Denver Spiderman Attic

Theodore edward coneys november 10 1882 may 16 1967 known by the nickname denver spiderman an american drifter who committed a murder in 1941 and subsequently occupied the attic of the victim s home for nine months.

Denver spiderman attic.

The story of otto in the attic dolly oesterreich 33 was an unsatisfied house wife when she met 17 year old otto sanhuber. He was the murderer. The doors and windows to the house showed no signs of forced entry and were locked when neighbours discovered the body. Dolly was married to fred william oesterreich but this did not stop her.

This week s my favorite murder comes to you live from the boulder theater. The victim s name was philip peters. The housekeepers terrified. Coneys earned the name denver spiderman because he waited five weeks in a denver man s attic before the man eventually discovered him.

On stage karen and georgia cover the killer john agrue and theodore edward coneys the spiderman of denver. This is the story of the denver spider man and the murder that perplexed denver police for nearly a year. It looked like the case would go unsolved until a year later police heard strange noises coming from a tiny crawl space in the attic. And the panels which appeared to go to the attic via the ceiling had been sealed shut.

Synopsis in 1941 a man named phillip peters was found murdered in his home in denver colorado. Spider in the attic may 23 2011 dan lewis uncategorized 0 on october 17 1941 philip peters did not show up for dinner at his neighbor s house. Coneys a canadian immigrant who owned a hardware store in petersburg and his wife. The 73 year old denver man had been temporarily living alone in his house his wife was in the hospital recovering from a broken hip so his neighbors had offered him a meal and some company.

The denver spiderman and his moncreiff place murder. The killer had been inside the house the whole time.