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#122 The Tale of Becoming a Turpin: Why Louise & David Turpin Did What They Did

The Sister Of The Perris, California House Of Horrors Mom Louise Turpin Gives Her First Interview And Discusses Their Childhood And Upbringing **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** WARNING:  THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DETAILS INVOLVING THE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME LISTENERS.  LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. On January 14th, 2018, David and Louise Turpin became household names because of the horrific conditions their 13 childr...

#122 The Tale of Becoming a Turpin

The 2018 Discovery of the Perris, California House of Horrors and the Turpin 13

#121 The Tale of Righting Wrongs: The Wrongful Conviction of Bruce Lisker [Part 2]

The 1983 Murder of Dorka Lisker And The Subsequent Conviction Of Her Adoptive Son, Bruce [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the second part of a two part series.  On March 10, 1983, housewife and mother Dorka Lisker was attacked in her home by an intruder.  She was bludgeoned and stabbed, leaving her mortally wounded.  Her son, Bruce, who she was expecting to come over to borrow some tools would be the one to stumble on the horrific scene.  But instead of b...

#121 The Tale of Righting Our Wrongs [Part 2]

The 1983 Murder of Dorka Lisker

#120 The Tale of Righting Wrongs: The Wrongful Conviction of Bruce Lisker [Part 1]

The 1983 Murder of Dorka Lisker And The Subsequent Conviction Of Her Adoptive Son, Bruce [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On March 10, 1983, housewife and mother Dorka Lisker was attacked in her home by an intruder.  She was bludgeoned and stabbed, leaving her mortally wounded.  Her son, Bruce, who she was expecting to come over to borrow some tools would be the one to stumble on the horrific scene.  But instead of being treated as the grieving son, he quickly be...

#120 The Tale of Righting Our Wrongs [Part 1]

The 1983 Murder of Dorka Lisker

#119 The Tale of Who Killed the YouTube Star: The Death of Tamisha Ridge

The 2008 Murder Of Rising YouTube Fashion Influencer Tamisha Ridge Perpetrated By Her Ex-Boyfriend Demeshlo Green **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 2008, Tamisha Ridge was one of the first to be what would become known as a YouTuber.  She had a passion for fashion and shared her tips and DIY instructional videos with a growing a dedicated following.  She bright, happy, effervescent, and her love what she was doing shone through.  But, behind the scenes, Tamisha’s person...

#119 The Tale of Who Killed the YouTube Star

The 2014 Murder of rising YouTube Star 31 year old Tamisha Ridge

[Addendum] Your Awful Neighbor Tales

Listener Submitted Nightmare Neighbor Stories

[Addendum] The Tale of Your Awful Neighbors

Listener Stories Of Horrible Neighbor Experiences **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On this addendum to episode #118, I read your personal horror neighbor stories that you shared on our Facebook Page.  If you commented, but stipulated you wanted it to stay private in the group, then it won't be included in this episode.  Thank you to everyone who commented and share your story! LINKS:   Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod PayPal:  https://www.paypal.com/paypa...

#118 The Tale of Neighborly Brutality: When Your Antagonist Is A Cop

One Neighbor's Feud Turns Into A Years-Long Harassment Campaign Against Them By  LAPD Officer Irsie Henry Who Operated Under All The Protections Of His Badge **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In March of 2001, 20 year veteran LAPD Officer Irsie Henry and his wife Sharon moved into a neighborhood bustling with families who enjoyed regular gatherings and social get-togethers.  While having an officer move into the neighborhood seemed like a good thing at the beginning, it so...

#118 The Tale of Neighborly Brutality

Former LAPD Officer Irsie Henry’s years long campaign of harassment and terror in Altadena, California

#117 The Tale of Lost in the Heartland: The Disappearance of Mike Golub

The 2005 Disappearance Of Mike Golub Who Was In A Contentious Custody Battle Over Their Son With His Ex-Wife Shannon Floyd And Her New Husband Chad Floyd At The Time He Went Missing **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 1994, Deb Golub and her son Mike packed up and left California to start over with a new man in her life in the tiny town of Johnson City, Kansas.  Before long, Mike began a relationship with a young woman named Shannon Albers, with whom they had a son, Littl...

#117 The Tale of Lost in the Heartland

The 2005 Disappearance of Mike Golub in Johnson City, Kansas

[Breaking News] The Saugus High School Shooting

The Saugus High School Shooting

[Breaking News] The Tale of Another Campus Shooting: Saugus High School

The November 14, 2019 Saugus High School Shooting  in Santa Clarita California That Killed 2 And Injured 3 **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On November 14, 2019, 16 year old Nathaniel Berhow opened fire with a .45 caliber handgun, killing two fellow students and injuring 3 more.  Berhow then shot himself in the head, and was last reported to be brain dead, with no chance of recovery.  Who is Nathaniel Berhow, what could have caused the teen to open fire on his fellow stud...

#116 The Tale of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Murder of Petty Officer 3rd Class Allen Schindler, Jr.

