Bakersfield Californian, 1979 to 1980

The following two articles concern murders occurring in Kern County in 1979. Accessed through NewspaperArchive. Each article should be read in the order of the images, which can be clicked on or opened in another tab to zoom in if need be.

Mentioned cases include those of Linda Sue Adkins, Dawn Koons, Artice Marie Carter (who was listed as a Jane Doe, #17 in the second article), Janie Bowers, Mark Ratty, Selestine Linear, Dana Butler, and an unidentified decedent found on Christmas Eve.

Other potential cases of interest are those of Alyce Ricker, Richard Vera Escalante, John Studdard, Raymond Hedge, Gustavo Flores, Jimmy Bresino, and Reynaldo Angel Garcia.

Trihey, Michael. "Kern County's homicide total for 1979 reaches 34." The Bakersfield Californian, pp. 11-14. Aug. 17, 1979. Accessed through NewspaperArchive.

"Kern off to head start on '79's murder record." The Bakersfield Californian, pp. 7-31. Jan. 7, 1980. Accessed through NewspaperArchive.