Death in Paradise
A relentless investigative reporter exposes stunning truths about the murders, suicides and accidental deaths of some of the most famous celebrities in modern history. These fascinating, never before told stories are adapted for a podcast series by Radio Pictures, Inc.
MANSONLAND
There are things you’ve never been told about L.A.’s most notorious murders, involving celebrity drug dealing, organized crime rip-offs, the Black Panthers, and a corrupt DA’s office — shocking facts about Manson and the crimes that have been suppressed for 50 years.
DONALD DEFREEZE AND THE SLA
Donald DeFreeze a.k.a “Cinque” the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and kidnapper of Patricia Hearst, was a paid informant of the LAPD and more remarkably, a double agent run by a CIA agent to undermine the Black Panthers under the cover of the SLA. He and five unwitting white followers died in a nationally televised shootout, which began the use of police SWAT teams in the US.
GEORGE REEVES, SUPERMAN
Television’s Superman couldn’t withstand the fatal bullet likely shot into him by his fiancee, Leonore Lemmon. A house full of witnesses kept changing their stories. Lemmon’s use of a high powered lawyer resulted in her never being interviewed by the police. The L.A. Coroner controversially called it suicide, which was forensically impossible.
Death in Paradise Author and Host
BRAD SCHREIBER’s ten books include the hidden history of the Patty Hearst kidnapping, Revolution’s End, honored by the International Book Awards and Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Editor and Producer
TED BONNITT is a journalist and producer formerly with CNN and NBC News in New York and Washington, D.C., and National Public Radio’s Peabody Award winning show “Heat with John Hockenberry.” Ted is an award winning director, producer of feature documentary, non-fiction television and long-form audio programming.
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