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True Crime Time For February 23, 2026 | Teresita Basa, Surfing Legend Death & Serial Crime

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of True Crime Time, Woody and Cyndi Overton explore a wide range of crime stories, including the mysterious murder of Teresita Basa, a renewed call for justice in the case of Hailey, and a shooting incident in South Carolina. The episode also examines repeat offenders, failed burglaries, and bizarre crimes that highlight weaknesses in the criminal justice system. The discussion continues with the tragic death of a surfing legend, the disturbing behavior of a career criminal, and a case involving escalating animal cruelty. Through each story, Woody and Cyndi emphasize the importance of community awareness, accountability, and continued pursuit of justice. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/RLRC for a great deal: https://sleep.me * Check out Essilor® Stellest® Lenses: https://www.essilor.com * Check out Greenlight and use my code greenlight.com/rlrc for a great deal: https://greenlight.com * Check out Hers and use my code forhers.com/rlrc for a great deal: https://www.forhers.com * Check out Mood and use my code RLRC for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Ruggable and use my code RLRC for a great deal: https://ruggable.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/rlrc for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-life-real-crime/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everybody.

0:15.7

Welcome to this episode of True Crime Time for Monday, February 23rd, 2026, and I'm Woody Overton.

0:23.9

I'm Cindy Overton.

0:24.8

We almost made it every day last week together in the studio.

0:28.1

I know.

0:28.7

But we're going to do it this week.

0:30.0

How about that?

0:30.6

That sounds good.

0:31.3

Bringing them to love all the crime, true crime, time stuff you can handle.

0:37.6

The good, bad, and indifferent, right?

0:39.7

It might make you cry, might make you laugh, mad, sad, full range of emotions here.

0:45.3

That's what you get for listening to True Crime Time for.

0:49.4

All right.

0:50.2

On this day, February 23rd in 1979, and I was a young boy playing for my Star Wars action figures,

0:58.7

Alan Showery pled guilty to the murder of Terracita Bassa, who was murdered two years earlier.

1:08.4

Basa was found by firefighters who responded to her fire at her home.

1:12.7

She was nude under a mattress and had a knife in her chest. Police didn't have any leads for

1:18.4

five months until a co-worker of Bassas claimed his wife was channeling the ghost of Bassa and

1:24.4

accused Alan Showery of the murder.

1:29.9

Shortly after being confronted by police,

1:34.7

Showery pled guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

1:36.1

So you never give up.

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