Riverwalk
6/12/202648 min
In November 2019, nineteen-year-old Zac Brettler went missing. When his parents began looking for him, they discovered that Zac had been living a double life. Patrick Radden Keefe’s book is London Falling. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsPhoebe Judge· Host0:00
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Patrick Radden Keefe· Guest1:12
Just to chill out. He told her he was a little stressed out and he was gonna do a phone detox.
Phoebe Judge· Host1:16
He'd told her he was gonna be staying in a part of London just a few miles away in a fancy apartment complex called Riverwalk.
Patrick Radden Keefe· Guest1:24
And so as far as Rochelle knew, that was where he would be.
Phoebe Judge· Host1:29
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