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On True Crime Time For September 21, 2026, Woody Overton opens with #JusticeForMadison, reacting to public social-media comments surrounding the ongoing search for Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia and reminding listeners that law enforcement has not publicly disclosed everything investigators know.
Then it's an episode Woody jokingly realizes could be called “Family Matters.”
In Russia, a mother was convicted as an accomplice after authorities determined she knew her husband was sexually abusing their daughters and encouraged the children to obey him. Another Russian case involves a convicted murderer and rapist released to fight in Ukraine who later returned and murdered his ex-wife and her 7-year-old daughter.
Woody also covers the extraordinary case of three Russian sisters accused of killing the father they said had sexually abused and terrorized them for years. Despite findings supporting their abuse allegations, the murder investigation against the sisters has now been reopened.
Back in the United States, Jenny King, 44, is accused of repeatedly stabbing her 14-year-old son inside their El Paso home while he was playing video games. His brother intervened, called 911 and helped control the bleeding until help arrived.
Finally, Woody turns to the death penalty: Alabama executed Jeffery James Lee for the 1998 murders of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson, while Texas executed LeJames Norman for the 2005 murders of Samuel Roberts, Tiffani Peacock and Celso Lopez. In Georgia, the scheduled execution of Stacey Humphreys was halted while a court considers whether Georgia's new Survivor Justice Act could entitle him to resentencing based on alleged childhood abuse.
Woody closes with updates on #JusticeForHailey and #JusticeForMadison.
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#JusticeForMadison update
On This Day in true crime
Glenn McCurley and Carla Walker
International family-abuse cases
Three Russian sisters and their father's death
Jenny King and the El Paso stabbing
Jeffery James Lee execution
LeJames Norman execution
Stacey Humphreys execution stay
Georgia Survivor Justice Act
#JusticeForHailey
Hailey Johnson
Death penalty and judicial override

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In Part 2 of the Jacob Mansell case, Woody Overton takes listeners inside the West Feliciana Parish courtroom and recounts the roughly three-and-a-half-hour hearing he personally witnessed.
Woody describes testimony concerning the history of the allegations, repeated interviews of the child, the child's reported recantation, and the custody dispute surrounding Mansell. He also recounts testimony from Dr. Allen Taylor, the court-appointed evaluator whom Mansell's attorney has publicly said characterized the situation as the worst case of parental alienation he had encountered. That characterization has also been reported publicly as the basis cited by the defense for the earlier custody decision.
Woody then describes testimony from a West Feliciana Parish detective about her training and her involvement in multiple interviews, including an additional Child Advocacy Center interview that Woody says became a major moment in the hearing. According to Woody's recollection, the detective testified that the additional interview produced no new allegations requiring law-enforcement action.
A second mental-health professional also testified for the defense. Woody says she reviewed the case materials and likewise expressed serious concerns about parental alienation.
Throughout the hearing, District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla maintained that Louisiana law prohibited Mansell from having contact with the alleged victim while the criminal case was pending. Defense attorney Cy D'Aquila argued that removing the children from Mansell's custody would cause additional harm and urged the court to consider the evidence presented at the hearing.
Then came the ruling Woody didn't expect.
The judge allowed the children to remain with Mansell. Immediately afterward, Woody recalls D'Aquilla telling the court that he intended to return to the grand jury and seek a first-degree rape charge.
That happened. On September 14, a grand jury indicted Jacob Mansell on first-degree rape, and Mansell subsequently surrendered. His bond was set at $250,000.
In this episode, Woody gives listeners his firsthand account of what he heard in that courtroom—and explains why those hours left him with strong opinions about the investigation, prosecution and the justice system.
Mansell is accused of serious crimes, and the allegations against him remain pending. He has not been convicted of the first-degree rape charge.
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Jacob Mansell case, Part 2
Woody Overton's firsthand courtroom observations
District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla
Defense attorney Cy D'Aquila
Dr. Allen Taylor's testimony
Parental-alienation testimony
Child Advocacy Center interviews
Detective training and investigative procedures
Reported recantation by the child
Mental-health expert testimony
Heated prosecution and defense arguments
Judge's custody ruling
Grand-jury process
First-degree rape indictment
Presumption of innocence
Justice and due process

