Tulsa 1985 cold case solved — marina ledger unmasks tow boss

Porch light, locked door — cold case cracked, river ramp ticket rewrites the night

On an October night in 1985, Tulsa defense attorney Julia Carter vanished from 726 E. Pine while her 11-year-old slept upstairs. By dawn her Oldsmobile was gone, the house locked, and faint tire marks bled into the back alley. Detectives chased the nearest targets—her Dallas-based boyfriend with a tidy alibi and a rival prosecutor who claimed he watched the World Series alone—while the Arkansas River and Riverview Marina, less than three miles away, went unchecked. For decades, rumors did the work of evidence.

Then a rusted frame surfaced in the river. Inside: Julia’s purse and a crumpled marina ticket time-stamped that night. An old clerk’s ledger added one more line—“white van” tied to Pike Auto Glass & Towing. The find cleared two innocent men and steered the case toward a suspect no one had imagined when the porch light was still burning.

Which missed clue do you think mattered most—the 8:15 payphone ping, the alley tire tracks, or the marina ramp? Drop your theory in the comments and subscribe to follow the full timeline, evidence breakdown, and fallout.

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