The Bakersfield Three

The Bakersfield Three

When two friends go missing back-to-back, and in between their disappearances, a third friend is murdered, their mothers begin their own investigation. As the connections between the three cases are explored, the mothers navigate devastating twists and turns, including one revelation that shakes the community to its core. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother

November 7, 2023 • 25 mins

When a local young woman goes missing, it initially appears to be an all too familiar tragic tale involving a suspicious boyfriend. But it soon becomes clear the case is anything but typical when three local mothers begin their own investigation.

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Episode 2: Facebook Official

November 7, 2023 • 35 mins

The ties between The Bakersfield Three are explored as new revelations, including a love triangle, come to light.

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Episode 3: Yellow Rose

November 7, 2023 • 33 mins

Not long before Micah Holsonbake disappeared, he was a successful financial advisor living in a nice home with his wife and son. But a prescription for painkillers changes everything.

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Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans

November 7, 2023 • 34 mins

To the outside world, James Kulstad had it all. But after a shooting in a quiet neighborhood outside the home of a local doctor, secrets are revealed.

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Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful

November 7, 2023 • 51 mins

Baylee Despot was young, beautiful, and ambitious. But a series of traumatic events veered her life onto a dark path.

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Episode 6: Polaroid Picture

November 7, 2023 • 21 mins

Someone begins ripping down missing fliers and sending cryptic messages. Meanwhile, a human leg washes ashore at a popular local lake.

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Episode 7: Bone of my Bones, Flesh of my Flesh

November 7, 2023 • 22 mins

A group of teens make a horrifying discovery in the local river.

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Episode 8: Blue Christmas

November 7, 2023 • 21 mins

Another bombshell surfaces as the mothers of the Bakersfield Three brace themselves for answers that change everything.

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Episode 9: Mobsters, Motorcycles, and Monsters

November 7, 2023 • 33 mins

Rumors and terrifying stories about the Bakersfield Three become the talk of the town.

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Episode 10: River Arrest

November 7, 2023 • 22 mins

A police chase takes an unexpected turn.

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Episode 11: All the Sins

November 7, 2023 • 45 mins

A recorded phone call surfaces, taking the Bakersfield Three case in a devastating, new direction that no one saw coming.

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Episode 12: Bread Crumbs

November 7, 2023 • 37 mins

The mothers of the Bakersfield Three deal with the fallout from the bombshell announcement.

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Episode 13: Boogeyman

November 7, 2023 • 47 mins

A trial begins that unearths evidence and chilling testimony.

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Episode 14: Judgement Day

November 7, 2023 • 46 mins

A verdict is handed down.

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Episode 15: Waiting for the Wave to Crash

November 7, 2023 • 40 mins

Someone unexpected decides to speak out.

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