Mitrice Richardson // 534

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In September of 2009, a 24-year-old woman was released from a Los Angeles sheriff’s station in the middle of the night after being arrested for failing to pay her bill at a Malibu restaurant. In the hours preceding her arrest, she had been acting strangely and speaking in riddles. She had no car, phone, or money, yet she seemed determined to set off into the dark hills of Malibu Canyon, and was never seen alive again. This is the strange death of Mitrice Richardson.

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0:00.0	What is going on true crime fans? I'm your host Tee and I'm your host Daphne.
0:18.6	And you're listening to Going West. Hello everybody.
0:22.9	Today's case is one that we've been wanting to cover for years before we just hit record.
0:28.6	Heath was like, are you sure we haven't covered this? And it's because we know it so well.
0:32.6	We do know this one extremely well. And especially because it's, it happened right around where you grew up.
0:37.8	Yeah, exactly. So it wasn't that long ago. It's just really bizarre. There's actually like at least
0:43.8	three super strange cases that took place in this specific area, even though it's very safe and affluent
0:49.9	and rural. Like it's not an area you would expect so much mystery. I'm probably going to share a little story later of something that happened when I was living over here. It's honestly, I think I've told stories about this area before. It's, it's like a spooky corner, even though it's so nice. Yeah, it is one of those really, like, upscale parts of Los Angeles. Like, it feels like something like this just would not happen there.
1:13.0	No, truly.
1:13.8	Remember my witch story?
1:15.3	Oh, yes.
1:16.0	Is that the one you're going to tell today?
1:17.5	I know, but I might retell it.
1:19.5	But anyway, this story is devastating.
1:23.2	It is mysterious.
1:24.6	It is so odd.
1:26.3	And I can't wait to hear what you guys think.
1:29.0	Please share this story.
1:30.8	Please listen closely.
1:32.5	And without further ado.
1:34.3	All right, guys.
1:35.0	This is episode 534 of going west.
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