Olga Rocco

This week the gals discuss the attempted murder of Olga Rocco in 1946. A young woman named Pearl Lusk took a job from a private detective under the impression she would be aiding him in taking down a local jewel thief. Little did she know, she was actually being used to assassinate this man’s ex-wife. But how did he trick her into attempting to kill Olga without her knowing that’s what she was doing? Hop into this week’s episode to find out.

Sources:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/08/08/the-perils-of-pearl-and-olga

Morbid Podcast - The Attempted Murder of Olga Rocco. (Sept. 11, 2023).

https://www.nytimes.com/1953/04/22/archives/camera-gun-victim-loses-200000-suit.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/11/archives/lusk-girl-freed-will-leave-city-tool-in-cameragun-shooting-cleared.html