True Crime California

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  • True Crime California is a podcast about crimes that take place in, you guessed it - the great Golden State of California. Brought to you by Cindy, a former host of Twisted Listers Podcast, these stories will cover everything from well known crimes we've all heard about, to more obscure stories that need to be told. Join in weekly for new cases, with occasional multi-episode arcs for the bigger cases out there, with mini episodes coming soon too! This podcast is creepy, interesting, and all California, all the time.
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  • TCC #12 Colleen Stan, The Girl in the Box

    TCC #12 Colleen Stan, The Girl in the Box
    Feb 14 2025
    This week we're covering another well known and completely over the top case - the case of Colleen Stan, otherwise known as the Girl in the Box. This story is a harrowing tale of kidnapping, brainwashing, torture, abuse, and luckily, survival. When Colleen was only 19 years old, she decided to hitchhike to a friends home in Northern California. This choice led to seven and a half years of living as a slave, enduring horrific mental, physical, and emotional abuse, and finally, finding her freedom in a very unexpected way.

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    A proud member of the Darkcast Networki

    Sources:
    https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Victim-True-Story-Girl/dp/0440204429
    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1771222.html
    https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/2024/08/21/cameron-hooker-trial-pushed-back-again/
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • TCC #11 The Murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks

    TCC #11 The Murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks
    Feb 6 2025
    This week we're covering a slightly lesser know, yet no less horrible case - the murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks. Tom and Jackie Hawks were two fun loving, young retirees who had set sail around the world in their hard earned and "Well Deserved" yacht before deciding to come back to the main land and regular life so they could spend more time with their first grandchild. The two put their yacht up for sale, told everyone they had a buyer... then disappeared, never to be seen again.

    Tun in now to find out what happened in this twisty tale of betrayal, robbery, and murder.

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    Email case suggestions to: truecrimecaliforniapod@gmail.com

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    Sources:
    https://abcnews.go.com/US/receipt-target-stolen-car-mexico-unsolved-murder-investigation/story?id=68204176
    https://orangecoast.com/tag/skylar-deleon
    https://nypost.com/2024/09/07/lifestyle/what-happens-when-murder-is-your-job/
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    50 mins
  • TCC #10 Dorothea Puente Part 2

    TCC #10 Dorothea Puente Part 2
    Jan 31 2025
    Part 2! This week, we are diving into a personal favorite case: the story of Dorothea Puente! This murderous granny lived a wild life before turning her petty crimes up many notches, all the way to serial murder. From humble beginnings in Redlands, CA, all the way to dancing with the Governor and rubbing elbows with California's politically elite, and all the way back down to life in a jail cell, Dorothea Puente's life was anything but boring. It was also immensely evil, tragic, and just plain sad, and we'll be sure to talk all about all those things in this two part case!

    Fear not, we will be posting both parts back to back, so no waiting! Part one will outline her life before her murder spree began, while part two jumps right in to the killing, as well as her ridiciulous near escape, and the obvoius conclusion to the story - life in prison!

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    Email case suggestions to: truecrimecaliforniapod@gmail.com

    A proud member of the Darkcast Networki

    Sources:
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/she-nicknamed-death-house-landlady-112800788.html
    https://archive.org/details/bonegardensacram00wood_1/page/210/mode/2up
    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/25/Accused-mass-killer-got-drugs-from-therapist/1593606805200/
    https://casetext.com/case/puente-v-mitchell-2
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    50 mins

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