MoNo Encore: The Mysterious Death of Fritzie Mann w/ James Stewart

(Orig. Pub Date: 11/10/21) In January of 1923, a 20-year-old dancer named Fritzie Mann left home to meet a mysterious man for what she told her mother was a house party. When she was discovered dead on a remote beach a few miles north of San Diego, police were puzzled by the clues. Was it an accident, suicide, or murder? The fact that she was pregnant deepened the mystery even further. Soon two men – a Hollywood actor and a doctor – became the primary suspects in the case, and one would eventually be put on trial for murder. My guest is James Stewart, author of “Mystery at the Blue Sea Cottage: A True Story of Murder in San Diego’s Jazz Age”. He shares details about strange death of Fritzie Mann, considered by some to be San Diego’s very own Black Dahlia, and offers intriguing theories on what might really have happened to her. More information can be found at the author’s website here: and at his publisher’s author page: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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MoNo Encore: The Mysterious Death of Fritzie Mann w/ James Stewart is an episode from Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast by Erik Rivenes.

This episode is 76:52 long.

This episode was published on Feb 28, 2026.

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