The Disappearance & Murder of Anthony “Burt” Woodson

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime

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🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In late August 1981, after celebrating his 5th birthday only several days before, Burt Woodson disappeared in Mansfield, Texas. According to his uncle and guardian, Terry Lee Woodson, the sleeping boy was in the backseat of his car as he ran into a 7-11 convenience store to get a bite to eat in the early, dark morning hours. When he got close to home, Uncle Terry claimed, he noticed Burt was no longer there. After a relatively thorough search of the areas around the Woodson home and the 7-11 were conducted, police were puzzled. For more than 3 decades, Burt’s case was forgotten in the public, until 2017 when Mansfield Police Detectives reopened the missing child’s case. An arrest came not long after, and a slap on the wrist was meted out, but Burt’s remains have never been found.

If you have any information about the location of the remains of Anthony “Burt” Woodson please contact the Mansfield Police at (817)276-4700

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The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Mansfield News-Mirror, and WFAA TV were used as sources for this episode.

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0:00.0	If you'd like to support Gone Cold, Texas True Crime, you can do so at patreon.com
0:07.5	forward slash Gone Cold Podcast. There you'll get the episodes add free and you can even
0:14.2	get access to several Patreon exclusive episodes. Thank you to everyone who already donates
0:21.1	to the show on Patreon and thanks in advance to you future patrons.
0:27.2	If you'd like to directly support Cold Case Investigations that need help, we'd appreciate
0:32.6	that just as much.
0:35.1	In our show notes, you'll find links to several places that you can help. They are.
0:41.1	The GoFundMe campaign for the family of Leon Lorales, whose 1996 murder is in desperate
0:47.1	need of an outside hand. Also, you'll find links to DNASolves.com, where you can donate
0:54.8	to cases that law enforcement need help funding.
0:58.7	The Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, too, is a place you can go.
1:04.0	At their website, you can donate to help our cities diligent and determined Cold Case
1:08.8	detectives solve their many cold cases. There are some special events in the works concerning
1:16.0	the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, so stay tuned for those as well.
1:21.5	Again, you'll find links to all these incredible and important causes in the show notes.
1:28.9	Before we start this episode, I'd like to say a few things beyond Erica's usual discretion
1:34.2	announcement. This story deals with violence against a child, a boy who was failed by everyone
1:41.4	in his life at virtually every turn. In light of the senseless and deadly violence in
1:47.7	you vaulted Texas recently, I found the episode painfully difficult to write and narrate.
1:55.2	Just a heads up. Now onto the show.
1:58.6	The Gone Cold Podcast may contain violent or graphic subject matter. Listener discretion
2:03.5	is advised.
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