Devil at the Door

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The brutal 1998 murder of 36-year-old computer analyst Lisa Valdez has San Francisco police stumped. The case goes cold until advances in forensic technology leads to a shocking suspect 13 years later. Check out our great sponsors! Shopify: Go to shopify.com/coldcase for a FREE 14 day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features! SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/coldcase Progressive: Quote at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0	an A&E original podcast.
0:02.7	This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault.
0:06.6	Listener discretion is advised.
0:10.4	The day that I found out that Lisa had been murdered
0:14.9	was burned into my memory.
0:17.1	The world stopped.
0:18.8	Everything went silent.
0:20.9	Why would this happen to her?
0:23.3	Who could have done such a thing?
0:25.2	It was like this bitter mystery.
0:27.9	It's time went on. It even got worse because nobody was arrested.
0:33.9	There are 120,000 unsolved murders in America.
0:38.1	Each one is a cold case.
0:40.4	Only 1% are ever solved.
0:43.2	This is one of those rare stories.
0:46.2	It's a cool spring evening on May 16, 1998, and 36-year-old Lisa Valdez is welcoming guests at her new apartment.
1:04.2	She's hosting a dinner party for her mother Helen's boyfriend and celebrating her brand new apartment.
1:10.2	Helen had just purchased Lisa a studio apartment on Red Rock Way
1:14.2	in the bustling neighborhood of Diamond Heights in San Francisco, California.
1:19.2	When her best friend, Mesa Robinson, visited for the first time, she was mesmerized.
1:24.2	My best friend, Lisa had this beautiful studio apartment in Diamond Heights
1:31.2	that her mother Helen had purchased for her that had a breathtaking view.
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