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To Live and Die in LA

54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 30.5K ratings

In Feb 2018, an aspiring actress vanished from her Hollywood apartment. Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss was asked to help the family get answers. Together, they found them...sometimes at great personal risk. Now the award-winning true crime podcast returns, unraveling the baffling and tragic case that started Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation, along with his wife and his neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger, and concert violinist Ann Marie Simpson. To Live and Die in LA Season 2 is available now.
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From To Live and Die in LA: To Die For with host Neil Strauss

March 13, 2024 14:55 - 2 minutes

From the team behind To Live and Die in LA comes an all new podcast series: To Die For. With the same investigative fearlessness that marked To Live and Die in LA, Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss immerses himself deep in an even more dangerous world. Listen to a sneak preview for To Live and Die in LA listeners only. Coming March 26th. Search To Die For in your podcast app to follow the show so you don’t miss a single episode.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic...

Introducing 'Dear Alana,'

August 14, 2023 19:00 - 3 minutes

Belief, belonging, betrayal. In "Dear Alana," Tenderfoot TV explores the life of 24-year-old Alana Chen who disappeared from Boulder, Colorado in 2019, leaving behind dozens of journals chronicling a deep faith, love of fashion, and dream of becoming a nun. But she harbored a secret about her faith and sexuality, one that stood in the way of her dream. Check out this sneak peak. Episodes 1 and 2 are available now on all podcast platforms. --- More info at www.dearalana.com To learn more abo...

Five Years Later - E1: A Different Kind of Star (Republish)

February 23, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutes

It's been five years since the disappearance of Adea Shabani, a 25-year-old aspiring actress and model, last seen outside her Hollywood apartment. Experience the first had journey alongside award-winning journalist and bestselling author Neil Strauss, as he finds himself at the center of the investigation. What happened to Adea? [Season 1, Episode 1 - Republish] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about y...

Welcome to The Sunshine Place

August 11, 2022 07:00 - 5 minutes

Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along wi...

Introducing: Facing Evil - from Tenderfoot TV and iHeart Radio

July 15, 2022 20:00 - 1 minute

Tenderfoot TV's first weekly true crime series is here, and it includes some familiar voices! Back in 2019, sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile revealed the true story of their dark family history in the hit podcast Root of Evil. In that show, the sisters traced their family in connection with infamous Black Dahlia murder case. Now, Pecoraro and Gentile are back with Facing Evil, a new weekly true crime show which focuses on different but equally resonant stories. The sisters will discu...

Introducing 'The MLK Tapes' from Tenderfoot TV

January 17, 2022 08:01 - 45 minutes

According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from Tenderfoot TV, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. Available now on all podcast platforms. www.themlktape...

C13Features Presents: Ghostwriter, Starring Kate Mara and Adam Scott

December 08, 2021 08:01 - 3 minutes

Welcome to Ghostwriter, a new gripping and suspenseful podcast movie listening experience from C13Features. In Ghostwriter, Kate Mara and Adam Scott star in a psychological thriller about a former journalist who reluctantly accepts a job ghostwriting a new murder mystery novel for an eccentric billionaire. Kate Michaels has been living a solitary life after a traumatic experience, but after pressure from her rational agent and candid best friend, she begrudgingly concedes that she needs the w...

C13Features Presents: Treat, Starring Kiernan Shipka

October 27, 2021 07:00 - 2 minutes

A perfect town comes with a terrifying price. From C13Features comes Treat, a podcast movie starring Kiernan Shipka as Allie West, an unpopular teenager who is dealing with issues beyond her years while struggling to fit in with her seemingly perfect small town. But, on one Halloween night, everything changes, and she discovers that her town’s idyllic image comes at a deadly cost. As she learns about the mysterious Piper’s powerful hold on the town, she, along with her younger brother, realiz...

