode covering a series of shocking and tragic crimes—both recent and historical. The episode weaves together current cases of senseless fatal accidents, devastating acts of abuse and neglect, calculated violence, and law enforcement sting operations. Woody also injects personal moments, underscores advocacy for cold cases, and brings his no-nonsense insights to each narrative.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Denham Springs Tragedy – Drunk Driver Kills Crossing Guard

[01:46–05:47]

• Who: Katie Wells, beloved crossing guard and 40-year community servant at Grace Creek Elementary, was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
  • Driver identified as Darren Gudo, age 64, charged with vehicular homicide and second offense DWI.
  • Katie was part of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and recognized as a symbol of safety and dedication.
• Woody’s Reflections:
  • Expresses deep anger and sadness at the senselessness:
    “I can’t even comprehend… this dude… comes through drunk and runs her down. And our hearts go out to her and her family and everybody loved her.” (03:44)
  • Reminds listeners that crossing guards are law enforcement officers desiring respect and remembrance.

2. Historical True Crime: Jose Campos Torres Case

[05:50–07:21]

• Incident Recap: On May 5, 1977, Houston police arrested Torres, beat him severely, then drowned him instead of taking him for medical aid.
• Woody’s Context: Condemns police brutality:
  “Nobody deserves to die like that… that just don’t deserve it.” (07:14)

3. Victim Advocacy Updates: Madison and Barbara Blunt Cold Cases

[07:21–08:51]

• Woody pushes listeners to keep providing tips on long-cold disappearances.
• Announces fundraisers and ongoing efforts to raise money for scientific evidence testing in the Barbara Blunt and Haley cases.
  • Quote: “Somebody has that last piece of evidence that's needed to bring Ms. Barbara home.” (07:32)

4. Tragic Child Abuse – Forced Whiskey Death Case

[08:58–11:04]

• Case Recap (Audio Insert):
  • Roxanne Record found guilty of manslaughter for forcing 4-year-old granddaughter China Record to drink half a bottle of whiskey as punishment; child died with a BAC of .68.
  • Record’s daughter, the child’s mother, faces first-degree murder and cruelty charges.
• Woody’s Outrage:
  • “If you’re a cop, you stop somebody and they blow a 0.30, you have to take them to the hospital. I think 0.40 is legally dead. This four-year-old had a .680… forced the baby to drink half a fifth of whiskey as punishment.” (11:04)
  • Calls for the severest possible charges: “First degree murder. Fuck yeah.” (11:05)

5. Domestic Violence – Pregnant Girlfriend Attack

[11:14–13:11]

• Incident Details:
  • Lucas Hayden arrested for brutal assault on his 5-months-pregnant girlfriend, including kicking her and attempting to choke her with her own leggings.
  • Hayden stated, “I need to kill the baby,” during the attack, per police report.
  • Both arrested on aggravated assault charges.
• Woody’s Reaction:
  • “Man…‘I need to kill the baby.’ What the–?” (13:09)

6. Afflicted Professionals – Santa Predator Sting

[13:15–23:28]

• Case Recap:
  • Thomas Allen Hicks, 68, professional Santa impersonator and preacher, was arrested in a multi-agency undercover child sex sting (“Operation Child Protector 8”) in Polk County, FL. He solicited sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old arranged by an undercover officer.
  • Memorable Moment: Sheriff Judd’s quote: “I talked to the real Santa today and he’s pissed.” (23:18)
  • Eighteen additional arrests, many with military or community ties; 85 felonies collectively.
  • Hicks also picked up prostitutes while being married.
• Woody’s Commentary:
  • “Thousands and thousands of children have sat on this guy’s lap thinking he was Santa Claus, when in fact he was and is a child sex predator.” (23:28)

7. Confessions and Admissibility – Mother Kills Child Case

[28:26–29:15]

• Case Recap:
  • Louisiana mother Aaliyah Jack confessed on camera to killing her 4-year-old son and abandoning her 1-year-old on the interstate.
  • Defense tried to throw out confession; judge ruled it admissible.
• Woody’s Take:
  • “If you are stupid enough to have a camera in your face and they ask you did you kill your kid, and you say yeah, that certainly can be used against you.” (29:15)
  • Commentary on confession tactics and strategy from his law enforcement experience.

