Notorious Bakersfield

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He had a BIG presence in Bakersfield. He had a big personality with an even bigger passion for food. He was a big name in the local restaurant business. Freddie Giovanetti's culinary career spanned over 30 years...From dishwasher to owning a chain of restaurants. 

His story is a classic American dream story. A story of business success built by hard work. That success story ended when he was brutally beaten and killed in 1971.

During the months that followed his death, rumors swirled throughout Bakersfield. Was it a mafia hit? A lovers triangle? A robbery gone wrong? For months, and for everyone not involved with the investigation, it was a classic murder mystery. It all came into focus once law enforcement began unraveling the plot. 

And I'll tell you all about the notorious Freddie Giovanetti murder case on this episode of Notorious Bakersfield. 

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Anna Bertram Duncan was the daughter of two Kern County pioneering families. Her father was Millard A. Duncan, owner of MA Duncan & Company, a mercantile business that was located at 18th & Eye Streets. Her mother, Emma Duncan, was the stepdaughter of Peter Wible, whose offspring went on to become some of Bakersfield's most prominent civic, farming and business leaders. Perhaps you've heard of Wible Road?

In 1931 Bertram was savagely murdered in broad daylight in front of her family's Oleander neighborhood home across the street from Beale Park. 

But, this wasn't the first time her murderer had killed. You'll hear all about his two crimes in this episode of Notorious Bakersfield. 

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In 1926, Fairy Cornell and her daughter Fairy Gerace were murdered by Odd Cornell, Fairy Cornell's estranged husband.  It happened in a home that once stood on the north side of 24th Street, between Chester Ave. and Eye St. Most people living today have no idea about this tragedy that made headlines across the country.
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