Real Life Real Crime – True Crime Time For November 19, 2025

Episode Theme:
Woody and Cyndi Overton deliver a tour of shocking and tragic true crime cases from around the world, focusing on recent developments, caregiver betrayals, family homicides, and confessions brought about by decades-long guilt. Their trademark blend of blunt honesty, expert insight, and Southern candor brings a human and sometimes darkly humorous lens to these disturbing stories.

1. Justice for Bradley Updates & Listener Engagement

Timestamps: 02:34 – 03:36

• Woody gives shoutouts to the "Justice for Bradley" campaign, encouraging listeners to keep sending tips:
  "No tips too small or unimportant or anything else… the Bradley's case is being looked at hardcore by the powers that be, as it should be. And we don't care who... brings Bradley home first. It's not a competition." (03:10, Woody)
• Continues to thank Patreon supporters and emphasizes community involvement in solving cold cases.

2. Houston Walmart Armed Robbery—Elderly Man Shot

Timestamps: 03:55 – 06:30

• Summary:
  70-year-old Houston man robbed at gunpoint in a Walmart parking lot (Nov 10); forced to withdraw cash at ATM, then shot in the chest. Drove away but collapsed soon after, left in critical condition.
• Host Insights:
  Woody: "During killing somebody during the commission of armed robbery makes it aggravated circumstances and we know that Texas is not afraid to enforce that law, right?" (06:30)
• Law enforcement is seeking surveillance footage; suspects at large.

3. Russia: ‘Witch’ Mother Beheads Disabled Son

Timestamps: 06:49 – 12:22

• Case Details:
  In Moscow, 31-year-old Elena Tuskanova confessed to murdering her disabled 6-year-old son, then beheading him with a hacksaw and tossing the head in a pond. She claimed supernatural beliefs and a witch identity.
• Notable Reactions:
  • Woody: “Cutting off your disabled son's head with a hacksaw is real evil... Evil is real, God is real.” (11:09)
  • Discussion about Russia’s moratorium on the death penalty: "You think they line them up?" – Woody (11:04); Cyndi looks up the law: "No death sentence has been... carried out since 2nd of August in 1996." (10:49–11:03)
• Hosts express horror and disgust at the atrocity, with Cyndi admitting she'll cry editing the segment.

4. San Antonio Landscape Supplier Workplace Mass Shooting

Timestamps: 13:05 – 15:29

• Incident Recap:
  Jose David Hernandez Gallo, 21, opened fire at his workplace, killing three coworkers before dying by suicide. Emphasis that attacker was in the U.S. illegally; motive still unclear.
• Woody: “Tis the season... Kill, kill, kill. And that's not a popular movie. It's real life and true crime time for.” (15:29)

5. Cold Case Solved: Florida Teen’s Murder by Older Half-Brother

Timestamps: 15:37 – 28:00

• Case Summary:
  In 2018, 14-year-old Rex Honors IV was murdered by his older half-brother, Rex Honors III, who initially called 911 pretending the boy had gone missing. New digital forensics and a re-interviewed witness finally cracked the case in 2025: the brother confessed under interrogation.
• Host Breakdown:
  • Woody, with professional relish: “This is where Woody Overton really gets excited... Got your ass now, motherfucker.” (24:15)
  • Explains tactics used to elicit confessions—let suspects talk, then confront with evidence.
• Quote from investigator: “Working on this cold case was challenging. But her dedication to bringing closure to the family made it worthwhile.” (27:22)
• *Woody laments gaps caused by "shitty police work" but acknowledges hindsight bias in cold cases. (28:05–30:37)

6. Half-Century-Old Guilt: The Stolen Skull Confession

Timestamps: 30:54 – 34:14

• Event:
  Elderly German man mails back a human skull he stole as a young tourist from Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral, accompanied by a note of apology.
• Reactions:
  • Woody (deadpan): “Fuck you. You stole a fucking skull.” (33:43)
  • Cyndi finds the cathedral spokesperson’s forgiving tone “trying to make it all…”
• Reflection on the weight of guilt and late-life confessions.

7. California: Caregiver Murders Man with Cerebral Palsy

Timestamps: 34:28 – 39:04

• Outline:
  Sacramento: Richard McClintock, 59, with cerebral palsy, found dead after his caregiver, Christina Cowins, attempts to conceal the death. Family became suspicious after strange texts from his Facebook and lack of contact.
• Host Commentary:
  • Woody: “You go ahead and do it to me and try to send that...I know better than that.” (37:04, referencing imitation speech in texts)
  • Family recounts the victim’s resilience; hosts emphasize the egregiousness of abusing vulnerable adults.

8. Mississippi: Teen Murders Grandmother at Church

Timestamps: 39:33 – 43:47

• Recount:
  Aberdeen: 17-year-old Jayden Hamilton murders his 73-year-old grandmother, Ollie Hamilton, outside a local church. Community shocked; no prior criminal history for the teen.
• Quote from Sheriff Crook: “This is the tragedy of the worst kind... you find out she was killed by another family member.” (41:55)
• Reflection: Community in mourning, unpredictable nature of violence.

9. Kansas: Adoptive Mother Kills Child, Hides Death for Years

Timestamps: 43:47 – 51:32

• Disturbing Case:
  Christina Shower sentenced to nearly 18 years for killing her adopted 6-year-old daughter, Kennedy, by locking her in a box where she suffocated. The body was found four years later, in 2024, buried in the family backyard.
• Woody on justice and deception:
  • “She’s lying... She said it was one of the kids who put her in the box. Now she’s playing with her kids.” (47:32)
  • Both hosts express anger at child abuse, benefits fraud, and an adoptive father’s culpability.
• Aftermath: Other children temporarily placed with the state; hosts end segment emotionally drained by cruelty.

10. Hosts’ Reflections & Closing Remarks

Timestamps: 51:32 – 52:23

• Cyndi: “Now I gotta get to... edit and cry all over again.” (52:14)
• Woody: “That was a pretty good one. Ended on, I think, pretty bad.” (52:14)
• The hosts sign off with their catchphrase and mutual appreciation for their audience.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• "Cutting off your disabled son's head with a hacksaw is real evil... Evil is real, God is real." – Woody (11:09)
• “This is where Woody Overton really gets excited... Got your ass now, motherfucker.” – Woody (24:15, on interrogations)
• "Sometimes mistakes are made, and I get that. But sometimes stupid happens." – Woody (30:37)
• "This is the tragedy of the worst kind..." – Sheriff Crook speaking of the grandmother's murder (41:55)
• “She said it was one of the kids who put her in the box. Now she’s playing with her kids.” – Woody (47:32)
• “I’m sorry. If we fostered a child and you came home one day and I said the state took that child back, you wouldn’t be like, ‘oh, okay...’ ” – Cyndi (51:34)

Episode Flow & Takeaways

This episode offers a relentless look at the darkest sides of humanity—family betrayal, violence, and heartbreak—punctuated with the Overtons' regional banter and professional insights. They balance outrage with compassion, highlighting justice for victims, failures in law enforcement, and how guilt and secrets can linger for generations. For listeners, it’s an emotional, sometimes overwhelming ride, but one that always centers the victims and the pursuit of truth.

For further details or if you have tips about ongoing cases, listeners are reminded to contact RLRC via 313-RLRC-TIP and support ongoing justice campaigns like #JusticeForBradley.