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The Unsolved Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower

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Known as the Merry Widow, Los Angeles socialite Mimi Boomhower was the toast of the town. Her husband passed away in 1943, leaving Mimi a large sum of money from a linoleum fortune and a vast collection of animal heads...from big game hunting. But the money didn't last long and Mimi could no longer keep up with her lavish lifestyle. On August 18, 1949, Boomhower vanished and was never seen again. She left a salad on her dining room table, a dress laid out on her bed and the lights of her Bel-Air mansion on. Was she a victim of foul play? Did she flee to start a new life? What happened to Mimi?

Episode Sources:

“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by The True Crime Edition, October 13, 2023

“Mimi Boomhower” from The Charley Project, originally published October 12, 2004, last updated May 1, 2017

“CA - Mimi Boomhower, 48, Los Angeles, 18 Aug 1949” post by 2sisters, December 6, 2006, websleuths.com

“2157DFCA - Mimi Boomhower” by Htmlcnvtr, added December 6, 2006, last updated May 18, 2022, TheDoeNetwork

“Wealthy Widow of Big Game Hunter Missing,” Mason City, Iowa Globe-Gazette, clipped by karsmith, Newspapers.com

“She Was The Widower Of A Wealthy Linoleum Tycoon Who Vanished In 1949, And She Was Wearing $25,000 Worth Of Jewelry When She Went Missing” by Katharina Buczek, March 2023, ChipChick

“Unsolved Mysteries: The Disappearance of ‘The Merry Widow’” by Michael East, February 22, 2021, True Crime Detective

“The Disappearance of "The Merry Widow": Wealthy Heiress Mimi Boomhower Vanishes from Her Home in 1949,” post by Robinwarder1 in r/UnresolvedMysteries, Reddit

“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by Josie Klakström, June 15, 2020, Medium

“Scar-Faced Man Sought in Widow’s Disappearance,” Long Beach Independent, August 25, 1949, Page 10, clipped by karsmith January 4, 2019, Newspapers.com

“Emily Edith Ann “Mimi” Luhan Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com

“Missing Widow” from The Los Angeles Times, August 26, 1949, Page 10, clipped by billygreenfield on November 1, 2018, Newspapers.com

“Novice E. Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com

“Boomhower Murder” under “Miscellaneous/FAQ section” by Steve Hodel on stevehodel.com/faq

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Known as the Merry Widow, Los Angeles socialite Mimi Boomhower was the toast of the town. Her husband passed away in 1943, leaving Mimi a large sum of money from a linoleum fortune and a vast collection of animal heads...from big game hunting. But the money didn't last long and Mimi could no longer keep up with her lavish lifestyle. On August 18, 1949, Boomhower vanished and was never seen again. She left a salad on her dining room table, a dress laid out on her bed and the lights of her Bel-Air mansion on. Was she a victim of foul play? Did she flee to start a new life? What happened to Mimi?

Episode Sources:

“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by The True Crime Edition, October 13, 2023

“Mimi Boomhower” from The Charley Project, originally published October 12, 2004, last updated May 1, 2017

“CA - Mimi Boomhower, 48, Los Angeles, 18 Aug 1949” post by 2sisters, December 6, 2006, websleuths.com

“2157DFCA - Mimi Boomhower” by Htmlcnvtr, added December 6, 2006, last updated May 18, 2022, TheDoeNetwork

“Wealthy Widow of Big Game Hunter Missing,” Mason City, Iowa Globe-Gazette, clipped by karsmith, Newspapers.com

“She Was The Widower Of A Wealthy Linoleum Tycoon Who Vanished In 1949, And She Was Wearing $25,000 Worth Of Jewelry When She Went Missing” by Katharina Buczek, March 2023, ChipChick

“Unsolved Mysteries: The Disappearance of ‘The Merry Widow’” by Michael East, February 22, 2021, True Crime Detective

“The Disappearance of "The Merry Widow": Wealthy Heiress Mimi Boomhower Vanishes from Her Home in 1949,” post by Robinwarder1 in r/UnresolvedMysteries, Reddit

“The Disappearance of Mimi Boomhower” by Josie Klakström, June 15, 2020, Medium

“Scar-Faced Man Sought in Widow’s Disappearance,” Long Beach Independent, August 25, 1949, Page 10, clipped by karsmith January 4, 2019, Newspapers.com

“Emily Edith Ann “Mimi” Luhan Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com

“Missing Widow” from The Los Angeles Times, August 26, 1949, Page 10, clipped by billygreenfield on November 1, 2018, Newspapers.com

“Novice E. Boomhower” on Find A Grave.com

“Boomhower Murder” under “Miscellaneous/FAQ section” by Steve Hodel on stevehodel.com/faq

Join our Patreon!

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