Toxic · Season 1 · Episode 4

“Don't Shoot Mommy”

Aired Tuesday 3 June 2025

Elizabeth investigates the troubling case of Kate Ranta, a military wife who found herself in an abusive relationship and battling all the systems that protect abusers. Tom Maffei repeatedly used his military service as a get-out-of-jail free card, and despite Kate's repeated pleas for help, no one listened. Her final call for help came the night Tom shot Kate and her father multiple times in front of their 4-year-old son.

S1 E4 discussion