About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "True Crime Time For October 16, 2026 | 130 Stab Wounds, the Suitcase Murders & a Random Publix Attack" from Real Life Real Crime revisits two notorious October 16 crimes alongside a roundup of current headlines. Woody Overton covers the 1931 Trunk Murders, in which Winnie Ruth Judd killed two friends and attempted to transport their remains in suitcases, and the 1991 Luby's Cafeteria massacre in Killeen, Texas, where 23 people were murdered and 27 others injured. He also explores the execution of Marie Antoinette, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, and the history of the guillotine.
The headline segment, part of the recurring True Crime Time For format, includes an account of a 70-year-old man surviving an unprovoked box-cutter attack inside a Florida Publix, detailed further as the Random Publix Attack, along with child exploitation charges against an Ocala man. The episode also details the sentencing of Levi Pham and James Salerno to life in prison for the murder of 20-year-old Mary Collins, who was stabbed approximately 130 times and concealed inside a mattress.
In the Family Matters segment, Woody examines the murder of Alberta Dell, whose former boyfriend pleaded guilty after her dismembered remains were discovered in a suitcase despite an active order of protection, and the fatal beating of Lawrence Parente outside a New York adult store. The episode closes with reflections on experienced prosecutors and the upcoming district attorney election in Louisiana's 20th Judicial District.
Hosts and release
Woody Overton hosts Real Life Real Crime, a weekly true crime podcast drawing on his own investigative background. This episode, number 304, runs 45 minutes and was released on October 16, 2026, available on Apple Podcasts.
