In July 2011, a six-year-old boy suffers a catastrophic fall inside a historic California mansion. Just days later, another tragedy unfolds at the same property before dawn. What authorities ruled a suicide would later divide two legal systems and spark years of debate.

This is the case of Rebecca Zahau.

Sources

• San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Investigation Reports (2011) & 2018 Case Review
• San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Report
• San Diego Superior Court Records – 2018 Wrongful Death Trial
• ABC News Coverage (2011–2018)
• Oxygen Network Documentary Coverage
• Rady Children’s Hospital Reporting on the 2011 Coronado Fall Incident
• Wikipedia – 2011 Coronado Mansion Case