Bakersfield.com

Navigation

Support

Report Violation

Are you sure you want to report the following content as a violation?
As press conferences go, Tuesday’s “Witch Hunt” rally was one of the odder and more interesting ones I’ve ever covered. Setting aside the outright bizarreness — such as the tall, thin man in the crowd with the parrot on his shoulder —  it felt like part press conference, part tent revival and part celebrity stalking. Mostly, though, I felt like an interloper at a family reunion. There they all were in front of the courthouse — the Pitts family, the Kniffens, the Modahls, the Nokeses, the Cummings family and John Stoll. They hugged and chatted as if they’d all known each other all their lives even though for some it was a first meeting. They share a history I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and that makes them family. Older now, their faces are a bit more weathered than when The Californian took their photos 25 years ago as they appeared in court accused of some of the most heinous crimes imaginable: passing their own and other...
Please check the following violations, and include anything else in the comment box.
Offensive language
Threats
Inappropriate Content
Copyright violation
Personal Attack
Other

Comment
Email
Captcha



To protect users from spam, please enter the text from the image above.

Log In

No account yet? Register now for free.

Forgot password?


Advertisement


Advertisement: