Episodes
E23: Interview With Jody
In episode 22, Notorious Bakersfield brought you the story of a 5-year-old girl who was abandoned on the side of a freeway south…
E22: Abandoned On The Freeway
In October 1969, a little girl named Jody was abandoned on the freeway south of Bakersfield. Officials didn't have a lot to go t…
E21: Halloween Episode
For this episode of the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, I'm going to take a look back at how the people of Bakersfield responded t…
E20: Park Stockdale Horror
Just before dawn on March 9, 1972, Daniel Fusselman, a 49-year-old unemployed bartender sat in his car, outside his estranged wif…
E19: Murder At Bakersfield College
Whenever a violent crime occurs at a well-known institution in a community, the community takes notice-people pay attention. And …
Bakersfield Halloween Tour
In Bakersfield and feeling the Halloween spirit? Load your friends and family into your car and take them on the creepiest ride o…
E18: Wiley & Grace
Wiley Dorris was one of the most respected criminal defense attorneys in Bakersfield. If you found yourself on the wrong side of …
E17: Unsolved: Jessica Martinez
The 1990 abduction and murder of 4-year-old Jessica Martinez remains one of Bakersfield's most notorious mysteries. If you have a…
E16: He Solved His Own Murder
William Compton, a 76-year-old cancer patient, was murdered in his home in 1993. The first Bakersfield Police detectives to inves…
E15: Unsolved: Matt Odom's Murder
28-year-old Matthew Dale Odom was assaulted and stabbed in his front yard in the early morning hours of September 15, 2014. The f…
E14: Terror On Panorama Drive
Ralph Smith Jr was a prominent Bakersfield home builder, real estate developer, and broker. He built many of the homes in Bakersf…
E13: Torie Lynn Knapp
This past week, a parole board recommended parole for a convicted murderer. In 2001 Torie Lynn Knapp was brutally stabbed to deat…
E12: Rose Marie Riddle Murder
The 1961 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 6-year-old Rose Marie Riddle happened in Shafter, only 15 miles from Bakersfie…
E11: 1952 Bakersfield Earthquake
During the summer of 1952, Bakersfield-actually, most of Kern County-experienced an earthquake, and a string of aftershocks that …
E10: BPD Corruption Scandal
The Bakersfield Police Department was embroiled in a corruption scandal that rocked city hall. It was a grudge match between two …
E9: The Oildale Serial Rapist
Through the Summer of 1981, there was a serial rapist prowling the streets of Bakersfield. But you wouldn't have known about it u…
E8: Deputy Kills BPD Officer
The subject of this episode deals with the death of a law enforcement officer. Coincidentally, just last Sunday, July 25, 2021, t…
E7: Stranger Than Fiction
The circumstances surrounding Eddie Lee Peel's 1977 murder are not only sad but truely bizarre. If this were a movie, nobody wou…
Episode 6: Rampage in Rosedale
The neighborhood that runs along Palm Ave in Rosedale looks remarkably the same as it did in 1992. Like then, this neighborhood …
Episode 5: Bakersfield Stealth Crash
On July 11, 1986, a mysterious United States military aircraft—an aircraft that the Air Force never before acknowledged existed—h…
Episode 4: Rosedale Train Disaster
In March 1960, Bakersfield was the site of an awful railroad tragedy. A passenger train collided with a truck hauling highly fla…
Episode 4: Rosedale Train Disaster
In March 1960 , Bakersfield was the site of an awful railroad tragedy. A passenger train collided with a truck hauling highly fl…
Episode 3: Freddie Giovanetti
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 loc…
Episode 2: Duncan & Mull
Anna Bertram Duncan was the daughter of two Kern County pioneering families. Her father was Millard A. Duncan, owner of MA Duncan…