Season Finale, Part 2 [13]

September 12, 2021 01:02 - 53 minutes

Elaine's iPhone is unlocked in the Season 2 finale, revealing new information about the last 24 hours before her disappearance. And what appears to be location sharing. But with who? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing: Up and Vanished Season 3

September 08, 2021 21:00 - 11 minutes

From Tenderfoot TV, Payne Lindsey returns as host for Season 3 of Up and Vanished, heading to North West Montana, searching for answers in the 2017 disappearance of Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, a 20-year indigenous woman who vanished from the Blackfeet Nation Indian Reservation. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts or listen Ad Free on Tenderfoot+! www.upandvanished.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season Finale, Part 1 [12]

September 04, 2021 20:05 - 1 hour

In part 1 of our season finale, new investigators enter the picture, a lie detector test is given, and the results are shared. Stay tuned next week for the conclusion of To Live & Die in LA season 2, and please call or email if you have any information about the disappearance of Elaine Park. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Last 12 Hours [11]

August 27, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes

The last person to see Elaine before she disappeared finally speaks, after more than nine months. His story is not what the team expects. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

$250,000 In Cash [10]

August 13, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes

While tips come pouring in and the police prepare their case, we provide an inside look at an active missing persons investigation, and the incredible amount of legwork necessary to follow every lead to its end. Until...the team chases down three important leads that promise to answer questions about the hours just before Elaine disappeared. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Origins [Bonus 1]

August 05, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes

Hear the full story of the circumstances surrounding Elaine’s disappearance in the first ever recorded interview with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend with private investigator Jayden Brant. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Contradictions & Coincidences [9]

August 01, 2021 04:30 - 42 minutes

As a result of the cadaver dog search, the team meets with the police and presents some shocking new material. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Job for the Police [8]

July 16, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes

The results of the cadaver dog search are revealed, and a new development leads to an emergency meeting with the police. www.livediela.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cadaver Dogs [7]

July 09, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes

Jayden brings in cadaver dogs to help determine whether or not Elaine returned home after leaving her ex-boyfriend’s house. Meanwhile, Elaine’s room is surprisingly seen on a website as available for rent. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broken Home [6]

July 02, 2021 08:16 - 38 minutes

A visit to Elaine's home raises new questions, doubts and concerns. The investigation takes an uncomfortable turn as Neil and the team suspect a trail of deceit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Die, Die, Die [5]

June 24, 2021 07:01 - 30 minutes

Neil and the team discover never before seen details after missing data on Elaine’s iCloud is recovered. Who sent a series of text messages to Elaine just months before she disappeared reading “DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!” - and why?  www.livediela.com. | www.tenderfoot.tv To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Other Ex [4]

June 17, 2021 07:01 - 34 minutes

A previous ex-boyfriend with a police record emerges, intimating violence and revealing a potential motive in the disappearance of Elaine Park. This new lead may be too dangerous for Neil and the team to take on alone. www.livediela.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fragments of a Crime {3}

June 10, 2021 07:01 - 38 minutes

A very disturbing theory, involving several high-profile individuals, has been shared by Elaine’s mother and the private investigator to explain Elaine’s disappearance. Neil and the team track down first-hand witnesses and untangle a web of secrets to discover the truth. www.livediela.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fragments of a Crime [3]

June 10, 2021 07:01 - 36 minutes

A very disturbing theory, involving several high-profile individuals, has been shared by Elaine’s mother and the private investigator to explain Elaine’s disappearance. Neil and the team track down first-hand witnesses and untangle a web of secrets to discover the truth. www.livediela.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I Hope I Don't Die Tonight [2]

June 03, 2021 07:01 - 50 minutes

Neil and the team jump into action, kicking off their investigation into the disappearance of twenty-year-old Elaine Park, whose car was found abandoned in Malibu, just minutes from their homes. www.livediela.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Elaine [1]

May 27, 2021 14:01 - 39 minutes

What would you do if someone went missing in your neighborhood? When Elaine Park, a twenty-year-old college student with roles as an extra on ER and Crazy Stupid Love, disappeared in host Neil Strauss’s neighborhood of Malibu, California, he decided to use his experience as a reporter to help. Forming an unlikely team of investigators with his wife and concerned neighbors, they used all their resources to raise a reward, spread awareness, and ultimately investigate the parties that many belie...

