Notorious Bakersfield

Nov 19 2024 184 ep. 18 mins 68
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Notorious Bakersfield is a podcast that steps back in time to look at some of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes, events, and characters that have impacted this Central California Valley community.

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E152: Motel Double Murder

Nov 19 2024 19 mins  
Send Robert a Text! In April 1982, a husband and wife who managed a motel in Mojave were murdered. This is their story.

Encore: Remembering Tina Blunt

Nov 12 2024 35 mins  
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Encore: The Slaying Of Officer Maxwell

Nov 05 2024 19 mins  
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E151: Another Murder At The Padre

Oct 29 2024 14 mins  
Send Robert a Text! This is the second documented murder that has occurred at this iconic downtown Bakersfield hotel.

E150: The Thirteen Year Old Killer

Oct 22 2024 13 mins  
Send Robert a Text! Yoli Espinoza was killed in her downtown Bakersfield apartment in 2003. One of her killers was a 14-year-old boy.

E149: Driving Through Bakersfield Blindfolded

Oct 15 2024 17 mins  
Send Robert a Text! In the mid-1920s showman Hayward Thompson brought his roadshow to Bakersfield for the citizens to marvel.

E148: Tragedy At Centennial Garden

Oct 08 2024 20 mins  
Send Robert a Text! Construction was completed on Bakersfield's Centennial Garden Arena in 1998. It was the city's new pride and joy. Less than a year after opening, it was the site of a terrible accident. Purchase the 2024 Halloween Driving Tour here: https://2024halloween.supercast.com/

E147: The Rapist Doctor

Sep 30 2024 21 mins  
Send Robert a Text! In the late 1980s, two Bakersfield women accused a Bakersfield physician of drugging and raping them. This is that story. Visit this link to purchase the all-new 2024 Halloween Tour: https://2024halloween.supercast.com/

E146: Hindsight Is 20/20

Sep 24 2024 19 mins  
Send Robert a Text! Patty Saldana, a single mother to a teenage daughter, invited a boyfriend to stay in her house temporarily. It ended tragically.

E145: UFOs Over Bakersfield

Sep 17 2024 14 mins  
Send Robert a Text! The Bakersfield Californian described the Summer of 1947 as "the Sumer of the flying saucers". A nationwide flying saucer craze was occurring, and even Bakersfield got caught up in it.