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What Does Dr Stephen Porter Say Happens When a Memory Has No Objective Proof?

On To Live and Die in LA, Neil Strauss watches a false-memory study with Dr Stephen Porter, one of the researchers. Porter says he was shocked by how easy it was to implant false memories. The steps are simple. A story could have happened, then it did happen, then the person remembers it happening, complete with visual detail.

Porter's point is that without corroboration, a video or an audio recording, there is no way to know the memory is true. Strauss applies that to Adea Shabani's case. An account from Angel, that Adea was drugged and forced into a truck outside her Hollywood apartment, was wrong, and the anonymous tipster was wrong too.

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Three Sides to Every Story [3] ·

To Live and Die in LA

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  1. What Is Interesting About a British Colombian Study That Took PlaceFound at 1:15: For week one, a girl states she cannot remember the fight. By the third week, she could recall the fight and its details.
  2. What Happened a Week Before Adea DisappearedShe and Chris were in an argument. He got in his truck and locked the door. She then jumps into the bed of his truck and they left the garage.
  3. Did Adea Shabani Really Attend a Sacramento Funeral?On To Live and Die in LA, a friend from Adea Shabani's acting class said Adea was going with Chris Spotz to his uncle's funeral in Sacramento.
  4. What Was Chris’ Acting Video AboutHe was stating that he if he was going to pick up the gun, made a sacrifice, his life would have been given back to him.
  5. What Did Some Surveillance Footage RevealThere is surveillance footage that shows Chris and Adea leaving her apartment on a Friday afternoon at 1:20 PM.
  6. Why Is Chris Creating Multiple Stories Instead of Helping People Find AdeaHis attorney said that Chris is running because Adea went missing, and that he is afraid of her family. Supposedly, her dad is affiliated with the Albanian mob.
  7. What Are the Various Stories That Chris Has Told PeopleThe first story is that he went to her apartment and broke up with her. Adea was then saying how she was going to hurt herself.
  8. Who Is the Only Person That Seems to Be Cooperating With Strauss and the Others About the CaseChris’ father. Everyone else seems to be protecting Chris.
  9. Where Is Chris SpotzA company can ping someone’s phone with using just their number, even when the phone is turned off. It is said that Chris is in Santa Monica.

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