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September 2, 2025 49 mins

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Who would murder a 72-year-old woman who spent half her life donating generously to the less fortunate? Our quest to learn about the unsolved murder of the beloved Isabel Oppenheimer - owner of a legendary brothel called Elizabeth's Dancing Club - led to the history of prostitution in Puerto Rico and the shady underworld in which Isabel made a fortune. 

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