Episode 5: Hugging a Cactus - Ada

Ada’s loved ones learn the news about her gruesome murder. New information and unexpected connections come to light. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ada disappears. Loved ones have competing theories about where she’s gone and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ada’s life becomes increasingly mysterious to those around her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ada finds love and makes a surprising move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through personal writings left behind by Ada, a portrait begins to emerge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The mystery woman in the vineyard is finally identified. A letter to the editor published in a small newspaper raises questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A horrifying discovery is made in a vineyard outside of Arvin, California, unlike anything investigators have ever encountered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Coming October 26*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.Through years of reporting, and the discovery of unusual newspaper columns and deeply personal writings Ada left behind, a portrait emerges of a brilliant, complicated woman. The more her life comes into focus, the stranger her already bizarre murder becomes.Who was Ada? Why was she killed? And why did someone seemingly try to erase her identity?Ada is a seven part investigative series about an unforgettable crime and the woman at its center. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A crucial player in James’ case speaks out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jane Doe, whom the Bakersfield Three moms named 'Lil' (short for 'Lady in the Lake'), has been identified as a missing woman from Orange County. However, learning her name has only deepened the mystery of her death and how she ended up in the lake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.