In the October 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and my current focus on the crime scene. At this point, I’m writing about lead detectives Finis Brown and Harry Hansen.
I also discussed:
–Don’t dress up like the Black Dahlia for Halloween.
–Why I don’t give interviews.
–Are there any good books on the Black Dahlia case?
–You say to read the original clips on the killing. What about the LAPD files? Are they online?
–Otto Stephen Wilson.
–People are being naughty on Wikipedia. Steve Hodel is editing his father’s entry (very non-NPOV and very COI!) and someone in Wylie, Texas, is adding me to entries.
–What about AI solving the Black Dahlia case?
–Elizabeth Short’s trunk.
–Did Mark Hansen tell Elizabeth to call him when Anne Toth got back from the Bay Area?
–Was Elizabeth Short the victim of a serial killer?
–What do you know about the life of Cleo Short?
–Has anyone identified the men in the photos of Elizabeth Short on the beach in Florida?
–Joe Nickel did a piece on the Black Dahlia. Have you read it?
–Who was Syd Zaid?
–The life of Alexandra Partyka after the death of Walter Bayley.
–Who was Felix the photographer with Will Fowler.
–Did Elizabeth Short ever get her trunk while she was in Los Angeles?
–What do you know about the lives of Finis Brown and Harry Hansen?
–Women who were executed in California.
–Why were Elizabeth Short’s teeth so decayed?
–Joseph Wambaugh and me.
–Was a hemicorporectomy performed on Elizabeth Short?
–Did Elizabeth Short steal her address book from Mark Hansen?
–Is it true that Cleo Short was involved with miniature golf?
–Was Walter Bayley performing abortions?
–Did Elizabeth Short ever go to the Frolic Room?
–Was Elizabeth Short pregnant?
–How did police identify Better Bersinger as the woman who reported finding Elizabeth Short’s body?
–Why wasn’t Walter Bayley on the suspect list?
–Does the Professional Building have any significance?
–Is your book similar in tone or style to Hallie Rubenhold’s “The Five?”

Coming up on YouTube: On October 29, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, I’ll do an Ask Me Anything on George Hodel.

Can’t make the live session? Email me your questions and I’ll answer them! The video will be posted once the session ends so you can watch it later.