101. Vintage Case: The Sphinx Murder

In this episode we take you back to 1930's Pasadena (yes, again) to examine the unsolved murder of the "Don Juan Dentist," Dr. Leonard Siever. There are a ton of leads and theories to this murder with seemingly no obvious motive.

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  • “4 Apr 1934, 3 - the Pasadena Post at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com/image/622350652/?terms=Leonard%20Seiver&match=1. Accessed 17 July 2022.

  • “8 Jan 1934, 2 - Los Angeles Evening Post-Record at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com/image/678444112. Accessed 17 July 2022.

  • “13 Dec 1933, 2 - Los Angeles Evening Post-Record at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com/image/678407756. Accessed 17 July 2022.

  • “14 Dec 1933, 1 - Wilmington Daily Press Journal at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com/image/363823521/?terms=Leonard%20Seiver&match=1. Accessed 17 July 2022.

  • “18 Dec 1933, 1 - the Pomona Progress Bulletin at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, www.newspapers.com/image/623215331/?terms=Leonard%20Siever&match=1. Accessed 17 July 2022.

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