Ridiculous history is a production of I Heart Radio. The Welcome back to the show, Ridiculous Historians. Thank you as always so much for

tuning in. Let's hear it for the man the myth legend super producer

mr. Max Williams whoa whoa there it is I'm Ben Bullard you're

Noel Brown and we couldn't be more excited about this incredibly cinematic and

strange story we're exploring with our guests today.

Oh man it's such a it's a wild ride. There's Skandall. It's like an episode of Bridgerton, so I hear. I've never actually seen Bridgerton, but I hear it's I hear it's sultry and vaguely historical, but this story...

I heard there's a lot of butts in it.

Yeah, lots of butts.

This story, not as many butts, a little sultry, highly historical.

So let's go to our conversation with Lizzie P.ody, the host and senior producer of the Smithsonian's

podcast, Side Door.

Back in 96,

in 96, Atlanta was booming with excitement around hosting the Centennial Olympic Games.

And then, a deranged zealot, willing to kill for a cause,

lit a fuse that would change my life and so many others, forever.

Rippling out for generations.

Listen to Flashpoint on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

podcasts.

In 2020, in a small California mountain town five women disappeared.

I found out what happened to all of them except one a woman known as Deer whose estate is worth millions of dollars.

I'm Lucy Sheriff.

Over the past four years, I've spoken with Dea's family and friends,

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