The Billiwhack Monster

For many, the Thanksgiving Holiday is a time to be with loved ones and indulge in an abundance of food while relaxing in California’s Autumn weather. But for those in Costa Mesa in 1991, the holiday w...

31 Jan 20191h 8min

On Halloween night 1984 in San Jose the brutal murder of Doreen Erbert would change the lives of her husband and daughter forever. Her ex-husband, William Michael Dennis would go to jail for the crime...

17 Jan 20191h 18min

In this Bonus Episode, we cover the triple murder of Michael, Marcy and Jennifer Jacobs in their home in the Land Park Area of Sacramento.  Murdered in 1991, their deaths remain unsolved. Website and ...

18 Okt 201826min

In 1979, Modesto, CA was a city experiencing a population explosion & massive urbanization. In the midst of this, in a residential neighborhood, the terrible murder of Michael Ridenour on a baseball f...

16 Aug 20181h 24min

In the last episode on Fong “Little Pete” Ching and the Tong Wars of San Francisco, we discuss the assassination of “Little Pete” and the trial and fall out following his death as well as the power va...

2 Aug 201857min

It’s pre-1900 San Francisco and bribery and graft run rampant. But can the city’s most notorious gangster find a way to cheat the system and keep himself and his bodyguard who shot a police officer ou...

26 Jul 201851min

This is the story of an often overlooked part of California History and the man that ruled the streets of Chinatown with an ironfist and was cut down by an assassin's bullet. Fong “Little Pete” Ching ...

19 Jul 20181h 6min

In Part 2 of the thrilling case of Emma Ledoux and Albert McVicar, we focus on the excitement surrounding her trial and delve deep into the publicity at the time.  The world was ready to convict her o...

5 Jul 20181h 20min