MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Mitrice Richardson
Mitrice Richardson disappeared after being released from an LA County Sheriff’s station, leaving behind questions about mental health, police bias, and much more.
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Episode Source Material
- Mitrice Richardson Arrested, Released, then Disappeared: Are the Cops to Blame?
- Mitrice Richardson Police Recordings
- Where Is Mitrice Richardson?
- Homicide police search for CSUF grad
- Missing woman’s mother sues Los Angeles County and Sheriff’s Department
- Remains found in Malibu Canyon identified as Mitrice Richardson
- Long search for Mitrice Richardson comes to tragic end
- What Happened To Mitrice Richardson – Autostraddle
- What Happened To Mitrice Richardson? – LA Magazine
- Lost In The Dark
- Doc Explores Mitrice Richardson’s Suspicious Death After Malibu Arrest
- California attorney general opens criminal investigation into Sheriff’s Department over Mitrice Richardson case
- Lie and Deny: Secrecy and Suspicion Surround the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
- Mitrice Richardson’s family speaks out as state says deputies shouldn’t be prosecuted in her death
- Hopes for a new investigation into Mitrice Richardson case end in disappointment
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