The Road Trip // 125
On October 25th, 2018, staff at the California Men’s Colony Prison in San Luis Obispo noticed their beloved co-worker 64-year-old Athena Valentiny had not arrived at work. This absence prompted a wellness check, as was their standard procedure. But it was when two security guards tasked with checking up on Athena noticed her car was still parked in front of her home that they began to worry. To make matters worse, they noticed what appeared to be blood on her window shades. With Athena’s well being put into question, Grover Beach Police were dispatched and, to their horror, they found Athena viciously stabbed to death in her bedroom. As for who was responsible, there was a laundry list of potential suspects. But after some digging, investigators narrowed it down to one person, and with this discovery was a story, and a road trip, almost too far-fetched to be real.
Written by Trevor Pason , Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/roadtrip
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licensed vocational nurse, california department of corrections and rehabilitation (cdcr)
Grover Beach | No suspect in killing of CMC nurse | San Luis Obispo Tribune
Casey Neall Phone Conversation with Levente Lazar 11/01/18
Indiana man drove across the country to kill his mother for her condo, SLO DA says
Son charged with murder of mother in Grover Beach extradited to SLO Co.
Trial begins for man accused of murdering Grover Beach CA woman | San Luis Obispo Tribune
People v. Lazar, 2d Crim. No. B302955 | Casetext Search + Citator
Digital Technology Helps Solve Murder Of California Nurse Found Brutally Stabbed
911 Call Made for Athena’s Wellness Check
Officer Lopez Body Cam 10/25/18
Crime Scene Photos Provided by the Grover Beach Police Department
Body Cam of Bloomington Police Officer Breaking News to Levente Lazar 10/30/18
Indiana man drove across the country to kill his mother for her condo, SLO DA says
Redacted Investigation Report Provided by Grover Beach Police Department
Grover Beach woman murdered after lodging complaints - Cal Coast Times
Grover Beach killing not random, police say, and they're still looking for a suspect
Vehicle Detection Report Provided by Grover Beach Police Department
Levente Lazar Charging Document
Indiana man drove across the country to kill his mother for her condo, SLO DA says
Man allegedly killed his mother in Grover Beach to sell her assets - Cal Coast Times
Man sentenced to serve life in prison without possibility of parole
CDCR California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS)
Music & Sound Effect Sources
Opening Track: “Red Pool” by Jobii
Closing Track: “Ultraflow” by Pulsed
Music & Sound Effect Sources
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