8. ‘Effed Up Professionals’ – Murder for Hire, Robbery, and Hitman Bloopers

A. Stripper Robbery Setup

[31:07–35:01]

• Dancer Shakur Kelly set up “pimp” Lawrence Homan for a robbery in which he was fatally shot; surveillance and cell phone evidence tied accomplices to the plot.
• Woody’s Take: “Rob the pimp. And I mean how much money you think you're gonna… aspire to be something bigger and better. And this dude, pimp or not, he's dead. And the stripper set him up. And there's that, right?” (34:38)

B. International Crime – Singapore Straw Licker

[35:17–39:40]

• French student Didier Maximilian posted a video licking a straw at a vending machine; faces prison and heavy fines under strict Singaporean laws after public outrage.
• Quote: “This bonehead move may well affect Maximilian for years to come… He’s gonna get two plus years for licking a straw and putting it on social media. Dumb.” (39:29)

C. Hitman Hits the Wrong Man

[39:52–47:21]

• Texas men, Michael Siri and Ricardo Obano, planned an ambush over a decade-old grudge; they mistakenly shot an innocent commuter instead of the intended target over a past affair.
• Victim survived and testified; both sentenced to life.
• Woody’s Summation: “The most important thing besides getting away is doing the job correctly… you stalk him and find out his routine and you finally do it. And… you got the wrong guy.” (40:08, 46:31)

9. Family Negligence – Baby Dies in Hot Car

[47:21–48:02, 48:02–50:09]

• Case Recap:
  • In Monterey, TN, foster grandmother Linda Stevens failed to drop 7-month-old Gabriel Alonso at daycare; left in car at library all day; child died.
  • Charged with criminally negligent homicide.
• Woody’s Reflection:
  • “It's very hard. I don't think no one meant for this to happen… It’s really sad. We need to pay attention… it's not okay to leave a child in the car anytime for any length of time. Bad things happen when you do that.” (48:48)

10. Ongoing Cold Case Advocacy & Listener Call to Action

[50:10–52:10]

• Strong push for information and donations for evidence testing in #WhatHappenedtoMadison, #JusticeForHaley, #JusticeForBarbara campaigns.
• Quote: “We need $1,900 more so Scott Roeder can pay his people and finish these tests… I hope y’all get you some tacos and margaritas today and enjoy your Cinco de Mayo.” (51:01)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Every single day our hearts are heavy as we mourn this tremendous loss, y’all… It's just another senseless act of stupidity.”
  – Woody Overton on Katie Wells tragedy (03:44)
• “A four-year-old had a 0.680. And they forced the baby to drink half of a fifth of whiskey as punishment. First degree murder. Fuck yeah.”
  – Woody on fatal child abuse (11:04)
• “I talked to the real Santa Claus today and he’s pissed… I’m glad you got him locked up.”
  – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, quoted by Woody (23:18)
• “If you’re stupid enough to have a camera in your face and they ask you did you kill your kid and you say yeah, that certainly can be used against you. Right?”
  – Woody on suspects' confessions (29:15)
• “Prisons are full of dummies. So let’s give you another one.”
  – Woody, segue to next story (29:42)
• “Bad things happen when you do that. So according to the news release…nearly eight hours later…and that's when she made the gruesome discovery.”
  – Woody on hot car infant death (48:02)
• “We need y'all...$1,900...to finish these tests.”
  – Woody, fundraising call-to-action (51:01)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:46] Drunk driver kills crossing guard
• [05:50] Historical case: Jose Campos Torres
• [07:21] Cold cases update: Madison, Barbara, Haley
• [08:58] News segment: Child forced to drink whiskey
• [11:14] Domestic violence attack on pregnant woman
• [13:15] Santa predator sting and arrests
• [23:28] Santa predator in detail, Sheriff Judd quote
• [28:26] Mother's on-camera confession in child murder
• [31:07] Stripper sets up pimp for fatal robbery
• [35:17] Singapore straw-licking prank and legal fallout
• [39:52] Hitman targets wrong victim
• [47:21] Infant dies left in hot car
• [50:10] Ongoing cold case calls to action & fundraising

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Episode Summary

This episode presents a whirlwind of hard-hitting, real-life true crime stories delivered with Woody Overton’s trademark mix of candor, empathy, and push for justice. Senseless tragedies—often involving children—anchor the show, but Woody also pulls back the curtain on law enforcement, legal technicalities, and the darker corners of human behavior. His storytelling is accented by acerbic humor and deeply personal reflections, making the episode both informative and emotionally resonant for anyone following true crime, advocacy efforts, or simply seeking to understand the complexities of justice in the real world.

