About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious death of Hugues de la Plaza and the circumstances surrounding it.
On June 1st, 2007, 36-year-old Hugues de la Plaza went out to a nightclub with friends in San Francisco, California. Hours later, he was found dead in his home. The question became: was Hugues murdered or did he die by suicide? Follow us on Instagram! Sources: San Francisco Chronicle SF Examiner SF Gate SF Gate SF Gate SF Gate SF Weekly SF Weekly SF Weekly ABC French article French article French article French article Tucson.com Hayeswire Autopsy report via CBS CBS https://huguesdelaplaza.blogspot.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091231194030/http:/www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/mystery_of_the_missing_de_la_p.html
Topics covered
- murder investigation
- suicide
- true crime
- San Francisco
- mystery
- death
Keywords
- Hugues de la Plaza
- murder
- suicide
- San Francisco
- nightclub
- true crime
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: San Francisco Chronicle, SF Examiner, SF Gate, SF Weekly, ABC, Tucson.com, CBS, huguesdelaplaza.blogspot.com, web.archive.org
Books & works: Hayeswire, Autopsy report via CBS
Places: San Francisco
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