BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield filmmaker’s disappearance has turned into a mystery, with his friends fearing the worst.
His name is Nathaniel Berg. He just celebrated the premiere of his film “Highway 58 Pt. 2” at the Fox Theater on Jan. 14, a week later, is nowhere to be found.
From sunrise to sunset, Berg is known for working on his projects at SkyLight Guitars in downtown Bakersfield every day, conducting interviews, editing and putting films together for everyone to enjoy.
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His friend and owner of the shop, Jon Coley, says Berg had walked over to the Downtown Market on 19th and M streets on Thursday night to buy an orange juice.
That same night, at approximately 2:37 a.m., BPD officers say they responded to the 1200 block of 19th Street regarding a report of a man down on the sidewalk. Officers arrived and located the man and could not find a pulse. Authorities said the male was pronounced deceased on scene.
When Coley arrived at the shop the following morning, he said he noticed something different.