The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast
737 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 1.5K ratingsA deep dive into the darker side of the Golden State hosted by Roseanne with a quietly intense storytelling style and is always ad-free
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[Bonus] Amiee’s Story
September 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBThis Is A First Person Narrative Based On True Events Involving The Stalking of Aimee By Her Neighbor **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 2008, Aimee, a single woman in her mid-30s, finally purchased her own little dream home. It was the perfect style, the perfect neighborhood, and the perfect price. Before long, she realized the person living next door was far from the perfect neighbor... LINKS: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod PayPal: https://www.p...
[Bonus] Amiee’s Story
September 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBAimee's Story- Surviving a Stalker
#105 The Tale of the Sleepy Lagoon & the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943
August 28, 2019 21:44 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThe Story Of The Sleepy Lagoon And The Civil Unrest Known As The Zoot Suit Riots Of 1943 **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On the evening of August 1st, 1942, leading into the early morning hours of the 2nd, Jose Diaz had attended a birthday party in what is today known as the city of Maywood. He would be discovered beaten, stabbed and unresponsive just outside the fence surrounding the house. With so many conflicting witness statements, law enforcement, becoming more an...
#105 The Tale of the Sleepy Lagoon & the Zoot Suit Riots
August 28, 2019 21:44 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThe Murder at Sleepy Lagoon and the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.
#104 The Tale of the Men Who Loved Maribel
August 21, 2019 00:07 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe 2013 Murder of Army Veteran Maribel Ramos.
#104 The Tale of Maribel Ramos & The Men Who Loved Her
August 21, 2019 00:07 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe 2013 Murder Of Army Veteran Maribel Ramos Committed By Her Roommate K.C. Joy **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** 36 year old Army Veteran and soon to be Cal State Fullerton Graduate Maribel Ramos disappeared from her Orange, California apartment in 2013. There were a number of romantic interests in her life that police were able to eliminate as suspects one at a time. Investigators soon realized that they needed to look closer to home - Maribel's roommate of 18 months,...
#103 The Tale of Behind Closed Doors
August 15, 2019 17:09 - 2 hours - 84.3 MBThe 2012 Murder of Quee Choo Chadwick and the manhunt for her killer, Peter Chadwick.
#103 The Tale of Quee Choo & Peter Chadwick with Guest Tyler Allen From The Minds Of Madness Podcast
August 15, 2019 17:09 - 2 hours - 84.2 MBThe Murder Of Quee Choo Chadwick Committed By Her Husband Peter Chadwick Who Was A Fugitive For Nearly 5 Years **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In October of 2012, Newport Beach residents Peter and Quee Choo Chadwick inexplicably failed to show up to pick up their 2 youngest sons from their bus stop. What happened to the couple remained a mystery until the following morning when 911 in San Diego received a call from Peter claiming his wife had been murdered and taken int...
#102 The Tale of Rape, Lies, & Justice
August 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBThe Wrongful Conviction of Brian Banks.
#102 The Tale of Brian Banks: Falsely Accused & Wrongfully Convicted
August 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBThe False Rape Accusations Made Against High School Football Player Brian Banks By Fellow Student Wanetta Gibson **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 2002, Brian Banks was living his dream. He was a popular standout linebacker at Poly High School in Long Beach, about to embark on his senior year. By the time he was 16, he was already being noticed by some of the best colleges in the country, yet had already made a verbal commitment to take his talents to USC. He was def...
#101 The Tale of Dan & Betty Broderick [Part 2]
August 01, 2019 15:37 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBThe Murder of Dan And Linda Broderick Committed By His Ex-Wife, Betty Broderick [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Dan Broderick, San Diego Attorney and his socialite wife and suburban supermom Betty were among the area’s prominent and well known couples. That is until a pretty young blonde named Linda Kolkena came along after find work as Dan’s so-called legal assistant. As the couple’s marriage had been rocky leading up to Dan...