The Beating Death Of Navy Sailor Allen Schindler, Jr. When Two Of His Shipmates Discovered Allen Was Gay And In The Navy Under The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Allen Schindler, Jr. had a dream of following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps by joining the US Navy.  But there was a thing that he need to keep secret - that he was gay.  In order to enlist, he would not be allowed to reveal his sexual orientation.  But, he would eve...

#116 The Tale of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The Beating death of US Navy Sailor Allen Schindler, Jr

[Bonus] The Disappearance of Arianna Fitts

The Disappearance of Arianna Fitts

[Bonus] The Tale of a Dual Mystery: Who Murdered Nicole Fitts & Where is her Daughter Arianna?

The Murder Of 32-Year-Old Nicole Fitts And The Possible Abduction Of Her 2-Year-Old Arianna Fitts In San Francisco, California   **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On April 1st, 2016, 32 year old single mother Nicole Fitts left her home ostensibly to meet with her 2 year old daughter's babysitter.  The nature of that meeting is unknown, and Nicole Fitts was never seen alive again, and her 2 year old daughter has not been seen since a month or more prior to that night.  A wee...

#115 The Tale of the Night Before Halloween: The Murder of Robin Hoynes

The 1984 Murder Of KFC Manager Robin Hoynes, A Case That Went Cold For Two Decades Before Someone Close To The Killer Finally Revealed The Truth **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On October 30, 1984, Robin Hoynes was closing out the business day at her job as the manager of the KFC in Torrance, California.  She was due to spend the night at her friend's house and be home the next morning to spend Halloween at home, but she never showed up.  On Halloween morning, the openin...

#115 The Tale of the Night Before Halloween

The 1984 Murder of KFC Manager Robin Hoynes

#114 The Tale of Who Murdered Stacey Stites? A Vacation Series [Part 4]

The 1996 Murder Of 19-Year-Old Stacey Stites And The Possible Wrongful Conviction Of  Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed [Part 4] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the fourth and final part of our series entitled The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites. On April 23, 1996, 19 year old Stacey Stites was strangled to death and her body was dumped off the side of a road in Bastrop, Texas.  Swabs taken revealed the presence of semen, leading authorities to surmise the motive for...

#114 The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites [Part 4]

The 1996 Murder of Stacey Stites and the Conviction of Rodney Reed

#113 The Tale of Who Murdered Stacey Stites? A Vacation Series [Part 3]

The 1996 Murder Of 19-Year-Old Stacey Stites And The Possible Wrongful Conviction Of  Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed [Part 3] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the third part of our series entitled The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites. On April 23, 1996, 19 year old Stacey Stites was strangled to death and her body was dumped off the side of a road in Bastrop, Texas.  Swabs taken revealed the presence of semen, leading authorities to surmise the motive for the murder...

#113 The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites [Part 3]

The 1996 Murder of Stacey Stites and the Conviction of Rodney Reed

#112 The Tale of Who Murdered Stacey Stites? A Vacation Series [Part 2]

The 1996 Murder Of 19-Year-Old Stacey Stites And The Possible Wrongful Conviction Of  Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** The is Part 2 of our series entitled the Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites.  On April 23, 1996, 19 year old Stacey Stites was strangled to death and her body was dumped off the side of a road in Bastrop, Texas.  Swabs taken revealed the presence of semen, leading authorities to surmise the motive for the murder was sex...

#112 The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites [Part 2]

The 1996 Murder of Stacey Stites and the Conviction of Rodney Reed

#111 The Tale of Who Murdered Stacey Stites? A Vacation Series [Part 1]

The 1996 Murder Of 19-Year-Old Stacey Stites And The Possible Wrongful Conviction Of  Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On April 23, 1996, 19 year old Stacey Stites was strangled to death and her body was dumped off the side of a road in Bastrop, Texas.  Swabs taken revealed the presence of semen, leading authorities to surmise the motive for the murder was sexual assault.  Her fiance, Giddings Police Officer Jimmy Fennell, emerged as ...

#111 The Tale of Who Killed Stacey Stites [Part 1]

#110 The Tale of the Game of Hoaxes: Swatting & the Killing of Andrew Finch

The Killing of Andrew Finch By Way Of Swatting - A Prank Online Gamers Pull On One Another By Having Police Sent To Their Homes **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On December 28, 2017, Andrew Finch was sitting in his Wichita, Kansas when he heard some sort of commotion outside.  Curious, he stepped out onto his porch only to be blinded by flood lights and confronted and surrounded by heavily armed Wichita Police officers.  Before anyone had a change to react or respond to o...

#110 The Tale of the Game of Hoaxes

The 2017 "Swatting" death of Andrew Finch

[BONUS] The Tale of the Grim Sleeper [with Ignorance Was Bliss]

The Case of the Grim Sleeper Lonnie Franklin, Jr.

[BONUS] The Tale of the Grim Sleeper Lonnie Franklin, Jr. with Guest Host Kate From The Ignorance Was Bliss Podcast

The Case Of Serial Killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. Known As The Grim Sleeper Who Terrorized Los Angeles Then Went Dormant For 14 Years **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** From 1985-1988, a killer was trolling the streets of South Los Angeles, picking up women, shooting them in the chest, sexually assaulting them, and dumping them in alleyways hidden under garbage.  Then one survived and he went dormant.  Or so investigators thought.  And suddenly, in 2002, the killer suddenly re...

