True Crime Time For March 27, 2026 | Cold Case Break, Hatchet Murder & Child Abuse Horror Cases

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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After more than three decades, a haunting Houston cold case may finally have answers. In this episode, Cyndi covers the arrest of a suspect in the 1990 Lovers Lane murders, bringing long-awaited progress to a case that has weighed on families and investigators for years. The episode also dives into a series of disturbing crimes, including a targeted hatchet killing in a quiet California suburb, a brutal child abuse case involving an 11-year-old, and a shocking story of a toddler’s death where no arrests have been made despite overwhelming evidence. From family violence to systemic failures, these cases highlight the devastating consequences when warning signs are ignored. Additional stories include a romance scammer sentenced after defrauding victims of thousands, a negligent homicide case tied to a tragic encounter in Arizona, and a decades-old murder finally leading to charges against a husband. As always, this episode brings real cases, real victims, and real conversations about 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

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to True Crime Time for Friday, March 27th, 2026th, and I am Cindy Overton.
0:27.6	Woody's still out of town. He's coming back today, but not until this evening and definitely not with enough time for me to get this edited and posted for tomorrow.
0:41.2	So I am recording without him.
0:44.6	I am flying solo and he will be back for Saturday's episode.
0:51.9	And with that being said, I know lots of you have received your
0:58.9	Big Jays barbecue sauce and seasoning, and it has become a major hit. People are truly enjoying it and using it on all sorts of things, posting
1:16.4	their pictures on Facebook and in our app. And please, if you have some and you haven't posted your
1:23.9	picture yet, please post it and share what you did with the barbecue sauce.
1:28.8	If you are given the option with Etsy when you do purchase, please go to Etsy and leave a review.
1:37.7	And if you are looking for the link for the Etsy store, if you go into our app, the carousel, you can, if you wait long
1:49.1	enough, or if you click through it, the carousel will eventually bring you to their Etsy store.
1:54.8	Just click on it and then you can shop from there. You can purchase for multiple people in one
2:00.4	transaction. So if you want to buy for
2:03.3	Aunt Mary in Missouri and Uncle Tom in Wisconsin, you can do that all in one transaction. So please go and
2:16.1	try it. Also, if you live locally, check out the Facebook page to see all of the local locations that they are in this part of Louisiana and deeper south.
2:30.7	So with that being said, let's get started with True Crime Time for March 27th of 2026.
2:41.9	And on this day in history, Bobby Joe Long claimed his first victim.
2:48.9	This happened in the year 1984. His first victim, which was the
2:55.4	clue that this is probably a serial killer, but his first victim was artist Wick, and Wick was
3:01.7	abducted, raped, and strangled. Her body was not discovered until November 22nd of 1984.
3:11.4	So, going off of the thought process that this was a serial killer, I looked up Bobby Joe Long, who was born on October 14th, 1953, and he not only has the recognition of being an American serial killer,
3:29.2	he's also known as being a serial rapist. And during an eight-month period in 1984, long abducted,
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