Real Life Real Crime: True Crime Time for November 6, 2025

Episode Title: Theft, Violence, and a Fight for Justice
Host: Woody Overton
Date: November 6, 2025

Overview

This episode of True Crime Time—a segment of Woody Overton’s acclaimed Real Life Real Crime podcast—offers listeners a raw, firsthand tour through several remarkable crime stories from across the United States. Known for his candid storytelling, investigative insight, and deep experience in law enforcement, Woody (solo-hosting in Cyndi Overton’s absence) delivers a mix of recent high-profile theft cases, bizarre acts of violence, stories of justice delayed and denied, and a few memorable “stranger than fiction” moments—all with his signature blend of gritty detail, humor, and advocacy for victims.

Key Topics & Discussion Points

1. Multi-Million Dollar Train Cargo Theft in San Bernardino (01:57–09:54)

• Story:
  Law enforcement in San Bernardino County, California, uncovered a massive train cargo theft ring—recovering over $2.1 million in stolen goods and arresting three suspects after a coordinated operation among various police agencies, including railroad police.
• Woody’s Insight:
  “If I was going to be a thief, I’d be a really good one... I wouldn’t rob people standing on the corner, I’d hit a lick like this” (03:09). Woody breaks down how train police operate as a distinct entity, the complexity around obtaining search warrants, and the typical leverage of informants (“CIs”).
• Operation Details:
  • Initial search led to discovery of a prefabricated, locked room full of stolen BNSF railroad cargo.
  • Two further warrants and additional tips led to arrests and further property recovery.
  • Eventually, seven search warrants conducted at homes and storage units.
• Notable Quote:
  “As long as the world’s been turning, people have been stealing... some people a little smarter than others and go for a bigger fish, right?” (09:29)

2. Brawl at Bass Pro Shop Grand Opening, Odessa, Texas (09:54–17:45; continued at 23:16)

• Incident Recap:
  The opening day of Odessa’s new Bass Pro Shop turned chaotic when a fight broke out between customers—soon escalating to a wild, 20–30 person melee caught on camera.
• Woody’s Observations:
  • Describes the charged “testosterone” atmosphere at the store.
  • With tongue-in-cheek, plays and narrates the actual viral fight video:
    “Everybody’s swinging. I mean, it’s like 20, 30 people involved. Holy—That dude’s getting knocked…” (15:13)
• Law Enforcement Angle:
  Woody explains his measured response for responding officers to large fights—wait out the exhaustion:
  “...the longer the fight goes on, the easier it is for me as a respondent officer...when I get there, everybody’s wore out.” (15:50)
• Quote from a Witness:
  “These grown ass men act like idiots and you wonder why our schools are falling apart.” (23:16)
• Outcome:
  No arrests—parties declined to press charges, but were criminally trespassed from the store.

3. Train Accident Survival Story: Truman Duncan, Cleburne, Texas (23:16–30:32)

• Case Summary:
  In 2006, railroad worker Truman Duncan was severed in half by a train but, against all odds, remained calm, called 911, and survived.
• Woody’s Details:
  • Duncan, in shock, phones for help: “I need 911. I think I’m cut in two…”
  • The train’s weight helped staunch blood loss until rescue.
  • Duncan later went on to help mentor amputee soldiers and young rail workers.
• Notable Quote:
  “Pain is temporary, but what keeps you going—your family, your drive, that’s forever.” (Duncan, quoted by Woody, 30:25)
• Personal Reflection:
  Woody shares a similarly harrowing rail accident story from his own law enforcement experience.

4. Good Samaritan Assists Police Chase in Slidell, Louisiana (30:34–38:23)

• Incident:
  A bystander picked up Sgt. Jeff Carrs, who was on foot trying to pursue a shoplifting suspect. Together they caught up in her car; the suspect was arrested.
• Woody’s Commentary:
  “This goes to prove there are good people out there, right?...I can assure you, I’ve never been picked up by a citizen in a foot pursuit. Kudos to you, ma’am, for helping to save the day.” (39:43)
• Police Response:
  Department thanked the Good Samaritan, later identified but not publicly named.

5. Human Remains Discovered in Houma, Louisiana (39:43–41:28)

• Summary:
  Skeletal remains found in a wooded area—Sheriff Tim Soignet calls the ongoing case “unique and complex.”
• Woody’s Take:
  • Discusses the challenges of recovering and identifying remains, referencing the Bradley and Barbara Blunt cases.
  • Emphasizes: “There’s no such thing as a perfect crime...You have to get lucky every day; the cops only have to get lucky once.” (41:03)

6. Fugitive Sex Offender’s Faked Death & Capture (41:28–49:26)

• Story:
  An Oklahoma child pornography offender (Lennon) faked his death in a staged bloody “abduction” scene at a motel, only to resurface years later in New York under an alias.
• Key Details:
  • Lennon was named one of Oklahoma’s top ten fugitives; had a history of heinous offenses and evaded capture for 13 years.
  • Ultimately discovered living under a false name—a testament, as Woody notes, to the persistence of the U.S. Marshals.
• Woody’s Outrage:
  “Why in the fuck wouldn’t you not at least make him serve some time, right?” (42:05) “Once a chomo, always a chomo. Sex is 99% mental. This guy...he gets off on babies.” (46:46)
• On Louisiana Law:
  Praises recently enacted chemical castration penalties for sex offenders.

7. Advocacy for Bradley/Austin Cases and Local Justice Reform (49:26–57:40)

• Update:
  Woody rallies listeners to keep up the pressure in the unsolved Bradley and Austin (AO) cases, highlighting social media activism and community action in Vernon Parish.
• Memorable Moments:
  • “If real life, real crime had any part in instigating the shitstorm that’s going on in Vernon Parish, I’m proud of that.” (50:47)
• Warning to Accomplices:
  “If you haven’t reached out to me...you can go [expletive] yourself because now it’s surpassed the point...If you were standing there and you saw what happened or you have knowledge...that’s going to happen when they get arrested...all those people are getting arrested too.” (52:06)
• Personal Anecdote:
  Woody describes a request to conduct a polygraph in Vernon Parish jail and his absolute refusal:
  “You can’t pay me enough money to go to Vernon Parish jail for numerous reasons...I will never do a polygraph inside the Vernon Parish jail, ever.” (56:56)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Law Enforcement:
  “The cops only got to get lucky once—and that’s just the truth.” (41:03)
• On Crime:
  “Even as smart as I am, if I did that...sooner or later, you’re gonna get busted.” (41:09)
• On Call to Justice:
  “This is murder, y’all. Murder. So you better get up off your ass before the bracelets come on.” (52:36)
• On Community Help:
  “People like you are the reason why Slidell is a great place to live and work.” (Police Chief Danielle Susan, as recounted by Woody, 39:25)
• On Prison for Sex Offenders:
  “Maybe Mr. Lennon gets some prison justice.” (46:56)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Solo Host Introduction / Programming Updates: 01:57–03:09
• San Bernardino Train Heist Story: 03:09–09:54
• Odessa Bass Pro Fight: 09:54–17:45; 23:16 (follow up)
• Cleburne Train Accident: 23:16–30:32
• Slidell, LA: Citizen Helps Cop: 30:34–39:43
• Houma, LA: Human Remains Discovery: 39:43–41:28
• Oklahoma Fugitive Sex Offender: 41:28–49:26
• Bradley/Austin Case Update & Advocacy: 49:26–57:40

Tone & Style

Woody brings a mixture of seriousness, black humor, and unfiltered honesty—common to the “true crime” genre when delivered by a retired detective. The episode combines newsy recaps, storytelling asides, pointed advice to would-be criminals, commentary on the justice system, and heartfelt appeals for community involvement and justice for victims.

Summary For New Listeners

This episode is a showcase of Woody Overton’s uniquely personal, deeply informed, and unabashedly direct approach to true crime podcasting. Tackling stories that range from organized theft and wild public violence to tragic and bizarre individual tragedies, Woody mixes police protocol lessons, survivor inspiration, agency praise, and righteous anger at injustice—always with an eye to exposing how even the smartest criminals can, and eventually will, slip up.

Advocacy for cold cases is at the heart of his work—he closes with a strong push for action in ongoing Louisiana investigations and a moving endorsement to register as an organ donor, as always, “giving the gift of life.”