Welcome to the new episode of American hauntings, the podcast dedicated to the history, hauntings,

and the dark side of American history.

And welcome to the 18th episode in our season on haunted Hollywood, which is, as always,

posted and produced by Cody Beck and written and performed by Troy Taylor.

That's me.

It's been a long, strange season already, going behind the locked doors of Los Angeles,

and of course, of Hollywood, the so-called movie capital of the world.

It's a place that's supposed to be sunshine, palm trees, swimming pools, and movie stars,

but far too often.

It's a place of murder, mayhem, broken hearts, and broken dreams.

L.A. may be called the City of Angels, but the only angels you'll find on this city

streets are the fallen kind.

If you're wondering what you've missed so far this season, then go back and start with

episode 70.

That'll get you caught up and quite possibly have you begging for mercy, because the episodes

in the Hollywood season are definitely not suitable for all listeners, especially this

one.

And if you continue on from here, you can't say we didn't warn you.

You're still here?

Great, because in this episode, we're going to introduce you to perhaps Hollywood's

most infamous cook, crank, killer, and lunatic, all wrapped up into one squirrely little man.

He's a man whose single-handedly shaped not only Hollywood, but the Southern California

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