This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

It is not intended for children.

Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

We're in the series Ghosts in the Attic.

In this series, we ask the question,

what if someone was hiding in your home right under your nose for weeks or even

years without your knowledge? While as unbelievable a scenario as that seems, I discovered several cases of people who hid themselves

away under the stairs in an attic or crawl space waiting and watching the people who

lived there only emerging to commit a heinous crime.

Our next story is so unbelievable you'll probably think I made it up, but it's all true.

This is the case of The Ghost in the Garrett, Otto San Huber. Fred Osterick, a well-to-do factory owner living in Los Angeles had been noticing some

odd incidents occurring in his home for some time.

Fred had opened a textile company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the early 1900s

and made a fortune selling kitchen aprons and other sown items.

The business expanded over the years, and in 2018 the business expanded over the years and in 1918

Fred and his wife Dolly decided to open another factory in sunny California

where they could live out their golden years.

Fred began considering retirement. where they could live out their golden years.

Fred began considering retirement once he set up the new factory in Los Angeles,

but he found that the challenge and excitement of opening a new business in the fast-growing city

invigorated him. Instead of slowing down,

Fred once again threw himself into his work, often spending 10 or even 12 hours per day

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