The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

The 2011 Murder Of 20 Year Old Rory McGuire  by Gregory 'Chad' Wallin-Reed And The Debate Over Standing Your Ground In The State Of California [Part 1 of 2] Over the 4th of July weekend in 2011, a carload of 19 and 20 year old set out for a party somewhere in Antelope Lake, California.  Unable to find the party, they started to make their way home.  On the way, the encountered an obnoxio...

The Mother's Day 2011 Attempted Murder/Suicide/Family Annihilation Plan Carried Out By Annamaria Gana SOURCES: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1700017.html https://thecinemaholic.com/antonio-gana-murder-where-is-annamaria-gana-now/ https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/woman-43-found-guilty-in-botched-murder-suicide-of-her-family/ https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news...

The 2000 Quintuple Murders In Marin & Contra Costa Counties Perpetrated By Self-Proclaimed "Prophet Of God" Glenn Along with Followers Justin Helzer & Dawn Godman In the summer of 2000, 9 duffel bags were fished out of Northern California's Mokelumne River which contained the disarticulated body parts of 3 individuals, while during the same week in a seemingly unrelated case...

A $40 Million Counterfeit Coupon Scam, The Largest On United States History Operated Out Of Phoenix Arizona, Not By A Sophisticated Criminal Syndicate, But Rather A Suburban Housewife, Robin Ramirez  In 2012, Phoenix police were alerted to a counterfeit coupon ring that was being operated behind an IP address in their city.  The investigation soon led to a simple, yet sophisticated operation, with...

The 2001 Shooting Death of Dustin Wehde, The 20-Year-Old Who Was Killed In An Apparent Act Of Self-Defense By 35-Year-Old Mother Of 3 Tracey Richter On the evening of December 13, 2001 Early, Iowa wife and mother Tracey Richter was busy taking care of her 3 young children when 2 intruders appeared in her house and attempted to strangle her to death.  Tracey managed to break free, went for her safe...

The Murders Of Paul Vados & Kenneth McDavid Planned & Orchestrated by Septuagenarians Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt [Part 3] This is the third part of a 3 part series. Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt met in the 1980s at a local Hollywood gym.  Before long, the two ladies became friends, and over time, that friendship grew into a complex, love/hate relationship as they came to f...

The Murders Of Paul Vados & Kenneth McDavid Planned & Orchestrated by Septuagenarians Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt [Part 2] This is the 2nd part of a 3 part series.  Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt met in the 1980s at a local Hollywood gym.  Before long, the two ladies became friends, and over time, that friendship grew into a complex, love/hate relationship as they came to fi...

The Murders Of Paul Vados & Kenneth McDavid Planned & Orchestrated by Septuagenarians Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt [Part 1] Helen Golay & Olga Rutterschmidt met in the 1980s at a local Hollywood gym.  Before long, the two ladies became friends, and over time, that friendship grew into a complex, love/hate relationship as they came to find that they had much in common in terms o...

Alex Murdaugh Has Been Convicted Of  The June 7th, 2021 Murders Of His 22 Year Old Son, Paul & 52 Year Old Wife, Maggie [Part 2] This is the second part of a 2 part series. The Murdaugh Family maintained a strong hold on the Solicitor's office in the Low Country Area of South Carolina for a Century.  That is until the 2019 actions of 19 year old Paul Murdaugh threaten to topple the Family...

Alex Murdaugh Has Been Convicted Of  The June 7th, 2021 Murders Of His 22 Year Old Son, Paul & 52 Year Old Wife, Maggie [Part 1] This is the first part of a 2 part series. The Murdaugh Family maintained a strong hold on the Solicitor's office in the Low Country Area of South Carolina for a Century.  That is until the 2019 actions of 19 year old Paul Murdaugh threaten to topple the Family...

The 1984 Murder of Miramonte High School Student 15 year old Kirsten Costas Perpetrated By Classmate Bernadette Protti Kirsten Costas was on top of the world going into summer vacation 1984.  She would be joining the cheerleading team in the upcoming fall, she was on the varsity swim team, and she had just been recruited to join the school's elite social club for girls - The Bob-O-Links, or B...

The 1999 Murders of Clear Lake, California Retirees Donald And Mary Ann Duvardo Part 2 of 2 On April 6, 1999, the bodies of Don and Mary Ann Duvardo were discovered in their Clear Lake Home by their neighbor who had grown concerned after not having seen or heard from the couple for one week.  With one person of interest after another being eliminated, there was a fear this case - the very first do...

