Bloody Frying Pan, a Litigious Divorce, and a Mysterious Fire

About this episode

The episode discusses the investigation into the death of Irene Gaw-Lai following a house fire in San Marino.

When the police received calls about a small house fire in San Marino, the last thing they expected to find was the body of local doctor and mother of two, Irene Gaw-Lai. Madison McGhee is joined by LA Times Reporter Salvador Hernandez to talk through the investigation that followed the fire and the layers of domestic conflict that built up to this morbid conclusion.

People in this episode

Host: Madison McGhee

Guest: Salvador Hernandez

Topics covered

• investigation
• domestic conflict
• fire
• true crime
• murder

Keywords

• Irene Gaw-Lai
• San Marino
• house fire
• investigation
• domestic conflict
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LA Times

Places: San Marino

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