Podcast
Ada
In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard. The scene was utterly surreal. Disturbing, yet eerily clean. It was unlike anything investigators had encountered before. The killer had seemingly gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure the victim couldn’t be identified. And yet, they had left her somewhere she was certain to be found.
For more than a decade, she was known only as Jane Doe. Then detectives finally got a name: Ada. But identifying her didn’t solve the mystery. It opened an entirely new one.
Through years of reporting, and the discovery of unusual newspaper columns and deeply personal writings Ada left behind, a portrait emerges of a brilliant, complicated woman. The more her life comes into focus, the stranger her already bizarre murder becomes.
Who was Ada? Why was she killed? And why did someone seemingly try to erase her identity?
Ada is a seven part investigative series about an unforgettable crime and the woman at its center.
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- True Crime chart
- #28
- Episodes
- 28
- Releases
- Daily
- Typical length
- 30 min
- On air since
- 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
28 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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2 min
Trailer: The Bakersfield Three
Show notes
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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26 min
Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 1
Show notes
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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36 min
Episode 2: Facebook Official - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 2
Show notes
The ties between The Bakersfield Three are explored as new revelations, including a love triangle, come to light.
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33 min
Episode 3: Yellow Rose - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 3
Show notes
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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35 min
Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 4
Show notes
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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52 min
Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 5
Show notes
Baylee Despot was young, beautiful, and ambitious. But a series of traumatic events veered her life onto a dark path.
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22 min
Episode 6: Polaroid Picture - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 6
Show notes
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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22 min
Episode 7: Bone of my Bones, Flesh of my Flesh - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 7
Show notes
A group of teens make a horrifying discovery in the local river.
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22 min
Episode 8: Blue Christmas - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 8
Show notes
Another bombshell surfaces as the mothers of the Bakersfield Three brace themselves for answers that change everything.
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33 min
Episode 9: Mobsters, Motorcycles, and Monsters - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 9
Show notes
Rumors and terrifying stories about the Bakersfield Three become the talk of the town.
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23 min
Episode 10: River Arrest - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 10
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A police chase takes an unexpected turn.
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46 min
Episode 11: All the Sins - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 11
Show notes
A recorded phone call surfaces, taking the Bakersfield Three case in a devastating, new direction that no one saw coming.
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38 min
Episode 12: Bread Crumbs - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 12
Show notes
The mothers of the Bakersfield Three deal with the fallout from the bombshell announcement.
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47 min
Episode 13: Boogeyman - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 13
Show notes
A trial begins that unearths evidence and chilling testimony.
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46 min
Episode 14: Judgement Day - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 14
Show notes
A verdict is handed down.
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41 min
Episode 15: Waiting for the Wave to Crash - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 15
Show notes
Someone unexpected decides to speak out.
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48 min
Episode 16: A Thousand Different Colors of Gray - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 16
Show notes
Revelations from the trial and questions that linger in the minds of the jury.
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1 min
The Bakersfield Three YouTube series
Show notes
When listening to the Bakersfield Three podcast, did you ever find yourself wanting to put a face to the voice of the people you're listening to? Well, now you can. We've created the Bakersfield Three podcast on YouTube, a visual guide to the story. You'll see the photos of the people you're listening to speak, and see some other case visuals described in the story. You can watch the Bakersfield Three podcast series now on YouTube—on the Casefile Presents YouTube channel—or just search for the Bakersfield Three podcast on YouTube.
We're also excited to announce that we launched an Olivia Presents series on YouTube, where I am recapping some of the most memorable stories covered by the Casefile podcast. You can find all of it on the Casefile Presents YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@CasefileTrueCrimePodcast
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25 min
Episode 17: LIL - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 17
Show notes
The Jane Doe, whom the Bakersfield Three moms named 'Lil' (short for 'Lady in the Lake'), has been identified as a missing woman from Orange County. However, learning her name has only deepened the mystery of her death and how she ended up in the lake.
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30 min
Episode 18: The Chiropractor - The Bakersfield Three
Episode 18
Show notes
A crucial player in James’ case speaks out.
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