https://simplecast.com The sign above his hospital bed called him Sixty-Six Garage. For more than 15 years, he would lay there unidentified and unconscious. Or so, everyone believed. From L.A. Times Studios and the team that brought you “Dirty John” and “Man in the Window,” comes “Room 20,” a story about the search for a man’s identity and the truth about his accident. Investigative reporter Joanne Faryon’s two-year journey is filled with twists and turns. Now, she'll finally reveal who Garage really is. But one important question remained for her upon this discovery: has Garage been conscious this entire time? This series was produced by L.A. Times Studios with support from Neon Hum Media. © 2019, Los Angeles Times en Tue, 7 Apr 2026 18:21:46 +0000 Tue, 7 Apr 2026 18:21:57 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/room20 https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e972e5fc-1aa7-4057-a89c-9b9cb0b88858/f24f5917-dd53-42b7-8923-51fd3305ab75/3000x3000/7080e37b6fb59ed476314919291738fe3d4fed76ac91932f78d3554f087078af703f27e0ebb2361a7afa6b7aa5e70386a801b0fd77cd57348aea3c7c2f532607.jpeg?aid=rss_feed https://www.latimes.com/room20 serial The sign above his hospital bed called him Sixty-Six Garage. For more than 15 years, he would lay there unidentified and unconscious. Or so, everyone believed. From L.A. Times Studios and the team that brought you “Dirty John” and “Man in the Window,” comes “Room 20,” a story about the search for a man’s identity and the truth about his accident. Investigative reporter Joanne Faryon’s two-year journey is filled with twists and turns. Now, she'll finally reveal who Garage really is. But one important question remained for her upon this discovery: has Garage been conscious this entire time? This series was produced by L.A. Times Studios with support from Neon Hum Media. Los Angeles Times false https://feeds.simplecast.com/ATKZUedx Room 20, Joanne Faryon Los Angeles Times latimes.studios@gmail.com 9dd396bb-6159-48c1-b2e3-b6f547d83e0b Here is a sneak peak at the new season of another Los Angeles Times Studios podcast called "Crimes of the Times." In the show, L.A. Times staff writer Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there. This new season kicks off with a four part series about how an amateur codebreaker may have cracked the Zodiac killer's infamously complex Z13 code, and how the name it reveals potentially connects the Zodiac killer to another notoriously unsolved California murder: The Black Dahlia.

]]> Tue, 7 Apr 2026 18:21:46 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Here is a sneak peak at the new season of another Los Angeles Times Studios podcast called "Crimes of the Times." In the show, L.A. Times staff writer Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there. This new season kicks off with a four part series about how an amateur codebreaker may have cracked the Zodiac killer's infamously complex Z13 code, and how the name it reveals potentially connects the Zodiac killer to another notoriously unsolved California murder: The Black Dahlia.

]]> Introducing: Season 4 of Crimes of the Times Los Angeles Times 00:06:53 Here is a sneak peak at the new season of another Los Angeles Times Studios podcast called "Crimes of the Times." In the show, L.A. Times staff writer Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there. This new season kicks off with a four part series about how an amateur codebreaker may have cracked the Zodiac killer's infamously complex Z13 code, and how the name it reveals potentially connects the Zodiac killer to another notoriously unsolved California murder: The Black Dahlia. Here is a sneak peak at the new season of another Los Angeles Times Studios podcast called "Crimes of the Times." In the show, L.A. Times staff writer Christopher Goffard revisits old crimes in Los Angeles and beyond, from the famous to the forgotten, the consequential to the obscure, diving into archives and the memories of those who were there. This new season kicks off with a four part series about how an amateur codebreaker may have cracked the Zodiac killer's infamously complex Z13 code, and how the name it reveals potentially connects the Zodiac killer to another notoriously unsolved California murder: The Black Dahlia. false full 8 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LzMptzzGwzIJesNXNkrhU-OgUPoiD-hkYYqR3fDyvrI Episode 6: Omar, the roommate, speaks and Garage sees his sister for the first time since he was a teenager. Faryon learns she is not responsible for her mother’s death and convinces a world expert on diagnosing consciousness to test Garage. She’s finally able to answer the question she had when she first met Garage - is he still in there?

]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 6: Omar, the roommate, speaks and Garage sees his sister for the first time since he was a teenager. Faryon learns she is not responsible for her mother’s death and convinces a world expert on diagnosing consciousness to test Garage. She’s finally able to answer the question she had when she first met Garage - is he still in there?

]]> Is He in There? | 6 Los Angeles Times 00:32:10 Episode 6: Omar, the roommate, speaks and Garage sees his sister for the first time since he was a teenager. Faryon learns she is not responsible for her mother’s death and convinces a world expert on diagnosing consciousness to test Garage. She’s finally able to answer the question she had when she first met Garage - is he still in there? Episode 6: Omar, the roommate, speaks and Garage sees his sister for the first time since he was a teenager. Faryon learns she is not responsible for her mother’s death and convinces a world expert on diagnosing consciousness to test Garage. She’s finally able to answer the question she had when she first met Garage - is he still in there? room 20, joanne faryon false full 6 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/CGF6N46GixnkCaF8pHerYmmHYba3WlLGalXW14eFsvM Episode 5: The nursing home director contacts Garage’s family to break the news of his medical condition. Faryon travels to Ohio to learn what led Garage to the California desert in the summer of 1999. Garage celebrates his birthday for the first time in 17 years.

]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 5: The nursing home director contacts Garage’s family to break the news of his medical condition. Faryon travels to Ohio to learn what led Garage to the California desert in the summer of 1999. Garage celebrates his birthday for the first time in 17 years.

