Episodes

Aug. 6, 2024

Encore: Murder At Wendy's

Send Robert a Text! In February 1991, a Bakersfield Police officer solved a murder case almost by accident. He was at the right place at the right time. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your co...

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July 30, 2024

E141: The Two Jane Does

Send Robert a Text! The identities of two homicide victims remained a mystery for 13 years. This is their story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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July 23, 2024

Encore: Murdered At KMC

Send Robert a Text! This episode is a rerun of a story originally published in September 2023. I'll be back next week with an all-new Notorious Bakersfield story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Ord...

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July 16, 2024

Encore: The Day Bakersfield Burned Down

Send Robert a Text! This is a rerun episode from last summer. This episode cover the devastating 1889 fire that destroyed most of Bakersfield. The fire, which started as a minor kitchen fire, quickly spread and consumed the c...

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July 9, 2024

E140: The Anatomy Of Bakersfield's Mass Murder

Send Robert a Text! This episode follows up on last week's episode, "Bakersfield's Mass Murder." That episode covered the Harper family killings, where five members of the same family were murdered in 2003. If you haven't lis...

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July 2, 2024

E139: Bakersfield's Mass Murder

Send Robert a Text! Bakersfield had never witnessed a crime of such magnitude in its history. A crime so shocking and heinous, it left the entire city reeling. In the summer of 2003, five members of a single family were found...

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June 25, 2024

Encore: Solved Cold Case

Send Robert a Text! This encore Notorious Bakersfield episode covers the decades-old cold case of Dawn Koons' homicide. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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June 18, 2024

E138: The Chicken Ranch Murder

Send Robert a Text! Authorities at first ruled Nettie Crowder's death a suicide. But soon neighbors began to gossip... Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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June 11, 2024

E137: What Happened To Frank?

Send Robert a Text! In 2010, Frank Adams went missing under very suspicious circumstances. This is his story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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June 4, 2024

E136: Murdered While Cruising Chester

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...

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May 28, 2024

Encore: Rosedale Psycho

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...

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May 21, 2024

E135: He Said His Name Is Mateo

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...

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May 14, 2024

E134: First, Do No Harm

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...

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May 7, 2024

E133: Killer Chimps

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 ...

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April 28, 2024

E132: Now You're Dead

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...

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April 23, 2024

E131: Silenced On The Sidewalk

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...

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April 16, 2024

E130: Downtown Mary

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...

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April 9, 2024

Encore: Valley Plaza Predator

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

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April 2, 2024

E129: Remembering Tina Blunt

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 ...

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March 26, 2024

Encore: Wild West Shootout

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

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March 19, 2024

E128: The Quack On Kentucky Street

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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March 12, 2024

Encore: Hunting Lions In Bakersfield

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March 5, 2024

E127: Murder In Westchester

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

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Feb. 27, 2024

Encore: Murder In The Oaks

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

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