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Episode 8: The Last Line Never Rhymes Detective Billy Armi returns in this fog-drenched mystery set at the haunted Seabright Castle Prep, where KSCO radio host and internet law genius Timothy Walton is found dead at a harpsichord. The only clues? A series of cryptic poems that rhyme… until the last line. As the Castle reveals its strange past, Billy follows a trail of nonsense, mold, and murder—one bad rhyme at a time.

Episode 7: "The Call Comes in- Murder in the Cooper House" In this fog-drenched installment of The KSCO Whodunnit, Whatdunnit, What-The-Heck-Is-Going-On-Here Murder Mystery & Slightly Off-Topic Theater of Dubious Justice, the bodies of local radio legends Billy Sunshine and Jim Twu are found sprawled across the floor of the historic Cooper House in downtown Santa Cruz. Each clutches a handwritten note accusing the other of murder. Is it a double cross, a setup, or just the world's most confusing murder-suicide? Expect secrets, suspicions, and just enough off-topic rambling to derail any reasonable investigation.

Episode 6: The Curious Case of Jim Twu When Jim Twu's body is discovered in the back of a lingerie store—glittered, lubed, and missing a shoe—things get weird fast. The only clue? An alpaca in sunglasses, chewing gum, and refusing to talk. Join us as Detective [insert name] attempts to unravel this sticky mystery, where every lead is slippery and nothing makes sense... especially the alpaca.

EPISODE 5: THE FINAL BROADCAST OF BILLY SUNSHINE The body of Billy Sunshine—KSCO's most controversial and stubbornly sunny host—has been found slumped over the broadcast console, a cryptic note clutched in his cold, liberal fingers. He'd survived decades of angry callers, protest emails, and parking lot stink-eyes, but this time... the mic finally went cold. Was it one insult too many? A revenge plot decades in the making? Or just a tragic case of open-mic poisoning? The KSCO Whodunnit team dives into a tangled web of feedback loops, station politics, and bitter blends of talk radio history.

Tune in for suspicious sound checks, questionable alibis, and one very final sign-off.

In The Case of the Taped Truth Seeker, Episode 4 of the KSCO Whodunnit series, Steven Lightfoot—Santa Cruz's most relentless conspiracy theorist—was found dead, duct-taped high to a streetlamp with his feet dangling inches above the pavement. In one hand, he still clutched a stack of crumpled flyers. Below him, his tape gun rested on the ground like a dropped weapon. Whether silenced for the truth he spread—or the madness he provoked—was anyone's guess.

In this bizarre installment of The KSCO Whodunnit, Whatdunnit, What-The-Heck-Is-Going-On-Here Murder Mystery & Slightly Off-Topic Theater of Dubious Justice, a beloved caller named Randall is found murdered on Cannery Row. Randall, famous for training chickens to play tic-tac-toe with tourists, met his end in a flurry of feathers. Witnesses describe the killer as a giant chicken—or someone disturbingly committed to poultry cosplay. Was it a rival entertainer? A jealous zookeeper? Or has the pecking order finally gotten deadly? Tune in as the mystery unravels, one cluck at a time.

When a devoted listener goes silent and leaves behind nothing but a warm egg, the trail leads back to the airwaves — and the final broadcast of Billy Armi and Dave Michaels. Slide whistles, dead air, and an unhinged public unravel a case too scrambled to make sense. Welcome to radio's weirdest whodunnit yet.

When beloved radio host Dave Michaels is found dead on a foggy Santa Cruz sidewalk, the only clue is a chalk outline and a witness report of a clown fleeing the scene. Join us as Detective Billy Armi begins unraveling the twisted tale in this first installment of The KSCO Whodunnit, Whatdunnit, What-The-Heck-Is-Going-On-Here Murder Mystery & Slightly Off-Topic Theater of Dubious Justice.

"Unclenched with Jim Twu"—where the gloves come off and the truth gets raw. Jim dives into the topics too spicy for radio, tackling the outrageous, the controversial, and the downright untamed. No filters, no limits—just pure, unfiltered Twu. Listen… if you dare.

My cat almost got jumped!