rebecca zahau

Le 13 juillet 2011, à Coronado, en Californie, le corps d’une jeune femme est retrouvé pendu, nu et attaché, au balcon d’un manoir luxueux de la ville. Cet événement bizarre survient seulement deux jours après un autre incident tragique, au même endroit. Etait-ce un suicide ou un meurtre ?

C’est l’histoire des morts du manoir Spreckels.

Merci à Evann Loget-Raymond et à Noémie Dournaud pour le générique.

Musiques de fond : 

- Myuu - Hold On https://soundcloud.com/myuu/hold-on

- David Cherrière - Cringe Drone / Grimes  - www.soundcloud.com/thenameismonolith

- Loik Bedrolese - All the regrets - https://soundcloud.com/blurturtle

- Scott Buckley - Sleep

Finally, Part three of a three part deep dive behind the mysterious death of Rebecca Zahau

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S2E1: Mansion of Secrets: The Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau: Analysis by Dr. Phil - Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil (podcast.app)

Autopsyfiles.org - Rebecca Zahau Autopsy Report

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 On July 13, 2011, 32 year old  Rebecca Zahau was found hanging, bound and gagged hanging from the balcony of her boyfriend’s house, industrial pharmaceutical tycoon, Jonah Shacknai. Adding to the bizarre details of Rebecca’s death was the fact that Jonah’s 6 year old son Max, had fallen from a second floor staircase inside the home two days earlier.  Max, tragically passed away from his injuries.  Were these two tragedies connected?  Rebecca’s death was ruled a suicide; her family is not convinced.  A decade later, Rebecca’s family is still seeking justice for Rebecca.  Join us for our latest episode as we examine the death of Rebecca Zahau.

Two days after her pharmaceutical tycoon boyfriend's 6 year old son Max, suffered from a terrible fall under her care, 32 year old Rebecca Zahau was allegedly found hanging from a balcony at the Coronado, California mansion where they spent summers. It was a tragic situation that might seem logical, except for a few major details: she was found with her wrist and ankles bound behind her body, she was nude, and there was a cryptic message written near her body that doesn't seem like it was written by Rebecca.  The investigation uncovered a ton of hinky details that only muddied the waters further regarding both deaths. We take a deep dive into what happened ten years ago at the Spreckels Mansion...join us, and let's get dark with the bizarre death of Rebecca Zahau.

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EXCLUSIVE:   Max Shacknai's mother Speaks Out about the mystery deaths of Rebecca Zahau & Max Shacknai. Both died in a historic San Diego mansion.

In a shocking PART 2, the case is blown wide open with a rare interview from Max Shacknai's mother Dr. Dina Shacknai. Dina believes both Rebecca Zahau and her 6 year old son Maxie were violently attacked and killed. She shares details of her years long private investigation and opens up about why she wants investigators to re-open the cases.

This episode includes new evidence including police interviews of neighbors who reported odd things at the Spreckels Mansion before the deaths and a never before released voicemail left by Rebecca that some say proves she was not suicidal over Max's injuries.

Dina talks candidly with host Matt Johnson about her relationship with her ex-husbands girlfriend Rebecca and what she was told about Rebecca's death.

The Case Of Rebecca Zahau and Max Shacknai is a fresh look at the evidence in two mysterious deaths at a multi-million dollar historic mansion.

The circumstances of Rebecca Zahau's death in 2011 left her family and law enforcement with opposing views on how she died.

32-year-old Rebecca Zahau was found bound, gagged, naked and hanging from a balcony of a historic Coronado mansion for everyone to see. There was a cryptic note painted on the bedroom door but no fingerprints on some of the items at the crime scene.

The shocking discovery came just days after her boyfriend's son Max fell to his death from the grand staircase at the 27 room beachfront estate while under Rebecca's care, according to police. 

In 2018, a civil jury found Rebecca's boyfriend's brother Adam liable for her death. Adam, has maintained his innocence and denied all allegations against him and has never been criminally charged. In December 2018, following the civil trial and a case review, the San Diego Sheriff's Department, Coronado Police Department, and San Diego Medical Examiner's Department maintained Zahau's death was a suicide. 

This podcast explores theories from family members who disagree with police investigators, actual 911 calls, witness interviews and reporter Matt Johnson's first hand account of covering the case from day one.

EXCLUSIVE: Look back at the case that haunts Matt Johnson. He was the first reporter on the scene of this disturbing and bizarre case involving two deaths at a prominent San Diego Mansion.

The Case Of Rebecca Zahau and Max Shacknai is a fresh look at the evidence in two mysterious deaths at a multi-million dollar mansion.

The circumstances of Rebecca Zahau's death in 2011 left her family and law enforcement with opposing views on how she died.

32-year-old Rebecca Zahau was found bound, gagged, naked and hanging from a balcony of a historic Coronado mansion for everyone to see. There was a cryptic note painted on the bedroom door but no fingerprints on some of the items at the crime scene.

The shocking discovery came just days after her boyfriend's son Max fell to his death from the grand staircase at the estate while under Rebecca's care. The boys mother Dina is convinced his death was no accident and is calling for police to re-open the case. 

In 2018, a civil jury found Rebecca's boyfriend's brother Adam liable for her death. Adam, has maintained his innocence and denied all allegations against him and has never been criminally charged. In December 2018, following the civil trial and a case review, the San Diego Sheriff's Department, Coronado Police Department, and San Diego Medical Examiner's Department maintained Zahau's death was a suicide. 

This podcast explores theories from family members who disagree with police investigators, actual 911 calls, witness interviews and reporter Matt Johnson's first hand account of covering the case from day one.