About this episode
On New Years Eve, 2002, an inspiring 19-year-old woman celebrated at a friends house party in Fillmore, California before becoming the designated driver for the night. But after taking some partygoers home, she disappeared. When her body was found the following morning in a nearby drainage pipe, the investigation into her murder began. This is the story of Valerie Zavala. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28811002/valerie-diane-wilson https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mercurynews/name/valerie-wilson-obituary?id=14629352 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-03-me-puebla3-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-18-me-zavala18-story.html https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/unsolved-murder-valerie-zavala-wilson-t3530.html https://www.oocities.org/inmemoryofvalerie/article_070904.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/190278884/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/191070557/?terms=Valerie%20zavala&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/190255579/?terms=Valerie%20zavala&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/190262454/?terms=Valerie%20zavala&match=1 http://santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/4876/High_School_senior,_18,_charged_in_brutal_slaying_of_Valerie_Zavala_.html https://www.vcdistrictattorney.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/term_report_web_08072012.pdf Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.