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This encore Notorious Bakersfield episode covers the decades-old cold case of Dawn Koons' homicide.

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Authorities at first ruled Nettie Crowder's death a suicide. But soon neighbors began to gossip...

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In 2010, Frank Adams went missing under very suspicious circumstances. This is his story.

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In October 1991, 19-year-old Chad Flitcraft was murdered while cruising Chester Ave. with his friends. This is that story.

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This encore episode is dedicated to the memory of my friend Blake Grider who I interviewed for this story. Blake passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

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In May 2003 a motorist found a toddler wandering the street of East Bakersfield alone. A frantic search was launched to find his family.

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In 1947, a doctor employed by the County of Kern shot and seriously wounded an attorney. Th lurid details of this crime fascinated the Bakersfield community.

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When a couple was attacked by two chimpanzees in Havilah, the news media consistently referred to the location as "near Bakersfield". Even though the attack didn't happen here, Bakersfield will forever be linked to this 2005 attack of the killer chimps.

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