Episodes

In March 1960 , Bakersfield was the site of an awful railroad tragedy. A passenger train collided with a truck hauling highly flammable oil product. 13 people were killed and 64 more were injured. While this train accident was an awful tragedy, what I discovered in my research, was Bakersfield's response to this crisis was nothing less than inspirational.

He had a BIG presence in Bakersfield. He had a big personality with an even bigger passion for food. He was a big name in the local restaurant business. Freddie Giovanetti's culinary career spanned over 30 years...From dishwasher to owning a chain of restaurants. His story is a classic American dream story. A story of business success built by hard work. That success story ended when he was brutally beaten and killed in 1971. During the months that followed his death, rumors swirled throughout...

Anna Bertram Duncan was the daughter of two Kern County pioneering families. Her father was Millard A. Duncan, owner of MA Duncan & Company, a mercantile business that was located at 18th & Eye Streets. Her mother, Emma Duncan, was the stepdaughter of Peter Wible, whose offspring went on to become some of Bakersfield's most prominent civic, farming and business leaders. Perhaps you've heard of Wible Road? In 1931 Bertram was savagely murdered in broad daylight in front of her family's Oleander ...

In 1926, Fairy Cornell and her daughter Fairy Gerace were murdered by Odd Cornell, Fairy Cornell's estranged husband. It happened in a home that once stood on the north side of 24th Street, between Chester Ave. and Eye St. Most people living today have no idea about this tragedy that made headlines across the country. The Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault https://kernalliance.org/ Toll-Free: (800) 273-7713 LGBTQ Hotline: (661) 322-2869 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (661) 327-1091 Nati...

If you've spent any time at all in Bakersfield, you've probably passed by this location numerous times and never realized one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes happened here on 24th Street between Chester Avenue and Eye Street-one of Bakersfield's most traveled arteries through downtown. I'll tell you all about that story that happened almost 100 years ago on the debut episode of the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, Tuesday, June 1st.