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Podcast: Death X Southwest: True Crime
Episode: Episode 95: The Spreckels Mansion Mystery: What Really Happened to Rebecca Zahau?
Description: In July of 2011, 32-year-old Rebecca Zahau was found dead at the historic Spreckels Mansion in Coronado, California—a massive, oceanfront estate owned by her boyfriend, pharmaceutical tycoon Jonah Shacknai. Rebecca’s body was discovered hanging from a balcony, bound at the wrists and ankles, a cryptic message scrawled on the bedroom door. Authorities ruled it a suicide… but did she really do this to herself? Or was something far more sinister at play?From eerie last text messages to an investigation that left more questions than answers, this case is as twisty as they come...