S3 Ep270: Crime Weekly News: Cryptic 'HELP' Signs Spotted Via Google Maps

Crime Weekly

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4.7 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Mysterious messages—such as "HELP," "LAPD," "FEDERAL," and "TRAFICO"—were spotted via Google Maps in a vacant lot near downtown Los Angeles. These unsettling words, arranged using debris and visible from satellite imagery, ignited widespread speculation online, with theories ranging from cries for help to potential links to human trafficking. We're coming to CrimeCon Denver! Use our code CRIMEWEEKLY for 10% off your tickets!https://www.crimecon.com/CC25Try our coffee!! - www.CriminalCoffeeCo.comBecome a Patreon member -- > ï½¿ https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeeklyShop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> ï½¿ https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shopYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcastWebsite: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.comInstagram: @CrimeWeeklyPodTwitter: @CrimeWeeklyPodFacebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod

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0:00.0	What fans of this podcast enjoy the unexpected?
0:03.6	And here, Hidden a Man, the drama of Tokyo's streets.
0:07.0	It's my favorite tea house, surrounded by ancient trees and serene ponds.
0:13.0	I'm Yuki, a tour leader with Explore.
0:16.0	My mother brought me here for my first green tea.
0:18.0	Not many people know about Tokyo's Hamarikyu Gardens.
0:21.6	Thank you, but you will.
0:23.6	If you explore, search explore.
0:25.6	Dockypore.
0:26.6	And don't just travel.
0:28.6	Explore.
0:29.6	Explore. Hey, everyone back to Crime Weekly News.
0:47.1	I'm Derek Lavascer.
0:48.3	And I'm Stephanie Harlow.
0:49.8	And as you can see from the title, we're going to be talking about something that went viral over this past weekend.
0:56.4	Everyone was kind of working together on social media, using open source intelligence to try to get to the bottom of this mystery.
1:03.2	And we're going to dive into it because if you aren't familiar with it, you missed it because we were all working for once.
1:09.2	The country was working together to try to solve this mystery.
1:11.7	Dude, how did I miss this?
1:12.9	How did I miss this?
1:13.6	The fact that you didn't know about it, and I brought up to you is very disappointing.
1:17.0	This is so Stephanie coded and I'm over here.
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