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On the evening of November 21, 1992, Three members of the Kammeyer family were discovered brutally murdered in their home on Gibson Street next door to the Bakersfield Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The dead were 50-year-old John Kammeyer Sr, his wife Alana Kammeyer age 49, and John Allen Kammeyer age 24. When the pieces to this murder investigation began falling into place, three teenagers, including a family member of the deceased, were named suspects. Kern County Sheriff Officials announced a fantasy role-playing game may have been to blame.

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 Merle Haggard was probably the most well-known person born and raised in Bakersfield. His career as a Country and Western singer, songwriter, and entertainer spanned over 50 years.

Notorious Bakersfield takes a look back at this Bakersfield icon's criminal past.

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In 1967, A Kern County Sheriff Deputy discovered the lifeless body of Dominga "Dee" Montoya in a 24-hour laundromat.

Because of the brutal nature of this crime, and the fact that the victim was a secretary for a California lawmaker, this murder mystery made headlines throughout the state.

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In the late 1980s in Bakersfield, there was a serial rapist targeting women who were alone in grocery store parking lots. This predator became known as "The Supermarket Rapist".

Congratulate Elvis Barber, on winning the Notorious Bakersfield drawing of two one-day passes to this year's March Meet. These passes were generously provided by Fomoso Dragstrip

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 The March Meet drags are Notorious not only in Bakersfield but around the world. Every year race Fans flock to the Fomoso Dragstrip to witness a legacy of racing that dates back 63 years.

You'll want to listen to this episode all the way to the end to find out how you can win two one-day passes to this year's March Meet. These passes were generously donated by Fomoso Dragstrip.

 March Meet Drawing https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G37CR5Y

Fomoso Dragstrip https://famosodragstrip.com/

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What makes a story rise to the notorious level? I look back to see how long a story remained in the headlines of the Bakersfield Californian. That's probably the main determining factor. The next is to see if the story made news outside of Bakersfield.

The crime you'll hear about on this episode checks both of those boxes. It remained in the news for weeks and made headlines across the country...probably because this story was so scandalous for the times. It involved sex, murder, and three elementary school teachers. To finish off this Valentine's Day series of stories about love gone wrong, this episode is about the Deadly Teacher Love Triangle.

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 Late in the morning of August 15th, the coffee shop at the Ramada Inn was still busy serving breakfast. The restaurant's manager Roberta Plank was working the cash register. The Ramada Inn's general manager, Warren Bruce, popped into the coffee shop. The two were standing at the cash register having a conversation...probably about the weather...when a man dressed in a business suit, calmly walked in and told Roberta to call the police. He'd just shot a man in the parking lot. This is the story of The Deadly Realtor Love Triangle.

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 There are a lot of rumors out there floating around about the historic Padre Hotel in downtown Bakersfield. Many of them are 100 percent false.

Most of these stories aren't based on any evidence whatsoever. These rumors have given this iconic Bakersfield landmark an unfortunate reputation. However, this Notorious Bakersfield story you're about to hear about the Padre is documented, verifiable, and true.

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 Other than Col. Thomas Baker, who Bakersfield was named after, George and Julius Chester, who Chester Ave is named after, and Country music stars Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, I can't think of another name more closely associated with Bakersfield than the Beale family name.

I interviewed William Cooke, the author of the recently released book Truxtun and Marie Beale for his insights into this family whose members have figured prominently not only in Bakersfield and Kern County's history...but our country's history. This is the story of Truxtun Beale.

Order "The Gun-Wielding Philanthropist and the Adventuress Socialite, the Charming and Eccentric Lives of Truxtun and Marie Beale" here: https://truxtunbeale.com/

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In 1984, fast-moving fire in a hardware store in Pasadena killed four people.

In January of 1987, a string of fires broke out in several different retail stores in the California Central Valley...two in Bakersfield, two stores in Tulare, and two more in Fresno. Thankfully, unlike the Pasadena fire, the destruction from these fires in the Central Valley was limited to property damage...no lives were lost.

In the next several years, more suspicious fires...dozens actually...were set in the Southern California and the Central Coast areas.

Thanks to the hard work, determination, and tenacity of Captain Marvin Casey,  a Bakersfield Fire Department arson investigator, a suspect was identified, apprehended, and prosecuted.

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