They Released Her Into the Dark at 12:28 A.M. — The Mitrice Richardson Case Footage

On September 16, 2009, 24-year-old psychology graduate Mitrice Richardson was arrested at a Malibu restaurant over an $89 bill and booked at the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station. Just after midnight, she was released alone — with no phone, no money and no car — into the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains. Eleven months later, her remains were found in a remote creek bed. This documentary follows her arrest, the station's security footage, the searches that followed, the controversy over how her remains were recovered, and the lawsuits and investigations that never resulted in charges. If you or someone you love is in crisis: call or text 988 (US) · NAMI HelpLine 1-800-950-6264 SOURCES Station security footage: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu/Lost Hills Station, September 16, 2009. California Attorney General's Office (2015–2017); Wikipedia — Death of Mitrice Richardson. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:21 Mitrice 2:34 Geoffrey'S 3:46 Lost Hills 5:32 Into The Canyon 6:55 The Search 8:33 August 9, 2010 9:53 Accountability 11:01 The Questions That Remain 12:08 Mitrice PHOTO CREDITS (Wikimedia Commons) Malibu, California, Pacific Coast Highway (3125721526) — Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 VIEW OF THE MALIBU CANYON AREA OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NEAR MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE... - NARA - 557537 — Charles O'Rear, Public domain CLOSEUP OF A FLOWER IN THE MALIBU CANYON AREA OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NEAR MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS LOCATED... - NARA - 557545 — Charles O'Rear, Public domain Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors. Stock footage: Mixkit. #MitriceRichardson #TrueCrime #Unsolved #Documentary #RealFootage