True Crime Time For October 8, 2026 | An American Idol Murder, a Toddler Burned Alive & a Babysitter’s Chilling Confession
Woody Overton begins with an update on #JusticeForMadison, as he prepares to attend Thomas Morris’s arraignment with Madison Renee Allen’s mother. Morris’s current charges stem from an unrelated case involving a Montana woman and include second-degree kidnapping, false imprisonment and illegal possession of stolen firearms. Woody also looks back at October 8 true-crime history, including the Jamison family disappearance, Aileen Wuornos, Samuel Little and the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Pasted text
In Family Matters, two domestic-violence cases end with men receiving life sentences for murdering former partners. Then, an Illinois father is accused of killing the mother of his two-year-old son and leaving the toddler to die inside a burning vehicle. Woody closes with the disturbing case of PhD student Nicole Virzi, accused of killing her best friend’s six-week-old baby while babysitting and injuring his twin brother—a death-penalty case centered in part on statements she made during a lengthy police interview. Pasted text Pasted text
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- #JusticeForMadison and Thomas Morris arraignment
- October 8 true-crime history
- Randy Zimmerman double murder
- Kaylee Hill Nelson stalking and murder case
- Jeremiah Duncan domestic-violence allegations
- Two-year-old KJ’s death in a burning vehicle
- Nicole Virzi and the death of six-week-old Leon
- Alleged injuries to Leon’s twin brother
- Disputed confession and death-penalty prosecution
The episode puts a heavy focus on domestic violence and crimes against children, from two women killed by former partners to the horrific allegation that a father left his own two-year-old son inside a burning vehicle. Pasted text
The Nicole Virzi case remains pending. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, while her defense maintains her innocence and argues that her statements to investigators were involuntary. A judge ruled that the statements could be presented to the jury.
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