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June 29, 2021

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 flammable oil product. 13 people were killed and 64 more were injured. While this train accident w...

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June 22, 2021

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 local restaurant business. Freddie Giovanetti's culinary career spanned over 30 years...From dishwa...

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June 15, 2021

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 & Company, a mercantile business that was located at 18th & Eye Streets. Her mother, Emma Dunca...

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June 1, 2021

Episode 1: Two Fairys

In 1926, Fairy Cornell and her daughter Fairy Gerace were murdered by Odd Cornell, Fairy Cornell's estranged husband. It happened in a home that once stood on the north side of 24th Street, between Chester Ave. and Eye St. M...

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May 19, 2021

Two Fairys Promo

If you've spent any time at all in Bakersfield, you've probably passed by this location numerous times and never realized one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes happened here on 24th Street between Chester Avenue and Eye ...

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