Missing Persons

In June 1949, more than a year after the Kern murder, another body was found. Louise Springer, a successful young hairdresser, was carjacked in a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard, just five blocks from the site at 39th and Norton where Elizabeth Short’s body had been dumped two and a half years earlier. Four days later, Louise’s body was found in the back seat of her car, which had been abandoned on a downtown side street. The manhunt that ensued was the largest in the city since the Black Dahlia investigation. While the search continued, the first of two women went missing. Emily Boomhower, a wealthy widow, disappeared from her Bel Air mansion on August 18, 1949. Three weeks later, Jean Spangler, an attractive young starlet, was last seen leaving a Sunset Strip nightclub at two in the morning. New to Hollywood & Crime? Subscribe here: smarturl.it/hollywoodandcrime Thank you to our sponsors: Zip Recruiter - Learn how to hire smarter and try it for free when you visit them here:  www.ZipRecruiter.com/LACrime Bombas: Get 20% off your first purchase of socks when you visit them here:  www.Bombas.com/hollywood MeUndies: Get 20% off and free shipping on your first order when you visit them here: www.MeUndies.com/LACrime Seat Geek - Get $20 off your first ticket purchase when you use promo code LACRIME here:  www.SeatGeek.com We'd like to hear from you. Find us on Twitter @HollywoodNCrime or Facebook.com/HollywoodAndCrimePodcast or give us a call at 424-224-5711 and please complete a quick survey at www.wondery.com/survey