On August 22, 1922, neighbors in a Los Angeles neighborhood called police after hearing gunshots. When police arrived, they found home owner & wife, Dolly Oesterreich locked in a closet, her husband, Fred Oesterreich, shot dead on the floor. After questioning Dolly, she told police that a burglar broke in, shot her husband dead & stole his expensive watch & fled. Allison tells us the rest of the story this week.Want BONUS EPISODES!? Become a Patron:https://www.patreon.com/crimeand...

Dolly Oesterreich: The 'Bat Man' Case

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On the evening of Thursday, December 2, 2010, a concierge within a luxury Melbourne, Australia apartment building, headed to a ground-floor garbage or refuse room in search of a broom. As she attempted to open the door, it appeared to be obstructed from inside the room. After several attempts, the woman was able to push the door open & this was when she was met with a very disturbing scene. She found a young woman lying in a pool of blood beside a garbage bin with blood streaked around th...

The mysterious death of Phoebe Handsjuk

Skip the banter: 7:00On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz headed out of his New York City home to his bus stop only two blocks away. Etan’s first walk to the bus stop alone tragically ended up being the last walk of his life.Etan’s story changed things & caused parents to clutch their kids by the hand, unwilling to allow them to walk ahead on their own. It also was a catalyst for the missing-child panic & the “stranger danger” scare that erupted in the late 1970s & early 1980s &a...

The disappearance of Etan Patz (Stranger danger)

Skip the banter: 5:52This is a listener suggestion from Laura.Suzy Lamplugh was a 25-year-old woman who worked in Fulham, London as a real estate agent who suddenly vanished during business hours in broad daylight.YouTube video for this story: https://youtu.be/zes73ER-Jww Over 60 bonus episodes! Support our little mom & pop podcast...Patreon (best for those who listen on Spotify or other 3rd party podcast apps):https://www.patreon.com/crimeandcoffeecoupleApple Subscriptions (easiest for t...

Unsolved: Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh

In 1995, Dana Satterfield was a 27-year-old mother of two who owned a successful hair salon & was found brutally murdered in her Roebuck, South Carolina salon. The case would go cold for ten years until -- unbeknownst to her daughter -- she would help solve her own mother’s murder. YouTube video for this story: https://youtu.be/bfHvMHf4EmE Over 60 bonus episodes! Support our little mom & pop podcast...Patreon (best for those who listen on Spotify or other 3rd party podcast apps):https...

The murder of Dana Satterfield

This is a listener suggestion from Eliza.This is the story about a 14-year-old girl from British Columbia who was invited to a party & never returned home after she was ruthlessly beaten & murdered by a group of her peers. On April 17, 2024, Hulu launched a show, “Under the Bridge” which details this case & is based on a book that shares the same name; the show has fictionalized & invented details about the case including name changes. Allison tells us this sad true story.YouT...

Dolly Oesterreich: The 'Bat Man' Case

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