On May 13, 2016, prominent Dallas attorney Ira Tobolowsky was found burned to death inside his home. What first appeared to be a tragic accident quickly unraveled into something far more sinister. Investigators determined the fire had been deliberately set, and Ira had been attacked before the blaze. But who would want a respected lawyer dead?
Soon police arrested a suspect, a man entangled in a bitter legal feud with Tobolowsky. As evidence mounted, Aubrey was arrested and charged with murder. But in a shocking twist, the case against him was dismissed, leaving Ira’s family and the legal community stunned.
Was this a calculated act of revenge? A case of a legal dispute turned deadly? Or is the real killer still out there? With legal twists, defamation lawsuits, and a suspect still walking free, this case is as fiery as the crime itself.
Join Arlene and Leah as they unravel the tangled web of betrayal, violence, and courtroom drama behind one of Dallas’ most chilling unsolved murders.
Show Notes:
- Judge Awards $5.5 Million in Ira Tobolowsky Defamation Suit
- Suspect in Attorney’s Burning Death Faces Capital Murder Charge
- Legal Opponent Arrested in Slaying
- Arrest Made in Dallas Attorney’s Murder
- Steven Aubrey Charged After Attorney Found Burned
- Who Was Ira Tobolowsky?
- Prosecutors Dismiss 2016 Murder Case
- Florida Man Arrested in Attorney’s Death
- Suspect Alleges Dallas Cop Lied in Arrest Warrant
- Murder Charges Dropped
- New Details in Ira Tobolowsky’s Murder
- Something Evil Happened: The Murder of Ira Tobolowsky
- Was Ira Tobolowsky Killed in Revenge?
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