Celisia Stanton
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And that was a really cool experience to get to host on a show that wasn't mine, to be a part of a very different story. That series is about Hoopa Valley, which is an area in California. It's a tribal land that a ton of people have gone missing from. The idea of The Vanishing Point is that every season really investigates a location.
And that was a really cool experience to get to host on a show that wasn't mine, to be a part of a very different story. That series is about Hoopa Valley, which is an area in California. It's a tribal land that a ton of people have gone missing from. The idea of The Vanishing Point is that every season really investigates a location.
And in this season, it was like, what are the systems at play that are causing all of these Indigenous folks to go missing or be murdered? And it's really a broader story about things that are playing out in reservations and in Indigenous communities all across the country.
And in this season, it was like, what are the systems at play that are causing all of these Indigenous folks to go missing or be murdered? And it's really a broader story about things that are playing out in reservations and in Indigenous communities all across the country.
And in this season, it was like, what are the systems at play that are causing all of these Indigenous folks to go missing or be murdered? And it's really a broader story about things that are playing out in reservations and in Indigenous communities all across the country.
So that was cool, too, because it was a little bit more investigative in that we actually got to go and talk to people there and connect with the families. Whereas, you know, true crime is episodic. Every episode is a different case, different story. And sometimes I get to connect with the families and victims, which is amazing. It was just a cool opportunity to kind of get to do both things. But
So that was cool, too, because it was a little bit more investigative in that we actually got to go and talk to people there and connect with the families. Whereas, you know, true crime is episodic. Every episode is a different case, different story. And sometimes I get to connect with the families and victims, which is amazing. It was just a cool opportunity to kind of get to do both things. But
So that was cool, too, because it was a little bit more investigative in that we actually got to go and talk to people there and connect with the families. Whereas, you know, true crime is episodic. Every episode is a different case, different story. And sometimes I get to connect with the families and victims, which is amazing. It was just a cool opportunity to kind of get to do both things. But
For me, then it was like, all right, what's next? And that was True Crime season two. So that's what I've been working on for the last several years is pulling together a group of new stories to share with folks. So this new season just came out on January 20th, which is MLK Day, actually. And we premiered with two episodes, one of those being an episode on
For me, then it was like, all right, what's next? And that was True Crime season two. So that's what I've been working on for the last several years is pulling together a group of new stories to share with folks. So this new season just came out on January 20th, which is MLK Day, actually. And we premiered with two episodes, one of those being an episode on
For me, then it was like, all right, what's next? And that was True Crime season two. So that's what I've been working on for the last several years is pulling together a group of new stories to share with folks. So this new season just came out on January 20th, which is MLK Day, actually. And we premiered with two episodes, one of those being an episode on
the assassination of MLK and specifically the untold story. A lot of folks, if you ask them, what do you know about MLK's assassination? They'll tell you not much, like maybe that he was shot at a motel or on a balcony, maybe that the guy was convicted and got sentenced to life in prison. And all of that's true.
the assassination of MLK and specifically the untold story. A lot of folks, if you ask them, what do you know about MLK's assassination? They'll tell you not much, like maybe that he was shot at a motel or on a balcony, maybe that the guy was convicted and got sentenced to life in prison. And all of that's true.
the assassination of MLK and specifically the untold story. A lot of folks, if you ask them, what do you know about MLK's assassination? They'll tell you not much, like maybe that he was shot at a motel or on a balcony, maybe that the guy was convicted and got sentenced to life in prison. And all of that's true.
He was killed while in Memphis, while he was standing out on a balcony by a single shot. This man named James Earl Ray would eventually go to prison. He'd plead guilty. He was convicted. He was sentenced to 99 years. What a lot of people don't know is that the King family has always sort of doubted that official narrative. They don't think that James Earl Ray was the person who killed King.
He was killed while in Memphis, while he was standing out on a balcony by a single shot. This man named James Earl Ray would eventually go to prison. He'd plead guilty. He was convicted. He was sentenced to 99 years. What a lot of people don't know is that the King family has always sort of doubted that official narrative. They don't think that James Earl Ray was the person who killed King.
He was killed while in Memphis, while he was standing out on a balcony by a single shot. This man named James Earl Ray would eventually go to prison. He'd plead guilty. He was convicted. He was sentenced to 99 years. What a lot of people don't know is that the King family has always sort of doubted that official narrative. They don't think that James Earl Ray was the person who killed King.
And in 1999, Coretta Scott King, alongside her children, sued in a civil trial a number of people, including entities of the United States government, saying that United States government, some organized crime groups and a bunch of individuals were all involved in a conspiracy to kill MLK. And they won that civil lawsuit. And that happened in 1999. And people don't know about that.
And in 1999, Coretta Scott King, alongside her children, sued in a civil trial a number of people, including entities of the United States government, saying that United States government, some organized crime groups and a bunch of individuals were all involved in a conspiracy to kill MLK. And they won that civil lawsuit. And that happened in 1999. And people don't know about that.
And in 1999, Coretta Scott King, alongside her children, sued in a civil trial a number of people, including entities of the United States government, saying that United States government, some organized crime groups and a bunch of individuals were all involved in a conspiracy to kill MLK. And they won that civil lawsuit. And that happened in 1999. And people don't know about that.