Crime Junkie
Crime Junkie
"The location is just ultra odd. But I mean, he's really saying like he doesn't know why anyone would even want to harm her." — Britt
"The biggest question in their investigation even this many years later... the one theory that Newberry floated to us that he thinks is possible is that Roy may have wanted to eliminate Fay because she might have confronted him about his treatment of Amy or women in general who do sex work." — Ashley Flowers
"What investigators need is to figure out whose hands it was in shortly after the murder because that person might be able to tell them where they got it from or more importantly who they got it from." — Ashley Flowers
The episode chronicles the investigation into the murder of Furbia Faye Tinsley, a 51-year-old woman found shot in her car on Prospect Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, in July 2012. The initial scene was discovered by a neighbor who noticed her car idling and later realized she was deceased. Detectives identified the victim and began piecing together her last known activities, including a bingo game the previous night. Early leads focused on her personal life, including her long-term partner Sebastian Chavez and her daughter Toody.
The investigation became complicated by Sebastian's admission of infidelity with a woman named Amy, who lived on Hardy Drive. Toody had also informed her mother of this affair shortly before the murder. Roy, Amy's boyfriend who also lived on Hardy Drive, emerged as a key figure. Roy claimed that Faye contacted him, and they met to discuss their partners' affair, after which Faye gave a ride to an unknown man who then shot her. Roy's account was inconsistent and raised significant suspicion among investigators, especially his actions following the murder, including his hasty departure from town.
Despite extensive efforts, including attempts to identify the alleged shooter described by Roy and forensic analysis of the crime scene and the murder weapon, the case remains unsolved. Key challenges included the lack of eyewitnesses, the uncorroborated nature of Roy's story, the disappearance of Faye's purse and wallet, and the difficulty in ballistically linking the weapon definitively to the crime scene without further evidence. The episode highlights the frustration of law enforcement and Faye's family in their pursuit of justice for this complex and perplexing homicide.