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Transcript

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[Woody Overton]

Hello everybody and welcome to this episode of True Crime. Time for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 and I'm Woody Overton rolling solo again today. Happy Cinco de Mayo to everybody. And I want to talk real quick about a horrible tragic event in we're going to Denim Springs and they're crossing guard Katie Wells, y'. All. She works for Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office and everybody loved her. She was crossing guard at Grace Creek elementary on Highway 16 and you I'm sure everybody knows about it by now and we had recorded prior to this basically it's a murder and but I want, I want to touch on it because this is very important. This lady was much beloved and gave her life protecting kids crossing the street right and she was struck by a truck on driven by Darren Gudo who's 64 Walker and she was killed it and he was found to be drunk. He was charged with vehicle homicide and second offense DWI. You know Ms. Wells worked for Livingston Parish schools and the Livingston Parish Sheriff's office for 40 years in including her most recent posting at the Grace Creek elementary and 7 Ford Elementary. Now Parish president Randy Dat says when we think of community service, Katie defined it. Her kindness, her dedication and her presence at her schools the made a lasting impact on countless families, students and colleagues. She stood as a symbol of care, safety and selflessness. Every single day our hearts are heavy as we mourn this tremendous loss, y'. All. I, you know, it's just absolutely senseless. Absolutely. I, I, I can't even comprehend when you're going through a school zone and, and most of the time is 25 or under and she's out there for a reason, to help the babies cross the street. And this comes through drunk, not his first DWI comes through drunk and runs runs her down. And our hearts go out to her and her family and everybody loved her. The, the, you know, you see social media, it's just everywhere. And of course, you know, most people don't think of it, but a crossing guard is a law enforcement officer. I mean she's a member of Livingston Parish Sheriff's offices. My heart goes out to them, Sheriff Art and everybody that worked with her and you were and loved her. And it's just another senseless act of stupidity and it, it's, it's just huge prayers and such a tragic loss and I'll never understand it. But you know what? This dude, he, he's going to get what he's got coming to him. It's never gonna bring her back. But just pray for all everybody that's involved and, and I don't know even know what else to say about that, but God bless her. So let's get on some true crime time for this. May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, which is also the 18 year anniversary that Cindy and I had gotten back together after being apart for many, many, many years. And so happy anniversary, Sin, and I love you. All right. But on this day in 1977, 23 year old Jose Campos Torres was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to a remote location known as the Hole by six Houston policemen. Taurus was severely beaten before being taken to jail where the officers were ordered to take Taurus to the hospital because he had a whole bunch of injuries, right? But instead of being taken to the hospital, the officers took Torres to the Hole again where he was pushed off a platform and drowned. Yeah, well, that's, you know, bad professionals, y'. All. I mean nobody deserves to die like that. Whether he's, he's an or not, that just don't deserve it. So I, I don't know. So real quick, hashtag what happened to Madison, y' all pull. Please continue calling your tips and Ms. Barbara Blunt. You know, last Saturday we dropped a episode again on on her mursary May 2nd. And I hate that. Y', all, please call in your tips 313rctip and or you can call, call them in anybody call them in the sheriff's office or Crime Stoppers. I don't care who you call, but somebody has that last piece of evidence that's needed to bring Ms. Barbara home. And on hashtag justice for Haley. Ms. Barbara, I know I have not called you back yet. I am sorry. It was a crazy week last week. But y', all, we are going to be doing two raffles for what Thomas Davenport attorneys have donated in one live auction for wanted again. And we get to it this week and we'll do an episode explaining everything and and that is to get the rest of the money for the evidence room and Scott Roeder to finish the scientific testing on Haley's case. So calling your tips. Let's get it done. Yeah. Sid and I became grandparents about a year and a half ago for the first time, we love that grandbaby. She gets in on FaceTime whipping. She says, I love you, popo. She calls me Popo. And you know, I think being a grandparent is one of the they mo. My mom always had a sign said grandchildren your reward for not strangling your teenagers. And I get that. And you know, being a grandparent is an amazing, amazing gift. And with some people it's not. And let me do this. It's time for family matters, y'. All. I could not imagine this.

[News Reporter]

New tonight, a jury has found Roxanne Record guilty of manslaughter and the death of her four year old granddaughter. She forced the child to drink alcohol as a form of punishment four years ago.

