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Almost thirty-seven years ago Lorraine Rodriguez was murdered. She was a single mother to two young daughters. Her case remains unsolved. 

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When an assailant beats a 90-year-old widow to death and seriously injures her daughter, it tends to shake up a community. 

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Shirley Jordan and her 10 year-old son Joey were murdered in their Oildale duplex in 1995. This is their story. 

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho terrified audiences in 1960, forever changing how movies were experienced—including enforcing a strict "no late admission" policy to heighten suspense. That same summer, a Bakersfield teenager watched Psycho and returned home, only to hear unsettling noises from her neighbor’s apartment—music, strange movements, and a chilling scream. Was it her imagination or something more terrifying? 

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This Notorious Bakersfield episode explores the reason why the city of Bakersfield has two dates of incorporation. You'll be surprised to learn it is because of one unpleasant character. 

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On a quiet April night in 1923, an engineer at the San Joaquin Light and Power Company, made a chilling discovery while clearing debris from Mill Ditch. What initially appeared to be a discarded doll turned out to be the lifeless body of a toddler, sparking a mystery that would soon deepen with the discovery of a brutally murdered woman nearby. Over a century later, the identities of these victims remain unknown, and the case stands as one of Bakersfield’s oldest unsolved crimes.

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Bakersfield had never witnessed a crime of such magnitude in its history. A crime so shocking and heinous, it left the entire city reeling.

In the summer of 2003, five members of a single family were found slain in their central Bakersfield home. The victims ranged from an elderly grandmother to a six-week-old infant.

Within hours of the gruesome discovery, Bakersfield was thrust into the national spotlight.

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In April 2002, a quiet Bakersfield neighborhood was shaken by a brutal daylight attack. A year later, another shocking assault unfolded on the nearby Panorama Bluffs, but this time, a retired police officer intervened, preventing a tragedy. These two harrowing incidents would eventually connect, exposing the violent crimes of one man and spotlighting the bravery of Billy George Martin who stood up when it mattered most

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Fort Cook, once an ambitious private resort envisioned as a celebrity haven, became a focal point of intrigue, rumors, and ultimately tragedy. The tale of its owner, Ronnie Cook—a musician turned entrepreneur—unfolds against a backdrop of mystique, scandal, and a shocking murder that shattered its idyllic façade.

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