In 1929 an eccentric doctor, Friedrich Ritter and his mistress, Dore Strauch Koerwin, left Berlin to start a life on an uninhabited island in the Gal\xe1pagos. They wrote articles about their life, surviving on nothing but hard work, philosophy and vegetables. Soon, more people followed to experience the same lifestyle. When a boisterous self-proclaimed Viennese baroness and her two lovers arrived on Floreana Island, tension rose. When she picked her favourite lover and crowned herself as Empress of the Gal\xe1pagos, a storm erupted.\nSponsors:\n\nFreetrade - Go to freetrade.io/evidencelocker & get a free share worth between \xa33 & \xa3200\n\nJune\u2019s Journey -\xa0 Play popular hidden-object mystery game, download June's Journey for free.\n\xa0\nFor pictures and more information, join us on Facebook\n\nWant to support our podcast? Visit our page at Patreon\n\nFor a full list of resources and credits visit Evidence Locker Website\n\nFor all sponsor discount codes, visit this page\n\n\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0\xa0\nCreated & Produced by Sonya Lowe\nNarrated by Noel Vinson\n\nAudio editing: Blackwell Post\n\nMusic: \u201cNordic Medieval\u201d by Marcus Bressler\n\nBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios\n\n\xa0\nThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.\n\xa0