To Live and Die in LA

In Feb 2018, an aspiring actress vanished from her Hollywood apartment. Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss was asked to help the family get answers. Together, they found them...sometimes at great personal risk. Now the award-winning true crime podcast returns, unraveling the baffling and tragic case that started Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation, along with his wife and his neighbors, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger, and concert violinist Ann Marie Simpson. To Live and Die in LA Season 2 is available now. www.livediela.com

Episodes

Don't go missing in LA

February 20, 2019 • 2 mins

To Live and Die in LA with Neil Strauss. Available now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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To Live and Die in LA - Trailer

February 22, 2019 • 2 mins

From the creators of Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster comes a new investigative true crime podcast, introducing To Live and Die in LA. Rolling Stone contributing editor and New York Times best-selling author, Neil Strauss takes you inside the real time investigation into the disappearance of Adea Shabani, an aspiring actress and model who vanished without a trace from her apartment complex near Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame. T...

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A Different Kind of Star [1]

February 28, 2019 • 31 mins

When a 25-year-old aspiring actress and model vanishes from outside her Hollywood apartment, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Neil Strauss finds himself at the center of the investigation. What happened to Adea Shabani? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Secret Life [2]

February 28, 2019 • 28 mins

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Three Sides to Every Story [3]

March 5, 2019 • 35 mins

Surveillance video surfaces from the day of Adea's disappearance. Neil and Jayden begin to pursue the suspect from state to state. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Toxic Love [4]

March 7, 2019 • 30 mins

Neil finds the apartment where the main suspect is believed to be staying, and prepares for a confrontation. New information surfaces, including a very disturbing video, making it possible to reconstruct the nightmarish weeks prior to Adea’s disappearance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.c...

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Holy S#%T [5]

March 14, 2019 • 40 mins

Everything changes after an unexpected turn of events. At a loss for words, only two come to mind... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Way of the Warrior [6]

March 21, 2019 • 35 mins

A new witness emerges...with a shocking accusation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Family Ties [7]

March 29, 2019 • 39 mins

Neil begins to see this case from another perspective as a new theory emerges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Adea [8]

April 5, 2019 • 34 mins

One big break is interrupted by another. The LAPD break their silence. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, I’ve Been Watching You [9]

April 18, 2019 • 40 mins

Neil travels to Fort Morgan, Colorado, to attend the funeral, and discovers skeletons (and warrants) in the closet To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Blood on the Script [10]

May 2, 2019 • 46 mins

Neil and Jayden uncover inconsistencies as they examine the bullet-riddled truck. Based on Google data, they retrace what could have been Adea's last day step by step. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Long Way Home [11]

May 9, 2019 • 60 mins

In this special hour-long episode, Neil and Jayden follow the trail of evidence all the way to the burial site...and a new suspect emerges. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Look at the Stars [12] - Season Finale

May 17, 2019 • 66 mins

In the season finale, Neil uncovers definitive answers. After more than a year investigating Adea's disappearance and murder, the truth will come out, but justice is in the hands of LAPD. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Theories. Opinions. Facts. [Bonus Episode 1]

May 23, 2019 • 32 mins

Neil and Jayden, along with co-producer Alex, meet to walk through Adea's case from beginning to end - filling in gaps in the narrative, addressing key unresolved issues, and sharing even more information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Curious Case of Matthew Weaver [Bonus Episode 2]

June 13, 2019 • 44 mins

In the midst of the Adea Shabani investigation, a 21 year old named Matthew Weaver went missing in Neil’s neighborhood. Listen as he and Jayden start putting together the puzzle pieces of a very strange story involving a car hanging off a cliff, a driver who’s nowhere to be found, and a disturbing cry for help that was never answered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pri...

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Season 2 Teaser #1: Meet Ingrid

May 6, 2021 • 2 mins

The award-winning true crime podcast To Live and Die in LA returns with Season 2, unraveling the case that started Rolling Stone journalist Neil Strauss down the rabbit hole of true crime investigation. Meet the team and get ready to join him on that journey on May 27th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://p...

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Season 2 Teaser #2: Meet Mike

May 11, 2021 • 3 mins

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Season 2 Teaser #3: Meet Ann Marie

May 13, 2021 • 3 mins

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A New Season of To Live and Die in LA - Trailer

May 20, 2021 • 1 min

The award-winning #1 true crime podcast, named by Associated Press as the best of the year, is back with an all-new case. On January 27, 2017, a 20-year-old college student named Elaine Park left her ex-boyfriend’s home in Calabasas. Five days later, her Honda Civic was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, not far from the home of Rolling Stone contributing editor Neil Strauss and his wife Ingrid. The two of them...

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Episodes

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A Different Kind of Star [1]

The Secret Life [2]

Three Sides to Every Story [3]

Toxic Love [4]

Holy S#%T [5]

The Way of the Warrior [6]

Family Ties [7]

Adea [8]

Hello, I’ve Been Watching You [9]

Blood on the Script [10]

The Long Way Home [11]

Look at the Stars [12] - Season Finale

Theories. Opinions. Facts. [Bonus Episode 1]

The Curious Case of Matthew Weaver [Bonus Episode 2]

Season 2 Teaser #1: Meet Ingrid

Season 2 Teaser #2: Meet Mike

Season 2 Teaser #3: Meet Ann Marie

A New Season of To Live and Die in LA - Trailer

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