[Woody Overton]

And tonight, news Tuesday, Haley Jefferson explains

[News Reporter]

how the jury appeared to be torn. Michael Sylvia Roxanne Record was visibly shaking in the courtroom as she awaited her fate in the case. Once the jury's verdict was reached, she began to get emotional. Back on April 21st of 2022, police found four year old China Record unresponsive at a home on Wallace street in Baton Rouge. Record's grandmother Roxanne is accused of forcing her to drink a half a bottle of whiskey as a form of punish time. Roxanne and Record's mother Khadijah told detectives they were upset Chyna took a sip out of the bottle that was left on the counter. In court, prosecutors say the alcohol was consumed one to three hours before Record's death. Her blood alcohol content level was.68. Following closing arguments, the jury deliberated for over six hours.

[Defense Attorney]

My biggest concern was that the case would hang up, that it would be a hung jury that was and that would have been really hard to try this case again because we had children, witnesses and it was just a difficult case to get together.

[News Reporter]

The jury stopped several times with questions for the judge asking for any evidence they can provide related to the case and for the definitions of second degree murder and manslaughter to be re read.

[Defense Attorney]

He deliberated for a long time. They put a lot of thought effort into it. It was a tough case and I think they made a good decision.

[News Reporter]

The defense called the situation a tragic accident, claiming record was tall enough to reach the counter. The alcohol was on Khadijah. Record remains in the parish prison tonight on first degree murder and cruelty charges in connection to her daughter's death. She's scheduled to appear back in court next month.

[Defense Attorney]

We wanted to try this case first and that one's next on the agenda.

[News Reporter]

Sentencing for Roxanne is scheduled for August 10th. She faces up to 40 years in prison.

[Woody Overton]

Michael, Sylvia, let me tell you something. 6:88 is legally intoxicated and if you're cop, you stop somebody and they blow on a machine and they hit a point 0.30 they have to take you to hospital. I think 0.40 is legally dead. This four year old had a 0.680 and they forced the baby to drink half of a fifth of whiskey as punishment. First degree murder. Yeah. Fuck yeah. And that's, that's your daughter. Now the mom's still up for, you know, her trials coming but for first remurder and that could carry the death penalty in Louisiana. And if you make a four year old drink. Fuck, I don't even like to drink whiskey. The flavor of it, right? The burn and everything else. Can you imagine forcing a four year old to drink a bottle of whiskey? Fucking stupid. However, we're going to go out to Georgia and that the teenager has been accused of attacking his pregnant girlfriend and using our own clothing to choke her during a domestic dispute. Lucas Hayden, who's 18 and Jediyah Smith, who's 18, were arrested in Warner Robins which is about 100 miles south of Atlanta after an argument on April 11. Now Warner Roberts Police Department officers responded at around 12:15pm to a call about a disturbance. Once they got there, they learned Hayden and his girlfriend had gotten into a fight at her Home in the city. Then they got into a second fight in the kitchen before Hayden dragged Smith into her bedroom. He then kicks Smith, who's five months pregnant. He kicks her in the stomach, and he says, and I quote, I need to kill the baby. And it's in the police report. Hayden continued to attack her by wrapping a pair of Smith's own leggings around her neck and attempting her to choke her to death with them. After that, Hayden use his arm to choke Smith. And according to Warner Robin's police report, the altercation also involved Hayden stealing Smith's phone. And when that happened, she tried to run him over with her car. Well, good for her. Smith's sister claims she tried to run Hayden over five times as he was attempting to walk away. Well, pretty sure she catches. That's why she caught the charge. Right. Hayden snatched her out of the car and took her keys and entered the house. He initially locked Smith out of her own house and. But eventually let her back in. And that's when the confrontation escalated. When I told you about it. And he takes her in the bedroom, kicks her in the stomach. I need to kill the baby. And then tries to choke her to death with her own clothes. But both of them called charges and of aggravated assault after being being arrested on April 20, which was more than a week after this incident occurred. And if convicted, Agassol can carry up to a sentence of one year in prison, up to 20 in the state of Georgia. And Hayden also faces additional charges of kidnapping, second degree criminal damage to property. And he's being held and. Oh, man. I mean, what the. That I need to kill the baby. It's time for effed up professionals. All kinds, y'. All. All kinds. And we've never done, like, one like this. The. I remember my oldest daughter went to see Santa Claus for the first time, and she was like a year and a half, two years old. And she came home and she said, me no like claws, daddy. Me no like claws. Right? She's not scared. The white beard. And you look at some of these Santa Claus impersonators, and it's pretty impressive. But the fact that they, they, you know, grow their beard and their hair and do it all year long. Well, let me tell you about one who is just a. And he's married as a married Santa Claus impersonator who set thousands and thousands of children on his lap over the years, and now he's been arrested in a undercover child sexting Thomas Allen Hicks, who's 68 years old, y'. All. A white bearded Professional Santa ant and preacher of 40 years. He responded to an online ad posted by an undercover detective who was pretending to be a parent offering sex with their 13 year old daughter. And this according our favorite sheriff in Florida, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. You know, I've spent a lot of

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[Woody Overton]

It's not being need or organized and it's a serious condition.

