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Imagine having a secret lover. Now imagine hiding him in your attic crawlspace for nine years while your husband sleeps directly below.
In 1913, Dolly Oesterreich—the wife of a wealthy Milwaukee apron tycoon—seduced a 17-year-old factory mechanic named Otto Sanhuber. To keep the affair alive, Dolly convinced Otto to legally "disappear" and move permanently into her uninsulated attic. For nearly a decade, Otto lived like a subterranean ghost—cleaning, writing pulp fiction, and serving as Dolly's on-demand secret.But when Dolly's husband gets violent, Otto drops down from the ceiling holding two semi-automatic pistols... and things get way weirder from there.From the secret cross-country smuggling of a human being to pistols buried under rosebushes, the La Brea Tar Pits, a rotating carousel of new lovers, and the most outrageous legal loophole in court history, this is a story you have to hear to believe.
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In 1913, Dolly Oesterreich—the wife of a wealthy Milwaukee apron tycoon—seduced a 17-year-old factory mechanic named Otto Sanhuber. To keep the affair alive, Dolly convinced Otto to legally "disappear" and move permanently into her uninsulated attic. For nearly a decade, Otto lived like a subterranean ghost—cleaning, writing pulp fiction, and serving as Dolly's on-demand secret.But when Dolly's husband gets violent, Otto drops down from the ceiling holding two semi-automatic pistols... and things get way weirder from there.From the secret cross-country smuggling of a human being to pistols buried under rosebushes, the La Brea Tar Pits, a rotating carousel of new lovers, and the most outrageous legal loophole in court history, this is a story you have to hear to believe.
Find Us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/Brohiopodcast
We Live Stream All Our Episodes! youtube.com/brohiopodcast
Find us on all the socials @BrohioPodcast
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