Episode 288 - The Murder of Liz Reiser and The Survival of Brandi Hicks & The Bombing of the L.A. Times Building

About this episode

This episode covers the murder of Liz Reiser, the survival of Brandi Hicks, and the bombing of the L.A. Times building.

This week, Amber covers the murder of Liz Reiser and the survival of Brandi Hicks that started as an act of kindness and generosity, Then, Naomi covers another “crime of the century” and another explosive moment in the labor movement. Amber's Sources: Murder of Elizabeth Reiser - Wikipedia Elizabeth Reiser Murder: Where Is Matthew Vaca Now? Brandi Hicks Now: Where is Elizabeth Reiser's Friend Today? Update Teen 'played dead' after being thrown off bridge when fri...

People in this episode

Hosts: Amber Clifton, Naomi Lackaff

Topics covered

• murder
• survival
• crime
• labor movement
• true crime
• generosity

Keywords

• Liz Reiser
• Brandi Hicks
• Matthew Vaca
• L.A. Times
• murder
• survival
• crime of the century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: L.A. Times

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