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And it's a lot more common than people think. It's these persistent, unwanted, intrusive thoughts that come in and don't let up. They cause real distress.

[Woody Overton]

And then you feel driven to do

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[Woody Overton]

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[Woody Overton]

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[Woody Overton]

The accused predator was busted after agreeing to pay 200 and explicitly describing the sex acts he wanted to perform on the child and grossly promising to be gentle. Wow. Sheriff says, I talked to the real Santa Claus today and he's pissed. He said it's people like this who give me a bad reputation and I spend all this time going all around the world giving presents to all the good boys and girls. Sheriff, I'm glad you're not. I'm glad you Boom. Sheriff, I'm glad you got him locked up. And you know, check this out. Hicks has been married for more than 50 years and was well regarded in the professional Santa Claus community. They said thousands and thousands and thousands of children have sat on this guy's lap thinking he was Santa Claus, when in fact he was and is a child. Sex predators in court. Sheriff, judge and y', all the Steve played Santa the at the Lakeland Christmas Parade for at least the last 10 years. And then the Santa Claus wasn't the only one they call using the Same sting. There were 19 other people arrested on this goes, what kind of sick are out there? We were talking about the vigilante group last week. I mean, they deserve it. They said he was charged with human trafficking, traveling to meet a minor, use of a computer to suit to seduce a child, and use of a two way communication device to commit a felony. He has been a preacher for more than 40 years and worked for Tri County Behavioral Health, which is a mental health and drug abuse clinic in Polk County. He admitted that he was attracted to the girl in the ad and decided to try meeting with her despite being suspicious that it was a setup. And it's a coordinate this all an affidavit, they said the sicko also revealed to detectives that he's been married for more than 50 years, but regularly picks up prostitutes that he finds online. Now, Hicks was fired from his job at the Tri county behavioral unit following his arrest. He should have been in quotations. It said Mr. Hicks did not have access to clients or their electronic health records and was not able to gather any data, data related to child information at any time during his employment. Now 18 other alleged perverts were arrested in the week long steam was called operation Child Protector 8, which involved multiple agencies across several Florida counties. Sixteen of the suspects communicated with undercover detectives whom they believe were children or guardians of children and travel to meet a minor for sex. Three sent nude photos to the undercover officers. Seven of the suspects are married and three are military veterans. And in total, the suspects are collectively charged with 85 felonies and eight misdemeanors. Well, That's to every undercover officer who works these child sexting cases and everybody who steps up and, and fights that kind of evil. And thank you, Sheriff Judd, for making it happen. It's time for family matters. Hi, y'. All. Another great mother here. And this one's got a little bit of a twist in it. The when you get a confession, it's always challenged on whether or not it can be used, right? And the. In the courtroom and I used to get the confessions from people and then call the news basically without them knowing and have them do a per walk. And I. And I tell them for him, bring them downstairs. I'm like, hey, just tell them that, you know, yeah, I did it and I'm sorry or whatever, right. I never knew what they were going to say, but they would oftentimes say like that to the media. Did you do it? Yeah, I did it, but it was an accident and, and stuff like that. So that brings in the Question whether it can all be played at trial and use against them if they're stupid enough to go to trial. Well, listen to this one so much, Max.

[Courtroom Reporter]

A big courtroom decision in a case that stunned southwest Louisiana. Aaliyah Jack is accused of killing her four year old son and abandoning her one year old son. Shortly after her arrest, she confessed on camera to seven News.

[Defense Attorney]

Did you leave your baby on the interstate? I'm not sure.

[Woody Overton]

I was under the influence of drugs.

[Defense Attorney]

Did you kill your son?

[Woody Overton]

Yeah.

[Courtroom Reporter]

In July of 2024, as she was being walked into Calcasieu Correctional center, she made that confession. Jack's defense asked judge Mike Canada to throw out the confession. Appearing to question how the on camera confession was facilitated. Canada ruled this week the confession can be used in her trial. Jack is charged with second degree murder and cruelty to a juvenile.

