Episodes

Send Robert a Text! Check Out George The Giant's Strange Museum of Oddities & Wonders, Oct. 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, and November 1! Friday hours are 5 to 10 PM, and Saturday hours are 2 to 10 PM. Admission is $10 per person. ...

Send Robert a Text! Inside a charming Northeast Bakersfield Craftsman-style home lived Joe and Margy LiCastro—he, a 91-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor; she, his 84-year-old wife, known for her grace and kindness. But one cold ...

Send Robert a Text! This year's Notorious Bakersfield Halloween Tour will take you to all NEW locations in downtown Bakersfield! Visit this link to purchase the 2025 Halloween Audio Driving Tour: https://2025halloween.superca...

Send Robert a Text! Illah O'Malior was a divorced woman living alone in Bakersfield’s Westchester neighborhood when she was murdered in 1952. Purchase this year's Notorious Bakersfield Halloween audio driving tour here: https://2025halloween.supercast.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book V…

Send Robert a Text! I first covered this story back in 2022. Here is a much overdue update regarding that story. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield: The Book Volume II here: https://a.co/d/2XONnB1 ***SUBSCRIBE HERE*** For only $4...

Send Robert a Text! On a quiet Wednesday morning in October 1996, the staff and patients at a Bakersfield dialysis clinic were going about their routines when tragedy struck. Within moments, a workplace dispute turned deadly,...

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...

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

Send Robert a Text! When an off duty Kern County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a fleeing unarmed teenage burglary suspect in the back, authorities grapple with whether a crime was committed. Buy your tickets to the Kern Li...

Send Robert a Text! In the Summer of 1981, the community of Arvin, CA was stunned by the brutal murder of a 5-year-old boy. The trial of the accused, Filepe Sixto, dragged on for months. ***SUBSCRIBE HERE*** For only $4 per m...

Send Robert a Text! He came to Bakersfield in 2001 as a respected dental specialist with impressive credentials. But behind the newspaper ads and TV commercials was a man with a troubling past. This is the story of Dr. Robert...

Send Robert a Text! On a misty Sunday morning in January 1970, gunfire shattered the quiet of a northeast Bakersfield neighborhood when an undercover heroin bust turned into a chaotic shootout outside a 7-Eleven. What followe...

Send Robert a Text! This is a tale of jealousy, violence, and a midnight meal gone horribly wrong—one that began inside a Chinese restaurant on L Street in the summer of 1902 and ended with two people dead. The man accused of...