Casefile True Crime - Casefile Presents: The Bakersfield Three

Episode Date: November 7, 2023

When three friends disappeared or were murdered within a 30-day period in a California town, an investigation began that would ultimately unearth dark secrets and revelations no one was prepared for. Written and reported by award-winning investigative crime reporter Olivia LaVoice. All 15 episodes of The Bakersfield Three are available to stream right now, wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here:  Website - https://casefilepresents.com/the-bakersfield-three Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bakersfield-three/id1713527997 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2c1Qap8SSElRakXKUdFprZ

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This is the story behind the Bakersfield 3, the latest original podcast from Casefile Presents. This series is the culmination of five years of reporting, research and interviews by award-winning journalist Olivia LaVois. The first to go missing was Micah. Days later, Micah's friend James was murdered while living the home of a local doctor. Two weeks after that, Bailey disappeared. Together, the mothers of Micah, James and Bailey vowed to stop at nothing to uncover the truth

about what happened to their children. But some answers were more wicked than anyone could have ever imagined, threatening to derail the mother's fight for justice and destroy their powerful bond. The Bakersfield 3 features exclusive interviews with key players as crucial events unfolded. Listeners will also hear audio from police interrogations, jailhouse phone calls, an explosive trial, and more. This is like no story you've ever heard before. The entire Bakersfield 3 series is available now.

The entire Bakersfield 3 series is available now. Listen to all 15 episodes of the Bakersfield 3 wherever you get your podcasts. Now stay tuned to hear the trailer. The first to go missing was Micah. I need to get an officer out to my house because the woman that will not stop coming in my house. What is your name? My name is Micah. M-I-C be A.H. Two weeks after his disappearance, his friend James was murdered.

He was scared because he knew who shot him. And two weeks after that, their friend Bailey seemingly vanished. She is legitimately missing, like gone off the face of this earth. These three people knew each other and they're all either at this point dead or missing. Their three mothers began connecting the dots. We had no proof of anything. We just knew they were gone. Oh my God, this is bigger than we thought it was.

What was uncovered was more devastating than anyone could have ever imagined. Thought that they were just normal American couple. Not knowing the type of underground world that they were living and the things that they were doing. They come off as very polite and well mannered, but no time to throw before you came and blink and I. It's one of the few times in my career where I've been warned, hey, you don't want to dig too deep on this one.

Kidnap, torture, murder, and ultimately dismemberment. They lived in a very great neighborhood. Beautiful homes, nice people. That kind of stuff doesn't happen here. Oh, yes, it does. And it's all connected to these crimes of guns and rates and everything else. There's something big about what's going on.

There's something crazy about this case. You know, I wouldn't chop up a friend of mine, but I might put a bullet in his leg. I need to do everything that he tells me to do, and I need to do it now, and I need to do it fast, because if I don't, I'm next. I'm trying to be a good person, OK? I want you to be a good person, okay? I want you to be a good person, too.

Yeah, I should get a good person and just confess all the sins. I should just come clean about everything. Just somebody tell me where they are and we will go get them. I will go dig. I will go dig and I will find them. I got a finder to hold her when last time.

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that unearthed heartbreaking revelations, which no one was prepared for. This is the story behind the Bakersfield 3, the latest original podcast from Casevile Presents. This series is the culmination of five years of reporting, research and interviews by award-winning journalist Olivia LaVois. The Bakersfield 3 features exclusive interviews with key players as crucial events unfolded. Listeners will also hear audio from police interrogations, jailhouse phone calls,

an explosive trial, and more. This is like no story you've ever heard before. The entire Bakersfield 3 series is available now. Listen to all 15 episodes of the Bakersfield 3 wherever you get your podcasts.