
Death on Ocean Boulevard
Inside the Coronado Mansion Case
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Narrated by:
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Rachel Perry
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By:
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Caitlin Rother
The call came on the morning of July 13, 2011, from the historic Spreckels Mansion, a lavish beachfront property in Coronado, California, owned by pharmaceutical tycoon and multimillionaire Jonah Shacknai. When authorities arrived, they found the naked body of Jonah's girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau gagged, her ankles tied, and her wrists bound behind her. Jonah's brother, Adam, claimed to have found Rebecca hanging by a rope from the second-floor balcony. On a bedroom door in black paint were the cryptic words: She Saved Him Can You Save Her.
Was this scrawled message a suicide note or a killer's taunt? Rebecca's death came two days after Jonah's six-year-old son, Max, took a devastating fall while in Rebecca's care. Authorities deemed Rebecca's death a suicide resulting from her guilt. But who would stage either a suicide or a murder in such a bizarre, elaborate way?
Award-winning investigative journalist Caitlin Rother weaves stunning new details into a personal yet objective examination of the sensational case. As compelling as it is troubling, this controversial real-life mystery is a classic American tragedy that evokes the same haunting fascination as the JonBenet Ramsey and O.J. Simpson cases.
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Death On Ocean Boulevard
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Narrator is awful
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intriguing story
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I feel for Rebecca’s family and the lack of transparency and support they’ve gotten from law enforcement. It is very frustrating this case hasn’t been re-opened given all the new nuances found. If law enforcement is secure in their findings, they should have no problem vetting them against new information. Whatever the truth is, disregarding the scientific process does not garner trust from the public.
Rest in Peace Rebecca and Max.
Well-presented facts
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1. It feels like whoever painted the message wasn’t trying to stage a suicide, because of the tone to the message. I think that once the police made up their mind that it was not a homicide, the real killer was probably surprised- as they had not intended on the police thinking Rebecca did it herself. In this situation, I think Adam is the most likely suspect.
2. I struggle to find a situation that makes sense in which Rebecca actually wrote the message prior to killing herself - only one other theory sticks out to me. If the situation I mentioned above in my first point did not occur, the next plausible situation that I have heard from all the theories is actually the one mentioned by the main suspect’s girlfriend, Mary. She believes that Rebecca wrote the message herself prior to her suicide so that Jonah would THINK she was murdered, so she could die a hero - but there are holes in this theory too… if Rebecca came up with this scheme, she would surely have to think through WHO could possibly be this mysterious killer that knows about Max’s fall - and that Rebecca “saved” him, only to come back and take her life also? If she did come up with the scheme, I would think she would realize that that all is very far-fetched.
Overall, great book and I’m very glad I took the time to listen to it!
Great research
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Very thorough research and a great read.
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Did She or Didn’t She
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HOW Rebecca died
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Spreckels Mansion
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Awful narration
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