Episode 13: The Murder of Tina Faelz
Episode 13: The Murder of Tina Faelz
The Murder of Tina Faelz

On April 5th, 1984, a 14 year old girl named Tina Faelz was walking home from school, which she had done many times before. She was initially planning on walking home with a friend named Julie, but Julie’s mom would not let her walk home with Tina that day, claiming that she had a feeling that something bad would happen. The feeling that Juie’s mom had that morning was confirmed, when later that day, as Tina was walking home, she was attacked and brutally murdered. Her death shocked the small town, and it would take many years, a small amount of DNA and an eventual confession to close this case.
Sources:
Prison Inmate Confesses to Killing 14-Year-Old Tina Faelz in 1984 When He Was 16 (people.com)- Inmate Confesses To Murdering His 14-Year-Old Classmate In 1984: ‘I Was Living In Denial’ | Murders and Homicides on Crimefeed | Investigation Discovery
- 36 years later: Former classmate confesses to murder of Pleasanton's Tina Faelz | News | PleasantonWeekly.com |
- Tina Faelz: Cracking A Decades-Old Cold Case Murder (positivenegativeimpact.com)
- Murder in Pleasonton: Tina Faelz and the search for Justice. Written by Joshua Suchon.

- Steven Carlson in high school vs at the time of his arrest. Photo:
Tina Faelz: Cracking A Decades-Old Cold Case Murder (positivenegativeimpact.com)