Leonard Lake's Crimes
How did Leonard turn murder into a carefully planned crime operation?
4.7 (26)
61 mins
Explore Leonard Lake’s disturbing crimes, his methods, and the hidden evidence that exposed the scale of his actions. Uncover how investigators connected Lake to the disappearances and crimes surrounding his remote California property.
Ep 1:
A Stolen Vice Unravels Everything
A rookie officer's routine shoplifting stop turns into a chilling discovery, ending with a fugitive's cyanide-fueled collapse and one cryptic name: Charlie Ng.
Ep 2:
Two Monsters, One Fantasy
Trace the twisted childhoods and shared fantasies that forged Leonard Lake's decades-long obsession and drew a desperate young Charles Ng into his orbit.
Ep 3:
Wilseyville's Hidden Killing Room
Inside the remote Wilseyville compound, a fake fallout shelter conceals a secret cell — and the missing Bay Area victims lured to its door.
Ep 4:
The Tape No One Could Watch
Investigators uncover a bunker, bone fragments, and a videotape so horrifying it becomes the case's most damning — and disturbing — piece of evidence.
Ep 5:
Cricket's Silent Escape
As Ng flees across two countries toward capture, his accomplice Cricket Balash quietly secures her freedom in exchange for decoding Lake's darkest secrets.
Ep 6:
Thirteen Years of Legal Warfare
Charles Ng wages a thirteen-year legal battle from Canada to California, exploiting extradition law and burning through courts, lawyers, and a fortune.
Ep 7:
The Puzzle Prosecutors Built
With no eyewitnesses or blood evidence, prosecutors assemble a circumstantial case piece by piece — anchored by one unbearable videotape.
Ep 8:
Bystander or Butcher — The Verdict
The defense blames a dead man, but Ng's own testimony backfires as the jury weighs presence against guilt in a verdict thirteen years in the making.
Discussions (5)
Christian
Level 5 · 2 weeks agoSo Cricket walked out of court completely free after they handed her immunity for 19 counts of murder? And she's still living in San Francisco? Unreal.
Yale
Level 2 · 2 weeks agoCricket walking free on 19 murder counts while Ng gets death row doesn't sit right with me at all. That immunity deal was way too broad.
Isaiah
Level 3 · 2 weeks agoCricket took those tapes herself
