«In 2014, an original and colorful lady died all alone and without heirs. Almost everyone in Harstad knew who she was, but very few knew her.» With these words, host Tarjei Strøm introduces episode 2 of Unknown Heir.
In Harstad, she was called «Miss Paris» and «Gale-Betzy». The one who yelled in French and wore strange makeup. Beautiful, different, and seemingly without close family.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Betzy was what you call a city original in Harstad.
Everyone in town knew about old, strange, beautiful Betzy. But no one knew anything about her life. Not until she died and NRK began searching for the person entitled to her inheritance. The journey back in time reveals an adventurous life far away from her hometown. And a deep, dark secret.
Genealogist Kai-Samuel Vigardt discovers that Betzy left Harstad as a teenager and took an early interest in beauty and elegance. What was the experience of this lady who left Harstad at a young age and returned to become a city original?
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On his quest to find Betzy Dahl's heirs, Tarjei Strøm encounters a number of different descriptions of her. In the program, Strøm also tries to find out when and why Betzy changed from a woman with legs in her nose and goals in life - to become known as a city original in Harstad.
By tying several threads together in the family history sources, genealogist Kai-Samuel Vigardt finds a way forward for presenter Tarjei Strøm in the hunt for the heirs of Betzy Dahl.
But suddenly a new clue emerges that changes everything for Tarjei Strøm and the story of Betzy takes a new and gripping turn.
The episode about Betzy Dahl is already available on NRK online TV. On Tuesday, November 17 at 23:55, NRK will broadcast the episode on linear TV.
