Episode 8: The Finish Line from Valley of Shadows
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 sho...
2 Mars 53min
Episode 7: The Trial from Valley of Shadows
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 page...
23 Feb 50min
Episode 6: The Big Takedown from Valley of Shadows
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 ...
16 Feb 42min
Episode 5: The Legend of Bigfoot from Valley of Shadows
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 someth...
9 Feb 43min
Episode 4: Outlaw Country from Valley of Shadows
As Detective Brandenburg follows leads in the Aujay case, he finds himself with an unlikely ally. A young buck narcotics detective named Darren Hager, who’s trying to dismantle a meth syndicate run by...
2 Feb 46min
Episode 3: Tweaker Talk from Valley of Shadows
At the time of Jon Aujay’s disappearance, California is under siege by a meth epidemic and the Antelope Valley is the epicenter. So when investigators receive tips that Aujay was killed after stumblin...
26 Jan 46min
Episode 2: An Unreasonable Act from Valley of Shadows
After deputy Jon Aujay disappears, the sheriff’s department claims he was suicidal — pointing to marital troubles and erratic behavior in the weeks before he vanished. But the LASD’s official story do...
19 Jan 40min
Introducing Valley of Shadows: The Devil’s Punchbowl
Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing episodes from a new Pushkin true crime podcast, Valley of Shadows. Valley of Shadows digs into a nearly 30-year old secret buried in the California desert. On...
12 Jan 50min
