About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "MURDERED: Dorothy “Toby” Tate" covers the decades-old killing of 41-year-old Toby Tate, a case long presumed unsolvable and left sitting in a file box at the Sheriff's Office in San Luis Obispo County. For years the case was treated as a fatal 1983 burglary gone wrong, its details blurred by time and inactivity.
The episode traces what happened when two detectives chose to revisit the file rather than let it remain closed. Their renewed look at the evidence, combined with DNA samples that had been carefully preserved for 40 years, allowed a clearer picture of the crime to finally emerge. That forensic evidence ultimately produced a twist in the case that investigators had not anticipated, reshaping the understanding of how and why Toby Tate died.
The episode focuses on the mechanics of the cold case itself: the original 1983 investigation, the long gap before it was reopened, and the DNA breakthrough that changed the trajectory of the case decades later.
Hosts and release
Host information for this episode is unknown. Listeners looking for flere episoder af showet can find additional true crime coverage from the same feed. The episode runs 38 minutes and was released on September 28, 2026.
