Episode 252: Nightmare On Dorset Street

Not Today

Society & Culture, Comedy, True Crime

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On Halloween night in 2004, three roommates spent the evening handing out candy to trick-or-treaters before going to bed. A few hours later, Lauren Meanza was awoken to the sounds of the screams of her roommates, Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara, above her. As she opened her bedroom door, she heard whoever had been attacking her friends coming down the staircase toward her, so she bolted out the backdoor. Leslie and Adriane would be found brutally murdered in an upstairs bedroom, and Lauren would live tormented by the survivors' guilt from that night. The investigation would bring to light that their killer was a lot closer to the girls than anyone could have imagined.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Steph and this is not today.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome. Before we jump in, I wanted to remind you that over on patreon.com
0:25.9	slash not today podcast, you can get access to 44 bonus episodes for only $5 a month, which just
0:33.5	keeps becoming a better and better deal. Our most recent bonus episode is about Bell Gunness, or Hells Bell, who is believed to be
0:41.2	one of the most prolific female serial killers in American history, and is suspected of killing
0:46.6	around 40 people in Illinois and Indiana between 1884 and 1908.
0:52.6	Her victims included her two husbands, suitors she lured through matrimonial ads in the
0:57.7	newspaper, and even her children. The full extent of her crimes were revealed after her Indiana
1:02.9	farmhouse mysteriously burned down. The story is nuts. We definitely got spooky over there
1:08.7	because tis the season after all. Our patrons did also get to
1:12.1	vote on that story because that's the kind of perks you get when you're a patron, so go over there
1:15.9	and check it out. You won't regret it. The story I have for you today took place on Halloween and feels
1:21.8	like it could have come out of a scary movie. It's terrifying and tragic, but there is also some
1:26.7	unbelievable bravery.
1:28.3	So before I say too much at the top, why don't we jump right in?
1:32.3	In 2004, crime wasn't really an issue in Napa Valley, California.
1:37.2	It's known for its luxurious, beautiful, and relaxed vibe.
1:40.9	The area has a renowned food and wine culture and a strong sense of community.
1:45.8	27-year-old Lauren Mianza and her friend 26-year-old Adrian and Sonia believed they had found the
1:51.6	perfect house to share on Dorset Street in Napa Valley. It was a cozy rental they hoped would
1:57.3	become the backdrop for a new chapter in their lives. They were excited to start living in wine country.
2:03.2	It felt like a dream in comparison to the chaos of city life.
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