#64 The Unsolved Murder of Debbie Dorian [UPDATE]

The Unsolved Murder of Debbie Dorian [UPDATE]

[UPDATE] #064 The [Formerly] Unsolved Murder of Debbie Dorian

SOLVED!! The Suspected Killer of Debbie Dorian Has Been Identified Through DNA  As Nickey Stane **NOTE: KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Last year in Episode 64, we discussed the unsolved murder of Debbie Dorian.  She was raped and murdered on August 22, 1996.  Her childhood friend, Katina, reached out to me last September and asked if I would be willing to discuss her case on our show, which I did.  Katina did not join me on the show, but she did provide me with as much in...

[Bonus] The Tale of Brenda Sue Gere

The 1985 Abduction and Murder of 12 year old Brenda Sue Gere

[Bonus] The Tale of the Abduction & Murder of 12 Year Old Brenda Sue Gere

The 1985 Abduction And Murder of 12-Year-Old Brenda Sue Gere Committed By Michael K. Green **NOTE: KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In this bonus episode, we explore the 1985 abduction and murder of 12 year old Brenda Sue Gere in Bothell, Washington.  We are joined by a childhood friend of Brenda's and Dreamer, Millicent Tirk, who attended elementary school with Brenda.  With Brenda having been laid to rest here in Southern California, we were pleased to be able to pay her ...

#109 The Tale of the 11th Man – Kevin Cooper [Part 4]

The Wrongful Conviction of Kevin Cooper Part 4

#109 The Tale of Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper: A Case For Innocence? [Part 4]

The Case Of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper And His Possible Wrongful Conviction [Part 4] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** [FORMERLY TITLED THE 11th MAN]  Dreamers, this is the 4th and final part of our series where we are taking a look at the questionable conviction of Kevin Cooper.  The crime itself, a horrifying massacre that stunned a quiet, rural community, was only compounded by a police investigation tainted with lies, manufacturing AND destruction of evid...

#108 The Tale of the 11th Man – Kevin Cooper [Part 3]

The Wrongful Conviction of Kevin Cooper Part 3

#108 The Tale of Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper: A Case For Innocence? [Part 3]

The Case Of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper And His Possible Wrongful Conviction [Part 3] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** [FORMERLY TITLED THE 11th MAN]  Dreamers, this is Part 3 of our series where we are taking a look at the questionable conviction of Kevin Cooper.  The crime itself, a horrifying massacre that stunned a quiet, rural community, was only compounded by a police investigation tainted with lies, manufacturing AND destruction of evidence, cover ups,...

#107 The Tale of the 11th Man – Kevin Cooper [Part 2]

The Wrongful Conviction of Kevin Cooper Part 2

#107 The Tale of Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper: A Case For Innocence? [Part 2]

The Case Of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper And His Possible Wrongful Conviction [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** [FORMERLY TITLED THE 11th MAN]  Dreamers, this is Part 2 of our series where we are taking a look at the questionable conviction of Kevin Cooper.  The crime itself, a horrifying massacre that stunned a quiet, rural community, was only compounded by a police investigation tainted with lies, manufacturing AND destruction of evidence, cover ups,...

#106 The Tale of the 11th Man – Kevin Cooper [Part 1]

The Questionable Conviction of Kevin Cooper

#106 The Tale of Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper: A Case For Innocence? [Part 1]

The Case Of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper And His Possible Wrongful Conviction [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** [FORMERLY TITLED THE 11th MAN]   Dreamers, this is Part 1 of our series where we are taking a look at the questionable conviction of Kevin Cooper.  The crime itself, a horrifying massacre that stunned a quiet, rural community, was only compounded by a police investigation tainted with lies, manufacturing AND destruction of evidence, cover ups...

[PREVIEW] The Tale of Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper: A Case For Innocence?

Preview Of Our Upcoming Series On The Case Of California Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper And His Possible Wrongful Conviction **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** [FORMERLY TITLED THE 11th MAN] Dreamers, we are about to dive into a case that I would argue is the mother-load of all things you would expect to never happen in our justice system here in the United States.  By the end of this story, if you are angry, sad, if you find yourself in disbelief or disillusioned and embitt...

[UPCOMING SERIES] The Tale of the 11th Man

Upcoming Series The Tale of the 11th Man - An Innocence Case

[Update] #63 The Ghost Ship Fire Verdict

Update for Episode 63 The Tale of the Ghost Ship Fire.

[Update] #063 The Tale of the Ghost Ship Fire Tragedy: The Verdict

This Is An Update For Episode #063 The Tale of the Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Tragedy; Link To Original Episode Is Listed Below **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This past week, a California jury rendered its verdict in the case we covered in Episode 63 entitled The Tale of the Ghost Ship Fire.  Joining me to discuss this verdict is long time Killafornia Dreaming listener Abigail Armistead, who herself experienced the loss of a dear friend in a fire in Portland Maine in 201...