About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "True Crime Time For October 3, 2026 | Murder Without a Body, a Drive-Thru Shooting & a Woman Abducted for a Bride" from Real Life Real Crime covers a run of true-crime stories, beginning with October 3 anniversaries including O.J. Simpson's 1995 acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, and the strange coincidence that exactly 13 years later, Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. Updates follow on #JusticeForMadison, #JusticeForStephanie and #JusticeForHailey.
An Arizona drive-thru dispute turns violent when a man allegedly shoots at a driver found asleep behind the wheel. In Orlando, Giselle Gonzalez is sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty to murdering her roommate, Rulendi Oruni Medina Pacheco, whose body has never been recovered; surveillance reportedly showed Gonzalez buying a chainsaw and supplies after Pacheco vanished, while the victim's blood was later found throughout their apartment.
The episode also addresses the alleged murder of Virginia mother Lisa Bradford, a rape conviction in Wales, and a major brawl tied to Louisiana high-school football. A Family Matters segment covers a California man accused of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old brother.
The episode closes with the 1984 kidnapping of Olympic biathlon hopeful Kari Swenson, abducted in the Montana wilderness by father-and-son survivalists Don and Dan Nichols. Swenson was shot during a rescue attempt in which rescuer Alan Goldstein was killed, though she survived.
Hosts and release
Woody Overton hosts Real Life Real Crime, a weekly true-crime show drawing on his own investigative background. This installment of True Crime Time For runs 41 minutes and is available on Apple Podcasts.
