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Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

12. A Nasty Piece of Work

Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

Western Sound and Pushkin Industries

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When he dies, in 2002, Miki leaves wreckage in his wake. A stash of letters reveal his deepest and most toxic beliefs. And Linda Cuy explains the true cost of Miki’s rebellious search for surf.

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0:00.0

For most of Mickey's adult life, he was on the run, hiding, changing identities, trying

0:20.0

to stay one step ahead of everyone.

0:23.7

He called himself a gypsy.

0:26.2

He called himself a wandering rabbi.

0:29.5

He saw himself as cast out of Golden Malibu, as it changed before his eyes.

0:36.6

Linda Kai was with Mickey on and off for the better part of a decade.

0:41.1

She was his longest term romantic partner, his confidant and his partner in crime.

0:47.1

And when they weren't together, he wrote to her.

0:50.5

And there are 64 letters from all over the world with addresses.

0:59.3

And stamps.

1:01.1

And this was all with Mickey and see his artwork.

1:06.3

Yeah, this is a lot of his, there's a lot of lure in here.

1:13.5

I wouldn't say they love letters.

1:16.0

Linda and I are sitting at the breakfast table of her mobile home in Ventura.

1:20.4

Light streams in through the windows.

1:23.0

On the table between us is the black binder where she keeps the letters from Mickey.

1:28.8

Flipping through the binder, I'm overwhelmed by the explosion of strange drawings of cats

1:35.0

and witches and cataclysmic world events.

1:38.8

Also, jokes.

1:41.2

There's a clipping from a newspaper of a man surrounded by credit card applications.

1:45.8

Quote, Mr. Plastic Fantastic, collector has 788 credit cards can't stop applying and

1:52.9

what appears to be a photo of Mickey Dora pasted onto his head.

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