True Crime Time For December 27, 2025 | Holiday Horror: Child Abuse, Murder-Suicide, a Female Serial Killer & a Baby Traded for Beer

The holidays can amplify both joy and tragedy — and in this episode of True Crime Time, Woody and Cyndi Overton take listeners through several unsettling cases that occurred during or around the holiday season.

The episode examines:

• A child abuse case in North Carolina

• A murder-suicide during Christmas

• An accidental shooting tied to domestic violence

• The sexual assault and robbery of a 12-year-old boy

• A female serial killer responsible for multiple intentional overdoses

• A babysitter accused of violently assaulting an infant

• A bizarre Oklahoma case involving an attempt to trade a baby for beer

Alongside the facts, the hosts reflect on mental health struggles, warning signs of abuse, and the role communities play in protecting vulnerable victims — especially children. While the stories are difficult, the episode reinforces the message that awareness, reporting, and compassion can make a difference.

This episode contains discussion of violence and child abuse.

Chapter Titles

00:00 – Year-End Reflections & the Holidays

03:04 – Child Abuse Case in North Carolina

09:02 – Christmas Murder-Suicide

11:55 – Accidental Shooting & Domestic Violence

18:00 – Sexual Assault of a Minor

19:26 – The Utsie Case & $1.5 Million Bond

20:46 – Rebecca Auburn: Female Serial Killer

27:54 – Child Abuse Allegations Against Emily Duren

31:46 – Bizarre Attempt to Trade a Baby for Beer

39:32 – Final Reflections & Hope

“The holidays don’t change who people are — they expose what was already there.”

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