Christopher Kurt Rice

Death by Force

On the evening of November 16, 2023, 51-year-old Christopher Kurt Rice, a white male from Frazier Park, California, was at the Motel 6 on Oak Street in central Bakersfield when a violent encounter changed everything. Shortly after 5:25 p.m., Bakersfield police officers were dispatched to the motel in the 300 block of Oak Street after reports of an assault. When they arrived, they found Rice suffering from severe injuries consistent with a brutal attack. Despite officers providing medical aid unt ...Read More

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