Crimes of the Times

L.A. Times Studios

L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really happened in the most compelling cases from L.A. and beyond.

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Crimes of the Times

Episodes (54)

Jan 26th Introducing Valley of Shadows: The Devil’s Punchbowl
Dec 9, 2025 Featuring: Rebuilding L.A.
Dec 2, 2025 “The Trials of Frank Carson” Update

Crimes of the Times

Jan 26, 2026
11½ minutes
10 MB

LA Times Studios producers are excited to share a new podcast from our friends at Pushkin -- Valley of Shadows -- A new true crime podcast that digs into a nearly 30-year old secret buried in the California desert. On June 11, 1998, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Aujay set out for a run in California’s Devil’s Punchbowl park — and never came back. Aujay has yet to be found. The Sheriff’s Department rules Aujay’s disappearance a suicide, but friends, family, and fellow deputies insist the story doesn’t add up. Instead, they believe Aujay may have stumbled...

Crimes of the Times

Introducing Valley of Shadows: The Devil’s Punchbowl

L.A. Times Studios

00:00 -10:33