Pushkin

In season one of Lost Hills, I spent a lot of time describing the geographical features of the killing zone,

where Anthony Rouda allegedly hunted victims in their cars, in a hammock, and in a tent.

It's raw and wild with windy roads, sheer drop-offs, cliffs, and peaks.

There are also neighborhoods tucked in there, and a huge white Hindu temple,

and behind the Hindu temple, down a long road, is a private school called Muse.

It's all vegan, fashion-based learning, which is pretty cool.

It's very open, it's in an old campground area, so it's a very, very open area.

I touched the hills. Muse attracts a specific kind of parent.

Some people come to the school because they really, truly believe that fashion-based learning is the best way to do it.

Some families come because they really are passionate about the vegan lifestyle,

because the school is vegan, and then other families come because they know that they will get a privacy for their families and their lifestyles are more publicly known.

The school was co-founded by Susie Amis Cameron, the wife of James Cameron,

as in Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, and privacy is important there.

That's why I can't say this former teacher's name. When she was hired, she had to sign an NDA.

Well, just we have some wealthier families or families that are in the movie business or entertainment business.

If there's one thing I've learned while spending time as a reporter in Malibu,

it's that privacy has a close cousin. It's called secrecy.

And in the months leading up to Anthony Routes' arrest, Muse School had a secret.

But this former teacher didn't know much about it.

Until one day, a couple of homicide detectives showed up at her door.

I'm Dana Goodier, and this is a Lost Hills bonus episode.

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