Lost Hills
3.9/5
Critic Rating
Lost Hills investigates the dark side of Malibu, California. Beneath a seductive facade, this city of billionaires, celebrities, and surf bums is hiding something menacing. On September 16, 2009, 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for failing to pay her bill at a restaurant in Malibu, CA. After being released from Lost Hills Station shortly after midnight, she disappeared. Eleven months later, her naked, skeletal remains were discovered in a canyon some six miles away. For nearly 15 years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Mitrice’s friends and family, and generations of internet sleuths have tr...
Critic Reviews
Score: 2
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • Aug 1, 2024
"(Season: Dark Canyon) The panel all thought this 10 part series was way too long. The panel gave it mild thumbs down, admiring its newsgathering accomplishments, but unable to get beyond a tedious prologue to its strongest stuff."
Score: 5
Samantha Vincenty • Oprah Daily • May 21, 2021
"...riveting true crime podcast...Goodyear slowly unfurls possible new evidence that the official investigation overlooked."
Score: 4.8
Nicholas Quah • Vulture • Mar 24, 2021
"Consequently, what you get with the podcast series is a little more sociological, something that spends more time situating the mysterious shootings within the context of the Malibu area, with all its undercurrents of class, affluence, and Southern California mythos. There’s some amount of Inherent Vice energy running through Lost Hills. It oscillates between the dark gravity of Beaudette’s killing and the goofiness of the Malibu setting, cutting what could be a straightforwardly told story with a slightly ironic eye. The combination is captivating."
