Tea Time Crimes

The Mystery of Hotel Del Coronado: The Beautiful Stranger

Episode Summary

When Lottie A. Bernard checks into the Hotel Del Coronado in November of 1892, the staff is mesmerized by the mysterious woman they call “the beautiful stranger.” She appears in the lobby alone, without any luggage, anxiously awaiting the arrival of her brother. A few days later her body is found on the steps leading to the Pacific Ocean, her death ruled a suicide. The mystery only unravels from here as the staff realizes nothing the woman said was true. Who was she? Why was she there? And has she ever truly left? Join us as we explore the real identity of the beautiful stranger, theories about her death, and a hilariously unhinged tangent from Alana.

Episode Notes

When Lottie A. Bernard checks into the Hotel Del Coronado in November of 1892, the staff is mesmerized by the mysterious woman they call “the beautiful stranger.” She appears in the lobby alone, without any luggage, anxiously awaiting the arrival of her brother. A few days later her body is found on the steps leading to the Pacific Ocean, her death ruled a suicide. The mystery only unravels from here as the staff realizes nothing the woman said was true. Who was she? Why was she there? And has she ever truly left? Join us as we explore the real identity of the beautiful stranger, theories about her death, and a hilariously unhinged tangent from Alana.

Content Warning: Suicide ideation 

Tea of the Day: Green Pomegranate Tea 

Theme Music by Brad Frank

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