A New Season of To Live and Die in LA - Trailer

May 20, 2021 18:45 - 1 minute

The award-winning #1 true crime podcast, named by Associated Press as the best of the year, is back with an all-new case. On January 27, 2017, a 20-year-old college student named Elaine Park left her ex-boyfriend’s home in Calabasas. Five days later, her Honda Civic was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, not far from the home of Rolling Stone contributing editor Neil Strauss and his wife Ingrid. The two of them, along with their neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger ...

To Live and Die in LA - Season 2 Trailer

May 20, 2021 18:45 - 1 minute

The award-winning #1 true crime podcast, named by Associated Press as the best of the year, is back with an all-new case. On January 27, 2017, a 20-year-old college student named Elaine Park left her ex-boyfriend’s home in Calabasas. Five days later, her Honda Civic was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, not far from the home of Rolling Stone contributing editor Neil Strauss and his wife Ingrid. The two of them, along with their neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger ...

To Live in Die in LA Returns

May 20, 2021 18:45 - 1 minute

The award-winning #1 true crime podcast, named by Associated Press as the best of the year, is back with an all-new case. On January 27, 2017, a 20-year-old college student named Elaine Park left her ex-boyfriend’s home in Calabasas. Five days later, her Honda Civic was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, not far from the home of Rolling Stone contributing editor Neil Strauss and his wife Ingrid. The two of them, along with their neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger ...

To Live and Die in LA Returns

May 20, 2021 18:45 - 1 minute

The award-winning #1 true crime podcast, named by Associated Press as the best of the year, is back with an all-new case. On January 27, 2017, a 20-year-old college student named Elaine Park left her ex-boyfriend’s home in Calabasas. Five days later, her Honda Civic was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, not far from the home of Rolling Stone contributing editor Neil Strauss and his wife Ingrid. The two of them, along with their neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger ...

Season 2 Teaser #3: Meet Ann Marie

May 13, 2021 17:00 - 3 minutes

The award-winning true crime podcast To Live and Die in LA returns with Season 2, unraveling the case that started Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation. Meet the team and get ready to join him on that journey on May 27th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 2 Teaser #2: Meet Mike

May 11, 2021 04:01 - 3 minutes

The award-winning true crime podcast To Live and Die in LA returns with Season 2, unraveling the case that started Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation. Meet the team and get ready to join him on that journey on May 27th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 2 Teaser #1: Meet Ingrid

May 06, 2021 19:30 - 2 minutes

The award-winning true crime podcast To Live and Die in LA returns with Season 2, unraveling the case that started Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation. Meet the team and get ready to join him on that journey on May 27th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing Dead and Gone

October 22, 2020 10:00 - 11 minutes

Introducing Dead and Gone. A podcast about the Grateful Dead and their missing and murdered fans. One of the most iconic bands in American history, “The Dead” as they’re affectionately called by their fans—self proclaimed "Dead Heads”—have been dogged by a darkness that has followed the band since its inception and despite the Grateful Dead’s ethos of peace and love and communal music, this darkness has led to the murder and the disappearance of some of the band’s most dedicated fans. Hosted ...

Introducing American Skyjacker

July 21, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 7.06 MB

Between the years of 1967 and 1972 over 300 commercial airplanes were hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of those happening in the United States alone. This period would become known as "The Golden Age of Hijacking." American Skyjacker is the tale of a small-time crook named Martin 'Mac' McNally, who dreamed of the ultimate mile-high score: hijacking a plane and getting away with $500,000 in cash; but Mac's hijacking is just the beginning of a truly epic and incredibly wild true-crime saga. Le...

Introducing Somebody

April 01, 2020 16:01 - 4 minutes - 7.74 MB

Introducing "Somebody" a new podcast available now. When Shapearl Wells's son Courtney is found outside a Chicago police station with a fatal bullet wound, Shapearl immediately distrusts the official narrative. So she launches her own investigation into her son’s murder and teams up with journalists from the Invisible Institute to confront the cops and find the truth about Courtney's death. Somebody explores the racial disparities and turbulent relationship between law enforcement and citizen...

