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Toxic Love [4]

Neil finds the apartment where the main suspect is believed to be staying, and prepares for a confrontation. New information surfaces, including a very disturbing video, making it possible to reconstruct the nightmarish weeks prior to Adea’s disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Who Does Strauss See at the Apartment

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From the address he's given, he sees a guy that’s walking out on the balcony, then walking back in. Full answer
What Is One Piece of Information Retrieved From Adea’s Phone

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It was a video of Adea and Chris fighting in the garage of her apartment building, which was filmed three days before her disappearance. Full answer
When Did Chris and Adea Get Together

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They get together for the first time on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. They were working on a scene from a play in her apartment. Full answer
What Pregnancy News Did Adea Shabani Share?

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On To Live and Die in LA, Neil Strauss reconstructs the weeks before Adea Shabani vanished on February 23, 2018. Full answer
What Is the First Indication of Chris’ Suspicious Behavior

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When Adea loses her phone, her Find My iPhone shows it to be in Chris' house. He claims that she must have dropped it in his car. Full answer
What Did Adea Not Notice as Chris Returned Her Keys

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She tells a friend that Chris returns her keys, but he took her apartment keys off Adea’s key ring— possibly to make a copy of them. Full answer
Why Did Adea Message Mary

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She states that she needs to urgently talk to her about Chris. Full answer
What Happens When Chris and Adea See a Movie

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Halfway through the movie, Chris says that his uncle has had a heart attack and is in a hospital in Sacramento. Full answer
What Is One Significant Clue That Adea Left Behind

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A note with Mary’s phone number. Full answer
What Was Clear About Chris and Adea’s Relationship

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It was spiraling out of control for both of them because it was turning violent. Full answer
What Makes Matters Worse for Strauss

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Aside from no apartment activity or signs of Chris, Chris may be using a different phone since the PI cannot get any pings from Chris' phone. Full answer
What Was LAPD Doing About Adea's Case

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They had 200 people searching an area. Full answer

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