Episodes

Oct. 12, 2024

Pop- Up Meet & Greet

Send Robert a Text! I'll have a pop-up MEET & GREET tonight, Saturday, October 12th, from 7 to 9 pm at 3835 Ming Ave. That's the Starbucks, or the former Wendy's restaurant. If you're taking the Halloween Tour tonight, this l...

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Oct. 8, 2024

E148: Tragedy At Centennial Garden

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 H...

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Oct. 1, 2024

E147: The Rapist Doctor

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....

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Sept. 24, 2024

E146: Hindsight Is 20/20

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. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy h...

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Sept. 17, 2024

E145: UFOs Over Bakersfield

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. Notorious Bakersfiel...

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Sept. 10, 2024

E144: Remembering Marques "The Dancing Cowboy" Morrison

Send Robert a Text! For this episode, I'm stepping away from the usual Notorious Bakersfield tradition of covering stories from Bakersfield's distant past. Instead, today's episode highlights a more recent figure—someone many...

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Sept. 3, 2024

E143: A Guilty Conscience

Send Robert a Text! Joe and Dorothy Parrott were slain in their home in August 2008. Their murders went unsolved for months. This is their story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here...

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Aug. 27, 2024

Encore: Tragedy On Truxtun Extension

Send Robert a Text! This episode covers the 1999 tragic death of Melissa Lonon, an 18-year-old mother to two children. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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Aug. 20, 2024

E142: The Hammer Murder

Send Robert a Text! This episode covers the brutal 1931 murder of Anna Garcia. Anna's homicide was shockingly brutal, with grotesque details that resemble a modern-day horror movie. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is availabl...

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Aug. 13, 2024

Encore: A Reporter's Death

Send Robert a Text! I have COVID! I'll be back next week with a NEW Notorious Bakersfield story. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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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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