]]> The Reunion | 5 Los Angeles Times 00:23:28 Episode 5: The nursing home director contacts Garage’s family to break the news of his medical condition. Faryon travels to Ohio to learn what led Garage to the California desert in the summer of 1999. Garage celebrates his birthday for the first time in 17 years. Episode 5: The nursing home director contacts Garage’s family to break the news of his medical condition. Faryon travels to Ohio to learn what led Garage to the California desert in the summer of 1999. Garage celebrates his birthday for the first time in 17 years. room 20, joanne faryon false full 5 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/rg11dyQiGW9UoGc1s-SIFLazZppSgPccllw5eAX22_s Episode 4: Sixty-Six Garage is identified and Faryon tracks down another man in the same accident as Garage. She learns what really caused the crash and begins to suspect authorities might have known Garage’s identity since the day of the accident.

]]> Tue, 6 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 4: Sixty-Six Garage is identified and Faryon tracks down another man in the same accident as Garage. She learns what really caused the crash and begins to suspect authorities might have known Garage’s identity since the day of the accident.

]]> The Name | 4 Los Angeles Times 00:27:18 Episode 4: Sixty-Six Garage is identified and Faryon tracks down another man in the same accident as Garage. She learns what really caused the crash and begins to suspect authorities might have known Garage’s identity since the day of the accident. Episode 4: Sixty-Six Garage is identified and Faryon tracks down another man in the same accident as Garage. She learns what really caused the crash and begins to suspect authorities might have known Garage’s identity since the day of the accident. room 20, joanne faryon false full 4 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/eB6vq0rEmnYFsAoFupi-ImzGCiD_cmfDxYuuMLnYp8g Episode 3: Sixty-Six Garage gets a new roommate - Omar Salgado - a young cyclist hit by a car on a highway. He’s unconscious and near death. There’s a major breakthrough in identifying Garage - will he recognize his name?

]]> Thu, 1 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 3: Sixty-Six Garage gets a new roommate - Omar Salgado - a young cyclist hit by a car on a highway. He’s unconscious and near death. There’s a major breakthrough in identifying Garage - will he recognize his name?

]]> The Border | 3 Los Angeles Times 00:21:33 Episode 3: Sixty-Six Garage gets a new roommate - Omar Salgado - a young cyclist hit by a car on a highway. He’s unconscious and near death. There’s a major breakthrough in identifying Garage - will he recognize his name? Episode 3: Sixty-Six Garage gets a new roommate - Omar Salgado - a young cyclist hit by a car on a highway. He’s unconscious and near death. There’s a major breakthrough in identifying Garage - will he recognize his name? room 20, joanne faryon false full 3 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/EqyPlnX3j2aLKe8Nimm3aLiPGMAn5X1rc1X9qM5g2Fw Episode 2: An old newspaper article provides clues to Garage’s accident, but many of the details turn out to be false. Faryon finds the accident report that everyone believed was destroyed years ago, and it becomes her roadmap in solving Garage’s mystery.

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:15:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 2: An old newspaper article provides clues to Garage’s accident, but many of the details turn out to be false. Faryon finds the accident report that everyone believed was destroyed years ago, and it becomes her roadmap in solving Garage’s mystery.

]]> The Intersection | 2 Los Angeles Times 00:21:04 Episode 2: An old newspaper article provides clues to Garage’s accident, but many of the details turn out to be false. Faryon finds the accident report that everyone believed was destroyed years ago, and it becomes her roadmap in solving Garage’s mystery. Episode 2: An old newspaper article provides clues to Garage’s accident, but many of the details turn out to be false. Faryon finds the accident report that everyone believed was destroyed years ago, and it becomes her roadmap in solving Garage’s mystery. room 20, joanne faryon false full 2 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/1dWzb1SCErhD2IjFfkhkLUe2yrXN_s73-FNOcxyXEY4 Episode 1: Reporter Joanne Faryon quits her job to find out what happened to a man known as Sixty-Six Garage. After spending six days with him in his nursing home room, she starts to question whether he’s actually in a vegetative state, like she was first told.

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 Episode 1: Reporter Joanne Faryon quits her job to find out what happened to a man known as Sixty-Six Garage. After spending six days with him in his nursing home room, she starts to question whether he’s actually in a vegetative state, like she was first told.

]]> The First Six Days | 1 Los Angeles Times 00:26:56 Episode 1: Reporter Joanne Faryon quits her job to find out what happened to a man known as Sixty-Six Garage. After spending six days with him in his nursing home room, she starts to question whether he’s actually in a vegetative state, like she was first told. Episode 1: Reporter Joanne Faryon quits her job to find out what happened to a man known as Sixty-Six Garage. After spending six days with him in his nursing home room, she starts to question whether he’s actually in a vegetative state, like she was first told. room 20, joanne faryon false full 1 1 gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xdzAKmwkOEFapt2b27MF67XBSKWwkHTS4Rko9ToXovs For more than 15 years, a man named Sixty-Six Garage would lay unidentified and unconscious. Or so everyone believed. Reported, written and hosted by reporter Joanne Faryon. Premieres July 30.

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000 latimes.studios@gmail.com (Los Angeles Times) https://www.latimes.com/room20 For more than 15 years, a man named Sixty-Six Garage would lay unidentified and unconscious. Or so everyone believed. Reported, written and hosted by reporter Joanne Faryon. Premieres July 30.

]]> Introducing Room 20 Los Angeles Times 00:02:19 For more than 15 years, a man named Sixty-Six Garage would lay unidentified and unconscious. Or so everyone believed. Reported, written and hosted by reporter Joanne Faryon. Premieres July 30. For more than 15 years, a man named Sixty-Six Garage would lay unidentified and unconscious. Or so everyone believed. Reported, written and hosted by reporter Joanne Faryon. Premieres July 30. room 20, joanne faryon false trailer 1