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The Conspirators Podcast

Wondery presents Murder in Hollywoodland

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

It's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of the most iconic "whodunnit" cases of the 20th century that will leave you guessing and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor for weeks to come. Listen today at wondery.fm/conspiratorsMiH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey, Nate Hale here. I want to tell you about a new podcast from Wundry I just listened to called

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Murder in Hollywood Land. It's about the murder of the famous film director William Desmond Taylor,

0:12.2

who was like the Stephen Spielberg of 1920s Hollywood.

0:16.5

But it gets even crazier when the detectives digging to this thing, they discover all sorts

0:20.6

of scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens.

0:25.8

And to top it all off, the list of suspects was full of A-list celebrities.

0:29.8

We're talking a real who's who of Hollywood. This story is one of the most iconic

0:34.8

real life who-doneic cases of the 20th century. Seriously it left me guessing

0:39.2

and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor right up to the end.

0:44.0

Okay, I'm about to play you a short clip from the show.

0:47.0

As you listen, make sure you to subscribe to Murder in Hollywood Land from Wundery on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or to listen ad free, go to Wundery on Apple Podcast Spotify or to listen ad free go to

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Wunderyplus.com slash Hollywoodland. in Hollywood. In Hollywood

1:15.0

someone is lonesome

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in Hollywood.

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It's Thursday, February 2nd, 1922, shortly after 7 a.m. an unusually cold morning in Los Angeles, California.

1:39.8

But the town will heat up soon enough, because a body is about to be found over at the

1:44.5

Alvarado Court Apartments, home to some of the biggest names in

1:48.0

Hollywood. You've probably seen some of them in the moving pictures. Like romantic leading man Doug McClain who was fast asleep

1:55.8

in apartment 406. Doug is known as the man with a million dollars smile. His wife Faith snuggled next to him as starred in films too. She's

2:05.5

certainly pretty enough. But Doug's career is on fire right now. Who knows if her

2:10.6

turn will ever come?

2:16.0

Just across from the McClanes in 402A is the home of actress Edna Prooviance.

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