[Woody Overton]

Well, if you are stupid enough to have a camera in your face and they ask you did you kill your kid? And you say yeah, that certainly can be used against you. Right? Anyway, did I ever feel bad about sending somebody down there? If they're stupid up first though, there was always a heinous crime, y'. All. You know, I got a confession out of them and I'm be like, hey, the news is gonna be down there. They're gonna be asking you questions. You need to put the human face on you and just tell them what you told me. And they were stupid enough to do it. Well, that's probably why they're sitting in Angola right now. But many of them would do it. But prisons are full of dummies. So let's give you another one. It's time for effed up professionals. Many people may not think that stripping is a job. I mean, you know, I'm certainly have been to a few strip clubs in my day and you know, they got people swinging around the poles and, and doing whatever. I would say somewhat athletic. And I've also been to some that were the stage was a piece of plywood set up on cinder blocks and, and they definitely weren't professional athletes. But along with the, you know, the strip clubs come most time there's a lot of drug usage and, and pimps and prostitution and stuff like that. And we're going to Fort Worth. Kimmy and a dancer to Fort Worth strip club in December set up a man she had known for a few weeks for a robbery in which he got shot to death in the driver's seat of his Mercedes Benz E350. So at a southwest, southwest Fort Worth apartment complex, the dancer Shakur Kelly got out of the car and walked away with indifference. Thirty seconds before, two accomplices moved in and one of them shot the victim, Lawrence Homan and killed him. When the cops got there and they look in the car, they found wadded and stacked $1 bills, some of it which was in plastic bags in the car and of course Mr. Homan and he's 24 years old and he's dead. The police account of the December 12 plan to rob Homan is described in the arrest warrant. And police on Thursday arrested Derek Snail, 26, on suspicion of capital murder in the case of Kareem Harden, who's 30, was arrested in December and Kelly, who's 31, was arrested in January. And they Harden and Kelly have been indicted on capital murder. In the hours before he was shot dead, Homan was at Buck's Cabaret with his girlfriend. Homer's had with Kelly and offered to give her a ride home after work. Homan and his girlfriend waited for Kelly's shift to end. Then all three went to a Waffle House and then to Masquerade, which is an after hours club. About 4:45am they got to Kelly's apartment complex which is the hub at Chisholm Trail and home and backed into a parking spot. Kelly gets out of the back passenger door and walks towards her building. Almost immediately, two men who police say are hardened snail approached home his car from behind and they wore face masks with eye openings and carried guns and they told him Homan to get out of the car. Homan tried to get away in the car and was shot one time in the back And Homer drove until he crashed into a parked car at the complex. Now there's a ring video which shows Kelly just after she left home in his car. As the gunshot is heard, Kelly's shadow is seen stopping momentarily. Then she continues just to walk towards her apartment. They said Kelly appeared to be unaffected from the gunshot being fired. In such close proximity this corn to the Fort Worth Police Department homicide detective Joe McNally. Kelly and Harden, who were in a relationship at the time the homicide, used cell phones to coordinate and plan the robbery. Kelly told detectives that Homan was a pimp and when they sat together at Buck's Cabaret, she declined when he asked her to work for him. Kelly said in an interview with with the detectives that that she sent Harden a text message knowing that she was getting a ride from home and in his Mercedes, but said she did not send messages to Harden regarding setting up a robbery. Harden was at the complex at the time of the shooting. And was an eyewitness and not a participant. That's what he told detectives. Snell denied being in Fort Worth when the homicide occurred. And Snell's Device information from AT&T indicates that he was in communication with hardest device before the shooting and present in the area of the complex. And left it shortly after the shooting. Well, there you go. You got to rob your pimp. Rob the pimp. And I mean how much money you think you're gonna. You're gonna get aspire to be something bigger and better. And this dude, pimp or not, he's dead. And the stripper set him up. And there's that. Right? And bags of $1 bills. Well, that would be the tip money from swinging around the pole. Nobody deserves to be murdered. It's time for worldwide crime. You know, there's a lot of different countries you really don't want to up and get in trouble in. And Singapore is absolutely one of them. I remember back, I think it was in the early 90s when kids got in trouble for whatever and the court sentence them to caning, which is, you know, you bend over, we're gonna beat you the out of you however many lashes with this cane. I mean all kinds of different countries do different. Like in China, they execute you. They, they send the bill for the bullet to your family members. Right? So singer Singapore. No, you don't want to around and find out by foe. Right? And I would, you would think in general, most people know this now in America of what this dude did wouldn't get him anything serious. It just wouldn't in Singapore. You don't want to around and find out. They said anyone who visits Singapore knows you absolutely do not break the rules there. It's a lovely city to visit. But there's a good reason that everything is so clean and neat. For example, the sale and import of chewing gum is illegal. Jaywalking is punished with a fine. Smoking is illegal in most areas. And if you're considered to have imported

[Mental Health Advocate]

drugs, you face a mandatory death penalty.

