He Walked Out| The Disappearance of Olavi Hendrickson
Miami Mystery: The Disappearance of Olavi HendricksonShow Notes
In October 1962, Miami City Attorney Olavi Hendrickson put on his best black suit, left his home, and disappeared. More than six decades later, his granddaughters are reopening a mystery that has followed their family for generations. In Episode 1, an unexpected discovery of unclaimed property brings Olavi's disappearance back to the surface. Emmy award winning journalist Dana Dean and her sister begin retracing what their family knows — and confronting just how little is known about wh...
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Dana and her sister Erica travel to Miami, searching for answers about their grandfather's mysterious disappearance more than 60 years ago. What they uncover is a city with a complicated past, where organized crime, illegal gambling, and notorious nightclubs were part of the landscape. With help from Casey Piket, founder of the Miami History Substack and podcast, they discover a scandal involving the Clover Club, a nightclub on Biscayne Boulevard, and their grandfather, then Miami City Attorn...
64 years ago, Miami City Attorney Olavi Hendrickson disappeared. He walked out of his home in October 1962 and never came back. No body. No official missing person report on record. No answers. Now, a new generation of his family is digging up what the official record never explained. Miami Mystery: The Disappearance of Olavi Hendrickson premieres October 12, 2026. Follow @miamimysterypod on Instagram to uncover a story that's gone untold for more than six decades. Have information about Olav...