Heya Cheeseheads and Happy Valentine’s Day Weekend!
Have you ever heard the ridiculous tale of Otto in the Attic? Well before they ended up in California, Dolly, her husband Fred, and lover Otto were all Wisconsinites starting their strange deeds in Milwaukee. Join us as we discuss the woman who had the most stamina we’ve ever hear of, the lover she kept in her attic(s) for well over a decade, and the unfortunate murder of her suspicious husband.
Sources include:
-LA History’s The Murderous Lover Who Lived In A Silver Lake Attic. A True Story by John Rabe
-All That’s Interesting’s The Story Of Dolly Oesterreich – The Woman Who Kept Her Secret Lover In The Attic For Years By Erin Kelly and Katie Serena
-Milwaukee Magazine’s The Legend of Milwaukee’s Most Infamous Love Triangle
-Atlas Obscura’s The Married Woman Who Kept Her Lover in the Attic by Addison Nugent
