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Scene of the Crime

Introducing; Murder in Hollywoodland from Wondery

Scene of the Crime

AbJack Entertainment

True Crime

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Introducing; Murder in Hollywoodland from Wondery

It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of the most iconic "whodunnit" cases of the 20th century that will leave you guessing and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor for weeks to come. Listen today at wondery.fm/sceneofthecrimeMiH

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, this is Mike Morford one of the producers of

0:03.3

scene of the crime. I wanted to let you know that we're working hard on an

0:06.7

all new case for season two and season two should be here by early fall

0:10.9

so stay tuned for more updates and news. In the meantime I want to tell you about a new

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podcast from Wundery called Murder in Hollywoodland. It's about the shocking murder of the famous

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film director William Desmond Taylor who was the Stephen Spielberg of The

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famous film director William Desmond Taylor, who was the Stephen Spielberg of 1920s Hollywoodland.

0:26.5

The list of suspects would be as long as the Oscars red carpet and just as

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star-studded and the investigation would eventually shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs,

0:37.0

backroom deals, and shadowy drug dens.

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This real-life murder mystery is one of the most iconic who-done-it cases of the 20th century.

0:46.0

It will have you guessing and second-guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor right up to the end.

0:51.0

We're about to play a brief clip from the show. Make sure to

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subscribe to Murder in Hollywoodland from Wundry on Apple podcast, Spotify, or

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listen ad free go to Wundery Plus.com slash Hollywoodland. In Hollywood, someone. Someone is no-some in Hollywood.

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It's Thursday, February 2nd, 1922.

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Shortly after 7 a.m.

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an unusually cold morning in Los Angeles, California.

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But the town will heat up soon enough,

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because a body is about to be found over at the Alvarado Court Apartments, home to some of the biggest names in

1:54.5

Hollywood. You've probably seen some of them in the moving pictures. Like romantic leading man

1:59.9

Doug McClain, who was fast asleep in apartment 406. Doug is known as the man with a

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