[Woody Overton]

Right? But 18 year old French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilian figured this was a place to where he could get away. Playing a disgusting prank in the hopes of scoring some likes on social media. See where this is going? He posts a video himself taking a straw, a straw from a compartment on a vending machine. He licks it, then puts it back with the unused straws. His video was captioned, city is not safe. Well, yeah, and you're the one making it that way, homie. The. The. I mean, what do you, you think he. I guess it's like people going in and, and taking a bite out of the bluebell ice cream and putting it back in freezers. Right. But so this kid has this genius idea I'm gonna lick a straw, stick it back in. So about somebody else unbeknownst will have to get some of my DNA in their mouth. But you know, they said Maximilian what was no dummy. He was studying in a French business school and he knows the strictness of the rules of Singapore, right?

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[Woody Overton]

now. The video of course went viral, but the when and when it went viral, the officials in Singapore saw it and they were pissed and they're like around and find out now we're gonna get some justice. So Maximilian has been officially charged with mischief in public nuisance. The mischief charges carry a penalty of up to two years in prison or a fine or both. Now, while the public nuisance carries a charge up to three months in prison or a fine or both, the Juice vending machine company I Juice seems to want prosecutors to throw the book at Maximilian, saying that in the wake of this, they're planning to upgrade their machines to ensure that the individual straws are only dispensed after a transaction is complete. They have also had to replace all 500 straws in machine which come on expensive the straw and they want Maximilian to pay for that. But it said this bonehead move may well affect Maximilian for years to come. Right now he's been granted permission to travel to Manila in May for a school trip. It was necessary for his graduation, he said. I'm sure he and his family have given assurances that he will return for next the next hearing on May 29. But you have to imagine they're weighing up whether he can make a break for France and never set foot in Singapore again. This dude's going to get, he'll get it. They going to give it to him. He's going to get two plus years for licking a straw and putting it on social media. Dumb. That should be a dumb dumb in the court. It's time for dum dum in the court. All right. Stupid is stupid does on this one. It's time for effed up professionals. You know, again, all different types of professions and this one happens to be professional hitman. Right now you if I was going to be hitman and I'm going to kill people for money, I'm pretty sure the most important thing besides getting away is doing the job correctly. Right? And doing the job correctly meaning you get paid to kill them, you got to kill them successfully. The second most important thing, or maybe even more important than that is making sure that you have the right you're supposed to kill. So I'll tell you about a decade old grudge in catastrophic case of mistaken identity with two dumb asses ended up getting life sentences for in Texas. And I mean it was a cold blooded murder for higher plot. And on Wednesday, U.S. district Judge David Hitner ordered Michael Siri, who's 43 of Katie, Texas and Ricardo Obano Jr. 52 of Houston to spend the rest of their lives in federal prison. Now the citizen follows their convictions in February on multiple counts including conspiracy to commit murder for hire and various weapon charges. Case date backs to the early morning of February 4th of 2025. And according to trial evidence, Obando ambushed a man during his morning commute on Highway 99 and he fired several shots into the v victim's vehicle using a 3D printed firearm equipped with a silencer. Right. So he had some good for a hitman. The victim was struck in the neck, torso and hand. And even though he was hit three times, he survived and and was able to provide the testimony against his attackers. An investigation revealed a plot fueled by serious obsession with a 12 year old affair involving his wife while he was previously incarcerated. However, in a tragic twist or faulty information, the man Obando shot had no connection to the defendants or the affair. The actual intended target had moved out of the resident where Siri believed he lived. They said an innocent victim was ambushed by gunfire during his daily commute. All because of one man's jealousy. And according to U.S. attorney Nicholas J. Ganji, no matter your role, if you conspire to commit an act of violence in the Southern district of Texas, we will hold you accountable. Now these idiots went to trial and in the last Friday days. But the government brought brought the heat, right? The damnit evidence, including dash cam footage of the shooting and the the 911 call that happened afterwards. Prosecutors also presented cell phone data showing a Bando had conducted extensive surveillance on the wrong man before the attack in a search of series Property uncovered the 3D printer used to manufacture the murder weapon and silencer along with various other firearms parts. Defense attorneys. Of course, everybody's got a fence, right? They argued there was a lack of direct evidence linking the man to the victim. But the jury rejected those claims. After two days of deliberation, Michael Siri and Ricardo Banion Jr showed total disregard for human life and put countless innocent bystanders at risk. FBI Houston Acting Special Agent in charge Jason Hudson said in addition to the life sentences, Judge Hitner assessed varying amounts of consecutive prison time for both men. And all the years added up, y' all make sure neither one of these will ever walk free again. They're lucky they can get the death penalty. But if the dude had died, they would have, right? So glad. Yeah. You take the time. 3D printer, untraceable gun, all this stuff. And you're gonna kill this guy because he had an affair while your ass was locked up in prison for being an idiot anyway. And you, you stalk him and find out his routine and you finally do it. And first of all, you didn't even successfully kill him. Thank God. But then you got the wrong guy. Figure it out. It's time for family matters. Going to Tennessee and what a freaking tragedy it might be. Grandparents Day, I guess. On true crime time for

