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For decades, this crime was one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes. 

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Franklin Lee was a faith healer who practiced medicine without a license in the 1950s. 

Written by Carolyn Harvey

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In 1979, Verna Gill was murdered inside her Westchester home. Suspicion immediately fell to her husband. But was it him? 

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This 1994 murder in the upscale neighborhood of The Oaks stunned and shocked the entire city of Bakersfield.

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When Kern County authorities began searching for a missing toddler in 1993, they were shocked to learn where it was. 

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This episode takes an in-depth look at the 1998 homicide of elementary school principal Kathleen Heisey. The case remains unsolved, leaving questions and speculations about the killer's identity.

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In 1994, CHP Officer Richard Maxwell was killed in the line of duty. This is that story

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In August 2002, a 20-year-old young man murdered his grandmother in the Rosedale home they shared. 

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In the summer of 1989 a serial arsonist targeted homes in developments in Southwest Bakersfield.  The Oaks, Campus Park, Haggin Oaks, Silvercreek, and Seven Oaks were all neighborhoods the arsonist terrorized. 

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