California Crime Stories
We're a mother-daughter podcasting duo bringing you true tales of murder and mystery from the Golden State. Got a question, comment, or suggestion for a future episode? Send us an email at feedback@ccspod.com! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @theccspod, where we’ll be posting some photos and letting you know about upcoming episodes.
Episodes
9 episodes
Episode 9: The Murder of Haing S. Ngor
On February 25th, 1996, doctor, actor, author, activist, and Cambodian genocide survivor Haing S. Ngor was murdered outside his LA apartment. Ngor survived the genocide that claimed his wife, family, and nearly two million Cambodians, only to b...
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Episode 8: The Murder of José Gallardo Diaz
On August 2nd, 1942, José Gallardo Díaz was brutally beaten and stabbed on his way home from a neighbor’s birthday party in Los Angeles. After being rushed to the hospital, José was pronounced dead. The hunt for José’s killers became a proxy wa...
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Update Minisode!
Hey! It’s been a minute since you heard from us…but we’re back with an update minisode! Since we released our last episode in March, there have been several notable developments in cases that we've shared with you on the podcast. Rivers...
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Episode 6: The Escape from Alcatraz
On the night of June 11th, 1962, as guards stood watch and their fellow inmates slept, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz prison, never to be seen again...Our recommendations for this episode: -Brit...
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Episode 5: The Murder of Judy Williamson
On the morning of October 29, 1963, Judy Williamson left her home in Albany to walk to the bus stop where she would catch a bus to the UC Berkeley campus. Judy never made it to the bus stop, and she would never again be seen alive. Three years ...
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Episode 4: The Murder of Cheri Jo Bates
On the morning of Halloween, 1966, a groundskeeper at Riverside City College discovered the body of a young woman, sprawled face-down on a gravel drive-way between two campus buildings. The victim was Cheri Jo Bates, an 18-year-old freshman who...
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Episode 3: The Mysterious Death of Superman George Reeves
On June 16, 1959, the world awoke to the news that Superman had died. The actor George Reeves, best known for playing the Man of Steel on television in the 1950s, had died early that morning in his Beverly Hills home. Reeves had been killed by ...
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Episode 2: The Murder of Susan Berman
On Christmas Eve of 2000, Los Angeles police were called to the home of journalist and author Susan Berman. Susan’s neighbors had become worried when they noticed that her back door was open, and that her dogs were running loose in their Benedi...
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Episode 1: Intro to the Pod + The Yuba County Five
On February 24th, 1978, five young men drove 50 miles from Yuba City, California to Chico to attend a college basketball game. They never returned home. Four days after their disappearance, their car was found abandoned on a snowy mountain road...
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