Killafornia Dreaming

On October 4th, 2002, Gwen Araujo, a teenager from Newark, California, was savagely beaten to death by 4 men when they discovered she was transgender. The post #61 The Tale of Gwen Araujo appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

Here's the story of these two young girls who were kidnapped and brutalized by their captor, and how they not only forged a bond, kept their wits about them, and fought back for their lives…and won. The post #60 The Tales of Jacque and Tamara appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

Justin of Mysterious Circumstances and I have an update regard the Kendrick Johnson case. The post [Bonus] The Kendrick Johnson Update appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

The 2000 abduction and murder of Nicholas Markowitz by Jesse James Hollywood, a mid-level drug dealer in the late 90s in the San Fernando Valley area of California. The post #59 The Tale of Jesse James Hollywood appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On July 2, 2015, Matthew Graham woke up in the morning to find his 6-month old baby girl, Ember Skye, missing. But something about his story does not add up. The post [Bonus] The Disappearance of Baby Ember Skye Graham appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

In 1972, 7 year old Steven Stayner was abducted by Kenneth Parnell and held captive for more than 7 years, passing him off as his son. When he was getting too old for Parnell’s taste, he abducted 5 year old Timothy White. But Steven was not about to let Timothy suffer the same fate as he had, so he took Timothy and escaped. The post #58 The Tale of the Stayners appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On April 8th, 2009, rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart of the Anaheim Angels made his season debut, and would finish the game throwing the best game of his short career. Unfortunately, it would be his last. The post [Bonus] The Tale of Nick Adenhart appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

In 2010, Jill and Kent Easter felt slighted by their school’s PTA president Kelli Peters when she accidentally left their son behind when they lined up following an after school program. The post #57 The Tale of the PTA Mom appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

Find out what drove Chris McCandless to such extremes and follow his intimate and exhilarating journey to prove himself capable of a living off the land. The post #56 The Tale of the Supertramp appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

In March of 2018, Jennifer Hart drove her SUV occupied by all 8 of the Hart family off a Northern California cliffside, plunging 100 feet onto the jagged surf below, killing all 8. The post [Bonus] The Tale of the Hart Family appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

After Lebanon became embroiled in a years long civil war, the Iskenderian family immigrated to the US. They brought with them the family business - the secret family recipes of Zankou Chicken. The post #55 The Tale of the Pasha appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On April 4th, 1991, four masked gunmen casually walked into a Good Guys Electronics Store and took 41 customers and employees hostage. The post #54 The Tale of the Good Guys Hostage Crisis appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

Today marks the one year anniversary of Killafornia Dreaming, and it is my chance to thank as many people as I can! The post [Bonus] Killafornia Dreaming First Anniversary appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On May 4th, 2006 former Denver, Colorado area DJ Steven B. Williams disappeared without a trace until pleasure boaters discovered a body floating in the Catalina channel…it was Steven. The post #53 The Tale of the Radio Star appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

This is the last few things we needed to say about the Isla Vista Massacre and Elliot Rodger. The post [Addendum] The Tale of the Manifesto and the Misogynist appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On May 23, 2014, Elliot Rodger left 6 people dead, not including himself, 14 others injured, and an entire community asking why? In this three-part series we examine his manifesto, where part three is the endgame - the day of retribution. The post #52 The Tale of the Manifesto and the Misogynist – Part 3 appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

On May 23, 2014, Elliot Rodger initiated his self-entitled “Day of Retribution” in the beachside college town of Isla Vista. The post #51 The Tale of the Manifesto and the Misogynist – Part 2 appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

In this three part series, we are going to examine the manifesto of Elliot Rodger, with Part One outlining the crimes and delving into the killer’s mind from birth to age 13. The post #50 The Tale of the Manifesto & the Misogynist – Part 1 appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

The Mysterious Deaths of Max Shacknai and Rebecca Zahau The post [Bonus] The Deaths at Spreckels Mansion appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.

Aaron Bassler was a young man who thrived in the woods, in a place where he could be alone with his thoughts. The post #49 The Tale of the Woodsman appeared first on Orbital Jigsaw.