Introducing 'Monster: DC Sniper'

January 16, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 15.4 MB

From the creators of Atlanta Monster comes the third installment in the Monster series, iHeart Radio and Tenderfoot TV present, "Monster: DC Sniper." Explore the tragic case of the D.C. Sniper from the first shot to the last with journalist and host Tony Harris, For more info, visit www.monster-podcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tenderfoot TV presents Radio Rental

November 05, 2019 20:05 - 10 minutes - 18.2 MB

Explore bizarre, real-life horror stories in 'Radio Rental’, a new anthology series from the producers that brought you 'Up and Vanished’, and ‘To Live and Die in LA’. Creator and host Payne Lindsey interviews people who have lived to tell their terrifying tales. This semi-scripted series is set in a fictional video rental store, where actor Rainn Wilson voices the store clerk, Terry Carnation, guiding you through your Radio Rental experience, and sharing his VHS collection of real-life horro...

The Curious Case of Matthew Weaver [Bonus Episode 3]

June 13, 2019 04:00 - 45 minutes - 123 MB

In the midst of the Adea Shabani investigation, a 21 year old named Matthew Weaver went missing in Neil’s neighborhood. Listen as he and Jayden start putting together the puzzle pieces of a very strange story involving a car hanging off a cliff, a driver who’s nowhere to be found, and a disturbing cry for help that was never answered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Curious Case of Matthew Weaver [Bonus Episode 2]

June 13, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes

In the midst of the Adea Shabani investigation, a 21 year old named Matthew Weaver went missing in Neil’s neighborhood. Listen as he and Jayden start putting together the puzzle pieces of a very strange story involving a car hanging off a cliff, a driver who’s nowhere to be found, and a disturbing cry for help that was never answered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:...

The Q&A Sessions [Bonus Episode 2]

May 31, 2019 23:00 - 35 minutes - 101 MB

You had questions. We have answers and more, including a surprise ending. Please ask any further questions about the podcast or the case on social media at @livedielapod and we will endeavor to answer them immediately. Meanwhile, tune in next week for an all-new case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Theories. Opinions. Facts. [Bonus Episode 1]

May 23, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 91.3 MB

Neil and Jayden, along with co-producer Alex, meet to walk through Adea's case from beginning to end - filling in gaps in the narrative, addressing key unresolved issues, and sharing even more information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Look at the Stars [12] - Season Finale

May 17, 2019 22:28 - 1 hour - 102 MB

In the season finale, Neil uncovers definitive answers. After more than a year investigating Adea's disappearance and murder, the truth will come out, but justice is in the hands of LAPD. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Long Way Home [11]

May 10, 2019 03:11 - 1 hour - 158 MB

In this special hour-long episode, Neil and Jayden follow the trail of evidence all the way to the burial site...and a new suspect emerges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blood on the Script [10]

May 02, 2019 16:54 - 46 minutes - 75.9 MB

Neil and Jayden uncover inconsistencies as they examine the bullet-riddled truck. Based on Google data, they retrace what could have been Adea's last day step by step. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello, I’ve Been Watching You [9]

April 18, 2019 08:11 - 40 minutes - 110 MB

Neil travels to Fort Morgan, Colorado, to attend the funeral, and discovers skeletons (and warrants) in the closet To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adea [8]

April 05, 2019 06:27 - 34 minutes - 97.4 MB

One big break is interrupted by another. The LAPD break their silence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Family Ties [7]

March 29, 2019 05:01 - 39 minutes - 109 MB

Neil begins to see this case from another perspective as a new theory emerges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Way of the Warrior [6]

March 21, 2019 07:01 - 35 minutes - 52.7 MB

A new witness emerges...with a shocking accusation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Holy S#%T [5]

March 14, 2019 07:14 - 40 minutes - 65.6 MB

Everything changes after an unexpected turn of events. At a loss for words, only two come to mind... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toxic Love [4]

March 07, 2019 15:46 - 30 minutes - 46.4 MB

Neil finds the apartment where the main suspect is believed to be staying, and prepares for a confrontation. New information surfaces, including a very disturbing video, making it possible to reconstruct the nightmarish weeks prior to Adea’s disappearance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three Sides to Every Story [3]

March 05, 2019 17:50 - 35 minutes - 97.2 MB

 Surveillance video surfaces from the day of Adea's disappearance. Neil and Jayden begin to pursue the suspect from state to state. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices