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To Live and Die in LA

The Secret Life [2]

To Live and Die in LA

Tenderfoot TV & Audacy

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.631.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Neil chases down the first big break in Adea's recent disappearance, but new information produces more questions than answers as several suspects emerge. A secret relationship is revealed.

Transcript

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0:31.6

took place in mid-March 2018. Two weeks after a day of Shabani went missing.

0:46.9

Early and Ted Bundy's serial killing spree, police released the details that they knew about

0:52.3

the suspect so far. They showed a sketch of him, they said his name was Ted, and they said he drove

0:58.9

a light brown Volkswagen beetle. So naturally, several people who knew Bundy, including his

1:05.9

girlfriend at the time, told police the person they were looking for is likely Ted Bundy.

1:12.1

Despite at least four different tips coming in, the police never investigated him.

1:16.8

He went on to abduct and kill at least a dozen more victims before he was ever brought to justice.

1:23.6

So why wasn't this very credible tip or string of tips ever investigated?

1:29.0

The reason is that it was buried amongst hundreds of other tips flooding into the police department

1:34.8

from everyone from crackpots to psychics to well-meaning do-goaters.

1:39.2

Tragically, this is a very common occurrence. A crucial tip that will break a case early on is just

1:47.1

completely ignored. That's why, when Jaden told me the first credible tip had come in for the

1:53.7

Adaya Shabani disappearance, I thought that this could be our Ted Bundy moment.

2:24.7

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2:30.4

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