The sock that kept twenty years of secret

The sock that kept twenty years of secret: The murder of Tana WallyA mother found her daughter strangled with her own blue sock. The killer lived ten feet from her window. For twenty years, no one could prove it - until a detective read a forgotten file and discovered what everyone had ignored.In this episode, we explore how a sock preserved the killer's DNA for over two decades, how a family that called the police monthly for twenty years managed to reopen the case, and why a suspect identified in 1978 was not linked until forensic technology evolved enough to reveal seminal stains on a blanket that shattered his defense.Victim: Tana Wally Date: October 24, 1978 Location: Rosemead, California Status: Sentenced to death- Larry Haslet lived in apartment 5, ten feet from Tana's bedroom window, with a criminal history dating back to 1969: armed robbery, abuse, assault. - The DNA from 1978 did not link Larry due to technical limitations; the DNA from 2000 produced a match of 1 in 126 billion in seminal stains from the blanket. - Tana Wally, 20 years old, was an honors graduate, NASA employee, Miss Rosemead 1978, who reported repeated harassment from unknown men in her building. - Four previous victims with no connection described the same pattern: initial kindness followed by sudden aggression; one bore bite mark scars.Tana Wally, Rosemead murder 1978, forensic investigation, sock DNA, unsolved mystery, delayed justice, serial killer, imperfect crimes, twenty-year pursuit, true crime SpanishIf you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie