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Death of a Starlet

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🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The investigation takes a stunning turn when a man is found dead in Okeechobee, Florida, and police discover it’s Lanie’s husband. L.A. Detectives must race against the clock to arrest Lanie before she disappears again. Later, Lanie and three other defendants stand trial for the murder of Roy Radin. Lanie’s attorney mounts a desperate defense, claiming she was terrified of the drug cartel she worked for. But the prosecution paints her as the ruthless mastermind behind Radin's death. Who will the jury believe?

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0:00.0	Wonderie Plus subscribers can binge all episodes of Hollywood and crime
0:04.2	The Cotton Club murder early and ad-free.
0:06.9	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:26.7	The Outskirts of Okochobee, Florida.
0:30.2	It's dead quiet here at night.
0:35.7	Nothing to listen to but crickets and leaves rustling in the trees.
0:38.8	Until just before midnight,
0:41.7	September 12, 1988.
0:49.3	The 911 call came in at 12.07 a.m.
0:52.1	Someone had been shot.
1:02.0	By 12.30 a.m., police cars swarmed the sprawling ranch-style house at 1001 Southwest 22nd Avenue. An ambulance parked near the porch, but it was too late for the victim.
1:08.0	His wife stood nearby leaning into the arms of a young man, a family friend staying
1:13.4	at the house. The woman kept saying, I can't believe he killed himself. The dead man sat slumped
1:21.5	in a rocking chair on the side porch. His right hand gripped a 44 caliber magnum. A bullet hole had ripped through his head.
1:30.3	Blood soaked through the man's robe.
1:33.3	His name was Larry Greenberger, a well-known 40-year-old local.
1:39.3	The Sheriff's Department determined it would have been hard for intruders to break in.
1:45.5	An electronic gate was the only entry point into the private compound.
1:50.1	High fences topped with barbed wire surrounded the property.
1:55.8	The next day, Okachobee County Medical Examiner Frederick Hoban completed his autopsy of Greenberger's body.
2:03.6	He discovered that Greenberger had consumed alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine in the hours before
2:09.1	his death. But the autopsy revealed details that raised serious questions. The angle of the bullet's path
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