ep 44- The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy: The Death of Alec Hale
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Episode 44: The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy- The Death of Alec Hale When Sheriff Alec Hale turns up dead along the San Lorenzo River—face down, dusted with glitter, and clutching a rubber chicken—Detective Billy Armi is dragged into Bumville’s strangest mystery yet. A vengeful poet known only as The Final Stanza appears to be back in town, leaving murderous verse etched into anything that doesn’t move. As Billy sorts through clues, Zach suddenly resurfaces after vanishing during the Walton Lighthouse Incident, claiming he’s just returned from an underwater alien cornhole...
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ep 43- Bigfoot In The Witness Protection Program
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EPISODE 43: Bigfoot in the Witness Protection Program Deep in the woods, with only the sound of crickets for company, Detective Billy Armi meets his strangest witness yet—Bigfoot. The legendary creature has finally come forward with explosive testimony about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa… and now the feds want to hide him in plain sight. Under the watchful eye of Detective Armi, Bigfoot is being rebranded as Mr. Fonzerelli, complete with a fake ID, a comb, and a crash course in blending into suburbia. But it’s hard to stay low-profile when you’re eight feet tall, smell...
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ep 42- The Water Cooler Paradox
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Episode 42: The Water Cooler Paradox When Detective Billy Armi tries to rinse his coffee mug at the KSCO break room’s new “hydration station,” he accidentally triggers a particle accelerator and fuses himself to his cup.
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ep 41: The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff Beach
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EPISODE 41- The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff When Detective Billy Armi accidentally rewarms his coffee in a microwave that’s just come back from the tire shop, he finds himself aboard the SS Palo Alto during its roaring 1930s casino days—on the very night Harry Swanton is murdered. As Armi chases a suspect through fog and jazz, the past and present collide, until a single ding from the microwave snaps him back to modern-day Santa Cruz—where the ship now lies broken in the surf, its ghosts still whispering through the waves.
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ep 40- B-Dead at Bingo: The Death of the Colonel
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Episode 40: B-Dead at Bingo When a former KSCO caller—known for his loud opinions and ever-changing name—drops dead during bingo night at a retirement home, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. The scene? A Victorian hilltop mansion that inspired Psycho. The cause of death? A rogue bingo ball. The motive? Armi’s still not sure anyone liked the guy enough to kill him on purpose. With cold coffee in hand and cigarettes smoldering just outside the no-smoking zone, Armi untangles the final moments of a man who choked on his own ego… and a G-47.
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ep 39- The Vanishing at The Fair: Revenge of the Sketches
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Episode 39: The Vanishing at the Fair At the Santa Cruz County Fair, the woman who headed the art exhibit has vanished without a trace. Detective Billy Armi is called in and finds that Flinx — a mild-mannered Flight 1080 caller known for his pencil sketches and fair-minded ideas — may have created artwork that listens, remembers, and takes revenge. When Armi inspects the hall after dark, he discovers the woman’s scream etched into Flinx’s drawings, and even a twisted reflection of her crawling inside his own painting. What begins as a disappearance unravels into a chilling reminder:...
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ep 38- The Return of the Fence Ripper
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ep 38- The Return of The Fence Ripper In Episode 38, Detective Billy Armi investigates the shocking return of the Fence Ripper — but this time, the target isn’t just fences. Manny, the humble and well-loved former chief of police, is found where his backyard border once stood. What begins as a case of stolen posts turns into a story of obsession, ritual, and community loss. With Cypress Coast Fence, Righetti’s Hardware, and even a viral beaver video creeping into the mix, Armi follows the trail of fences stacked like soldiers — and a killer who thinks he’s tearing down lies.
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Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl
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Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl Downtown Owl, a familiar voice on Flight 1080, is found dead in the Watsonville gazebo — his body drained of blood. Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate, and what he uncovers is stranger than fiction. The infamous Killer Klowns from Outer Space have returned, and the streets of Watsonville are littered with cotton candy cocoons, acid pies, and balloon animals with sharp teeth. While locals cheer, thinking it’s a Hollywood sequel, the body count climbs. Can Detective Armi stop the carnival of carnage before...
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Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter
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Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter A city councilman is found dead, floating near the pier, his body traced by a chalk outline in the tide. With the city in uproar over his ban on filtered cigarettes, Detective Billy Armi faces the prime suspect: Otter 834, the notorious sea otter who once made national headlines for attacking surfers. But in an interrogation filled with squeaks, grunts, and growls, Armi must decide whether the councilman was struck by a boat… or if justice really has whiskers and claws.
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Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling
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Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling When radio host Walter Sterling is found dead among the waxen figures of Hollywood’s Madame Tussauds, Detective Billy Armi is called to the scene. A mint on Sterling’s tongue and a note bearing Armi’s name suggest the late-night legend knew the detective would come looking. Was it a jealous contributor, a bitter program director, or an advertiser with too much bite? As Armi follows the trail through wax museums, fading stars, and the wreckage of late-night radio, he discovers Sterling may have been keeping track of him all along.
info_outlineEpisode 29: Dave Gets Killed Again
When a late-night comedy show at the Catalyst turns deadly, Detective Billy Armi finds himself face-to-face with the strangest killer Santa Cruz has ever seen—a baby in a fez with a brass horn and a stand-up act about incomplete stops. The crowd thinks it’s all part of the routine. Armi knows better. But with Dave Michaels dead for the… what, third time?… the real mystery isn’t how it happened. It’s how long until Dave comes back on the air.