Generous Georgette

The Black Dahlia Serial Killers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Los Angeles, Documentary, Hollywood & Crime, Hollywood And Crime, Murder, Los Angeles Killings, Elizabeth Short, History, Unsolved Murder, Hollywood, Exhibit C, Murder Trial, Cold Case, True Crime

4.2 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

After young oil heiress Georgette Bauerdorf was found raped and strangled in her Sunset Strip apartment, police turned their attention to the famous Hollywood Canteen, where she volunteered as a junior hostess. A soldier referred to as the Jitterbug Dancer quickly became Suspect #1. But he was just the first of many suspects. Although hostesses were strictly forbidden to socialize with servicemen, it turned out Georgette allowed dozens of men to sleep over and that she'd been generous with both her time and money. Perhaps generous to a fault?

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0:00.0	previously on Hollywood and crime.
0:02.9	At this point, we believe the most likely scenario is Miss Bowardorf was knocked unconscious
0:07.4	by a fall while preparing her bath, then drowned in the tub.
0:11.3	We revised the initial probable cause of death from accidental drowning to foreign body
0:15.6	strangulation homicide.
0:17.3	So you say she did not drown?
0:19.5	She did not drown.
0:20.5	Thumb and finger marks on her face, lips, abdomen and thighs suggested her killer had
0:26.3	a powerful, almost eight-like hat.
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0:38.3	and defuses them with humor and actual advice.
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0:51.2	If you love True Crime, the Generation Y Podcast is essential listening.
0:55.2	Hosts, Aaron and Justin started this podcast over 10 years ago to dissect together some
0:59.5	of the craziest and most notable murders, crimes and conspiracy theories.
1:03.2	And with over 450 episodes, there's a little something for every True Crime lover.
1:07.4	Follow the Generation Y Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:12.9	Hollywood and crime contains depictions of violence and is not suitable for everyone.
1:18.0	Please be advised.
1:21.7	In January 1947, the body of a young woman was discovered in an empty lot south of Hollywood.
1:29.4	She had been brutally murdered.
1:31.2	Her body was mutilated.
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