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Episode 28: The Talkers Conspiracy: The Death of Michael Harrsion

When legendary broadcaster Michael Harrison vanishes mid-broadcast, Detective Billy Armi follows a trail of scrambled audio files, rigged ratings, and corporate sabotage. As Armi digs into the dark underbelly of the radio industry, he uncovers a conspiracy designed to silence independent voices and rewrite the airwaves. Featuring the rhythmic echoes of Harrison's spoken-word performances and a transmitter set to explode with truth, this episode tunes in to one final broadcast… and it may be his last.

Episode 27 – The Death of Larry in Marina

When longtime Flight 1080 listener Larry goes missing near the windswept dunes of Marina, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. What starts as a routine recovery soon spirals into a chilling tale of Cold War experiments, abandoned military bunkers, and a mysterious radio signal that may be broadcasting from another time entirely. Was Larry hearing ghosts… or something worse? Tune in for static, suspicion, and sand in all the wrong places in this haunting new installment of The KSCO Whodunnit, Whatdunnit, What-The-Heck-Is-Going-On-Here Murder Mystery and Slightly Off-Topic Theater of Dubious Justice.

Episode 26 – The Last Broadcast of Gary Morris

When KNRY in Monterey celebrates its 90th anniversary, station owner Gary Morris decides to power up a forgotten transmitter and play a mysterious sign-off tape from the station's early days. But Cannery Row is no stranger to cursed history—especially next door to the infamous La Ida's bordello. What begins as a tribute quickly turns into a deadly broadcast, awakening the spirit of The Lady in the Bay, a long-lost singer with unfinished business. Detective Billy Armi returns to sort out the static, the ghosts, and the cold coffee in this haunting tale of music, memory, and watery graves.

ep 25 – Sea Monkey Nukes

When porta-pottys start flipping and glowing graffiti shows up in Watsonville, Detective Billy Armi follows a trail of shrimp cocktail stench, paranoia, and radioactive footprints. What he uncovers beneath the city's water treatment plant—and in the muddy banks of the Pajaro River—might explain the vandalism… or it might just be what happens when a Sea Monkey gets nuked. Cold coffee, bad science, and one slippery mystery.

ep 24- The Death of You

What happens when the next victim is… you? In this chilling yet reflective installment, Detective Billy Armi arrives at a scene unlike any other. The listener has become the subject of the mystery, found silent with only Billy's own voice echoing back from the radio. As he searches for clues, Billy ponders routines, time, and what's left behind when the coffee goes cold and the broadcast ends. Because in the end, we're all just stories waiting for someone to listen.

Episode 23: Ghost Ride the Whip

MZ and Amy thought it was just another free dinner promo from Waymo. But when they stepped into that silent driverless car near Aquatic Park, they never came back. Detective Billy Armi uncovers a truth darker than San Francisco fog: these cars aren't driven by AI—they're driven by the ghosts of old cabbies who refuse to give up the streets they once ruled. A tale of haunted routes, vanished passengers, and a city that remembers everyone… even when it shouldn't.

Episode 22 – The Death of Rich Lieberman

When Rich Lieberman, the Bay Area's most abrasive media critic, is found dead in the bushes outside the long-defunct KGO radio building, Detective Billy Armi is called to the scene. What looks like poetic justice turns sinister when another bizarre rhyme appears — signaling the return of the Final Stanza. Was it karma… or murder? Episode 22 of the KSCO Whodunnit delivers static, satire, and a chalk outline in all the wrong places.

Episode 21: The Alex Jones Incident: The Death of Steve O'Brien

When conspiracy broadcaster Steve O'Brien is found dead backstage at the Cocoanut Grove during a KSCO-sponsored Alex Jones event, Detective Billy Armi steps into a swirling cocktail of kombucha, USB sticks, titanium socks, and paranoia. Was it poison, sabotage, or something even weirder? As usual, a bizarre poem is left behind — the signature of the Poet of Questionable Merritt. One more dead broadcaster. One more case that makes less sense the more you understand it.

Episode 20 – The Death of Don from Salinas (Hoe-Down Edition) Hold onto your britches and crank up that rotary phone—Detective Billy Armi's back, and this time he's got a twang in his voice and vengeance in his gut. When ol' Don from Salinas kicks the bucket mid-rant, it ain't just a tragedy—it's a full-blown corn-fed conspiracy. With mysterious poems, government tofu, and a killer who rhymes like a rattlesnake with a thesaurus, this hoe-down edition of the KSCO Whodunnit is dumber than a screen door on a submarine… and twice as fun.

Episode 19 – The Death of Don from Salinas When legendary KSCO caller Don from Salinas is found dead mid-rant—clutching his landline and surrounded by mystery—it's up to Detective Billy Armi to track down the poetic madman known only as The Final Stanza. Packed with deadpan wit, ideological outrage, and one last bizarre poem, this episode honors a true voice of resistance… and leaves the mic just warm enough for revenge.