Murder in the Hollywood Hills

Listening to this was mesmerizing. The story is told in a very compelling way, and the fact that is a true and current story makes it even more gripping. I was in awe of Cathy DeBuono and all the other women that were part of the podcast retelling their history. This deserves 5 stars and a Netflix series.

As always Keith Morrison makes anything he reports on real to the listener. He is a born storyteller and I am always impressed with his work.

Yes, it's about a murderer, and the people he hurt like Kristi Johnson and her mother Terry Hall - but it's also about the people who brought him down, like Cathy DeBuono who he targeted but she was tough and refused to be a victim. It's about people like Susan Murphy who came forward to provide descriptions not just of the killer but also of key details that helped detectives to put the pieces together. It's about Christine Kludjian, whom he assaulted but she was able to fight him off. It's about Detective Virginia Obenchain who worked the case even when others would have given up. It is a story with tragedy, but it is ultimately about hope. It's a story about a group of people who could have done the right thing... and did. We need more stories like this to be shared, to restore our faith in humanity.

Love this show! Keith Morrison is a masterful host as usual, and Dateline NBC completely nails the audio mix absolutely perfectly which is why Dateline is better than other similar shows. In addition to Keith’s gift of narration, whoever edits the audio for all of Dateline NBC deserves awards - it’s compelling, brilliant and entirely consuming like a great song. Thank you for going all the way to excellence, it’s really impressive.

Sadly, this was a disappointing series compared to others done by Keith and Dateline. The story, while incredibly sad, just did not have the robustness and meat required for a 6-episode series. The final episode felt completely disconnected from the main story and was more about an ego trip for the main female contributor.

Murder in the Hollywood Hills points out one of the problems with this country. Keith Morrison obsesses over the blond blue eyed woman missing in episode one. Mentions her features multiple times. The LAPD immediately believes the missing report of her roommate and immediately holds an actual press conference about her. An article appeared about her in the LA times. Keep that thought in your mind and listen to Untold stories: Black and missing. Until the police and the Keith Morrisons of the world treat girls and women of all persuasions the same, this country will never be well.