EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 1H 6M
575 // The Wonderland Murders Part 2 w/ Eli Frankel
from Crawlspace - True Crime & Mysteries · host Crawlspace Media
Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined once again by author, tv producer, and LA crime historian, Mr. Eli Frankel. Eli continues his exploration into the brutal and gruesome Wonderland Murders, which took place on July 1st, 1981 in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Eli shines a spotlight on two of the most fascinating and dangerous main characters, Eddie Nash and Ron Launius. Eli previously joined us to discuss his fantastic book, Sisters In Death, which connects the murder of Leila Welsh (The Prairie Heiress) to Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia). The book is out on 10/28/25 and you can preorder your copy here: https://www.sistersindeath.com/ Or here: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806543789/sisters-in-death/ Join us for a virtual live event with Eli on October 27th @ 9pmEST: https://www.youtube.com/@MissingCSM/streams Follow Eli: https://www.instagram.com/elifrankel_/ Go to https://www.elibfrankel.com/ to learn more about our guest. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Private Investigations For the Missing Please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/. http://piftm.org/donate. https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing. https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/. https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined once again by author, tv producer, and LA crime historian, Mr. Eli Frankel. Eli continues his exploration into the brutal and gruesome Wonderland Murders, which took place on July 1st, 1981 in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles. Eli shines a spotlight on two of the most fascinating and dangerous main characters, Eddie Nash and Ron Launius. Eli previously joined us to discuss his fantastic book, Sisters In Death, which connects the murder of Leila Welsh (The Prairie Heiress) to Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia). The book is out on 10/28/25 and you can preorder your copy here: https://www.sistersindeath.com/ Or here: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806543789/sisters-in-death/ Join us for a virtual live event with Eli on October 27th @ 9pmEST: https://www.youtube.com/@MissingCSM/streams Follow Eli: https://www.instagram.com/elifrankel_/ Go to https://www.elibfrankel.com/ to learn more about our guest. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Private Investigations For the Missing Please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/. http://piftm.org/donate. https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing. https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/. https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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