In November of 1958 a pregnant nurse named Olga Duncan disappeared from her suburban California apartment. Police quickly suspected Olga’s mother in-law Elizabeth Duncan, a domineering and manipulative woman who was incensed that her son Frank had married Olga without her approval.
When Olga’s badly beaten body was found buried in a shallow grave, Elizabeth was arrested, along with two hired hitmen, for murder.
My guest Deborah Holt Larkin is the author of “A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California’s Most Notorious Killers”. She has a personal connection to the case – her father was a court reporter who covered Elizabeth Duncan’s trial – and she followed the case closely as a girl as it all unfolded.
The author’s website: https://deborahholtlarkin.com/
