Irma Mae Ivory was brutally killed on a sidewalk in downtown Bakersfield in 1944. This occurred near where Downtown Elemnarty School is located today. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

For decades a woman known as Downtown Mary wandered the streets of Bakersfield. This episode explores her orgins and her life here in Bakersfield, and the impact she had on our community. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

A convicted rapist was paroled to Bakersfield in 1967. Learn how his past followe  him here. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Tina Blunt's homicide. At the time of her death, Tina left behind two teenage children to mourn her loss. If you have any information regarding her still unsolved case, please call the Bakersfeild Police Department at 661-327-7111. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

For decades, this crime was one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

Franklin Lee was a faith healer who practiced medicine without a license in the 1950s. Written by Carolyn HarveyNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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In 1979, Verna Gill was murdered inside her Westchester home. Suspicion immediately fell to her husband. But was it him? Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This 1994 murder in the upscale neighborhood of The Oaks stunned and shocked the entire city of Bakersfield.Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

When Kern County authorities began searching for a missing toddler in 1993, they were shocked to learn where it was. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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.Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

In 1994, CHP Officer Richard Maxwell was killed in the line of duty. This is that storyNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

In August 2002, a 20-year-old young man murdered his grandmother in the Rosedale home they shared. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

When 89-year-old widow Martha Strayhorn was murdered, the suspect was obvious. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

Teenager Russell Clark was gunned down in an Oleander neighborhood alley in 1987. Learn how this crime was eventually solved. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

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Learn how the Bakersfield community came together in 1954 to fulfill a dying boy's final wishes. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F

This story covers the 1950 murder outside The Lucky Spot, a Bakersfield Honky Tonk. Researched and written by Carolyn S. HarveyNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FNotorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase!Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F