1983
In June 1983, Charlie Sneed shot up the car of his estranged wife's friend Deborah with a high-powered rifle.
“He went over in the middle of the night with a high-powered rifle to shoot up her car while in the driveway.”
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6 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1983
In June 1983, Charlie Sneed shot up the car of his estranged wife's friend Deborah with a high-powered rifle.
“He went over in the middle of the night with a high-powered rifle to shoot up her car while in the driveway.”
1983
New Braunfels police arrested Sneed in September 1983 for reckless discharge of a firearm, and their report described his truck as a beige Chevy, not gray.
“Their report makes note of his 1983 beige Chevy pickup truck, hm.”
2014
Charlie Sneed served twenty years in prison for the later hostage incident, was released in 2009 and died in 2014.
“So he spent twenty years in prison for that, got out in 2009, but then died in 2014.”
2026
On January 7, 2026, the district attorney found sufficient probable cause to prosecute Hardy and Sneed had they been alive.
“And on January seventh, 2026, forty two years after Toby's murder, the DA writes back saying that there is sufficient probable cause to support a prosecution of the suspects if they were still alive.”
Undated
Fingerprints from the Coke can matched Charlie Sneed of Texas in the FBI fingerprint system, not Steven Hardy.
“The prints do not match Steven Hardy, they match a man in the fingerprint system named Charlie Sneed, and this dude is from Texas.”
Undated
Male touch DNA on Toby Tate's clothing, consistent with her being dragged, matches neither Hardy nor Sneed.
“Well, there was male touch DNA present on her clothing that was consistent with that.”
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