About This Episode
Woody Overton opens with #JusticeForMadison and #JusticeForStephanie, thanking listeners for the tips coming in following the newly announced reward and urging anyone with firsthand information to contact investigators. Pasted text
On this day in 2022, 19-year-old Tamir Jones was shot and killed outside his Philadelphia home. Woody follows the case beyond the original unsolved murder and explains how investigators eventually connected suspects to both Tamir's killing and another deadly shooting. Pasted text
Then, a horrifying developing case out of Pennsylvania: Dr. Idris Evans, a 46-year-old pediatric critical-care physician at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, was fatally stabbed after an intruder allegedly entered his home and attacked Evans and his wife while they slept. Their two children escaped unharmed. Elijah Hemingway, 32, has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. CBS News
Woody also travels through true-crime history with Machine Gun Kelly, the Johnny Lewis case, the Charles Sherman Ross kidnapping, the Alabama cell-phone murders, mob boss Albert Anastasia, the Indiana State Prison escape and the Phil Spector murder trial. Pasted text
In Worldwide Crime, Woody covers a deadly stabbing attack at a monastery in Poland before turning to Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who is scheduled for execution September 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Pike's attorneys have sought clemency and raised objections concerning the execution protocol; Tennessee currently has her execution scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Pasted text Tennessee State Government
Woody closes with a look at recent and upcoming executions around the country and his thoughts on capital punishment. Pasted text
True Crime Time For, Woody Overton, Real Life Real Crime, Justice for Madison, Justice for Stephanie, Madison Renee Allen, Stephanie Hevia, Thomas Morris, Tamir Jones, Idris Evans, Elijah Hemingway, Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer, Tennessee death row, Machine Gun Kelly, Johnny Lewis, Albert Anastasia, Phil Spector, death penalty, capital punishment, true crime
#JusticeForMadison and #JusticeForStephanieNew tips following the reward announcementTamir Jones murder investigationMurder of Dr. Idris EvansElijah Hemingway chargesMachine Gun KellyJohnny Lewis and Catherine DavisAlbert Anastasia and Murder Inc.Phil SpectorPoland monastery stabbingChrista Pike and Colleen SlemmerUpcoming U.S. executionsDeath penalty and capital punishment
The Pittsburgh case is still developing. Police say Elijah Hemingway is accused of entering the Evans home and attacking Dr. Idris Evans and his wife while they slept; Hemingway has been charged, not convicted. WPXI
And one important correction from the transcript: the Tennessee death-row inmate's name is Christa Gail Pike, and her victim was Colleen Slemmer. Tennessee officially lists Pike's execution for September 30, 2026.
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