Harvey Glatman

From the summer of 1957 to the summer of ’58, the City of Los Angeles was terrorized by a truly heinous beast who was murdering women and dumping their bodies in the LA desert. The killer, thirty-year-old Harvey Glatman known as The Glamour Girl Slayer had a dark past and a seriously terrifying modus operandi. If allowed to, he would have likely continued his reign of horror forever. Luckily, one woman put an end to it.REFERENCES:Newton, Michael. 1998. Rope: The Twister Life and Crimes of Harvey Glatman. New York, New York: Pocket Books.People v. Glatman. 1959. 52 Cal. 2d 283 (Supreme Court of California, June 5).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this podcast, Harvey Glatman, known for his perverse fantasies from a young age, is explored as the Glamour Girl Killer in 1950s Hollywood. The show delves into Glatman's dark psychology, murders imprinted on celluloid canvas, and the societal impact of his crimes. The chapters examine Glatman's twisted world, cultural shifts, family dynamics, psychological depths, early sexual fixations, legal loopholes, and distinguishing psychopathic traits. It also explores Glatman's dangerous descent into a perilous path and the haunting shadows of Los Angeles. Furthermore, it sheds light on the exploitation and vulnerability in Hollywood's Golden Age, the desperation faced by single women, and the psychological control exerted by a killer over his victims.