Episodes

Send Robert a Text! In October 1991, 19-year-old Chad Flitcraft was murdered while cruising Chester Ave. with his friends. This is that story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: h...

Send Robert a Text! This encore episode is dedicated to the memory of my friend Blake Grider who I interviewed for this story. Blake passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purcha...

Send Robert a Text! In May 2003 a motorist found a toddler wandering the street of East Bakersfield alone. A frantic search was launched to find his family. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order you...

Send Robert a Text! In 1947, a doctor employed by the County of Kern shot and seriously wounded an attorney. Th lurid details of this crime fascinated the Bakersfield community. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available fo...

When a couple was attacked by two chimpanzees in Havilah, the news media consistently referred to the location as "near Bakersfield". Even though the attack didn't happen here, Bakersfield will forever be linked to this 2005 ...

In this episode, Notorious Bakersfield covers a chilling story that unfolded in 2013, shedding light on the Murphy family's harrowing ordeal with mental illness and its tragic consequences. Despite the disturbing nature of th...

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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