
Casefile Presents: Ada
- Documentary
- Crime & justice
In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard. The scene was utterly surreal. Disturbing, yet eerily clean. It was unlike anything investigators had encountered before. The killer had seemingly gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure the victim couldn’t be identified. And yet, they had left her somewhere she was certain to be found. For more than a decade, she was known only as Jane Doe. Then detectives finally got a name: Ada. But identifying her didn’t solve the mystery. It opened an entirely new one. <...
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From journalist Olivia Lavois, the creator of the hit investigative series The Bakersfield 3, comes the new case file present series, Ada. In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard. For more than a decade, she was known only as Jane Doe. Then detectives finally discovered her name. But identifying her was only the beginning.
Listen to Ada wherever you get your podcasts. From journalist Olivia Lavois, the creator of the hit investigative series The Bakersfield 3 comes the new Case File Presents series, Ada. In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard.
The scene was unlike anything investigators had ever encountered. disturbing, surreal, and meticulously clean. Who was she and why had someone gone to such lengths to make sure she could never be identified? For more than a decade she was known only as Jane Doe.
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