The Man in the Attic: The Murder of Fred Oesterreich

For nearly a decade, Dolly Oesterreich kept an unbelievable secret hidden just feet away from her husband. Her lover, Otto Sanhuber, was living in the attic.

In 1922, that secret turned deadly when Fred Oesterreich was found shot to death and Dolly was discovered locked in a closet. What initially looked like a burglary gone wrong soon began to unravel, exposing a bizarre web of secret relationships, manipulation, and murder.

This week, we dive into Otto’s hidden life, the murder of Fred Oesterreich, the evidence that led investigators back to Dolly, and the legal twists that allowed her to escape a murder conviction.

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