Oesterreich was born Walburga Korschel in 1880 to German immigrant parents. It is unclear if she herself was born in Imperial Germany or shortly after her parents arrived in the U.S.; in any case she grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area among a community of fellow German immigrants. At age 12, Walburga worked at the textile mill of Fred William Oesterreich, another German immigrant who had become successful and frequently hired fellow immigrants in his factories. Walburga was by all accounts an attractive and charismatic girl, with many friends among the factory workers. She quickly attracted Fred’s notice and the two married when she was 17. As Fred’s wife, Walburga remained popular among her husband’s workers, often peacefully resolving labor disputes by acting as intermediary to the more distant and unlikeable Fred.The Lover in the Attic: A True Story 2018 Full Movie Download
From the beginning of the marriage, Walburga was rumored to have invited many lovers into her home during the day while Fred worked at the mills. In 1913, when she was 33, Walburga was introduced to Otto Sanhuber, a 17-year-old sewing-machine repairman who worked for her husband. She invited Sanhuber to her home to fix her sewing machine, beginning an intense affair. To avoid suspicion from the neighbors, Walburga explained that Sanhuber was her “vagabond half-brother”.[1][2]Gradually, the need to conceal the relationship from both Fred and the neighbors led to Sanhuber moving into the Oesterreichs’ attic, which was accessible through a panel in the ceiling of the closet of the bedroom Walburga shared with her husband. Sanhuber was supplied with a cot, food, a lamp, books, and writing materials. During the day he would perform housework in the residence; at night he would live in total silence in the attic, reading and writing science fiction stories, which Walburga would mail to potential publishers for him. Sanhuber would later describe himself as Walburga’s “sex slave” and claimed they made love up to eight times a day.[3] Fred remained unaware of Sanhuber’s presence in the house