Episodes

Irma Mae Ivory was brutally killed on a sidewalk in downtown Bakersfield in 1944. This occurred near where Downtown Elemnarty School is located today. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy...

For decades a woman known as Downtown Mary wandered the streets of Bakersfield. This episode explores her orgins and her life here in Bakersfield, and the impact she had on our community. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is av...

A convicted rapist was paroled to Bakersfield in 1967. Learn how his past followe him here. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Tina Blunt's homicide. At the time of her death, Tina left behind two teenage children to mourn her loss. If you have any information regarding her still unsolved case, please call the ...

For decades, this crime was one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

Franklin Lee was a faith healer who practiced medicine without a license in the 1950s. Written by Carolyn Harvey Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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In 1979, Verna Gill was murdered inside her Westchester home. Suspicion immediately fell to her husband. But was it him? Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This 1994 murder in the upscale neighborhood of The Oaks stunned and shocked the entire city of Bakersfield. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

When Kern County authorities began searching for a missing toddler in 1993, they were shocked to learn where it was. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This episode takes an in-depth look at the 1998 homicide of elementary school principal Kathleen Heisey. The case remains unsolved, leaving questions and speculations about the killer's identity. Notorious Bakersfield: The Bo...

In 1994, CHP Officer Richard Maxwell was killed in the line of duty. This is that story Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

In August 2002, a 20-year-old young man murdered his grandmother in the Rosedale home they shared. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F Notorious Bakersfield:...

In the summer of 1989 a serial arsonist targeted homes in developments in Southwest Bakersfield. The Oaks, Campus Park, Haggin Oaks, Silvercreek, and Seven Oaks were all neighborhoods the arsonist terrorized. Notorious Baker...

When 89-year-old widow Martha Strayhorn was murdered, the suspect was obvious. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is availab...

Teenager Russell Clark was gunned down in an Oleander neighborhood alley in 1987. Learn how this crime was eventually solved. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1...

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Learn how the Bakersfield community came together in 1954 to fulfill a dying boy's final wishes. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This story covers the 1950 murder outside The Lucky Spot, a Bakersfield Honky Tonk. Researched and written by Carolyn S. Harvey Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3...

I wanted to share the emergency radio traffic from Thursday's downtown Bakersfield Christmas parade incident. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

Diana Contreras was abducted from the Valley Plaza mall while Christmas shopping in 1993. Her body was found in Taft the next day. This is that story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy...

This episode covers the 1999 tragic death of Melissa Lonon, an 18-year-old mother to two children. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

If you've kept up on recent Bakersfield news, you're probably familiar with some aspects of The Bakersfield Three story. It's a complex story with multiple people involved...it was a difficult story to follow in the news. But...