EPISODE · Mar 25, 2025 · 2 MIN
Introducing: The Man Who Calculated Death
from Lawyers, Guns, and Money · host Bunker Crew
In 2013, journalist Suzanne Rico gets the call. Her mother, Gabriele, is dying. As time ticks down, Gabriele reveals she has written an incomplete memoir about her traumatic childhood in World War II Germany - and makes a daunting last request: "Finish what I started." When Suzanne and her sister, Stephanie, dive into their mother's turbulent past, they come face to face with the mind blowing mysteries that swirl around inventor Robert Lusser - their grandfather - and his work building a secret super weapon for Adolf Hitler. The most puzzling of which is the mysterious, violent death of his wife. As they struggle to bring closure to something as intimate as a memoir, they have no idea of the revelations in store, or the reckoning they will require. WINNER - Best Writing - Gracie Awards 2025 - Alliance for Women in MediaNOMINEE - Best Indie Podcast - Ambie Awards 2025 - The Podcast Academy“10 Best of 2024” - Crime Writers On PodcastFEATURED PODCAST - Apple PodcastsTOP TEN History Podcast of the Month - Goodpods
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In 2013, journalist Suzanne Rico gets the call. Her mother, Gabriele, is dying. As time ticks down, Gabriele reveals she has written an incomplete memoir about her traumatic childhood in World War II Germany - and makes a daunting last request: "Finish what I started." When Suzanne and her sister, Stephanie, dive into their mother's turbulent past, they come face to face with the mind blowing mysteries that swirl around inventor Robert Lusser - their grandfather - and his work building a secret super weapon for Adolf Hitler. The most puzzling of which is the mysterious, violent death of his wife. As they struggle to bring closure to something as intimate as a memoir, they have no idea of the revelations in store, or the reckoning they will require.
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