The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

The 1988 Murder Of Rising Star 10-Year-Old Judith Barsi And Her Mother Maria Barsi Perpetrated By Father And Husband József Istvan Barsi ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 1988, Judith Eva Barsi was one of the most sought after child actors in Hollywood.  But behind the scenes, her home life was a nightmare, wrought with violence, emotional, psychological, and physical abuse, c...

The 2008 Murders Of Ernest And Charlene Scherer In Pleasanton, California Perpetrated By Their Son Ernie Scherer, III ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In March of 2008, Ernest Scherer, Jr. and his wife Charlene were discovered beaten and stabbed to death inside their home in the very exclusive Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, California.  The investigation revealed a numbe...

The 2004 The Contract Killing of Lynn Schockner Masterminded By Her Husband Manfred Schockner ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In the picturesque enclave of Bixby Knolls in Long Beach, California, a shocking broad daylight murder took place.  Suburban housewife and mother, Lynn Schockner was attacked right in her own backyard, her neck slashed by an alleged burglar.  From the ve...

The 2000 Murders Of Three USDA Compliance Officers Committed By Stuart Alexander, The Sausage King Of San Leandro ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** The Santos Linguisa Sausage Factory had been a fixture in the city of San Leandro, California since 1921.  They produced a traditional Portuguese sausage using an secret family recipe from the old country and the business was handed d...

The Rise And Fall of Death Row Records Founder Marion 'Suge' Knight ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In the beginning of the early 90s, the world of hip hop saw the rise of artists like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, P. Diddy, Notorious BIG and more.  It also spawned a feud between West Coast and East Coast rap artists, and one of the most well known figures at the...

Injustice In Waco, Texas: The Case of Sexual Assault Survivor 'Donna Doe' At Baylor University ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** A short discussion about another miscarriage of justice, this time out of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  We explore the 2016 sexual assault of Donna Doe and the ridiculous plea bargain offered to her rapist.  LINKS:   Patreon:  https://www...

The 1985 Murder Of Archie McFarland Perpetrated By His Wife's Obsessed Lover Janos Kulczar ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Today’s story is going to be one about love, perhaps more like an obsession.  In 1985, Archie McFarland, devoted husband and father, was leaving for work on a cold December morning, before the sun had even risen.  In his driveway, he was stabbed 5 time...

A Neighbor Dispute Turned Deadly: The 2007 Murders Of Mel And Elizabeth Grimes Perpetrated By John Kenney ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is a story about neighbors…feuding neighbors.  John Kenney and Elizabeth and Mel Grimes very much as equally accomplished as the next, but with a very, very different way of living their lives.  John, the orderly military scientist with...

The 2012 Murder Of UNC Chapel Hill Student Faith Hedgepeth By Alleged Rapist And KillerMiguel Salguero-Olivares ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** **EXPLICIT LANGUAGE** In this special Vacation Series Bonus, we discuss the 2012 unsolved murder of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student, Faith Hedgepeth.  With no shortage of persons of interest, and DNA left behind at t...

The 2010 Murder Of 10 Year Old Cancer Survivor Zahra Baker By Her Step-Mother Elisa Fairchild ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** We are taking a break from California Crime and traveling clear across the US to Hickory, North Carolina to discuss the disturbing and tragic murder of 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker, a two time cancer survivor from Giru, Australia.  Zahra moved to the US...

Nanette Johnston And Her Lover, Ex-NFL Player Eric Naposki Conspire To Murder Her Boyfriend, Inventor William McLaughlin ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On December 15th, 1994, self-made millionaire and business man William McLaughlin was gunned down, shot six times in the upper torso in his own kitchen.  With no forensic evidence tying anyone to the crime scene - no fingerprin...

The 1988 LAPD Raid Of Dalton Street In The City Of Los Angeles ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In Episode 74, we mentioned a trial that was going on a few doors down from Officer William Leasure’s trial - the Trial of the Dalton Street raid.  In this bonus episode, we take a look at that 1988 raid that is considered to be the precursor of what was to come - the beating of motor...

The Crimes Of Corrupt LAPD Officer William Leasure - The Dirtiest Cop In L.A. ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In 1986, LAPD officer William Leasure was sailing up the coast of California with a friend.  They were on their way to sell a yacht his friend owned.  As they pulled into the Marina in Richmond, California, they were met by Oakland Police Officers who were awaiting the...

