Tragedy Under a Solar Eclipse

About this episode

This episode discusses the sinister events surrounding an astrology influencer as a solar eclipse approaches.

Astrology is a common conversation starter here in Los Angeles, to the point where people like Danielle Johnson made her living as an “Astrology Influencer,” selling her horoscope predictions and mantras to curious customers. But things turned sinister as a solar eclipse approached in 2024 that sent Danielle into a murderous spiral. Richard Winton joins Madison McGhee on this episode to lay out how the events of that day went down.

People in this episode

Host: Madison McGhee

Guest: Richard Winton

Topics covered

• astrology
• true crime
• murder
• Los Angeles
• solar eclipse
• influencer culture

Keywords

• astrology
• murder
• Danielle Johnson
• solar eclipse
• Los Angeles
• true crime
• influencer

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