Episode 7: The Trial

About this episode

The episode discusses the trial involving Hager and the LASD's internal issues regarding Aujay's disappearance.

While the DEA showers Hager in accolades, the LASD turns against him. But Hager fights back, and drags the department’s dirty secrets out into open court. Betsy and Hayley go through thousands of pages of court documents, including internal LASD memos and recordings, to find out what the department knows about Aujay’s disappearance. Hear the full Valley of Shadows soundtrack here . Binge the entire season of Valley of Shadows, ad-free, by subscribing to Pushkin+. Sign up on the Valley of Shadows show page on Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm/plus . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Betsy, Hayley

Topics covered

• court trial
• law enforcement
• disappearance
• internal memos
• court documents
• investigation

Keywords

• trial
• Hager
• LASD
• DEA
• court documents
• Aujay
• disappearance
• investigation

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Organizations: DEA, LASD, Apple Podcasts, Pushkin.fm

Books & works: Valley of Shadows

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