Introducing the Black Dahlia Book Club, beginning January 20, 2026, in lieu of the Ask Me Anything sessions on George Hodel and Steve Hodel.

I’m going to begin with “The Black Dahlia Murders,” by George Clark, from the October 1948 issue of True Detective. This isn’t the first pulp magazine article about the murder of Elizabeth Short, but it is by far the most influential because it resulted in the Leslie Dillon debacle.

Note: The article was written from newspaper articles and must be approached with skepticism.

I’ll discuss the article in my live YouTube session, January 20, at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube/LMHarnisch. Email me your questions and I’ll answer them!

The article is on the jump.