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In this episode of Real Life Real Crime, Woody Overton takes a deep dive into the controversial Jacob Mansell case in West Feliciana Parish and explains why he believes there is far more to the story than the public has heard.
Mansell was arrested in March 2026 on sexual battery and second-degree rape charges involving his 13-year-old daughter. After posting bond, he was initially ordered to have no contact with her. That condition was later rescinded, and Judge Kathryn Jones awarded Mansell majority custody of his three children—a decision that generated significant public controversy and prompted District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla to seek the recusal of Judges Sydney Picou Walker and Kathryn Jones. This week, a grand jury indicted Mansell on the upgraded charge of first-degree rape.
But Woody has a perspective on this case that most people don't.
He previously worked for Mansell's defense attorney, Cy D'Aquila, as a defense consultant and polygraph examiner. In this episode, Woody explains what he reviewed before conducting the examination, his concerns about how the child was repeatedly interviewed, the importance of proper Child Advocacy Center protocols, and why he believes those investigative procedures matter regardless of whether an allegation is ultimately proven true or false.
Woody also reveals that he personally administered a polygraph examination to Mansell and says Mansell showed no deception indicated on the questions Woody asked. He explains how he conducts these examinations, the countermeasures he watches for, and why he says he approached Mansell's examination without assuming either guilt or innocence.
The episode also examines clinical psychologist Dr. Alan Taylor's involvement in the custody proceedings. Mansell's attorney has publicly said Taylor characterized the matter as the worst case of parental alienation he had encountered, although reporting notes that phrase did not appear in Taylor's written custody recommendations.
Woody's larger question is one at the heart of the criminal justice system: What happens when an accusation is horrifying, public reaction is immediate, but the underlying investigation is more complicated than a headline can convey?
And this isn't over.
Woody ends Episode 280 by setting up the next chapter: he recently sat through approximately three and a half hours of courtroom proceedings involving the Mansell case. In the next episode, he's going to explain what he personally witnessed as the prosecution and defense battled in court.
Woody Overton takes listeners inside the controversial Jacob Mansell case in West Feliciana Parish. Woody explains his own involvement as a defense consultant and polygraph examiner, his concerns about the investigative process and repeated interviews of the child, the custody decisions that ignited public controversy, and Mansell's new first-degree rape indictment. Then Woody previews what he personally witnessed during an extraordinary three-and-a-half-hour courtroom battle—and why the next episode may change how listeners view the case.
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Jacob Mansell case
Woody Overton's involvement in the investigation
Cy D'Aquila and the defense
District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla
Child Advocacy Center interview protocols
Repeated interviews of child witnesses
Woody's polygraph examination of Mansell
Polygraph countermeasures
Dr. Alan Taylor's custody evaluation
Parental-alienation claims
Judges Sydney Picou Walker and Kathryn Jones
No-contact order and custody controversy
Grand-jury process
First-degree rape indictment
Presumption of innocence and due process
Preview of Woody's firsthand courtroom observations

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On True Crime Time For September 17, 2026, Woody Overton begins with updates on #JusticeForMadison and #JusticeForHailey. Investigators are now in the digging phase of the search connected to Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia, while evidence collected from the Zachary property has been sent for examination.
In England, investigators are searching for the remains of Theresa Shepherd, who disappeared in 1995 after telling friends she was meeting a man for a picnic. Her former boyfriend, Peter Turner, was convicted of her murder, but her remains have never been recovered.
In Georgia, 11-year-old Banner O'Berry and his best friend were attacked by three dogs after their four-wheeler broke down. Banner suffered numerous wounds and underwent multiple surgeries, while his young friend fought desperately to help save him.
And Woody closes with the kind of cold-case breakthrough he loves: investigators say DNA has connected Jamal Toloferio to three previously unsolved attacks spanning a decade. Investigators obtained his DNA after his arrest in a separate homicide investigation and say testing ultimately matched evidence from the cold cases.
Plus, a Miami elementary-school teacher faces disturbing allegations involving young students, a woman is accused of attempting to smuggle dozens of cocaine packages into Spain inside her body, and a UK man pleads guilty to dozens of sexual offenses against his wife.

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#JusticeForMadison search update
#JusticeForHailey
Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia
Theresa Shepherd cold case
Search for remains in England
Banner O'Berry dog attack
11-year-old friends fighting off three dogs
Jamal Toloferio investigation
DNA linking previously unsolved cases
Forensic investigative genetic genealogy
Othram and CODIS
Miami elementary-school teacher allegations
Spain cocaine-smuggling arrest
UK marital sexual-abuse prosecution

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On True Crime Time For September 16, 2026, Woody Overton begins with the latest #JusticeForMadison update. According to Sheriff Brian Spillman, investigators are actively working both the Morris Road property and a Zachary location connected to the investigation into Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia. By Monday, 14 agencies had already contributed hundreds of man-hours to the Morris Road search, with excavation beginning at identified areas of concern.
Then, in North Carolina, two men accused of killing two family members and critically wounding two others sparked an interstate manhunt that ended after their vehicle crashed in Ohio and officers heard gunshots from inside.
In Oklahoma, Corey Adams was sentenced in the death of her roommate, Talina Galloway, whose dismembered remains were discovered inside a taped-shut freezer abandoned in the Arkansas woods.
Plus, a Colorado mother is sentenced after her 5-year-old daughter died from methamphetamine poisoning, a Utah man is accused of brutally attacking his 80-year-old grandmother, Patrick Mahomes Sr. asks a Texas court for permission to travel while on probation, and two 13-year-old boys accused of attacking a California father for a TikTok video are turned over to police by their own parents.
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#JusticeForMadison search update
Morris Road and Zachary searches
Madison Renee Allen and Stephanie Hevia
North Carolina family shooting and interstate manhunt
Corey Adams and Talina Galloway
Dismembered remains found in a freezer
Sophia Larson's methamphetamine death
Alleged attack on an 80-year-old grandmother
Patrick Mahomes Sr. probation request
Greg Medina TikTok attack
Parents turning their teenage sons over to police
Accountability and parenting
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