Episode 6: The Big Takedown from Valley of Shadows
Lost Hills: Dark Canyon
Western Sound and Pushkin Industries
4.1 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Brandenburg is taken off the Aujay case, but the LASD can’t stop Hager and the federal task force. With the help of wiretaps, informants, and 18 months of investigation, the team pulls off one of the largest drug stings in Antelope Valley history and nets a key witness in the Aujay case.
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| 0:50.9 | Previously on Valley of Shadows. |
| 0:56.7 | Major players were never touched by Deputy Ingalls. |
| 0:58.8 | Nothing ever happened to him. |
| 1:01.3 | That raised a red flag to me. |
| 1:08.7 | I went up, the guy talking Tom Hinkle to purchase of methamphetamine. When I went to the other room, I've heard how's it going, Ingalls said, and Ingle's |
| 1:15.0 | thanks for the bag of Bride. |
| 1:17.9 | Hereafian believes that Deputy Engels and other unidentified individuals murdered Deputy |
| 1:21.8 | O'Donjay to prevent him from arresting them or exposing their criminal activity. |
| 1:26.1 | A homicide captain saying, |
| 1:28.3 | Detective, do not find out if this guy's guilty or innocent. |
| 1:32.3 | Who does that? |
| 1:34.3 | They said, hey, Larry, we're ordered to go out here and get everything he got in the case. |
| 1:38.3 | You can't beat a morning like this. |
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