Born to a Jewish family, [11] [12] Tur dropped out of college at age 18 in 1978. [13]

In 1988, Tur was credited by the Los Angeles Times with saving the lives of 54 people during a freak southern California storm in January 1988.[14]

In 1991, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revoked Tur's pilot's license for "reckless flying" after a complaint from the Los Angeles City Fire Department.[5] In 1995, a California Superior Court ruled against the Los Angeles Fire Department for suborning perjury in the original FAA action, awarding $550,000 and ruling that "public employees are not immune from liability for malicious prosecution if they instigate the prosecution through fraudulent, corrupt or malicious misrepresentations".[15][16]

Tur has been credited with locating seven missing aircraft.[5] In February 1996, Tur broadcast the San Diego County Transit System bus hijacking. In December 1996, Tur appeared in a two-part episode of the ITV documentary Police Camera Action! with Alastair Stewart called The Man Who Shot OJ.

In August 2006, Tur was cited by Israeli medics for saving the life of an IDF soldier during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[17]

In 2007, Tur hosted a documentary series on MSNBC called Why They Run.[18] The show reported on why criminal suspects ran from police, and included interviews with those actually involved in the country's most notorious police pursuits.

In February 2015, Tur was hired by Inside Edition to appear on three episodes.[19][20][21] In February and March 2015, Tur appeared on CNN, on TMZ, and on Dr. Drew On Call on HLN.[22]

In 2016, Tur appeared in several episodes of the 30 for 30 miniseries O.J.: Made In America. The series features archival footage as well as her recollections of her coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots in episode 2 and of the June 17, 1994 police chase of O.J. Simpson in the O.J. Simpson murder case in episode 3.