#312 The Tale of "8 Passengers" Part 3 of 3: The Downfall of Ruby Franke [Vacation Series]

This is the story of a young woman from Southern California who, despite what many people and newspaper articles have to say about her, was still a person who did have hopes and dreams for a better, stable, fulfilling life. She was in her final year in high school. She played softball. She was a cheerleader. She was an excellent student who maintained good grades. She had been accepted to Northern Arizona University and was slated to begin in the fall of 20...

6 Huhti 20211h 9min

This is a story of 3 people whose lives came together when they each followed their dreams to serve this country in the United States Coast Guard. At least one of them dreamed of doing so since childhood. When you join the armed forces, you never really know where in the world you might end up, but wherever that may be, at any given place, at any given time, people from all over the country, possibly from all over the world, cross paths. People from very different background...

29 Maalis 20211h 19min

This is a follow up to episodes 175 & 176 where we covered the cons and crimes of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter. The information in this short bonus comes directly from his 2015 appeal of his first degree murder conviction and includes many details that were omitted from the articles and news stories about this sensational case. SOURCES: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2009/01/fake_rockefeller200901 http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/rockefeller-art-scandal....

23 Maalis 202138min

This is the second part of a 2 part series. He said he was a screen actor, a film director, an art connoisseur, a physicist, a seafaring captain, a financier, and a member of the English aristocracy. The truth was, he was none of those things, with possibly the exception of an actor. In a sense, that is what he spent nearly his entire adult life doing - acting. But it wasn’t ever for film or for television. No, it wasn’t that kind of acting. The kind of act...

18 Maalis 20211h 57min

He said he was a screen actor, a film director, an art connoisseur, a physicist, a seafaring captain, a financier, and a member of the English aristocracy. The truth was, he was none of those things, with possibly the exception of an actor. In a sense, that is what he spent nearly his entire adult life doing - acting. But it wasn’t ever for film or for television. No, it wasn’t that kind of acting. The kind of acting this man was somewhat masterful at has another...

8 Maalis 20211h 5min

This is the story of 2 best friends, Sheldon Steward and Trevor Holminksi, who went on one last drug fueled camping trip before one of them was set to pursue his lifelong dream of joining the United States Marine Corp. By the next morning, only one of them would emerge from the wooded area alive. This is the Tale of A Blue Crow SOURCES: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/14/east-bay-art-student-found-guilty-of-murdering-friend-on-northern-california-camping-trip/ https:...

1 Maalis 20211h 12min

This is a preview of a premium episode available exclusively on Patreon for supporters at the $5 + tiers. IMPORTANT LINKS: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/killaforniapod Merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/people/killaforniapod/shop?asc=u Website: https://killaforniadreamingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1296620370450345/ Facebook Page: https...

22 Helmi 20211min

In November of 2012, Dylan Redwine was sent to his dad's house for a court ordered visit that he did not want to go on, but had not choice. The next day, he disappeared. Suspicion quickly fell onto his father, Mark Redwine, who vehemently denied having anything to do with Dylan's disappearance, yet put little to no effort into the searches for his missing son. Dylan's remains would be found by hikers 6 months later and after many years of waiting, Mark Redwine was finally ar...

20 Helmi 20211h 14min