In today’s episode, I’ll share three strange and intriguing true crime cases currently in the news - a suspected serial killer hunting for victims in a small California town, a gruesome discovery on a local walking trail, and a bizarre discovery unearthed in a San Francisco Bay Area mansion’s back garden.

Resources: 

“Suspect is Arrested in Series of Killings in Stockton, Calif., Police Say”, Eduardo Medina, The New York Times, Oct 15, 2022

“Stockton serial killings: Everything we know now about suspect Wesley Brownlee”, Daniel Macht, Hilda Flores, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022

“Timeline: Stockton police arrest suspect linked to six serial killings”, Gabriel Porras, ABCNews.go.com, Oct 16, 2022

“What we’re learning about victims of the Stockton serial killings” Maricela DelaCruz, KCRA 3, Oct 19, 2022 

“Coroner IDs Woman Found on Fire in Antioch, Suspects in Custody”, Bay City News, Oct 24, 2022

“Antioch Police Say Two Arrested in Homicide Case of Woman Found Burned on Mokelumne Trail”, East County Today, Oct 24, 2022

“2 Charged with Mutilation for Antioch Burned Woman’s Death”, Amy Larson, KRON News, Oct 27, 2022

“Atherton mystery mansion once owned by man convicted of murder: court records”, Amy Larson, Dan Kerman, KRON News, Oct 22, 2022. 

“Update: Buried car unearthed in Atherton Saturday and taken away by tow truck”, Angela Swartz,The Almanac, Oct 22, 2022 

“Buried Car Removed from Atherton Backyard Taken to Crime Lab”, Thom Jensen and Stephanie Guzman, NBC News, Oct 24, 2022

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/buried-car-removed-atherton-backyard/3037992/

“Former owner of Atherton estate with mysterious buried car has history of murder, sunken yacht”, Julia Prodis Sulek, Bay Area News Group, Oct 24, 2022 

“Buried car in Atherton: Onsite investigation complete, still no human remains found”, Angela Swartz, The Almanac, Oct 24, 2022

Links: 

Episode #84 of Once Upon a Crime - “Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping” 

https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/episode-084-last-stop-the-chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping/

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