Follow Up To Episode #073 Killer Moms Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony And Stacey Barker ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** If you haven’t listened to Episode 73, please pause this, listen to that first, then come back to this, otherwise it won’t make as much sense.  This is a follow up Addendum to Episode 73, The Tale of Stacey Barker.  We are going over a couple of topics...

The Other Possible Victims Of Convicted Killer Robert 'The Jinx' Durst, A Case Covered On KD's Patreon ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** The Patreon Exclusive Bonus for the month of January of 2019 is The Tale of the Jinx where we discuss the life and crimes of Robert Durst, who is currently sitting in a California jail awaiting trial for the 2000 murder of Susan B...

Killer Moms Susan Smith, Diane Downs, Casey Anthony And Stacey Barker ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** WARNING : This episode contains events involving the deaths of very young children, including toddler aged children and may be disturbing to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. We are going to discuss the stories of 4 different mothers who committed acts of filicid...

The Life And Death Of Bugsy Siegel With Guest Host Justin Rimmel From The Mysterious Circumstances Podcast [Part 2] ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** This is the second part of a 2-part series on the Life and Death of Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel. We are joined, once again, by the host of the Mysterious Circumstances Podcast, Justin Rimmel.  We delve into Siegel’s humble beginnings ju...

The Life And Death Of Bugsy Siegel With Guest Host Justin Rimmel From The Mysterious Circumstances Podcast [Part 1] ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** For this special Bonus Episode, the Life and Death of Benjamin ‘Bugsy’ Siegel, we are joined, once again, by the host of the Mysterious Circumstances Podcast, Justin Rimmel.  We delve into Siegel’s humble beginnings just after the t...

The 2018 Murder Of College Student Blaze Bernstein Committed By Neo-Nazi Terrorist Group Atomwaffen Member Samuel Woodward ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On the night of January 2, 2018, Blaze Bernstein, home from University, visiting his family on winter break, went out with a former classmate from high school, unbeknownst to his family.  He never came back.  7 days later, Bl...

The 2018 Murders Of Shan'ann Watts, 4-Year-Old Bella, 3-Year-Old-Celeste And Unborn Son, Nico ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In this bonus vacation series episode, we discuss the murders of Shan’ann Watts, her children 4 year old Bella and 3 year old Celeste, and her unborn son to be named Nico at the hands of Shan’ann’s husband.  What lead to such a horrendous crime to h...

The Stories Of Terri Schiavo, Brittany Maynard And Karen Ann Quinlan And The Battle Over Their Lives ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** Today, we are going to take a look at the stories of Terri Schiavo, Brittany Maynard, and Karen Ann Quinlan.   Each of their extraordinary stories had a major impact on the way Americans viewed the controversial issues regarding the right-to-die,...

A Follow Up Episode On The Bizarre 22 Day Long "Kidnapping" Of Redding, California Super Mom Sherri Papini ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** In this addendum to Episode 70, we discuss some listener feedback, comments, opinions, and theories about Sherri Papini and her 22-day ordeal.  On November 2, 2016, ‘Super Mom’ Sherri Papini reportedly went for a jog and inexplicab...

The Bizarre 22 Day Long "Kidnapping" Of Redding, California Super Mom Sherri Papini ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On November 2, 2016, ‘Super Mom’ Sherri Papini reportedly went for a jog and inexplicably vanished.  Her phone was discovered a mile away off the side of a country road, which lead to a massive search effort being launched for the missing mother of two. ...

The Mysterious Disappearance Of Michael VanZandt After A Night Out In Hermosa Beach, California ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On March 5th, 2016, Air Force Veteran Michael VanZandt met up with some friends in Hermosa Beach, California to watch the UFC fight in the Pier Plaza area, which is filled with a spattering of bars and pubs.  After the fight, the group of friends begin...

The 1993 Murder Of 2 Year Old James Bulger Committed By 10-Year-Old Classmates Robert Thompson And Jon Venables [Part 3] ** KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY** On February 12, 1993, an abduction and murder took place in Merseyside, England.  The victim was 2 year old James Patrick Bulger.  Once the details of the crime, and those who were charged with committing the act emerged and ne...