Dark City: Uncovering History Hiding in the Shadows

11. ICYMI SCANDAL: The Secret Lover in the Attic


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Los Angeles, CA | Is it possible to hide away a secret lover in an attic…for nearly a decade??  What starts as a daytime affair in the midwest between Dolly Oesterreich and Otto San Huber quickly escalates into Otto living in the attic of Dolly’s home.  This arrangement lasts for years, even surviving a move to Los Angeles where Otto continues to live hidden in the attic of Dolly’s Silver Lake home.  But when Dolly’s husband dies under highly suspicious circumstances, the LAPD investigates only to hit a dead end - until a series of really sloppy mistakes and years of elapsed time reveals what they could have never guessed.

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 🐇 Go ahead, down the rabbit hole you go… Here’s the complete list of sources for this episode:
-Carlson, J. (2016, February 22). “Hidden History” podcaster talks about L.A.’s most fascinating history. LAist. https://laist.com/news/entertainment/hidden-history-of-la-podcast
-Lardinois, A. (2021, April 13). The legend of Milwaukee’s most infamous love triangle. Milwaukee Magazine. https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-legend-of-milwaukees-most-infamous-love-triangle/
-Nugent, A. (2016, June 7). The married woman who kept her lover in the attic. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-married-woman-who-kept-her-lover-in-the-attic
-Petersen, R. (2016, July 13). Hidden history of LA: The murderous lover who lived in a Silver Lake attic [Audio podcast episode]. In Off-Ramp. KPCC. https://archive.kpcc.org/programs/offramp/2016/07/13/50452/hidden-history-of-la-the-murderous-lover-who-lived/
-Rabe, J. (2022, April 15). The murderous lover who lived in a Silver Lake attic: A true story. LAist. https://laist.com/news/entertainment/the-murderous-lover-who-lived-in-a-silver-lake-attic-a-true-story
-Rasmussen, C. (1995, March 20). “Bat Man” case: A lurid tale of love and death. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-20-me-44878-story.html
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-The San Francisco Examiner. (1960, June 12). BH Chief Anderson. The San Francisco Examiner. Newspapers.com.

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