Detective Jim Doty

Mentioned in 4 analyzed podcast episodes across 2 shows

A Pottawatomie County Sheriff's detective who led the investigation into Carrie Farver's disappearance. Doty reopened the case three years after Farver went missing and conducted key investigative work, including an undercover interview with a suspect posing as a believer. He testified at trial and convinced Nancy Farver to pursue the investigation, playing a central role in the case covered by the Dateline Originals podcast series "Something About Cari."

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Dateline Originals Something About Cari

Episode Appearances

Dateline Originals · Feb 4, 2026

Something About Cari - Ep. 5: Mother

“Iowa detective who convinced Nancy Farver to pursue investigation and testified at trial”

No-body murder prosecutionDigital forensics and data recoveryCircumstantial evidence in homicide cases

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Dateline Originals · Feb 4, 2026

Something About Cari - Ep. 4: A Shot in the Dark

“Pottawatomie County Sheriff's detective who led investigation; conducted undercover interview with Liz posing as believer”

Digital forensics and IP address tracingOnline impersonation and cyberstalking investigationMissing persons investigation methodology

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Something About Cari · Dec 16, 2025

Mother

“Detective partner who reopened the case three years after Carrie's disappearance and pursued the investigation”

No-body murder prosecutionDigital forensics and deleted file recoveryCircumstantial evidence in criminal trials

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Something About Cari · Dec 11, 2025

A Shot in the Dark

“Pottawatomie County Sheriff's detective who worked with Avis to investigate Carrie Farver's disappearance”

Digital forensics and IP address trackingOnline impersonation and identity fraudHarassment and stalking investigations

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