September 17th, 2009 Mitrice Richardson was released from Lost Hills Sheriff Station and wandered off into the night, never to be seen again. When she was eventually found, a botched investigation cast doubt on the story that the LASD had told her family when she first disappeared. Was this a case of getting lost and dying or was something more sinister at play?
Credits for this episode:
LA Times article about the new investigation not happening
Wiki Article about the case
Talk Murder with Me Article about the need for social workers in cases like this
LA Mag Article on the case
OC Register article about remains being found
Wiki on Sheriff Lee Baca and his crimes