#100 The Tale of Dan & Betty Broderick [Part 1]
July 30, 2019 12:16 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThe Murder of Dan And Linda Broderick Committed By His Ex-Wife, Betty Broderick [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Dan Broderick, San Diego Attorney and his socialite wife and suburban supermom Betty were among the area’s prominent and well known couples. That is until a pretty young blonde named Linda Kolkena came along after find work as Dan’s so-called legal assistant. As the couple’s marriage had been rocky leading up to Dan meeting Linda, he discord at home ...
#099 The Tale of the Grifters: Sante & Kenny Kimes
July 23, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 91.3 MBThe Story Of Grifters Sante Kimes And Her Son Kenny Kimes, Jr. And Their Cross Country Crime Spree **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In July of 1998, New York Socialite Irene Silverman mysteriously vanished from her Upper East Side home, never to be seen again. The investigation quickly zeroed in on a mother/son crime duo - Sante and Kenny Kimes - who had been clandestinely stalking and surveilling the 82 year old socialite in a plot to try to take over ownership of her m...
#99 The Tale of the Grifters
July 23, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 91.3 MBThe Life and Crimes of Sante and Kenny Kimes, Jr.
[Bonus] The Disappearance of Mandy Stokes
July 16, 2019 16:49 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBThe 2007 Disappearance of Mandy Stokes.
[Bonus] The Tale of What Her Brother Knows: The Vanishing of Mandy Stokes
July 16, 2019 16:49 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBThe Mysterious Disappearance of Mandy Stokes And What, If Anything, Her Brother Had To Do With It **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On Sunday, November 25, 2007, graduate student Mandy Stokes left her apartment she shared with her brother Aaron to run some errands. She would never been seen again. The ensuing investigation turned up some troubling details involving the aspects of both Mandy and her brother's lives, issues with drug addiction, and fighting between the sib...
[Bonus] The Tale of 20 Days
July 14, 2019 01:38 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThe 2016 Disappearance of Disneyland Employee Yeweinishet Mesfin.
[Bonus] The Tale of the 20 Days Weini Mesfin Was Inexplicably Missing
July 14, 2019 01:38 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBDisneyland Employee Yeweinishet Mesfin (Weini) Went Missing For 20 Days in 2016 - Find Out What Happened To the Dedicated Employee And Friend **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 2016, Disneyland employee Yeweinishet Mesfin (Weini for short) inexplicably failed to show up one night for her shift as a maintenance employee in the "Cars Land" attraction. Twenty days later, the mystery of her disappearance would be solved, but it would become the focal point of a conversation...
[Bonus] The Tale of the Drowning Deaths of Jacob & Jackson Telnas By Their Mother [BREAKING NEWS]
July 10, 2019 02:52 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBBreaking News: Poterville, California Mother Sherri Telnas Drowned Her Sons, 7-Year-Old Jacob and 12-Year-Old Jackson in 2019 **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** California mom Sherri Telnas allegedly drowned her two sons, 7 year old Jacob and 12 year old Jackson on June 29th, 2019. Jacob survived on life support until his death on July 7th, 2019. We also discuss the conviction of Lin Li who drowned her 2 year old daughter, Melody in 2016 in Brooklyn, New York, and Jonatha...
[Bonus] The Tale of Jacob and Jackson [BREAKING NEWS]
July 10, 2019 02:52 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBThe Drowning Deaths of Jacob and Jackson Telnas.
#98 The Tale of the Legendary Mitchell Brothers
July 09, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBThe Rise and Fall of the Mitchell Brothers and the O'Farrell Theater.
#098 The Tale of the Mitchell Brothers: The Pioneers of Adult Entertainment
July 09, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBThe Story of Legendary San Francisco Brothers and Pioneers of Adult Entertainment Jim and Artie Mitchell, Founders of the O'Farrell Theater **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On July 4, 1969, Jim and Artie Mitchell opened up the O’Farrell theater, an innovative venue used for both showing adult films, as well as rooms with live adult entertainment. They became pioneers of the industry, eventually growing their empire into a multi-million dollar business. But one of the b...
