16 episodes

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.
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The Bakersfield Three Casefile Presents

    • True Crime
    • 4.6 • 882 Ratings

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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.
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Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother

    Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother

    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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    • 25 min
    Episode 2: Facebook Official

    Episode 2: Facebook Official

    The ties between The Bakersfield Three are explored as new revelations, including a love triangle, come to light.
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    • 35 min
    Episode 3: Yellow Rose

    Episode 3: Yellow Rose

    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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    • 33 min
    Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans

    Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans

    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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    • 34 min
    Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful

    Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful

    Baylee Despot was young, beautiful, and ambitious. But a series of traumatic events veered her life onto a dark path.
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    • 51 min
    Episode 6: Polaroid Picture

    Episode 6: Polaroid Picture

    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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    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
882 Ratings

882 Ratings

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Captivating

This podcast was great! I just have two things that I feel like were not addressed in the trial episode that were mentioned in prior episodes. 1. I thought when they found Micah’s arm it had zip ties on it? Was this brought up during trial since Matthew Queen said he was killed at his house? Why would he have zip ties on his arms if he was killed prior to going to garage? 2. If they recovered Micah’s skull can’t they determine if cause of death was blunt force trauma from a weight vs. a gunshot wound? I feel like these could have helped prove premeditation.

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The newscaster voice is off putting

I can’t stand these true crime podcasts that sound like an endless news segment. Want to know about this story though so I’m going to try to stick with it.

TimT.84 ,

You shouldn’t have to pay !

You shouldn’t have to pay to listen to podcasts. I quit listening to other podcasts. Because I I paid for everything that I like to listen to. I would only be working to pay for subscription services and would be living in a tent in the woods.

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