Episode 368: The Mystery of San Pedro Part 1: Maria Rudecinda Florencia Sepulveda De Dodson

After teasing it at Cornerfest 26, Alex takes Jesse and Mathas deep into the history of his hometown of San Pedro, CA and its founders to investigate a treasure hunt of gold and jewels and…himself?

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Episode Sources
The Book: https://a.co/d/02jg97My
Palos Verdes Pulse article about the book: https://www.palosverdespulse.com/blog/dodsonmystery
San Pedro Today article mentioning the book: https://sanpedrotoday.com/2026/07/30/a-new-class-of-pirate-greats/
Palos Verdes Pulse article about the live treasure hunt: https://www.palosverdespulse.com/blog/sanpedrocluehunt
The Bike Palace: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2025/12/31/the-bike-palace-longtime-san-pedro-business-dealing-with-aftermath-of-devastating-fire/
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1317458-fire-destroys-bike-palace-san-pedro-ca.html
Demolishing The Always Closed Sailing Shop: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2026/03/26/commission-approves-parking-expansion-improvements-on-san-pedro-waterfront/
Superlove: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2021/01/07/artist-takes-a-stand-on-knoll-hill/31497
The Death of Pietro Di Carlo: https://sbhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/pietro-di-carlos-successful-life-ends-mysteriously-on-the-san-pedro-docks/
John Olguin and the Point Fermin Light on California’s Gold with Huell Howser: https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2009/03/15/pt-fermin-lighthouse-lens-californias-gold-11005/
The History of San Pedro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepúlveda_family_of_California
Maria Rudecinda Florencia Sepulveda de Dodson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_of_Home_of_Diego_Sepúlveda
https://sbhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/rudecinda-florencia-sepulevda-de-dodson-played-a-major-role-in-san-pedros-development/
https://sbhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/land-grant-heiress-fostered-development-of-san-pedros-landmark-fox-cabrillo-theatre/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudecinda_Sepulveda_Dodson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Dodson_Residencehttps://web.archive.org/web/20171101055218/
https://sanpedro.com/sp_point/dodsnhs.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro_Woman's_Club
The Griffith Park Tea House: https://aetherapparel.com/journal/the-griffith-park-tea-househttps://web.archive.org/web/20250707180802/
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2016/03/01/mysterious-make-a-wish-teahouse-appears-atop-knoll-hill-in-san-pedro/
The History of Knoll Hill: https://wikimapia.org/16549277/Knoll-Hill
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-26-me-55910-story.html
Obituary for a Lost Cat by Alan Hanson: https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/obituary-for-a-lost-cat