#97 The Tale of the Failure of a System
July 03, 2019 00:47 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThe Murders of Amber Dubois and Chelsea King
#097 The Tale of the System That Failed Amber Dubois & Chelsea King
July 03, 2019 00:47 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThe Murders of Amber Dubois And Chelsea King Committed By John Albert Gardner, III **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On February 25th, 2010, 17 year old honors student Chelsea King vanished from a jogging trail not far from her San Diego area home. Before she was even found, evidence located related to the case linked DNA to a convicted sex offender, John Albert Gardner III. 3 days after that, Chelsea’s remains would be found in a shallow grave on the banks of the lake n...
[Bonus] Killafornia Dreaming's 2nd Anniversary Special
June 28, 2019 04:35 - 2 hours - 96 MBKillafornia Dreaming is celebrating its 2nd anniversary. In this bonus, we have the voicemails you called in, the Facebook Q & A, and a special interview with Dave Wehr. Thank you for 2 amazing years!! LINKS: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/killaforniapod Merchandise: https://killaforniadreamingpodcast.threadless.com/ Website: https://killaforniadreamingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/12...
#096 The Tale of The Real LIfe 'Narcos Mexico': Operation Leyenda [Part 2]
June 27, 2019 19:22 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBThe Story Behind "Narcos: Mexico" - This Is The Case of Operation Leyenda, The Investigation Into The 1985 Kidnapping, Torture and Murder Of DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the second part of a 2 part series. On February 7, 1985, DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped at the behest of the Guadalajara Drug Cartel leaders who suspected he had information as to how and why their overseas bank accou...
#96 The Tale of Operation Leyenda [Part 2]
June 27, 2019 19:22 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThe 1985 Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena.
#95 The Tale of Operation Leyenda [Part 1]
June 25, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThe 1985 Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena.
#095 The Tale of The Real LIfe 'Narcos Mexico': Operation Leyenda [Part 1]
June 25, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBThe Story Behind "Narcos: Mexico" - This Is The Case of Operation Leyenda, The Investigation Into The 1985 Kidnapping, Torture and Murder Of DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On February 7, 1985, DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was kidnapped at the behest of the Guadalajara Drug Cartel leaders who suspected he had information as to how and why their overseas bank accounts were suddenly being frozen and seized, in...
#094 The Tale of Marcus Wesson: The Monster of Fresno
June 18, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThe Case of Marcus Wesson, Known As The Monster Of Fresno, Who Is Responsible For The Murders Of Nine of His Children **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On March 12, 2004, Fresno Police answered a 911 call which they first thought was a routine domestic disturbance call. It turned out to be anything but. When they finally made their way back in the house, 9 children of the household would be dead of single gunshot wounds thru the eye. The killings would mark the worst ma...
#94 The Tale of the Monster of Fresno
June 18, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThe 2004 mass murder of the Wesson Family.
[Bonus] The Tale of Jason Derek Brown: The FBI's Most Wanted #489
June 11, 2019 00:24 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBJason Derek Brown, #489 On The FBI's Most Wanted List, Shot And Killed Armored Truck Guard Robert Palomares in 2004 And Has Been A Fugitive Ever Since **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On November 29, 2004, Robert Palomares was doing his job as an armored truck guard, picking up money from an AMC theater in Phoenix, Arizona, when he was shot 5 times in the head by a gunman that then grabbed the money bag containing $56,000. The investigation led to the identification of t...
[Bonus] The Tale of the FBI’s Most Wanted #489
June 11, 2019 00:24 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBThe Search for the FBI's most wanted fugitive Jason Derek Brown.
#093 The Tale of the Re-Invention of Lori Ruff & Susan LeFevre
May 30, 2019 22:53 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThe Double Lives Of Lori Ruff And Susan LeFevre - Two Women Who Re-Invented Themselves **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Formerly entitled "The Tale of the Fugitive". Today, we are going to discuss two different stories...two women, one who changed her identity to hide from her family and everyone in her previous life, and the other who was running from the law. The first story leading into the second involves the sad tale of Lori Erica Ruff...we take a look at how she m...
#93 The Tale of the Fugitive
May 30, 2019 22:53 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThe Double Life of Susan LeFevre.
[Bonus] The Tale of Bank Robbers 'The Stopwatch Gang' [Part 2]
May 27, 2019 12:37 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBThe Story 'Stopwatch Gang' Who Robbed More Than 140 Banks In Canada And California [Part 2] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the second part of a two part series, so make sure you listen to part one before you listen to this, otherwise you will be lost. For this special pair of bonus episodes of Killafornia Dreaming we are headed north to Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s, a trio of friends began their own little criminal enterprise, targeting shipment containers, c...
