The Lover in the Attic: The Dolly Oesterreich Case

In 1922, Fred Oesterreich was found shot to death in his Los Angeles home. His wife claimed burglars were responsible, but investigators had doubts. Nearly eight years later, a shocking discovery reopened the case: another man had beenliving in secret inside the house for years. This is the extraordinary story of Dolly Oesterreich, Otto Sanhuber, and one of the strangest murder cases of the twentieth century.

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Source Materials

 Wolf, Marvin J. & Mader, Katherine M. Fallen Angels: The True Story of California's Most Bizarre and Spectacular Murder Cases

Parrish, Michael. For the People: A Social History of the American Criminal Justice System

Rasmussen, Cecilia. “Dolly Oesterreich's Secret Lover Lived in Her Attic” (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times archive coverage of the Oesterreich murder investigation and trials

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