True Crime Time For September 9, 2025 | Brian Hooper’s Wrongful Conviction, Columbus Newborn Tragedy & Cocaine Smuggling Scheme
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of True Crime Time, hosts Woody and Cyndi Overton discuss various true crime stories, including a child abuse case in Portland, an unusual incident involving a pet spider monkey, a tragic case of an abandoned newborn in Columbus, and a postal worker's fraudulent activities. The conversation highlights the seriousness of these crimes while maintaining a light-hearted tone throughout. This conversation delves into several tragic and complex cases, including the murder of Cruz, the wrongful conviction of Brian Hooper, a shocking domestic violence incident involving a mother and her child, and a clever cocaine smuggling operation. The hosts reflect on the justice system, the impact of these cases on families, and the importance of never giving up on seeking justice.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
01:24 True Crime Stories: Child Abuse Case in Portland
04:16 Unusual Pets: The Spider Monkey Incident
07:07 Family Matters: Abandoned Newborn in Columbus
11:11 Postal Worker Fraud: A Case of Theft
20:27 Tragic Crime: Kidnapping and Murder in Georgia
21:55 The Tragic Case of Cruz
24:11 Unraveling a Wrongful Conviction
29:18 Family Matters: Domestic Violence and Justice
32:04 A Shocking Crime: A Mother's Tragedy
37:14 Cocaine Smuggling: A Clever Concealment
44:20 Reflections on Justice and the NFL Season
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:15.5 | Welcome to this episode of True Crime Time for Tuesday, September the night, 2025, and I'm Woody Overton. |
| 0:23.9 | I'm Cindy Overton. |
| 0:24.8 | Doing it again. |
| 0:26.1 | Doing it. |
| 0:27.6 | Right? |
| 0:28.4 | Nice, nice, cool weather outside this morning. |
| 0:30.9 | And y'all got to hear W.L. |
| 0:33.6 | yesterday because we had actually pre-recorded something by accent. |
| 0:39.5 | And so thank him for coming on a show briefly, although it was. |
| 0:45.3 | And hashtag Just for Bradley, hashtag Just for AO, continue to calling you tips. |
| 0:51.1 | Every time we drop an episode, it goes crazy, a bunch bunch more tips. Yeah, y'all know who you are that |
| 0:57.7 | are calling them in and we appreciate it. Hashtag Just for Haley is coming. I'm going to talk to Ms. |
| 1:03.4 | Barbara this week if we don't hear anything back from them before Friday. And then, of course, |
| 1:08.5 | hashtag Just for Miss Barbara Blunt. So that being said, thank y'all for liking and listening and sharing and all the comments and everything else, right? |
| 1:17.0 | Absolutely. |
| 1:18.1 | All right. |
| 1:18.9 | Let's get out with some true crime time for Taco Tuesday. |
| 1:24.8 | Taco Tuesday. |
| 1:27.0 | Ladies first |
| 1:27.9 | What do you have? |
| 1:29.0 | We're going to Portland, Oregon |
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