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In the summer of 1947, a fearless Bakersfield police officer pursued armed robbers after they hit the Fox Theater. His courage earned him praise from the Bakersfield Chief of police. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise...

This episode takes a look back at a nearly 80-year-old murder mystery. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://ww...

A sportswriter for The Bakersfield Californian was killed at a track & field meet in 1986. This episode covers the tragic death of Phil Klusman. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Notor...

This episode takes a look back at the 1969 bus accident that claimed the lives of three girls scouts from Bakersfield. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield

When Robert Ming told people he was going to be hunting lions, nobody questioned him. He wasn't hunting lions. He was hunting his estranged wife and a man. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com...

For decades the Maison Jaussaud restaurant was a Bakersfield institution. This episode highlights the role the dinner club played in the Bakersfield community. But the main topic is about an incident that happened to Babe Jaussaud and his family in 1961. Downtown crime scene walking tour tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/downtown-crime-scene-walking-tour-tickets-596115336017 Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbak...

A 66-year-old widow was killed by a young man who went her front door. Downtown crime scene walking tour tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/downtown-crime-scene-walking-tour-tickets-596115336017 Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersf...

This year marks the 120-year anniversary of one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield

In October 1969, a little girl named Jody was abandoned on the freeway south of Bakersfield. Officials didn't have a lot to go to positively identify her. When her story ran in newspapers and broadcast on local TV news programs across the country, this mystery girl captured the hearts of the nation.

What's the future of the historic Woolworth building in downtown Bakersfield? David Anderson, one of the building's new owners gives Notorious Bakersfield listeners some insight into this project. Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield

There's a lot of speculation about homicides in Bakersfield that may be the work of a serial killer. But to date, only one person connected to Bakersfield has been convicted of a series of killings. This episode is about that criminal. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notorious...

In 1988 a Bakersfield Police officer was wounded while on duty. This story has two unexpected twists to it. Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield

A convicted rapist was paroled to Bakersfield in 1967. Listen to see how his past follow him here. Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here...

This episode covers the 2011 abduction of a 7-year-old Bakersfield girl. The perpatrator will surprise you. Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield mercha...

This episode covers the 1973 murder of Carol Edde. Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Are you a Breaking Bad Fan? Going to Albuquerque, NM? Take the BREAKING BAD AUDIO DRIVING TOUR! Purchase here: https://notoriousaudio.com/ Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield

A house fire in 1909 near Union Ave and Hosking Rd killed an entire family. Was it an awful accident or something more sinister? This 114-year-old Bakersfield mystery will be explored in this episode. Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com Purchas Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Notorious...

The Corporation Part 2 For a period of time that spans almost the entire 1980s, an organized crime ring operated in Bakersfield. This crime syndicate consisted of a rag-tag group of friends and acquaintances. They targeted independent businesses and individuals throughout Bakersfield. And they got away with committing crimes for years. This band of brazen criminals even gave themselves a catchy name...The Corporation. The mastermind of the Corporation was a reserve Bakersfield Police officer....

For a period of time that spans almost the entire 1980s, an organized crime ring operated in Bakersfield. This crime syndicate consisted of a rag-tag group of friends and acquaintances. They targeted independent businesses and individuals throughout Bakersfield. And they got away with committing crimes for years. Their offenses were prolific...robberies, armed robberies, burglaries, and even three murders. This band of brazen criminals even gave themselves a catchy name...The Corporation. Th...

"Most of Arvin blew through Bakersfield on its way to Fresno..." That's how Don Hart, the mayor of Bakersfield at the time, described the 1977 wind and dust storm. If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Purchase Notorious Bakersfield merchandise here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotoriousBakersfield Em...

For 72 years residents have flocked to the Kern County Fairgrounds on South P Street for fun and amusement. What many people don't realize, three years before the fair moved here, this location was the site of one of Bakersfield's most horrific murders. If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Email: no...

In early 1960, a young man roamed the state of California robbing women at gunpoint in their own homes. He targeted homes that were for sale. Homeowners in Modesto, Fresno, and Ventura fell victim to this criminal. He eventually made his way to Bakersfield. If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Ema...

The investigation into the deaths of two sex workers in the mid-1980s revealed an unlikely suspect...a Kern County Sherriff's deputy. If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com

Story 1: Monkey On The Loose In Bakersfield Story 2: Baby Boy Osborn If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com

18-year-old Dawn Koons was murdered in 1978. It took nearly four decades to solve this crime. If you'd like to support the Notorious Bakersfield podcast, you can buy me a coffee. Visit here to make a donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Notorious Visit the Notorious Bakersfield website: https://www.notoriousbakersfield.com/ Email: notoriousbakersfield@gmail.com