114: MURDER: Toby Beaugh

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In the early morning hours of February 25, 2006, 29-year-old Toby Beaugh and his wife of ten months, Melissa, were walking home after celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Just blocks from their house, a black pickup truck nearly hit them at an intersection, then circled back to wait on the next street. When Toby stepped forward to cross, the driver slammed on the gas, striking him head-on before speeding away into the night.

Toby was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His death was ruled a homicide, however, detectives were never able to identify the driver.

Nearly twenty years later, his case remains unsolved, and the question still lingers: who murdered Toby Beaugh?

*29-year-old Toby Beaugh was struck and killed in the early morning hours of February 25, 2006, while walking home with his wife, Melissa, after attending a Mardi Gras party in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A black pickup truck nearly hit them at an earlier intersection, then circled back and intentionally drove into Toby at the corner of Magazine and Cadiz Streets before fleeing the scene. The driver of the black truck was described as a white male, but he has never been identified.

Anyone with information about Toby’s murder should contact CrimeStoppers at crimestoppersgno.org or by calling 504-822-1111. There is a $2,500 reward.*

More information and Toby's flyer are here: https://linktr.ee/justicefortobybeaugh#456439515

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0:00.0	In the early morning hours of February 25, 2006, 29-year-old Toby Boe, and his wife of 10 months, Melissa, were walking home after celebrating Madigra in New Orleans, Louisiana. Just blocked from their house,
0:22.9	a black pickup truck nearly hit them at an intersection, then circled back to wait at the next street.
0:29.0	When Toby stepped forward to cross, the driver slammed on the gas, striking him head on before
0:34.1	speeding away into the night. Toby was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
0:39.6	His death was ruled a homicide, however, detectives were never able to identify the driver.
0:45.8	Nearly 20 years later, his case remains unsolved, and the question still lingers.
0:51.0	Who murdered Toby Bo?
1:28.7	The lingers who murdered Toby Boe. Who murdered Toby Bo? The Hey, everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format. I'll then give you
1:34.6	my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or
1:39.9	organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly,
1:45.4	and maybe you can help solve a case. So if you're someone who's interested in true crime,
1:49.7	specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,
1:54.9	please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on Apple Podcasts,
1:59.7	Spotify, or whatever platform you use.
2:02.9	So this is another case where a family is really looking for our help.
2:07.9	In fact, we worked with Toby's sister Claire on this episode, and this is the first time she's
2:13.1	ever worked with a podcast.
2:15.1	She and her mother are extremely thankful for us covering this, but more
2:18.7	importantly, for you guys listening to Toby's story. And that's what it's all about out here is
2:24.3	understanding that there's a lot of true crime content out there, but not all of them are willing
2:30.0	to cover cases like this. The reality is most people are not going to be searching for Toby's
2:36.8	case online, which makes it less desirable to cover as a podcast or a YouTube channel.
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