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[Bonus] The Tale of Bank Robbers 'The Stopwatch Gang' [Part 2] May 27, 2019

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The Story 'Stopwatch Gang' Who Robbed More Than 140 Banks In Canada And California [Part 2]
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
This is the second part of a two part series, so make sure you listen to part one before you listen to this, otherwise you will be lost. For this special pair of bonus episodes of Killafornia Dreaming we are headed north to Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s, a trio of friends began their own little criminal enterprise, targeting shipment containers, cargo, and delivery systems throughout Ottawa. Eventually their exploits landed them in prison, but each one of them managed to escape from prison, eventually winding up in California where they graduated to Bank Robbery, earning themselves the moniker, the Stopwatch Gang.
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[Bonus] The Tale of Bank Robbers 'The Stopwatch Gang' [Part 1] May 25, 2019

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The Story 'Stopwatch Gang' Who Robbed More Than 140 Banks In Canada And California [Part 1]
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
For this special pair of bonus episodes of Killafornia Dreaming we are headed north to Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s, a trio of friends began their own little criminal enterprise, targeting shipment containers, cargo, and delivery systems throughout Ottawa. Eventually their exploits landed them in prison, but each one of them managed to escape from prison, eventually winding up in California where they graduated to Bank Robbery, earning themselves the moniker, the Stopwatch Gang: Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright, and Stephen Reid. They successfully robbed more than 140 banks from 1974-1980.
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#092 The Tale of Nixon’s Dirty Millions: The 1972 Robbery of United California Bank May 22, 2019

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The 1972 Robbery of The United California Bank Where President Nixon Was Rumored To Have Squirreled Away Millions
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
In early 1972, President Richard Nixon was in full swing preparing for the 1972 election, hoping to win a second term. But as you know, Nixon would famously quit as he got broiled in some issue involving some wiretapping thing later on that year. But Watergate wasn’t Nixon’s only scandal. He also was involved what came to be known as the Milk Fund Scandal…he purportedly manipulated the cost of milk in order to compel their union to contribute to his re-election campaign, which they would, and Nixon would, in turn fix the milk prices back to what they had been so. The illegal obtained funds were supposedly stashed in a bank in California in some safe deposit boxes. And a crew of bank robbers based in Youngsville, Ohio were determined to get their hands on Nixon’s secret millions.

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#091 The Tale of Andrew Urdiales: The Rage of a Serial Killer May 15, 2019

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The Story Of Jennifer Asbenson - The Only Woman To Survive The Brutality of Serial Killer Andrew Urdiales
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
In September of 1992, Jennifer Asbenson accepted a ride to work from a stranger…the man seemed pleasant, charming even. She had no idea she had just gotten into the car with a sadistic serial killer… and she would be the only one to live to tell about it. This is the story of Andrew Urdiales.

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#090 The Tale of an Obsession: The Murder of Nicholas Howard May 07, 2019

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The 1997 Murder Nicholas Howard By Ralph Albert Marcus - A Man Obsessed With Nicholas' Mom
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
On February 4, 1997, 18 year old Nick Howard inexplicably went missing. The following morning, his mother contacted police to report him missing and a search was immediately launched. Two days later, Nick’s car was found submerged in the Sacramento River, but Nick was not with his car. Three weeks later, Nicks body was found a little ways downstream from where his car went into the river. The investigation would uncover the story of a plan involving the faking of Nick’s death, an insurance fraud scheme, and an obsession over a woman, an unrequited love that went on for more than 20 years. And all the while, an elaborate plan for revenge had been in the works for many, many years.

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[Bonus] The Tale of the Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor With Guest Host Justin Rimmel May 02, 2019

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The Mysterious Death Of William Desmond Taylor With Guest Host From The Mysterious Circumstances Podcast Justin Rimmel
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
Justin, host of the Mysterious Circumstances Podcast joins us once again to delve into another mystery, this time, an intriguing old time Hollywood Murder Mystery - the shooting death of director William Desmond Taylor.

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#089 The Tale of the Solved [Not Solved?] Murder of Publicist Ronni Chasen Apr 30, 2019

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The Mysterious Shooting Death Of Hollywood Publicist Ronni Chasen That May Or May Not Have Been Committed By Harold Martin Smith
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
On November 16th, 2010, the much sought after Hollywood publicist, Ronni Chasen was shot and killed as she was driving home from an after party in Beverly Hills. Because of a tip to America’s Most Wanted called in by a tipster with questionable information and motives. And as police descended upon the person of interest, he ended up taking his own life, leaving the Beverly Hills Police Department free to weave the narrative as they saw fit in order to declare the murder of Ronni Chasen as solved and case closed. But still, many questions linger as to the validity of this so called “solved” case. Listen as we go through and try to pick apart this case to try and uncover the truth…if that is even possible.

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#088 The Tale of the Mystery on the 91: The Murder of Elizabeth Begaren [Part 2] Apr 25, 2019

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The 1998 Shooting Death Of Corrections Officer Elizabeth Begaren On The 91 Freeway In Anaheim Set Up By Her Husband Nuzzio Begaren [Part 2]
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
This Episode is the 2nd part of a 2 part series. If you haven’t listened to Episode #087, listen to that first, then come back to this. On January 17th, 1998 40 year old Elizabeth Begaren was shot and killed in a confrontation on the 91 freeway after an evening out with her husband and step-daughter. At first it appeared to be a possible carjacking and robbery committed by some street gang members gone wrong, but the more investigators dug into the killing, the more their sights turned away from the gang theory and towards something closer to home. The case would grow cold, but Elizabeth’s family would never give up and eventually their persistence paid off.

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#087 The Tale of the Mystery on the 91: The Murder of Elizabeth Begaren [Part 1] Apr 23, 2019

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The 1998 Shooting Death Of Corrections Officer Elizabeth Begaren On The 91 Freeway In Anaheim Set Up By Her Husband Nuzzio Begaren [Part 1]
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
On January 17th, 1998 40 year old Elizabeth Begaren was shot and killed in a confrontation on the 91 freeway after an evening out with her husband and step-daughter. At first it appeared to be a possible carjacking and robbery committed by some street gang members gone wrong, but the more investigators dug into the killing, the more their sights turned away from the gang theory and towards something closer to home. The case would grow cold, but Elizabeth’s family would never give up and eventually their persistence paid off.

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#086 The Tale of Drunk Driving Teen James Virgil Patterson: A Fatal Crash in the Mojave Desert Apr 16, 2019

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Drunk Driver James Virgil Patterson Crashes His Father Chevy Suburban And Kills 4 Out Of 8 Of His Friends
**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**
In July of 1995, 8 friends took a short overnight road trip out to the Mojave desert, to hang out, for one last hurrah before the start of their senior year in high school. 4 of those friends would never come home. Listen to this story, a lesson in drinking, driving, and what can happen when parents give their children a little bit too much leeway when it comes to drinking and partying with friends. But ultimately, who is to blame? Its up to you to decide.

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