The Wardcaster Files: A True Crime Podcast

File 71: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal and The Murder of Fred Oesterreich


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Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was an accomplished silent film actor, director, and screenwriter when a scandal involving the death of an up-and-coming movie starlet derailed his career in 1921. 
Just a year later, the murder of wealthy textile manufacturer, Fred Oesterreich exposed a bizarre love affair between his wife and a man dubbed The Bat Man. 
This week we cover two cases linked to Old Hollywood. 

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The Wardcaster Files: A True Crime PodcastBy Sherrie Ward and Joshua Lancaster