[Defense Attorney]

new this

[News Reporter]

morning, a homicide charge after a seven month old was left in a vehicle for hours and died. This happened last week in Monterey in Putnam County. The district attorney says Gabrielle Alonso's foster grandmother failed to drop the child off at daycare before beginning her work day at the library in Monterey. The DA says the child was left in Linda Stevens locked vehicle outside of the library from 8am until 4 that afternoon. First responders could not revive the child. Stevens was booked into the Putnam County Jail this morning on a charge of criminally negligent homicide.

[Woody Overton]

Oh my God. Well, y'. All. The Putnam County Sheriff, Eddie Ferris told the local WKRN that the first responders arrived on the scene around 4pm and found the 7 month old Gabriel Alonzo unresponsive in Steven's car. And they desperately tried to revive him, but the baby was dead. I said it's very hard. I don't, don't think no one meant for this to happen. As far as told the news outlet, Putnam county is not far from Nashville and the temperatures are nowhere near what they'll be this summer. But I said we haven't even gotten the summer yet. And I'm sure it will not be the only one law enforcement and the chief of law enforcement that has these interviews throughout the summer. So we don't need that to happen. It's really sad. We need to pay attention and for no reason. It's not okay to leave a child in the car anytime for any length of time. Bad things happen when you do that. So according to the news release from the DA's office, Stevens buckled Gabriel in his car seat that morning and drove off with the intention of taking him to daycare. And it was nearly eight hours later. A family, family member contacted Stevens about the baby's whereabouts. And that's when she made the gruesome discovery. Wow. So nine days after the baby's death, they arrested the foster, whatever you, the grandmother, and for criminally negligent homicide. Anyway, it's. It's horrible, but it is that time of year and Lord knows we did them last year. It seems like every day. And baby locked up in a car somewhere dying of heat. And that's it, y', all, I love and appreciate each and every one of you. Y'.

[Mental Health Advocate]

All.

[Woody Overton]

Please hashtag what happened to Madison. I. That people are posting it everywhere now, which is great. This is actually what we wanted. I know law enforcement. I've actually been in contact with him. Law enforcement was working. Hashtag what happened to Madison. It's very important. These guys are doing a great job, I think. And you just gotta share, share, share, share. And huge hugs to Ms. Lynn, Madison's mama in the. Hang in there, sweetie, all right? And hopefully we can get some justice. And also to Ms. Barbara, Haley's mama, we love you to pieces. And we'll do an episode this week on what Scott Roeder from the evidence room is come up with. And it's important that y' all listen to it, y'. All. And at the same time, we'll be introducing the raffles and the auction for the items which are real life, real crime laser engraved and donated by Thomas Davenport attorneys. And we're going to raise the rest of that money. Let's see what's at real quick. We need y'. All. It's, it's Ms. Barber's running the GoFundMe and she's given all the money to the evidence room etc and we've raised 8100 out of 10,000. So we need another $1900 to to, you know, so Scott Rotor can pay his people and and finish these tests. So anyway, love and appreciate each and every one of you. I hope y' all get you some tacos and margaritas today and enjoy your Cinco de Mayo. And I'm Woody Overton, you host a true crime. Time for May 5, 2026. I'll holler at you later. Peace. Mom, can you tell me a story?

[News Reporter]

Sure.

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[Woody Overton]

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[Woody Overton]

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