DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside The Coronado Mansion Case by Caitlin Rother

The 911 call came on the morning of July 13, 2011, from the historic Spreckels Mansion, a lavish beachfront property in Coronado, California, owned by pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai. When authorities arrived, they found the naked body of Jonah’s girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, gagged, her ankles tied, and her wrists bound behind her. Jonah’s brother, Adam, claimed he found Rebecca hanging from the second-floor balcony off a guest bedroom, where the door was painted with this cryptic message:

​SHE SAVED HIM

CAN YOU SAVE HER

​Was this a suicide note, or a killer’s taunt? Rebecca’s death came two days after Jonah’s son, Max, took a devastating fall while in Rebecca’s care. Authorities deemed Rebecca’s death a suicide resulting from her guilt, but her family insists she was murdered. But who would stage a suicide or a murder in such a bizarre, elaborate way?

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“The Rebecca Zahau case is one of the great crime mysteries of modern times. It took an author of Caitlin Rother’s caliber to bring it into sharp focus. A riveting read.”  -- Gregg Olsen, #1 NYT bestselling author

“A suspicious headline-making death proves to be only the beginning as Rother unlocks the door of this real-life mansion of horrors to reveal a shocking true story of money, power, duplicity and scandal.” -- Michael Fleeman, NYT bestselling author

“Gripping. Propulsive. A tour de force of true crime storytelling.  Rother is a rare talent, and Death on Ocean Boulevard an instant classic of the genre.”  -- Kevin Deutsch, author and host of “A Dark Turn” podcast

​“In Death on Ocean Boulevard, Caitlin Rother skillfully chronicles one of the most fascinating and controversial cases of the past decade. Big money, sex and a questionable death makes for an addictive read.”  -- Author Kathryn Casey

WEDNESDAY APRIL 21ST AT 9 PM CENTRAL THERE IS A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR PRINCE AT RILEY CREEK BRIDGE IN CHANHASSEN MINNESOTA.  HERE IS THE LINK WITH INFO ON VIGIL PRESENTED BY FUNKATOPIA.  

Echo Lloyd was last seen on Mother's Day. At some point that weekend both Lloyd's cellphone and home phone started going straight to voicemail, On Friday, May 15, 2020, Echo's daughter Kelsey Smith learned her mother was missing from her home. NOTHING was missing but her keys, her pistol, and her medications. An investigation was then started by the Benton County Sheriff’s Department. Unfortunately, they have no leads, no evidence, and need your help!

GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/bvm7yc-bring-echo-home

Web page http://bringechohome.com/

To contact Echo's family please email [email protected]

Missouri Highway Patrol (573) 751-3313

Benton Missouri Police (573) 545-3525

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Wondery (Dr. Death, Dirty John, The Shrink Next Door) and NBC News (Dateline, The Thing About Pam, Motive for Murder) present Do No Harm.

The Bright family was thrust into a medical and legal system so committed to protecting vulnerable children from abuse, it failed to protect innocent parents. From the hospital room to the courtroom, we walk in the footsteps of the Bright family as they battle to keep their children and fight against a system determined to tear them apart.

Listen today at http://wondery.fm/DoNoHarm_Web

Rick Alan Ross is a cult expert, deprogrammer, and author of the book "CULTS INSIDE OUT: How People Get In And Can Get Out." He testified at  NXIVM founder Keith Reniere's criminal trial -- Reniere was sentenced to 120 years behind bars. Rick's work was featured in the docuseries SEDUCED: Inside the NXIVM Cult that’s currently streaming on the Starz network.

If someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the best treatment from the best doctors. In 2013, patients in Michigan thought Farid Fata was that doctor. Between his prestigious education, years of experience and pleasant bedside manner, Fata was everything you could want in a doctor. But he was not who he appeared to be. From Wondery, this is the story of hundreds of patients in Michigan, a doctor, and a poisonous secret.

Laura Beil, returns with a second season of the award-winning series “Dr Death.”

Listen today at wondery.fm/DrDeathS2_Webslueth

Carole Baskin, who became infamous due to her decade-long public feud with Joe Exotic and Netflix’s docuseries TIGER KING, is being sued for defamation by Don Lewis's former assistant Anne McQueen. As part of the lawsuit, Don's daughters are seeking more information about what happened to their father who disappeared 23 years ago. Listen to my bombshell interview with two of Don Lewis’s daughters, Donna Pettis & Gale Rathbone.

A reward fund has been set up by the family.

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JOE EXOTIC: Tigers, Lies and Cover-up features retired homicide investigator Jim Rathmann in a multi-part series for Discovery ID.  It's a new investigation into the Don Lewis disappearance and is yielding shocking new leads, rising suspicions, and yes, the reemergence of the meat grinder. 

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The Joe Exotic "Tiger King" case has captivated people around the world, but what about the Cold Case Investigation at the center of it? Don Lewis' longtime executive assistant, Anne McQueen, told police that the only  Will and Power of Attorney she knew about was under her desk. Don Lewis had made McQueen the executor of his Will and Power of Attorney of his Life Insurance, but after his disappearance, a new Will and Power of Attorney emerged naming his wife Carole Baskin as the executor. Fast forward to June 2020, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announces that the Will had been forged. So what happened to Don Lewis before he disappeared and the investigation that followed, listen to find out!

Please visit the GoFundMe Page – Don Lewis - Missing Person Reward Fund – to learn more:

Laura Brand is a private investigator known as the “serial killer whisperer." For the last six years, Laura has traveled to San Quentin’s death row to interview Lawrence Bittaker who, along with Roy Norris, were known as the Toolbox Killers – a psychopathic duo known for abducting, raping, and torturing young women in their van they referred to as the "Murder Mac." Both men were convicted of some of the most heinous serial murders in history, but Laura is brave detective working on an important project. Tune in to find out what she's working on.