Los Angeles: The Mitrice Richardson Mystery
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.5 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The year was 2009, and the setting, a seemingly ordinary night at the Lost Hills Police Station. But what transpired would soon ripple through the annals of true crime history. Mitrice Richardson, a vibrant and promising individual, exited the police station into the darkness of the night, only to vanish without a trace. More than a decade has elapsed since that fateful night, yet the circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain shrouded in uncertainty and speculation.
we retrace Mitrice's steps, exploring every angle and lead that emerged in the wake of her disappearance. We dive deep into the investigation, scrutinizing the actions of the police, the involvement of the community, and the agony of a family left without answers.
We piece together the fragmented clues of this baffling case. From the initial missing person's report to the discovery of clues that only deepened the mystery, we examine the twists and turns that have kept this case in the public consciousness.
Tune in to "Foul Play: Crime Series" for a thought-provoking exploration of The Bizarre Case of Mitrice Richardson. It's a journey through the unknown, a quest for truth in a case that defies explanation, and a reminder of the fragility of our very existence.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh. In 2009, a young woman walked out from a Lost Hills police station in the bizarre mystery. Born on April the 30th, 1985 in Kavina, California, |
| 1:17.0 | Matricelavon Richardson was the daughter of L'etis and Michael Richardson. As her parents divorced when she was just a child, |
| 1:26.4 | Matrice was raised by her mother and stepfather, Larry Sueton. |
| 1:30.8 | Michael was not involved in Matrice's life that much during her early years, |
| 1:36.4 | especially because he spent some time in prison. |
| 1:39.4 | But after his release, Michael tried his best to make things better and began to build a relationship with |
| 1:45.3 | his daughter. |
| 1:47.3 | Matrice grew up to be a beautiful young woman with gleaming hazel eyes and a contagious smile. |
| 1:53.6 | And due to her charming personality, |
| 1:56.6 | she made friends wherever she went. |
| 1:58.8 | Bertrise graduated from South Hills High School in West Covina and afterwards enrolled at California State University in Fullerton, from where she graduated with a BA in psychology in 2008. |
| 2:15.0 | Matrice has always been a bright student who consistently achieved a 4.0 GPA |
| 2:22.0 | and told her family about her plans of going into graduate school. |
| 2:30.0 | At this point, Mitrice was living in South LA with her great-grandmother, and interned at the |
| 2:36.6 | office of clinical psychologist Rhonda Hampton, who was a close family friend. |
| 2:42.8 | To save some money, my Tries also worked part-time at an LGBT-plus strip club and did some modeling |
| 2:50.6 | on the side. My Trice was openly lesbian and had a girlfriend, Tessa Moon, with whom she had been with for about |
| 2:59.1 | two years. |
| 3:00.1 | Overall, it seemed like my trice's life was on the right track. |
| 3:05.0 | However, in the fall of 2009, everything suddenly changed. |
| 3:11.0 | My Tries began to act strangely and withdrew from her friends and family. |
| 3:17.0 | She even broke up with Tessa without anyone really understanding why. |
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