Episode 5: The Murder of Judy Williamson

California Crime Stories

On the morning of October 29, 1963, Judy Williamson left her home in Albany to walk to the bus stop where she would catch a bus to the UC Berkeley campus. Judy never made it to the bus stop, and she would never again be seen alive. Three years later, Judy Williamson’s remains would be found in a wooded canyon, around 100 miles from her home. Judy’s killer might never have been found if it weren’t for Erhard Seminars Training, or EST, a self-help course popularized in the 1970s.

Our recommendations for this episode:
-author Lucia Berlin https://luciaberlin.com
-the podcast "Doing Justice" https://apple.co/3qFMbbc
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