A Study of Strange

A Rerelease of a classic episode with Dearly Departed's Scott Michaels. Scandal rocked the small town of Beverly Hills, CA in 1929. At a massive mansion built by an oil tycoon's son, Ned Doheny, two men were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide. Almost 100 years later, no one can tell you exactly what happened that night because the case is full of rumors including a love affair, a coverup, and the inclusion of the political controversy of its time, the Teapot Dome scandal.  

Today, the grounds of the home known as Greystone Mansion are open to the public, but few know the history of the murder-suicide that took place within those walls. Scott Michaels of Dearly Departed Tours joins the episode. Scott is the authority on the dark side of Hollywood. Though they don't run tours anymore, check out the digital adventures of the team at https://www.youtube.com/@DearlyDepartedTours 

Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/  

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Hosted by Michael May  

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Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Hills-Confidential-Century-Scandals/dp/188331870X

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Fortune-Triumph-Scandal/dp/0520229096

https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/if-these-walls-could-talk

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html

https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-continuing-mystery-of-the-greystone-mansion-murders/

https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ned-doheny-murder-site

https://www.flickr.com/photos/52781623@N00/100538408

Dive deeper into true crime, unsolved mysteries, and tales of high strangeness each week on A Study of Strange. Hosted by filmmaker Michael May, exploring the dark crossroads of history, folklore, and the unexplained.

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