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The Bakersfield Three
Casefile Presents: Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters is a 10-part ground-breaking podcast exploring the untold story of Louisa Ioannidis' tragic and mysterious death in 2011. Louisa Ioannidis was only 24. Beautiful, courageous, and vulnerable, yet her untimely death barely received a two-line report in a small local newspaper. Her body was discovered by passers-by in a local creek, clad in a pink dressing gown. Despite being a strong swimmer, police quickly determined there were no suspicious circumstances. Yet no one has been able to explain how or why she came to enter the creek.
Louisa’s brother Tass has always doubted the findings and is desperate for answers.
Over a decade after Louisa’s death, Private Investigator Julia Robson embarks on a fresh investigation and explores the full story of Louisa’s short life and the events leading up to her tragic passing. Together with Producer Clare McGrath, they uncover a gripping narrative full of intrigue. From an international kidnapping, a daring escape and a family’s desperate bid to stay together, it all unravels into a downward spiral exacerbated by a toxic relationship, all the while revealing flaws in a family violence support system that desperately needs fixing.
Listen now: https://casefilepresents.com/troubled-waters
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1. Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother
25:48When 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.
2. Episode 2: Facebook Official
35:53The ties between The Bakersfield Three are explored as new revelations, including a love triangle, come to light.
3. Episode 3: Yellow Rose
33:17Not 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.
4. Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans
34:40To 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.
5. Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful
51:51Baylee Despot was young, beautiful, and ambitious. But a series of traumatic events veered her life onto a dark path.
6. Episode 6: Polaroid Picture
21:43Someone begins ripping down missing fliers and sending cryptic messages. Meanwhile, a human leg washes ashore at a popular local lake.
7. Episode 7: Bone of my Bones, Flesh of my Flesh
22:22A group of teens make a horrifying discovery in the local river.
8. Episode 8: Blue Christmas
21:39Another bombshell surfaces as the mothers of the Bakersfield Three brace themselves for answers that change everything.
9. Episode 9: Mobsters, Motorcycles, and Monsters
33:11Rumors and terrifying stories about the Bakersfield Three become the talk of the town.