Episode Details

Building a career in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was no easy feat: Danny Smith overcame different hurdles and became a detective, going on to solve some grisly cases, including the murders of an immigrant mother by her daughter, and a Native American man burned alive by skinheads. 

Danny describes how the mental toll of his relentless and challenging work forced him to finally end a career he loved.

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Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
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