And here I am, freaking out over a tiny piece of metal. At this exact moment, just five miles away on Hollywood Boulevard, Adea Shabani is disappearing, possibly even worse.

On the table rests his Olympic gold medal. We’re in the offices of his talent agency, and I’m interviewing him about his Olympic win. Neil Strauss: The voice you hear is that of snowboarder Shawn White. Shawn White: … ‘I’m gonna hit this wall, I’m gonna travel this far.” I’m like looking at it and everything got really still. I could just see, I literally can see the run unfolding. I’m like looking down at the pipe, and I’m like, I don’t know. Shawn White: And all I remember is buckling in. I’m alone, I’m not armed, I’ve never been in a fight in my life, and I’m regretting this. Right now, I’m sitting outside the apartment where he’s believed to be staying, and it’s my turn to confront him. He’s been on the run since Adea disappeared armed with two guns and a metal club. NEIL-VO: I don’t know where Adea is, but I have a good idea who does. Friends are now desperate for answers after she disappeared on Friday.įriend: Something is going on with her, we don’t know where she is. The 25 year-old seen in this photo with Kanye West had been in LA for less than two years. Newscaster: A young and beautiful woman with dreams of making it in Hollywood now missing. Vanished without a trace from outside her apartment on Hollywood Boulevard, right alongside the legendary Walk of Fame. NEIL-VO: This very disturbing recording is of 25 year-old Adea Shabani, an aspring actress who moved from Macedonia to Hollywood to pursue her dreams of becoming, as she put it, “A different kind of star.” But just three weeks before I’m recording this, Adea Shabani went missing. Everything hurts.Īdea: I’m not getting out ‘til I get my Rolex. Please remember that these are real people, some of them suffering from a nightmare so horrible that they still have difficulty accepting that it even happened.Īdea: You took my Rolex. I would ask, as you listen and discuss this, to be mindful of those involved, especially before you know the full story as it unfolds over the course of these 12 episodes. The events that are related in the following episodes are recent, and the wounds to those affected by them are still very fresh. NEIL-VO: A short note before you listen to this podcast.

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