[Bonus] The Tale of the Stopwatch Gang Part 2
May 27, 2019 12:37 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBThe 1980 San Diego Bank of America Heist.
[Bonus] The Tale of Bank Robbers 'The Stopwatch Gang' [Part 1]
May 25, 2019 22:18 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBThe Story 'Stopwatch Gang' Who Robbed More Than 140 Banks In Canada And California [Part 1] **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** For this special pair of bonus episodes of Killafornia Dreaming we are headed north to Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s, a trio of friends began their own little criminal enterprise, targeting shipment containers, cargo, and delivery systems throughout Ottawa. Eventually their exploits landed them in prison, but each one of them managed to escape fro...
[Bonus] The Tale of the Stopwatch Gang [Part 1]
May 25, 2019 22:18 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBThe 1980 San Diego Bank of America Heist.
#92 The Tale of Nixon’s Dirty Millions
May 23, 2019 01:41 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThe 1972 United California Bank Robbery in Laguna Niguel, California.
#092 The Tale of Nixon’s Dirty Millions: The 1972 Robbery of United California Bank
May 23, 2019 01:41 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBThe 1972 Robbery of The United California Bank Where President Nixon Was Rumored To Have Squirreled Away Millions **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In early 1972, President Richard Nixon was in full swing preparing for the 1972 election, hoping to win a second term. But as you know, Nixon would famously quit as he got broiled in some issue involving some wiretapping thing later on that year. But Watergate wasn’t Nixon’s only scandal. He also was involved what came to b...
#91 The Tale of a Killer’s Rage
May 15, 2019 11:58 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBCalifornia and Illinois serial killer Andrew Urdiales.
#091 The Tale of Andrew Urdiales: The Rage of a Serial Killer
May 15, 2019 11:58 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBThe Story Of Jennifer Asbenson - The Only Woman To Survive The Brutality of Serial Killer Andrew Urdiales **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In September of 1992, Jennifer Asbenson accepted a ride to work from a stranger…the man seemed pleasant, charming even. She had no idea she had just gotten into the car with a sadistic serial killer… and she would be the only one to live to tell about it. This is the story of Andrew Urdiales. LINKS: Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...
#090 The Tale of an Obsession: The Murder of Nicholas Howard
May 07, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThe 1997 Murder Nicholas Howard By Ralph Albert Marcus - A Man Obsessed With Nicholas' Mom **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On February 4, 1997, 18 year old Nick Howard inexplicably went missing. The following morning, his mother contacted police to report him missing and a search was immediately launched. Two days later, Nick’s car was found submerged in the Sacramento River, but Nick was not with his car. Three weeks later, Nicks body was found a little ways downstre...
#90 The Tale of a Deadly Obsession
May 07, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThe 1997 murder of 18 year old Nicholas Howard.
[Bonus] The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor
May 02, 2019 12:47 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThe Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor.
[Bonus] The Tale of the Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor With Guest Host Justin Rimmel
May 02, 2019 12:47 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThe Mysterious Death Of William Desmond Taylor With Guest Host From The Mysterious Circumstances Podcast Justin Rimmel **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Justin, host of the Mysterious Circumstances Podcast joins us once again to delve into another mystery, this time, an intriguing old time Hollywood Murder Mystery - the shooting death of director William Desmond Taylor. LINKS: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kill...
#089 The Tale of the Solved [Not Solved?] Murder of Publicist Ronni Chasen
April 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBThe Mysterious Shooting Death Of Hollywood Publicist Ronni Chasen That May Or May Not Have Been Committed By Harold Martin Smith **KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On November 16th, 2010, the much sought after Hollywood publicist, Ronni Chasen was shot and killed as she was driving home from an after party in Beverly Hills. Because of a tip to America’s Most Wanted called in by a tipster with questionable information and motives. And as police descended upon the person of...
#89 The Tale of Ronni Chasen
April 30, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThe Mysterious Murder of Ronni Chasen.