Tag Archives: Georgette Bauerdorf

Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 13

Posted on October 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf at the wheel of a Jeep at Camp Pendleton in an undated photo, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. The final hours of Georgette Bauerdorf’s life remain something of a mystery. On Oct. 11, 1944, Georgette departed … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 12

Posted on October 22, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Hollywood Canteen as portrayed in the 1944 film “Hollywood Canteen.” And being a movie, this is a set, not the actual canteen. For comparison, here’s an undated snapshot of the actual canteen. Notice that there’s no awning and no … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 11

Posted on October 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf, left, George F. Bauerdorf and Constance Ann “Connie” Bauerdorf Dillon in an undated photo, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. Although Georgette Bauerdorf, 20, was living by herself in the apartment at El Palacio, 8493 Fountain Ave., … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 10

Posted on October 17, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf arm in arm with two servicemen, published in the Daily News, Oct. 16, 1944.  Georgette Bauerdorf, 20, had been living alone in an apartment at El Palacio, 8493 Fountain Ave., since Aug. 28, 1944, when her sister, father … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 9

Posted on October 15, 2014 by lmharnisch

A portrait of Georgette Bauerdorf published in the Daily News, Oct. 13, 1944. It’s unclear from news reports whether Georgette Bauerdorf was pursuing any further education after apparently graduating from the Westlake School for Girls. Several stories in the Los … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 8

Posted on October 14, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Herald-Examiner published a photo of Georgette Bauerdorf with a question mark, one of its visual cliches of the 1940s, Oct. 13, 1944. The investigation revealed that the young woman found face-down in the bathtub at 8493 Fountain Ave., was … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 6

Posted on October 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

El Palacio Apartments, 8491 Fountain Ave., in a photo from the Los Angeles Herald-Express, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. El Palacio in 2008, as shown by Google Street View. Los Angeles Times, May 10, 1931: El Palacio is … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 5

Posted on October 9, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 3, 1942: Abbott and Costello outside the Hollywood Canteen at the opening ceremony, in a Times photo. Cahuenga Boulevard south of Sunset Boulevard, former location of the Hollywood Canteen, via Google Street View.  One of the important locations in … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 3

Posted on October 7, 2014 by lmharnisch

Dec. 31, 1944: Major crimes increased in the city of Los Angeles, except for auto theft. Homicides are up 29.5% over 1943. There are many ways to portray 1944 in Los Angeles, when Georgette Bauerdorf was killed. We might talk … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 2

Posted on October 1, 2014 by lmharnisch

The crime scene, 8493 Fountain Ave., via The Times Mapping L.A. Project. Surveys have shown that most L.A. Daily Mirror readers live in Los Angeles or at least in Southern California, so the majority will already know this. I’m including … Continue reading →

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Daily Mirror Reader Survey — Georgette Bauerdorf (Updated)

Posted on September 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf, from the New York Sun, Oct. 13, 1944, via Fultonhistory.com. In the readers’ choice between “Laura” and Georgette Bauerdorf, the response has been almost universal in favor of looking into the Bauerdorf killing of October 1944. As longtime … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, this should be easy. This is not a "who" question or a "what" question (both fairly obvious). Why is this happening and why is it significant?   Photograph by Andrew H. Arnott / Los Angeles TimesMarlene Dietrich is fingerprinted … Continue reading →

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