The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

The 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...

Disneyland 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...

Breaking 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 o...

The 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 th...

The 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...

Killafornia 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:  htt...

The 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...

The 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 su...

The 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 house...

Jason 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 t...

The 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 f...

The 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 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 throug...

The 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...

The 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...

The 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 R...

The 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:  ...

The 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...

The 1998 Shooting Death Of Corrections Officer Elizabeth Begaren On The 91 Freeway In Anaheim Set Up By Her Husband Nuzzio Begaren [Part 2] ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This Episode is the 2nd part of a 2 part series.  If you haven’t listened to Episode #087, listen to that first, then come back to this.  On January 17th, 1998 40 year old Elizabeth Begaren was shot and kille...

The 1998 Shooting Death Of Corrections Officer Elizabeth Begaren On The 91 Freeway In Anaheim Set Up By Her Husband Nuzzio Begaren [Part 1] ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On January 17th, 1998 40 year old Elizabeth Begaren was shot and killed in a confrontation on the 91 freeway after an evening out with her husband and step-daughter.  At first it appeared to be a possible car...

Drunk Driver James Virgil Patterson Crashes His Father Chevy Suburban And Kills 4 Out Of 8 Of His Friends ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In July of 1995, 8 friends took a short overnight road trip out to the Mojave desert, to hang out, for one last hurrah before the start of their senior year in high school.  4 of those friends would never come home.  Listen to this story, a l...

Clearing Up A Few Things! Thank You For Listening To Killafornia Dreaming: True Crime Deadtime Stories! ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Just a short bonus to clear up a couple mistakes in the show notes of Episode 72 The Tale of Blaze Bernstein, Episode 84 The Tale of a Killing in the Sepulveda Pass, and some comments about politics, mispronunciations, and moms. LINKS:   Patreo...

The 2006 Murder Of Barbara Mullenix Committed By Her Daughter Rachael And Her Boyfriend Ian Westleigh Allen ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On September 13th, 2006, a body was discovered floating in the waters of the Newport Beach Harbor, though this person did not drown.  The victim had been stabbed more than 50 times elsewhere and dumped into the Harbor.  Having to resort to...

The 1997 Murder Of Ennis Cosby, Son Of Serial Sexual Predator Bill Cosby, Perpetrated By Mikhail Markhasev ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** **I did mispronounce 'Ennis' throughout this episode.  My apologies** On January 16th, 1997, a young man named Mikhail Markhasev was out with a couple of friends looking to rob somebody when he came across another young man pulled...

The 2004 Murder Of Jerry Wesley, Jr. Who Was Out Running An Errand For His Father ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Today we are going to visit a murder case in South Los Angeles that received zero media attention.  The shooting death of Jerry Wesley, Jr., a man who had just stopped by a local restaurant to pick up some food for his dad before heading off to work was gunned down...