094 - The Murder of Georgette Bauerdorf

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Twenty year old Georgette Bauerdorf was an oil fortune heiress living in West Hollywood in the 1940s. A very giving and kind woman, Georgette garnered a reputation for offering money, meals and even places to stay for soldiers preparing to ship out for World War 2.

In her evenings, Georgette worked as a junior hostess at the famous Hollywood Canteen, a club designed to give soliders a last good taste of America before heading to Europe or the Pacific. Here Georgette met and befriended many soldiers, dancing, laughing and spending time together.

In October of 1944, Georgette had plans to fly to Texas to meet a soldier she'd gotten close to. Unfortunately, she would never make the trip. On the evening of October 11th, Georgette was murdered in her apartment and seventy-five years later, her killer's identity remains unknown. Who murdered Georgette and why? Was it jealousy? Was it random? Or was it committed by someone she knew and trusted?

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0:23.6	20-year-old George Et power dwarf was living the life she always wanted,
0:27.9	independent, smart, and very giving. She spent much of her free time working as a hostess
0:33.2	at the old Hollywood canteen, a club for soldiers shipping off to World War II.
0:39.2	In October of 1944, George Et made plans to travel to Texas and visit a soldier she'd been
0:45.3	smitten with. In the days leading up to her trip, she followed her normal routine,
0:50.8	days out with her father's secretary, Knights, at the canteen. However, on October 11th,
0:57.0	George Et would leave the canteen for the final time. The next morning, two employees of her
1:03.2	West Hollywood apartment complex found George Et murdered and left floating in the bathtub.
1:09.2	The light bulb outside of her door had been loosened, her car had been taken,
1:13.7	and aside from the horrible scene of the murder, there were no signs of forced entry or a struggle.
1:19.9	For years, investigators tried to determine who could have been responsible,
1:23.9	but now, some 75 years later, George Et's killer's identity remains unknown and her crime unsolved.
1:31.6	Many horrible crimes happened in Hollywood during the golden age of cinema,
1:36.0	but George Et's case remains one of the most haunting and mysterious.
1:40.8	This is Trace Evidence, Episode 94, The Murder of George Et power dwarf.
1:54.1	Welcome to Trace Evidence. I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco. Today, we examine the horrible
1:59.9	murder of George Et power dwarf before getting into the case just a few notes about the show.
2:06.2	Trace Evidence is a weekly true crime podcast focusing on a different unsolved case each week.
2:11.9	If you have questions, comments, or case suggestions, email me at traceevidencepodatgmail.com.
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