True Crime Time For October 5, 2026 | Two Little Girls Found Dead, a Botched Execution Fallout & Deadly Friday Night Lights
Podcast: Real Life Real CrimePublished On: Mon Oct 05 2026
Description: Woody Overton starts with October 5 in true-crime history, from the Dalton Gang’s disastrous 1892 double-bank robbery and the 2001 anthrax attacks to the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway and the notorious crimes and mythology surrounding H.H. Holmes. Pasted textThen, Family Matters brings two disturbing cases involving children: a loaded handgun found in a three-year-old’s daycare backpack in Michigan, and a South Carolina mother charged with homicide by child abuse after her two young daughters were found dead. Woody also follows the fallout from Christa Pike’s failed execution, including the resignation of Tennessee’s corrections commissioner and the independent investigation into what went wrong. Later, he covers a deadly Florida self-defense case involving a 15-year-old, alleged football-team hazing in Maryland, and the senseless shooting death of Nashville high-school student Cameron Frierson after a Friday-night football game. Pasted text Pasted textTrue Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Dalton Gang, anthrax attacks, Jessica Ridgeway, H.H. Holmes, Family Matters, Michigan daycare gun, Justine Marie May, child abuse, Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer, Tennessee death penalty, botched execution, Frank Strada, Florida self defense, Howard High School, football hazing, Cameron Frierson, Nashville shooting, true crimeDalton Gang and October 5 crime history2001 anthrax attacksJessica Ridgeway murderH.H. Holmes and the Murder CastleLoaded gun found in a three-year-old’s backpackTwo young sisters found dead in South CarolinaFallout from Christa Pike’s failed executionFlorida teen shooting ruled self-defenseMaryland football hazing investigationCameron Frierson’s fatal shooting in NashvilleThe South Carolina case raises particularly difficult questions because deputies reportedly had contact with the mother and children five times during August and September before the girls were found dead. An internal review of the agency’s previous responses is now underway. Pasted textThe Christa Pike story also continues to develop. Tennessee’s corrections commissioner is stepping down while an independent review examines the failed execution, and the state’s remaining executions for 2026 have been called off pending that review. 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
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