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Twisted, gruesome, sometimes funny, but always true: Real Life Real Crime is a multi-award-winning weekly true crime podcast hosted by Woody Overton. Known for his appearances on Dateline, Woody takes listeners on deep dives into cases he has personally worked, offering a unique and exclusive perspective that only he can share. His extensive knowledge from real cases, along with his captivating storytelling ability, has led to what the news media and loyal fans describe as a “cult following.” In addition to “Real Life Real Crime,” Woody is dedicated to solving cold cases and actively works with families seeking justice and closure...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Case advocacy, forensic detail, and candid news discussion give Real Life Real Crime a practical, emotionally direct voice.
Real Life Real Crime moves between multi-case news roundups and sustained attention to the Justice For Hailey case. Woody Overton and Cindy Overton speak plainly about stories involving missing people, child abuse, shootings, death-row appeals, and crimes around Mardi Gras,…
Mardi Gras pickpocket arrests or a family's fight for answers: Woody Overton gives you both.
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A true-crime calendar episode weighs grief, responsibility, and the careful work of protecting cases.
This April 20, 2026 episode of True Crime Time turns a true-crime calendar into something more uneasy than a list of anniversaries. Cindy Overton opens with a tired, affectionate account of her son L.A.
A case-led roundup links an unresolved disappearance, a hit-and-run case, and the victims left behind.
Cindy Overton's April 18, 2026 edition of True Crime Time works as a case-led roundup, moving from Randy Mabrouer's disappearance and the shadow of Derek Todd Lee to show updates and a troubling hit-and-run case.
A loose but engaging case roundup links a no-body homicide, identity theft, and smart-glasses courtroom concerns.
True Crime Time starts with a live-show note, then moves into a case shaped by a missing body, a second killing, and identity theft in the aftermath.
A brisk true-crime roundup where a Hammond school-adjacent shooting shares space with Elizabeth Salgado's unsolved Utah murder.
True Crime Time's April 16, 2026 roundup moves through Elizabeth Salgado's unsolved Provo, Utah murder, a Hammond, Louisiana shooting near a school, and the bleak turn of a death-row marriage.
A Tax Day true-crime roundup links Josiah Lawson's killing with loose, blunt talk about tax cases and accountability.
Tax Day gives True Crime Time a deliberately offbeat way into a single-episode true-crime roundup. Woody Overton and Cindy Overton begin with the killing of Humboldt State University student Josiah Lawson, whose death followed an argument at a party over an iPhone accusation,…
Loose true crime, blunt talk, and a grim case that keeps the outrage front and center.
Real Life Real Crime stays in dark territory, with a blunt, drawn-out discussion of child neglect and the harm adults can do to kids. The hosts come across as loose and unscripted, which helps the episode feel immediate even when the conversation wanders.
Raw true crime with blunt questions, loose pacing, and a human edge.
Woody and Cindy Everton spend this True Crime Time segment on a disturbing case, and the reaction stays raw without trying to sand it down. The closing exchange keeps circling the same hard question: how does someone get through an ordinary day after that, and how far does the…
Local crime, blunt talk, and Mardi Gras chaos with a lived in edge.
The episode stays close to the ground, moving from a child neglect arrest tied to a mother drinking and leaving her children unsupervised at Bob G's Wigs and Things to a French Quarter pickpocket roundup where police recovered 71 phones, IDs, and credit cards.
ABC Audio's Theranos fraud series that also introduces its other true-crime podcasts.
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard traces con man John Meehan's fraud, abuse, and its Bravo TV adaptation.
Real Life Real Crime | Justice For Hailey ep 29 centers on Woody Overton and Barbara Blunt raising money for an independent forensic review of Hailey's death.
Host Cindy Overton shares a personal story about her son's Iron Man competition before diving into a true crime case.
Cindy Overton hosts a true crime episode covering the 1998 disappearance of Randy Mabreuer and updates on other cases.
Woody and Cindy Overton announce details for an upcoming live show where Woody will tell an original, never-before-told true crime story about a case involving Madison.
Woody Overton discusses the unsolved 2015 disappearance and murder of Elizabeth Salgado in Utah, and promotes listener engagement for another case.
Woody Overton recounts the 2017 stabbing death of Humboldt State student Josiah Lawson and the subsequent failure to bring charges against the suspect.
Woody Overton discusses a GoFundMe for evidence testing in a case and previews an upcoming update on the Madison case.
Woody Overton discusses ongoing missing persons cases and recounts the murder of Heidi Ferkus, whose husband was sentenced to life in prison.
Woody Overton discusses the 1981 murder of a mother and two boys, and the disappearance of a sister, in Kitty, California.
Woody Overton discusses the upcoming season, gardening, and turkey season, then urges listeners to share the hashtag #WhatHappenedToMadison and call in tips to solve missing persons cases.
Woody and Cindy Overton return from a break to discuss updates on missing persons cases and encourage listener tips.
This episode of Real Life Real Crime covers multiple true crime cases, including child neglect in Florida, a random throat-slashing in Daytona Beach, a CPS worker accused of child trafficking, a teen murder in Washington, and severe child abuse in Arizona.
Woody and Cindy Overton host a true crime news roundup covering cases like Lori Daybell's arrest, a Detroit triple homicide, a Delta flight assault, a mistaken car vandalism, and a cold case baby murder.
Woody and Cindy Overton discuss various true crime stories, including Mardi Gras incidents like a man arrested with a live alligator and stabbings, a child neglect case in Florida, a theft scheme by a former pastor, and an execution in Oklahoma.
Host Woody Overton continues an interview with forensic expert Scott Roeder about the Hailey case, discussing evidence that challenges the suicide ruling, including blood spatter analysis and high BAC levels.
Host Woody Overton interviews forensic expert Scott Roeder about the cold case of Haley Johnson, discussing new evidence like blood spatter analysis that suggests murder rather than suicide.
Cindy Overton hosts this episode, covering multiple true crime stories including a cold case murder solved by DNA, a pedophile exploiting children, a service dog harassment incident, a mother-daughter murder conspiracy, and a dog rescuing a missing child.
Woody Overton covers multiple true crime stories, including updates on the Delphi murders, a judge indicted for misconduct, a police officer arrested for drug distribution, a child abuse case, and fraud schemes.