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Morning Cup of Murder

The Tragedy of Greystone Mansion - February 16 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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February 16th: Greystone Mansion Murder (1929) With money and power you can sweep a lot of things under the rug. On February 16th 1929 a mysterious crime took place that, even today, has many wondering what really happened. A crime that, if you believe there is more to the story than what the survivor told, was brushed under the rub by a powerful and very wealthy family.  https://the-line-up.com/the-greystone-mansion-murder, https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greystone_Mansion, https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/mystery-of-the-greystone-mansion-murders/, https://la.curbed.com/2015/12/8/9894146/greystone-mansion-beverly-hills-interior Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were two more murders.

0:31.8

When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:36.1

We have a weird homicide.

0:38.6

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:42.3

With money and power, you can sweep a lot of things under the rug.

0:49.5

On February 16, 1929, a mysterious crime took place that, even today, has many wondering what really happened.

0:58.9

A crime that, if you believe there is more to the story than what the survivor told, was brushed under the rug by a powerful and very wealthy family.

1:09.5

So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled,

1:12.6

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

1:17.6

The location of today's story plays a huge part in its legacy.

1:22.7

In 1928, a man named Edward L. Doheny began construction on a 46,000 square foot Los Angeles home and hired well-known architect Gordon Kaufman, the same man who dreamt up the Hoover Dam and L.A. Times Building to make his vision come to life. A mansion that, by the time it was complete, cost over $4 million,

1:48.7

over $50 million in today's money. Unbothered, Edward had money to spare. You see, Mr. Doheny

1:56.4

was a successful oil tycoon, who discovered oil back in 1892 near the Libreia Tar Pits,

2:03.2

who was one of the richest men in America, and whose only real rival was John D. Rockefeller

2:09.4

himself. A man who you may recognize as the inspiration behind the Academy Award-winning film,

2:16.2

There Will Be Blood.

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