Larkspur Underground Plainview Public Radio
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In late January of 2014, the Colorado Sheriff’s Department investigated a murder scene at a remote ranch with almost a dozen dead bodies. To their shock, they discovered one woman was still alive. Host Tara Bay investigates the mystery of the woman known as Jane Doe - who she was, how she survived, and how justice is not yet served.
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Larkspur Underground investigates the mystery surrounding Jane Doe, the only known survivor of a brutal serial killer. Join host Tara Bay as she examines Jane's life, how she came to be trapped by a madman, and the quest for justice that continues today.
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Episode 1: The Discovery
Host Tara Bay introduces you to Jane Doe, the subject of Larkspur Underground. In late January 2014, Jane’s body was discovered alone with almost a dozen other murder victims in an underground killing complex outside the tiny town of Larkspur, Colorado. When police started to remove her body from the facility, they were startled to discover she was still alive. She was clinging to life and unable to communicate. Jane was airlifted to Denver for urgent medical care, where she remained in a coma for weeks. When she woke, she began to speak, unveiling hints of the horrors she’d been forced to endure for years.
She’d been there while every victim was killed, forced to watch and document it all for a man known only as The Scientist. During the course of her therapy sessions with authorities, she made a stunning revelation that ultimately led to her arrest and conviction for murder.
In our first episode, we’ll give you an overview of Jane’s story and a broad picture of the ordeal she faced. Over the course of this season, we’ll examine how Jane Doe fell into this madman’s clutches, how she didn’t deserve to stand trial for role in his depraved acts, and ultimately, her path to redemption and release from prison.
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Cast:
Tara Kramer as Tara Bay
Aleksandra Bienkowska as Jessica Laughton
Rebekah Tripp as Jane Doe
Buck Zachary as Sheriff Horton
Federico Angel as Inspector Baez
The Newscasters: Gordon Highland & Molly Calhoun
Michael Paul Gonzalez as Michael Madera
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Episode 2: The Taking
Host Tara Bay walks you through the night of Jane Doe's abduction before a chance encounter at a college bar brings her into the clutches of a killer. You'll hear from those who last saw her, and hear excerpts from her journals detailing her terrifying first encounter with the serial killer known as The Scientist.
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Cast:
Tara Kramer as Tara Bay
Aleksandra Bienkowska as Jessica Laughton
Rebekah Tripp as Jane Doe
John Goforth as Jim Medford
Brent Hand as Curtis Goforth
The Newscaster: Gordon Highland
Michael Paul Gonzalez as Michael Madera
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Episode 3: The Observer
Host Tara Bay explores Jane Doe's abduction and transport from Illinois to Colorado. Piecing together records and journals, you'll hear how the killer known as the Scientist slowly groomed her as they traveled, erasing her personality and breaking her spirit. You'll also hear recordings of her first encounter with Frankie Zuniga, the young man she would eventually help murder.
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Cast:
Tara Kramer as Tara Bay
Aleksandra Bienkowska as Jessica Laughton
Rebekah Tripp as Jane Doe
Austin Rhode as Frankie Zuniga
Xach Fromson as Prosecutor Bradley Dawes
Buck Zachary as Sheriff Horton
Michael Paul Gonzalez as Michael Madera
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Episode 4: The Helper
Host Tara Bay details the night that a young man named Frankie Zuniga was dragged into the Scientist's world. Frankie was convinced he was helping Jane Doe get sober. Jane was brainwashed into helping the Scientist kill Frankie. You'll hear excerpts from actual audio journals recorded by the Scientist as well as interviews Jane Doe gave to Colorado state investigators. With Jane Doe getting closer to attaining freedom, we take you back to the day she first sealed her fate.
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Cast:
Tara Kramer as Tara Bay
Rebekah Tripp as Jane Doe
Federico Angel as Investigator Baez
Austin Rhode as Frankie Zuniga
Adam Meyer as The Scientist
Michael Paul Gonzalez as Michael Madera
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Episode 5: The Escape
Host Tara Bay reveals her first jailhouse interview with Jane Doe from her days starting with the innocence Coalition. Jane discusses her life in captivity. The discussion turns to the night she tried to escape from the serial killer known as the Scientist. Audio from that night is presented alongside Jane's firsthand account as she finally manages to break free, however briefly, from a madman.
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Cast:
Tara Kramer as Tara Bay
Rebekah Tripp as Jane Doe
Adam Meyer as The Scientist
Rebecca Miller as The Motorist
Ala Bienkowska as The Waitress
Robb Olson as The Corrections Officer
Michael Paul Gonzalez as Michael Madera
Music by Gordon Highland