In Dateline’s latest podcast, Keith Morrison takes us to the city of dreams for the story of a smooth-talking predator who lured young women into a nightmare with promises of fame and fortune. It’s the story of how he evaded justice for years. But most of all, it’s the story of a group of women who banded together to lock him up for good.

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Kristi Johnson vanishes after heading into the Hollywood Hills for a photo shoot.

Investigators search for a mystery man who promises young women fame and fortune.

Detectives interview a suspect even as they search for Kristi.

After a tip line is established in Kristi’s case, calls come in from other women who describe terrifying encounters with a predator.

A trial comes to a surprising conclusion.

Women who’d been targeted by Kristi’s killer fight for justice, and one of them confronts him face-to-face.