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Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

Western Sound and Pushkin Industries 65 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Lost Hills: Dark Canyon investigates the unsolved disappearance and death of Mitrice Richardson in Malibu, California. The podcast explores the dark side of this wealthy coastal community, examining the events surrounding her arrest and subsequent vanishing. Hosted by Dana Goodyear, the series delves into the mystery that has baffled authorities and the public for over a decade.

Episodes

Episode 6: The Women
Episode 6: The Women Oct 12, 2026 2536 Note: This episode contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault. With his state and federal appeals almost exhausted, Temujin Kensu turns to the work of private investigators like Herb Welser, who’ve managed to uncover new evidence in his case. But the law still has a problem with Temujin, a problem that concerns not whether he's innocent, but whether he’s good. You can hear the en
Episode 5: Time Barred
Episode 5: Time Barred Oct 5, 2026 2382 The trial of Temujin Kensu had happened quickly, just six months from arrest to verdict. What came next was unbearably slow. And with every year that passed, his odds of getting out of prison would go down. But then, one judge decided to rule in his favor. Was this his chance?  You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign
Episode 4: The Alibi
Episode 4: The Alibi Sep 28, 2026 2050 At trial, Temujin Kensu’s defense is simple — he was across the state when the crime occurred. In court, he brings multiple witnesses to testify that they saw him in the Upper Peninsula, more than 400 miles from Port Huron. But then prosecutor Robert Cleland pulls an unusual Hail Mary. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to
Episode 3: The Ninja
Episode 3: The Ninja Sep 21, 2026 2098 In November 1986, Robert Cleland was the head prosecutor in St. Clair County, Michigan. The morning after Cleland lost a statewide race for Attorney General, Scott Macklem was murdered. Cleland decided to prosecute the case himself, depicting the defendant as a dangerous ninja out for revenge. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The Backfire Effect, ad-free, right now by subscribing to Pus
Episode 2: The Hypnotist
Episode 2: The Hypnotist Sep 14, 2026 2591 Temujin Kensu spent much of his youth wandering, mainly in his home state of Michigan. In 1986 he and his then-fiancée moved to a cabin outside Port Huron, where he briefly dated someone else. A few weeks later, he and his fiancée moved again, more than 400 miles away, to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He says he was there on November 5, 1986. But that didn’t stop police fro
Episode 1:  The Good Cop
Episode 1: The Good Cop Sep 14, 2026 1938 On the morning of November 5th, 1986, students at a community college in Port Huron, Michigan, heard the sound of what many thought was a car backfiring. It was a gunshot, and it killed a student named Scott Macklem. The murder would leave the community shocked, and police baffled. Until they found a suspect: a young man who lived across the state. You can hear the entire season of Examined: The B
Trailer: The Backfire Effect
Trailer: The Backfire Effect Sep 8, 2026 200 In 1986, a man named Scott Macklem was killed in broad daylight. Eight days later, a suspect was arrested. But now, almost 40 years later, reporter Josie Duffy Rice is re-examining this case. Has the wrong man been in prison this whole time? New episodes drop September 14. Subscribe to Pushkin+ to binge the entire season, ad-free. Find Pushkin+ on the Examined show page in Apple Podcasts or at Pus
Lost Hills is Becoming Examined
Lost Hills is Becoming Examined Sep 4, 2026 115 Lost Hills has been quiet for a bit, so we've decided to do something different: turn this feed into a home for a new kind of story, told fresh each season. Starting this fall, this feed becomes Examined — a show about overlooked cases that never got the real investigation they deserved and need to be unpacked. These are stories about crime, punishment, and the people caught inside
Episode 8: The Finish Line | Valley of Shadows
Episode 8: The Finish Line | Valley of Shadows Mar 2, 2026 3184 A reunion between two retired detectives brings new focus to the Aujay investigation, just as Hayley and Betsy find out about another tragedy in the Punchbowl area. When a woman and her father are shot dead in deputy Engels’ home, the fatalities should’ve prompted the sheriff’s department to take a harder look at the alleged dirty deputy. But, instead, the LASD tries to bury the
Episode 7: The Trial | Valley of Shadows
Episode 7: The Trial | Valley of Shadows Feb 23, 2026 3033 While the DEA showers Hager in accolades, the LASD turns against him. But Hager fights back, and drags the department’s dirty secrets out into open court. Betsy and Hayley go through thousands of pages of court documents, including internal LASD memos and recordings, to find out what the department knows about Aujay’s disappearance. Hear the full Valley of Shadows soundtrack here. Bing
Episode 6: The Big Takedown | Valley of Shadows
Episode 6: The Big Takedown | Valley of Shadows Feb 16, 2026 2575 Brandenburg is taken off the Aujay case, but the LASD can’t stop Hager and the federal task force. With the help of wiretaps, informants, and 18 months of investigation, the team pulls off one of the largest drug stings in Antelope Valley history and nets a key witness in the Aujay case. Hear the full Valley of Shadows soundtrack here. Binge the entire season of Valley of Shadows, ad-free, b
Episode 5: The Legend of Bigfoot | Valley of Shadows
Episode 5: The Legend of Bigfoot | Valley of Shadows Feb 9, 2026 2588 Decades before Jon Aujay’s disappearance, the Devil’s Punchbowl was infamous for something else: Bigfoot sightings. Sasquatch became a known boogeyman in the area. But beneath the folklore lies something real —- a local deputy, named Rick Engels, whose reputation inspires a different kind of fear. As detectives Brandenburg and Hager look into their colleague, they uncover a surpr

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