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MURDERISH

Lauren Key, "What Happened on the Cliff?" | Ep. 047

MURDERISH

Cloud10

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

43.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of November 8, 2000, in Rancho Palos Verdes California, a 9-1-1 call would lead to a shocking scene. The details surrounding the victim’s death would take a while to unravel, but when they finally did, the truth would stun everyone. Join me as I walk you through the murder of Lauren Key. Check us out: Murderish.com Let’s get social: @MurderishPod (Twitter), @MurderishPodcast (IG), search “Murderish” (Facebook). Sponsor(s): BetterHelp - visit BetterHelp.com/MURDERISH & use promo code MURDERISH for 10% off your first month. Production & Music: John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions (production), Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams (music). Research & Writing: Gina Mazzolini (research) & Jami Rice (writing). Remember, listening to this show doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder ...ish. Sources In order to tell true crime stories on this podcast, information is gathered from various sources which often includes, but is not limited to, news articles, newspaper archives, blogs, social media, tv productions, police reports, court records, books, magazine articles, direct interviews, and more. I recognize that often times, someone before me put in a lot of time and effort to gather information that I draw from to help tell these stories. I want to thank those individuals for their hard work. Visit Murderish.com for a complete list of sources used for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the

0:04.9

Murderish podcast. Sensitive topics are discussed. Listener discretion is advised.

0:10.8

Hey Isherz, it's Jamie. Thank you for joining me on another episode of Murderish,

0:15.5

which is brought to you by BetterHelp. I want to say a big thank you to Valerie W.

0:20.2

Porter K. Catherine K. and Moira K. for supporting the show through Patreon.

0:25.2

I really appreciate all of you. Also, I want to give you all a heads up that I'll be taking some

0:30.5

time off for the holidays after this episode. While I'll still be working on the podcast during my

0:35.5

break, I won't be releasing any new content until about mid-January. I'm looking forward to

0:41.4

spending some time with my family and I hope you all enjoy the holidays. Thank you so much for

0:46.4

another great year. Your support and getting to know you on social media has been awesome.

0:52.7

Multiple sources were used to gather information for this episode. Visit murderish.com for a

0:58.0

full list of sources. This case was suggested to me by a friend who works in law enforcement.

1:03.8

The case involves the death of a small child. Please use discretion when deciding whether to listen.

1:09.6

Now, let's get into the case. This case takes us to the picturesque beach town of Rancho

1:15.2

Pellos Verde, California, which is about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. Often referred to as R.P.V.,

1:22.4

the posh town is located on top of the bluffs of the Pellos Verde's peninsula, offering amazing

1:27.9

views of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Catalina Island. According to Nitch.com, for the best suburbs in

1:35.0

which to live, R.P.V. was ranked number 18 out of 116. Multimillion dollar estates are plentiful

1:42.9

in R.P.V. and the median household income is well above the national average. Lead singer of the

1:48.3

band Lincoln Park, Chester Bennington, now deceased once lived in R.P.V. In a town where crime

1:55.1

rates are low, school ratings are high, and surfboards are often seen on top of vehicles. Murder

2:01.4

is a very rare occurrence. On the afternoon of November 8th, 2000, however, a 911 call would lead

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