Malibu Creek State Park
State park in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaWikipedia
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Oct 22, 2026
Mark A. AltmanHOST
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Daren DochtermanHOST
Malibu Creek State Park.
Daren DochtermanHOST
It's their 50th anniversary of being a state park.
Daren DochtermanHOST
And, of course, they were the main location for the early Planet of the Apes movies.
Richard WoloskiHOST
Perfect.
Richard WoloskiHOST
Now, Mark, we have a breakdown of the Malibu Creek State Park event that just happened a few weeks ago.
Richard WoloskiHOST
You and I were able to go and we had a blast.
Richard WoloskiHOST
We met up with some apes from Ape Mania.
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Richard WoloskiHOST
But I'm really looking forward to that.
Richard WoloskiHOST
All right, so with that said, let's move on to the Stories Under the Stars.
Richard WoloskiHOST
This was an event held at Malibu Creek State Park on September the 26th.
Richard WoloskiHOST
All right, this was a celebration of the park being opened for the public for the last 50 years.
GrokUNKNOWN
If you'd rather keep it low-key, Griffith Park has some great fall hikes right now.
GrokUNKNOWN
Or you could hit Malibu Creek State Park for some early fall colors.
Harland WilliamsHOST
All right.
Harland WilliamsHOST
All right.
JimmyHOST
So, I can't tell this story without saying what else was happening in those hills in 2018.
JimmyHOST
On June 22nd, seven weeks before Matthew drove up Stunt Road, a 35-year-old scientist named Tristan Beaudet was slain in his tent at Malibu Creek State Park.
JimmyHOST
Within a week, the Sheriff's Department acknowledged a string of shooting incidents in the same area going back to 2016.
JimmyHOST
In May, a 52-year-old man named Rinaldo Cruz had been found dead in a drainage ditch nearby.
Dana GoodyearHOST
There were more than 300 people, more than 60 horses, dogs, ATVs, bikes, and air support.
Dana GoodyearHOST
They searched from Calabasas to Pacific Coast Highway, including all throughout Malibu Creek State Park and the Backbone Trail.
Dana GoodyearHOST
Here's Sergeant Tooey Wright of Malibu Search and Rescue.
Tooey WrightSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I can tell you that it was a huge undertaking, and, um, it was pretty much unprecedented.
Dana GoodyearHOST
I met Sergeant Wright back when I was working on the first season of Lost Hills.
Dana GoodyearHOST
He's one of the people who helped solve the murder of Tristan Beaudette, the scientist who was shot and killed in 2018 while camping with his young daughters in Malibu Creek State Park.
Dana GoodyearHOST
Sergeant Wright tracked the killer, a drifter named Anthony Rauda, to his encampment in the hills behind Lost Hills Station, where he was ultimately arrested with the murder weapon.
Dana GoodyearHOST
In the spring of 2023, Rauda was found guilty and sentenced to 119 years to life in prison.