The 1999 Murders of Clear Lake, California Retirees Donald And Mary Ann Duvardo Part 1 of 2 On April 6, 1999, the bodies of Don and Mary Ann Duvardo were discovered in their Clear Lake Home by their neighbor who had grown concerned after not having seen or heard from the couple for one week.  With one person of interest after another being eliminated, there was a fear this case - the very first do...

The 2013 Murder of 74 Year Old Joseph Galfy, Jr. Perpetrated By Caleb "Kai The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" McGillivary Back in 2013, Caleb McGillivary went from Internet viral star to inmate behind bars.  Popularly known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, was wandering through life when he accidentally wandered into internet fame when he saved a number of people from one very out o...

An Interview With the Hosts Of The Safe Haven Podcast Melissa Sandberg & Justin Rimmel & The Investigation Into The 2008 Unsolved Murder Of Judy Petty Of Parkersburg, West Virginia This episode is an interview with the hosts of The Safe Haven Podcast, Melissa Sandberg & Justin Rimmel.  They have joined up with the American Military University investigative team, Jennifer Bucholtz and G...

The August 2021 Murder Of Aspiring Travel & Lifestyle Influencer Gabby Petito Gabby Petito was a 22 year old woman who was chasing her dreams of traveling across the United States and sharing her adventures, travels, and lifestyle ideas and hacks via social media.  She was well on her way to making it a reality when her life was tragically cut short by the very companion, her partner in life,...

The 1996 Murder Of Genocide Survivor, Humanitarian, & Academy Award Winning Actor Dr. Haing Ngor Dr. Haing Ngor came to the United States in the early 80s, along with his niece, Sophia.  They both had lost their families to the Cambodian Genocide carried out by the Communist Regime the Khmer Rouge, ordered by its leader, Dictator Pol Pot.  By chance, Haing landed a part in a 1984 movie about t...

The November 13, 2022 Murders Of University Of Idaho Students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen & Kaylee Goncalves Inside Their Shared Home In Moscow, Idaho In the early morning hours of Sunday November 13, 2022, an assailant entered a home shared by several University of Idaho Students and brutally stabbed 4 of them to death.  For the next 48 days, the small college town of Moscow, I...

The 1993 Murders Of Jennifer Ji & Her Newborn Son Kevin In Mission Viejo California Taiwanese businessman Jim Peng had built an electronics empire with his wife of 20 years, Lisa.  They eventually moved to Orange County, California in order to expand their business and give their two sons the best education money could buy.  In 1990, Jim had a chance encounter with a 25 year old hotel employee...

Three Of The Most Shocking Holiday Crimes: Chapter 1 - Carnage In Carnation, Chapter - 2 Not *THAT* Gene Simmons, & Chapter 3 - Santa Is Not Kissing Mommy This Year We are delving into 3 different horrifying crimes that took place in the days leading up to Christmas. Chapter 1 is the 2007 murders of 3 generations of the Anderson family in Carnation, Washington planned and carried out by Michel...

The Life And Crimes Of The Man Dubbed The Lonely Hearts Necrophiliac, Serial Killer Phillip Jablonski With Special Guest Bob Motta WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEXUAL MUTILATION AND MURDER. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED Phillip Jablonski, born to an abusive, alcoholic father, grew up to become one of California's most depraved seri...

The 1996 Death Of 27-Year-Old Sandra Orellana Who Fell From Her 8th Floor Hotel Balcony While On A Business Trip In Industry, California Sandra Orellana was a worker's compensation specialist at a staffing company based in Houston, Texas called Skillmaster.  In November of 1996, she joined company executive Robert Salazar on a business trip to California.  After an evening of drinking and dan...

A Review Of The Murders Of 14-Year-Old Liberty German & 13 Year-Old Abigail Williams On February 13, 2017 In Delphi Indiana Abby Williams and Libby German Went Hiking at the Monon High Trail and Bridge on February 13, 2017 and were never seen alive again.  After thousands of tips and a handful of suspects, an arrest was finally made in October of 2022, more than 5 years later.  The probable ca...

This is a first person narrative based on true events.  Some of the details may be dramatized for purposes of this episode. This is the story of Eder Herrera, Itzcoatl Ocampo, and a serial killer who terrorized Orange County California in the winter of 2011. SOURCES: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-accused-serial-killer-poison-himself-jail-20150625-story.html https://murderpedia.org/m...

The 2012 Murder of Chris MacCullum While On A Birthday Camping Trip In the Applegate Area of Siskiyou County California Chris and Tricia MacCallum met in 2008 and in short order got married and had a baby girl together.  However, after a short stint in the Army, Tricia suddenly packed up and left Chris, moving from their home in San Antonio, Texas back into her mother's house in Medford, Oreg...