Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case

The call came on the morning of July 13, 2011, from the historic Spreckels Mansion, a lavish beachfront property in Coronado, California, owned by pharmaceutical tcoon Jonah Shacknai. When authorities arrived, they found the naked body of Jonah's girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau, gagged, with her ankles tied and her wrists bound behind her. Jonah's brother, Adam, claimed to have found Rebecca hanging by a rope from the second floor balcony.

Rebecca's death came two days after Jonah's six-year-old son, Max, took a devastating fall while in Rebecca's care. Authorities deemed Rebecca's death a suicide resulting from  her guilt. But who would stage either a suicide or a murder in such a bizarre, attention-seeking way?

Award-winning investigative journalist Caitlin Rother weaves stunning new details into a personal yet objctive examination of the sensational case. As compelling as it is troubling, this controversial real-life mystery is a classic American tragedy—fascinating and haunting.