In the May 2025 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE!

I also discuss Eli Frankel’s forthcoming book Sisters in Death, which attempts to link Carl Balsiger to the murders of Elizabeth Short and Leila Welsh.

I also discussed:

–The grand jury investigation in the Leslie Dillon debacle.
–Did Elizabeth Short ship her luggage to Alaska?
–How did I get interested in the Black Dahlia case?
–How does it feel to be the “Black Dahlia Expert?” (Some folks would tell you I’m not!).
–What was the relationship between LAPD vice and Brenda Allen? Are there any research papers on the topic?
–Did the police investigate the people who came to the French home looking for Elizabeth Short?
–Why do I disagree with Steve Hodel? Is it his theory or the evidence?
–How did the Bayley and Short families meet?
–Was the LAPD unable to solve the Black Dahlia case because of suppression or was it too difficult?
–What was the FBI’s role in the Black Dahlia case?
–What was the motive in Elizabeth Short’s murder?
–Why was the Black Dahlia case so difficult to solve?
–Was Elizabeth Short already dead during her disappearance?
–Was the Homicide Division free from gang connections, unlike vice detectives?
–Is the Black Dahlia case unsolvable?
–What is the origin of Elizabeth Short’s erroneous middle name “Ann?”
–Is the Black Dahlia case solved in the public mind? Or are people still looking for the “true” killer?
–When do I plan to publish my book?
–Could the killer have been a woman?
–What were the alibis of the “prime” suspects in the Black Dahlia case?
–Could Elizabeth Short have been held captive during her “missing” week?
–Did Brian Carr die?