True Crime Time For September 28, 2026 | The Bobby Greenlease Kidnapping, a Murder Without a Body & Family Matters
True Crime Time For September 28, 2026 | The Bobby Greenlease Kidnapping, a Murder Without a Body & Family Matters  
Podcast: Real Life Real Crime
Published On: Mon Sep 28 2026
Description: Cyndi Overton takes over True Crime Time For with a story she intended to cover quickly—but couldn't. On September 28, 1953, six-year-old Robert “Bobby” Greenlease Jr. was taken from his Kansas City school by a woman claiming his mother had suffered a heart attack. Bonnie Heady and Carl Hall demanded $600,000 for Bobby's return, even though they had already killed him. The FBI investigation ended with Bobby's body recovered, Hall and Heady executed less than three months later, and more than half of the ransom money never recovered. Pasted text The FBI's records confirm the names and major details of Cyndi's account. FBIThen it's Family Matters. In Arizona, Gary Crawford receives life plus 21 years for murdering his 91-year-old stepfather and attempting to murder his mother. In Missouri, Mariah Thomas is sentenced to 13 years after pleading guilty to child endangerment resulting in the death of her one-month-old daughter, whom she told investigators she accidentally placed in an oven instead of a crib. Pasted text Pasted text UsCyndi also covers the extraordinary Florida case against plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski, convicted of murdering attorney Steven Cozzi despite Cozzi's body never being recovered, along with a Colorado woman accused of killing and dismembering her husband. Pasted text Pasted textLater, an armed Airbnb break-in ends with one alleged intruder shot by the renter; Florida MRI technician Gabriel Cruz is accused of sexually assaulting a sedated patient; and Stephen Gress pleads guilty to first-degree murder in the brutal death of 16-year-old Miranda Corsett. Pasted text Cruz has been charged, and the allegation remains pending. NBC MiamiCyndi closes with #JusticeForHailey, sending love to Hailey Johnson's mother, Barbara, and asking Lifers to continue supporting her fight for answers. Pasted textTrue Crime Time For, Cyndi Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Bobby Greenlease, Robert Greenlease Jr, Bonnie Heady, Carl Hall, Greenlease kidnapping, Steven Cozzi, Tomasz Kosowski, Gary Crawford, Mariah Thomas, Za'Riah Thomas, Gabriel Cruz, Miranda Corsett, Stephen Gress, Family Matters, Justice for Hailey, Hailey Johnson, Barbara Johnson, true crimeBobby Greenlease kidnapping and murderBonnie Heady and Carl Hall$600,000 ransom and missing moneyGary Crawford family murder caseSteven Cozzi murder without a recovered bodyTomasz Kosowski convictionMariah Thomas and the death of infant Za'RiahColorado dismemberment caseFlorida Airbnb self-defense investigationGabriel Cruz MRI sexual-battery allegationStephen Gress and Miranda Corsett#JusticeForHaileyThe centerpiece of Episode 288 is clearly Bobby Greenlease. Cyndi begins with what was supposed to be a quick “On This Day” story and ends up telling the full FBI account—from Bobby walking out of school holding his kidnapper's hand through the executions of Hall and Heady. Pasted textA couple of transcript spellings are worth correcting before publication: Bonnie Heady, Carl Austin Hall, Robert Cosgrove Greenlease Jr., Steven Cozzi, Tomasz Kosowski, and Gabriel Cruz. The Missouri infant's name is reported as Za'Riah Mae. Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Stio and use my code stio.com/RLRC for a great deal: https://www.stio.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code RLRC for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com* Check out Vinted: https://www.vinted.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy