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The Gorgonowa case: Lviv’s most notorious murder trial

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In late December 1931, a seventeen-year-old girl is brutally murdered in Briukhovychi, outside Lviv. Suspicion falls on Rita Gorgonowa, her father’s partner. There are plenty of reasons for suspicion, but little conclusive evidence.

Gorgonowa’s trial divides society, and the mystery continues to fascinate true-crime readers and listeners today.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Rita Gorgonowa’s story
10:42 The murder
20:20 Public reaction
24:50 The trial
46:43 The aftermath

Background music: Scott Buckley — “I Walk With Ghosts”.

Sources
Tajny Detektyw. Ilustrowany Tygodnik Kryminalno-Sądowy 1932-1933.
Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny 1932-1933
Gorgonowa i inni. Edmund Żurek.
Koronkowa robota. Sprawa Gorgonowej. Cezary Łazarewicz.
Sprawa Gorgonowej (1977), reż. Janusz Majewski.

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