The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

An In-Depth Examination Of the Texas House Of Representatives Investigative Committee On The Robb Elementary School Shooting On May 24, 2022 In this episode, we are going to discuss the Robb Elementary school shooting which took place May 24, 2002.  We are going to examine the background of the attacker, the timeline of the events, what went wrong with the law enforcement response and the fallout...

A Halloween Special: Serial Killers Who Inspire Horror Films - The Life And Crimes Of Edmund Kemper, III **WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DETAILS INVOLVING  SEXUAL VIOLENCE, HOMICIDAL VIOLENCE AND ANIMAL CRUELTY. LISTENER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED** Is a serial killer born that way or does he get made that way?  For Edmund Kemper, it could quite have possibly been the later....

Filmmaker and Director Matthew Gentile Talks To Us About His Debut Film "AMERICAN MURDERER" Which Is The Story Of Fugitive Jason Derek Brown American Murderer is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown - a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most e...

The 2009 Attempted Robbery Of Britani Coberly And Her Boyfriend Evan Karoway Orchestrated By Britani's One-Time Best Friend, Alphonze Fitzhugh. Britani and Alphonze met in high school in 2003.  From there, the pair formed a unlikely friendship that carried over after high school.  In fact, they considered each other to be the best of friends.  Unlike what many of their friends thought, there...

This Is Part 2 of 2 On The Mysterious  Disappearance of 7-Year-Old Kyron Horman Who Went Missing in Portland, Oregon On June 4, 2010. On the morning of June 4, 2010, Kyron Horman went to school with his step-mom, Terri Horman, and his 19 month old half sister Kiara.  It was a big day at school because they were having their annual Science Fair that morning and the school Talent Show that afternoon...

This Is Part 1 of 2 On The Mysterious  Disappearance of 7-Year-Old Kyron Horman Who Went Missing in Portland, Oregon On June 4, 2010. On the morning of June 4, 2010, Kyron Horman went to school with his step-mom, Terri Horman, and his 19 month old half sister Kiara.  It was a big day at school because they were having their annual Science Fair that morning and the school Talent Show that afternoon...

*THIS IS A FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS. SOME OF THE DETAILS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIZED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS EPISODE* When Jessica was 9 years old, her father was arrested and charged with domestic violence and suspicion of child abuse.  When he was let out on bail, he was ordered to stay away from his wife, his child and his home.  But he wasn't about to let some piece of paper ge...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW ONLY OF THE PREMIUM PATREON EPISODE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORTERS OF THE SHOW AT THE $5+ TIER LEVELS ONLY* Chris Smith was a young, up and coming business man who had a knack for getting people to think they needed a mortgage refi or debt consolidation.  He eventually decided he didn't want to work for anyone else but himself, so he and a co-worker formed their own Lead Generatio...

The 2014 Mauling Death of Dayton, Ohio Resident Klonda Richey By A Pair of Cane Corso Italian Mastiffs Owned By Her Next Door Neighbor Andrew Nason Klonda Richey was a lifelong resident of Dayton, Ohio.  The house she lived in was her pride and joy and she had been there for well over 20 years by the time new neighbors moved in right next door - Andrew Nason, his girlfriend Julie Custer, and her 3...

An Look At the Deaths Of Actress Brittany Murphy And Her Husband Of 2 1/2 Years Simon Monjack 5 Months Apart But Under Eerily Similar Circumstances In this episode we take a bit of a more controversial look at the untimely deaths of Brittany Murphy and her husband's mysteriously similar death 5 months later, Simon Monjack.  Brittany burst on to the scene after nailing the role of "Tai Fr...

The 5 Children of Suspected Killer Chad Daybell And Step-Children Of Lori Vallow Speak Out About Their Father's Innocence, Claiming He Was Framed By His Wife And Her Brother, Alex Cox In the Fall of 2019, a frantic, nationwide search was was launched for 2 missing children - 16 year old Tylee Ryan and her brother, 7 year old JJ Vallow.  The last time there was a verified sighting of them was...

In 2002, the Villar family, Jean-Pierre, Erika, and 8 year old daughter Laura moved from New Jersey to Longboat Keys, Florida following a serious back injury that was going to have JP sidelined from work for a while.  So, the family decided it would be better, easier, and more fun for him to rehab in their favorite vacation destination - Longboat Keys.  The moved in to a house next door to Dr. Hol...

On the night of April 11-12, 1981, 35 year old Sue Sharp, her 15 year old son John Sharp, and his friend 17 year old Dana Wingate were brutally murdered in Sue's rented Cabin at a resort located in Keddie, California.  Sue's 12 year old daughter was also missing from the scene, though her remains would turn up just over 3 years later about 65 miles away near Feather Falls, California.  T...

THIS IS A PREVIEW OF A PREMIUM PATREON BONUS.  The 1998 Case of Feuding Neighbors Bob Hall And Walter Stephens In Lompico, California That Ends In An Unexpected Tragedy Lompico, California residents Bob Hall and Walter Stephens became acquainted with one another shortly after Walter purchases the home closest to Bob's, who had lived there on and off since 1988.  The neighbors were friendly......

The 1989 Disappearance And Murder In Phoenix And Disposal In California Of Ruby Morris Committed By Her Terrible Toupee Wearing Husband Earl Morris Today we briefly revisit a story we covered in Killafornia Dreaming's first year before we get into today's story.  Both cases involve bad husbands with even worse attempts at covering their tracks.  Two men who decided murder was a better op...

Juliette's Story: A First Person Crime Narrative Loosely Based On True Events Written by Roseanne  This is a first person narrative based loosely on actual events.  All the names have been change and includes many fictionalized details I've written and developed for purposes of this episode.  Consider this a drama-cast inspired by true events.  If you do not enjoy dramatizations, this ma...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 6 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 5 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 4 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 3 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 2 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The 1993 Rape And Murder Of Transgender Man Brandon Teena Along With Friends Lisa Lambert And Phillip DeVine Perpetrated By John Lotter And Tom Nissen [Part 1 of 6] In recognition of Pride Month 2022, we are taking a trip to the state of Nebraska to tell the tragic life story of a 21 year old transgender man named Brandon Teena.  Brandon became a household name when his story was told in the 1999...

The Arrest And Conviction Of Kidnapping Faker Sherri Papini More Than 5 Years After She Mysteriously Vanished in November Of 2016 And Suddenly Reappeared 22 Days Later Back in November of 2018, Killafornia Dreaming told you the The Tale of Sherri Papini.  Since then there have been some major developments in her November 2016 "kidnapping" case.  Earlier this year, on March 3, 2022, Sherr...

An In-Depth Look At the Meteoric Rise And Spectacular Fall Of Elizabeth Holmes And Her Now Defunct Biotech Company Theranos [Part 13] This is Part 1 of a 13 Part Series in which Killafornia Dreaming will be discussing the rise and fall of Elizabeth's Holmes of the now defunct biotech company Theranos.  For more than a dozen years, Theranos worked tirelessly in an effort to develop a revolutio...

An In-Depth Look At the Meteoric Rise And Spectacular Fall Of Elizabeth Holmes And Her Now Defunct Biotech Company Theranos [Part 12] This is Part 1 of a 13 Part Series in which Killafornia Dreaming will be discussing the rise and fall of Elizabeth's Holmes of the now defunct biotech company Theranos.  For more than a dozen years, Theranos worked tirelessly in an effort to develop a revolutio...