The Cotton Club Murder | La Rubia | 1

Death of a Starlet

Wondery

True Crime, Josh Lucas, Tracy Pattin, Exhbit C, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Peter Bogdanovich, Hollywood & Crime, Dorothy Stratten, Documentary, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A beekeeper's grisly discovery in a remote Los Angeles canyon sets off an investigation into the murder of aspiring movie producer Roy Radin. As detectives piece together his final days, they uncover Radin's partnership with a seductive cocaine dealer named Lanie Jacobs. The investigation heats up as they connect both Roy and Lanie to Hollywood royalty – movie producer Robert Evans.

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0:00.0	Wonderie Plus subscribers can binge all episodes of Hollywood and crime
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0:12.6	Wonderly.
0:13.6	Wonder!
0:13.7	The Wondry!
0:15.7	The... The California sun beats down on Caswell Canyon Road, about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.
0:33.6	It's 10.30 a.m. Friday, June 10th, 1983.
0:38.3	A pickup truck bounces down the dirt track, leaving a trail of rising dust.
0:45.3	The truck comes to a stop where the road dead ends.
0:49.3	A landscape of gnarled trees and scrub brush stretches out in every direction.
0:55.5	The area is part of the Angeles National Forest and spreads over 700,000 acres.
1:01.9	When Glenn Fisher steps outside the truck, his shirt is already soaked with sweat.
1:07.2	It's almost 91 degrees, but he's used to working outdoors.
1:13.2	Fisher is a second-generation beekeeper.
1:19.4	After weeks of searching, he hopes he's found the perfect location to store his beehives.
1:22.8	The area is filled with buckwheat and sage.
1:26.2	The bees would have plenty of food to produce quality honey.
1:28.8	And it's so remote.
1:32.1	It's unlikely people could disturb the sensitive hives.
1:34.7	So far, so good.
1:39.0	Fisher turns toward the truck.
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