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    True Crime

    Examined: The Backfire Effect

    About Examined: Overlooked cases that never got the real investigation they deserved. Each season features deeply reported stories about crime, punishment, and the people inside the criminal legal system. 

    Nearly 40 years ago, in the parking lot of a community college in Port Huron, Michigan, a 20-year-old student named Scott Macklem was shot dead in broad daylight. His murder shocked the community. It made no sense. The police quickly found their suspect. There was only one problem: the man said he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. And he could prove it. In Examined: The Backfire Effect, journalist Josie Duffy Rice talks with eyewitnesses, investigators and local reporters to unravel a shocking story of judicial apathy and expedience — a story that leaves no one off the hook.

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    7. Morning Light | Lost Hills Apr 20, 2021
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    As the judge questions Anthony Rauda’s competency to stand trial, the prosecutor lays out her case. There’s still no weapon for the first five shootings, and no clear motive.

    But a look at Rauda’s writing reveals a secret connection to the crime.

    And a close examination of a photograph taken by a citizen investigator at Rauda’s camp gives rise to a stunning discovery: potentially critical evidence that law enforcement overlooked.

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    6. One More Day in Paradise | Lost Hills Apr 13, 2021
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    Lost Hills Station is embroiled in scandal. But the new captain is determined to set the story straight.

    He says there were major errors in the investigation, and points a finger at two respected Lost Hills detectives: Sgt. Tui Wright and Lt. James Royal.

    Ian Kincaid, a shooting victim, describes overhearing a private conversation at Lost Hills Station.

    As her relationship with Sheriff Villanueva deepens, Cece Woods feels her power in Malibu grow.

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    5. Krazy Horse | Lost Hills Apr 06, 2021
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    Who is Anthony Rauda?

    He’s more than a drifter. He’s an aspiring musician and a writer, with a long history of mental-health struggles and an extensive criminal record. He's a committed survivalist, attempting to live completely off the grid and without assistance. He’s been arrested repeatedly with antique firearms and gunpowder.

    And he hates the Lost Hills cops.

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    4. Animals of the Night | Lost Hills Mar 30, 2021
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    The cops went from saying that they couldn’t connect the crimes to saying that one person, Anthony Rauda, had done them all. Is that even possible?


    When officials at California State Parks refuse to answer questions, a hiker in Malibu Creek State Park reveals the location of Rauda’s camp.


    And Jimmy Rogers, victim of Near MIss #1, describes being awakened just before dawn by an explosion . . . aimed at his head. He says the cops told him vital information about the so-called missing shotgun.

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    3. Lost | Lost Hills Mar 23, 2021
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    Three months after his arrest, Anthony Rauda is charged with the murder of Tristan Beaudette, all the other shootings, as well as a series of strange burglaries involving junk food from commercial buildings around the periphery of the park. He pleads not guilty.

    Erica Wu, Tristan Beaudette’s widow, opens up about her husband, and files a $90 million dollar lawsuit against the county, the state parks system, and the sheriff’s department for failing to warn the public about the danger in the park.

    In an election upset, Alex Villanueva, Cece Woods’s candidate, becomes the new sheriff of LA County, and Cece hopes he’ll bring change to Lost Hills.

    Meanwhile, new information emerges about the cops involved in the Rauda investigation.

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    2. The Pink Bubble | Lost Hills Mar 16, 2021
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    A devastating fire rips through Malibu, burning Anthony Rauda’s campsite, Malibu Creek State Park, and any evidence the cops might have missed. Rauda appears in court, and a tentative link is established between him and the murder. Meanwhile, Cece Woods, a popular Malibu blogger, casts doubt on the case against Rauda as she crusades against the Lost Hills station — why didn’t the authorities warn the public before someone died? She smells a coverup.

    Footage of the Henry Stern Town Hall meeting provided by KBUU-FM Malibu.

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    1. The Killing Zone | Lost Hills Mar 16, 2021
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    After Tristan Beaudette’s murder, other victims come forward telling similar tales. . . of a sniper in Malibu who has been shooting at campers and at moving cars for the past 18 months. Always in the dark of night, at 4AM.

    The cops say they can’t connect the crimes, but then they arrest a drifter: 42-year-old Anthony Rauda, who lives under a tarp behind the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station. Is he the killer, or a scapegoat?

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    Introducing: Lost Hills Mar 02, 2021
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    Lost Hills, reported, written and hosted by Dana Goodyear.

    Coming March 16th from Western Sound and Pushkin Industries

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