Topic
10 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
On November 15, 1983, San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputies were sent to what looked like a car accident on a dirt road off Highway 1 near the beach.
“When sheriff's deputies are dispatched to the scene of what seems like a car accident on a dirt road just off Highway one by the beach.”
1983
Toby Tate was killed by a single gunshot below her left ear from a .45 caliber pistol.
“It is a single gunshot wound below the woman's left ear from a forty five caliber pistol that killed her.”
1983
Toby Tate was 41 years old and the oldest of three sisters; her sister Priscilla described her as a free spirit.
“They learned that forty one year old Toby was the oldest of three girls, and according to her sister Priscilla, she was a free spirit.”
1983
The campground where Toby Tate self-registered, San Simeon State Park, was about ten miles from where she was found.
“It's San Simeon State Park, which is about ten miles from the crime scene.”
1983
Investigators lifted latent fingerprints from a Coke can found near the crime scene, which became their main hope for identifying a suspect.
“What they were more keyed in on was a coke can that they found near the scene. They were able to pull some latent fingerprints off of that”
1983
Toby Tate's stolen camera was entered into an automated stolen property system in 1983, which is how its serial number flagged when it was pawned.
“Back in 1983, Toby's camera had been entered into the automated stolen property system.”
1984
Toby Tate's father died of a heart attack two months after her murder.
“Two months after Toby's murder, her dad died of a heart attack”
1985
In November 1985, the Bakersfield Police Department called investigators because a pawn shop had received Toby Tate's camera.
“in November of 1985, like out of the blue, investigators get a call from the Bakersfield Police Department in California”
2026
The solution to Toby Tate's murder was announced on January 20, 2026, and her sister Priscilla attended the press conference in San Luis Obispo.
“Regardless, the solve got announced publicly on January twentieth, 2026, and Priscilla flew to San Luis Obispo to attend the press conference.”
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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