Obscura: A True Crime Podcast · Justin Drown

MURDERED: Timothy & Kelly Farrar (Part 2 of 2) | Prairie Village, KS 1995

October 22, 2025·32 min·3 clips

Deborah's hair showed signs of singeing, consistent with an arsonist dousing their head after ignition.

This episode details the 1995 Prairie Village, Kansas house fire that killed siblings Tim and Kelly Farrar, the subsequent investigation that revealed arson and ricin poisoning, and the conviction of their mother Deborah Farrar through an Alford plea. It explores the family's troubled dynamics, forensic evidence, and the legal proceedings that resulted in Deborah receiving a 'hard 40' prison sentence.

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A house fire turns into a homicide investigation.

A house fire turns into a homicide investigation, and the episode keeps its focus on the forensic trail that pushed the case in that direction.

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You want a grim arson case that turns into homicide.

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