Notorious Bakersfield

Recent Episodes

Sept. 9, 2025

Unsolved: Lorraine Rodriguez | Encore

Send Robert a Text! Encore: Almost thirty-seven years ago, Lorraine Rodriguez was murdered. She was a single mother to two young daughters. Her case remains unsolved. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: h...
Sept. 2, 2025

Murdered On White Ln. | E182

Send Robert a Text! In the early morning hours of Labor Day 1987, a young couple traveling through Bakersfield made an unexpected stop at a gas station on White Lane. Within minutes, they would become witnesses to a shocking ...
Aug. 26, 2025

Encore: The Thirteen Year Old Killer

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Aug. 18, 2025

Married Five Days | E181

Send Robert a Text! Nearly 32 years ago, a tragic shooting in Bakersfield revealed how fragile the safety net for mental health truly was. What followed was a sobering look at how a family’s desperate pleas for help went unan...
Aug. 11, 2025

Encore: Fort Cook: Mystique & Murder

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Aug. 5, 2025

Encore: Killer Chimps

Send Robert a Text! I'm taking a couple of weeks off. This is a rerun. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1 ***SUBSCRIBE HERE*** For only $4 per month, you can Subscribe to Notorious...
July 29, 2025

What Happened To Jeanne Long? | E180

Send Robert a Text! Seventy-five years ago this week, Jeanne Long went missing. Her whereabouts remain a mystery. This is her story. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1 ***SUBSCRIBE...
July 22, 2025

Ma Bakersfield | E179

Send Robert a Text! In the mid-1980s, a woman was responsible for a string of bank robberies. Media outlets dubbed her "Ma Bakersfield". Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1 ***SUBSC...
July 15, 2025

Encore: Murdered While Cruising Chester

Send Robert a Text! I had some technical difficulties this week. Notorious Bakersfield will be back next week with an all-new episode. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1 ***SUBSCRI...
July 8, 2025

Murder In The Canyon | E178

Send Robert a Text! In the summer of 1974, a young newspaper employee’s routine late-night errand in the Kern River Valley took a horrifying turn. What began with a harmless spider scare ended in a brutal crime that shocked t...
July 1, 2025

Encore: Secret Witness

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June 24, 2025

Encore: A Guilty Conscience

Send Robert a Text! Joe and Dorothy Parrott were slain in their home in August 2008. Their murders went unsolved for months. This is their story. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1...
June 17, 2025

The Dana Butler Mystery | E177

Send Robert a Text! In April 1979, 14-year-old Dana Butler left her Bakersfield home to visit her grandparents—but never arrived. Two and a half days later, her body was discovered near Alfred Harrell Highway, launching a hom...

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Great podcast. Good work.

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Warren Beath | Jan. 9, 2022

Interesting and Informative Stories about Bakersfield's Past

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Blown Away

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