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Murder in Hollywoodland

Wondery

True Crime, Exhibit C, Investigation, Tracy Pattin, Mystery, James Remar, Hollywood & Crime, History, Noir, Celebrity, William Desmond Taylor, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.1 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns that this is not the only mysterious death that has plagued Dauphin County Prison. The search for the truth will put him at odds with a reality TV show coroner who claims to speak for the dead and people in power who all have something to hide.

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0:00.0	When Lamont Jones learns his young cousin died in custody just weeks after entering prison, his world shatters.
0:07.0	The official report claims natural causes, but how does that explain the bruises covering his body?
0:13.0	The missing teeth.
0:14.0	As grief transforms into frustration, Lamont faces an impossible choice.
0:19.0	Except the story he's been told or risk everything to uncover
0:23.3	the truth about what happened to his cousin.
0:26.2	From Wondery comes Death County PA, a chilling true story of corruption, cover-ups, and
0:32.2	one man's relentless pursuit of justice.
0:35.5	What begins as one man's search for answers soon reveals a pattern
0:39.3	too disturbing to ignore. Lamont's cousin's death is just one of many in Dauphin County prison,
0:46.0	and powerful forces are working to keep the truth buried. Through never-before-heard interviews
0:51.6	with whistleblowers and shocking revelations,
1:00.8	Death County PA pulls back the curtain on one of America's darkest institutional secrets.
1:04.2	Hosted by award-winning journalist Joshua Vaughn,
1:10.0	Death County PA follows Lamont's journey as he exposes a web of suspicious deaths,
1:13.9	institutional cover-ups, and confronts a reality TV coroner who claims to speak for the dead. This isn't just another true crime story. It's happening
1:20.7	right now, and the fight for justice is far from over. I'm about to play a clip from Death County PA. Follow Death County
1:29.1	PA on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcast. The body of Tyreek Riley lies on a table
1:42.7	inside a coroner's office. A breathing tube from the hospital
1:47.1	still hangs from Tyreek's mouth. Ivy catheters protrude from his neck and right hand.
1:54.4	Tyreek was just 21 years old. A young black man whose death was unimaginable just two weeks earlier
2:01.5	when he had been arrested and sent to the local jail.
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