About this episode
The episode discusses a historical true crime case involving Fred Oesterreich and his wife in 1922 Los Angeles.
It was August 22, 1922, in Los Angeles, and German immigrant Fred Oesterreich was in the middle of a heated argument with his wife, Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich. Without warning, when Fred turns around he’s face to face with a man he knew a decade ago, back in Milwaukee, and he’s holding two pistols. Fred didn’t hear the man come in, and most importantly, why was he here in the first place!? Check out Patreon and our other shows!: Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Sources: Book: “The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told” by Jack Rosewood https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2013/12/ottos-in-attic-or-hell-dolly.html https://historic-horrors.com/2025/05/22/the-man-in-the-attic-a-forgotten-crime-of-passion-from-los-angeles-roaring-twenties/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/5t1qis/til_an_la_woman_hid_her_lover_in_the_attic_for/…
People in this episode
Host: True Crime Guys
Topics covered
- true crime
- historical crime
- murder
- immigration
- domestic conflict
Keywords
- Fred Oesterreich
- Walburga Oesterreich
- Los Angeles
- true crime
- 1922
- murder
- argument
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Los Angeles
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