Drowning Creek

In 1995, a Cambodian refugee was gunned down in an alley in L.A.'s Chinatown. But this wasn't a typical murder. The victim was Haing Ngor, an Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian. Many Cambodians believe Ngor was assassinated over his role in The Killing Fields – a film that depicted the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror. Three teenage gang members were convicted and sentenced to decades in prison for murder. Yet to this day, the Cambodian community remains unconvinced of the boys' guilt. In this season of Strangeland, journalist Ben Adair and Cambodian–American podcaster Mayly Tao piece through Haing Ngor's journey from genocide survivor to Hollywood start to murder victim – and re-investigate the LAPD's case to find out if justice was lost in translation.

In the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. What followed was one of the biggest and most expensive investigations in the history of the American South. To get to the bottom of this forgotten case, journalist Shaun Raviv visits a rural community with plenty of secrets. He discovers the epic history of the well-respected family who owned the property, uncovers the fates of the bodies sent to a crematory called Tri-State, and searches for the mysterious man at the center of it all. And in the process, Shaun explores one of the most primal and vexing questions we face as human beings: What do the living owe the dead?

As Sean hears more witness interviews corroborating one of investigators main theories, he learns new information that could change the entire investigation.

Sean hears the taped confessions of several key players in the case, and new light is shined on what might have happened the night Justin disappeared.

The most explosive information yet comes to light, and it leaves Sean questioning if he should continue on or not.

Sean looks at numerous other theories surrounding Justin's disappearance. What if investigators have had it wrong all this time?

Sean and his team follow a new lead, and it takes them to the bottom of a lake.

The former lead investigator on the case lays out his theory of what happened and Sean finds the most damning confession yet, that of Dylan's mother.

Sean talks with the main suspect in Justin's case; the same man who confessed to taking part in his murder.

An anonymous call could be the key to unlocking the entire case. Sean looks deep into Justin's background to find any connection to his disappearance.

Sean talks with the private detective who has worked Justin's case for the last 16 years, and learns several key pieces of information the public has never heard before.

The investigation into the disappearance of Justin Gaines begins. How could a popular college freshman vanish without a trace from a club full of over 3,000?

In the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, Justin Gaines walked out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia and was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest has ever been made. Host Sean Kipe digs into this story to find out what really happened to Justin Gaines and tries to make sense of the still ongoing investigation. But as Sean gets deeper, he finds himself in an underworld of drugs, money, and murder.