05/31/2026
IN-DEPTH: Meet the Suspects - Timmy R.
Today we will introduce you to Timmy R., owner/operator of The Tire Shop located next door to Postboxy, where Fathead Fred was recently brutally murdered. Timmy, or Tim as most people call him, has run The Tire Store off Highway 51 for 15+ years, and seems to have had very few issues until this heartbreaking tragedy.
This reporter is told by police that when Timmy R. was originally approached by police, he asked the officer if he needed his tires replaced. When the officer said he was there on official business, Timmy is said to have responded, "Oh, you need to rent a U-Haul?", and when the officer said no, "So, you need a carport? Are you interested in that truck I got for sale? How about a custom storage shed? Do ya' need any fresh eggs, cuz I got a hook up and can get 'em for ya' real cheap?" Needless to say, Timmy did not make a sale that day.
After booking Timmy R. in at the police station, he was questioned regarding his possible involvement in the death of Fathead Fred. While he insisted on his innocence, he admitted that he never did like Fathead Fred, stating, "That Fred guy never did sit good with me. He just hung around and looked at people. Never said nothin' to me, but would just stare at me when I went in the Postboxy. It just ain't right."
The evidence implicating Timmy R. include a torn business card from The Tire Shop left on the face of Fathead Fred, and various Sharpie drawings on Fred's face. Initially the Sharpie drawings were considered a random detail, until an anonymous tipster contacted the news station, saying they recognized the drawings as being something Timmy R. would do. Apparently this tipster had been the victim of a prank pulled off by Timmy R. in the past, in which Tim had drawn a curly mustache, buck teeth, and a black eye on the tipster when he was asleep.
Did Timmy R. finally snap because Fathead Fred wouldn't stop staring at him? Did he torture Fred by pinning him down and drawing on his face, and then take pleasure in Fred's eyes closing for their final time? While Timmy maintains his innocence, we will leave the evidence before the jury of public opinion.
Stay tuned for our final deep dive into the suspects in the Who Killed Fathead Fred saga: Christian B.