About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Five Years Later - E1: A Different Kind of Star (Republish)" from To Live and Die in LA covers the disappearance of Adea Shabani, a 25-year-old aspiring actress and model who was last seen outside her Hollywood apartment. Marking five years since she went missing, the episode follows journalist Neil Strauss as he becomes personally entangled in the investigation into what happened to her. Listeners are taken through a first-hand account of how the case unfolded and how Strauss found himself at the center of the search for answers.
This installment is part of the Five Years Later storyline revisiting Shabani's case a half-decade on, and it opens with the chapter titled Different Kind, which sets up the central mystery of who Adea Shabani was and what led to her sudden vanishing.
Hosts and release
Neil Strauss hosts the show, drawing on his background as an award-winning journalist and bestselling author to investigate mysterious disappearances across Los Angeles. This republished episode runs 30 minutes and was released on February 23, 2023, as the first episode of the season, revisiting the original investigation into Adea Shabani's disappearance and its lingering unanswered questions.
