This is the Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case for August 2026. The Black
Dahlia Book Club will meet August 18, 2026.

The next Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case will be September 1, 2026.

In this session, I discussed:

–The “Deconstructing Dahlia” project.

–An upcoming benefit for the forensics program at Cal State L.A. featuring Team Connelly from “Killer in the Code.”

–Will there be a Season 2 of “Killer in the Code?”

–The “Elizabeth” sketch promoted by Team Connelly as a “deathbed confession.”

–Why wasn’t Elizabeth Short maid of honor at Virginia Short’s wedding?

–Was Will Fowler ever a good reporter?

–The 1940s homes in Leimert Park.

–Why didn’t Red Manley report Elizabeth Short as missing?

–The purpose of the mutilations to Elizabeth Short’s face.

–How might Elizabeth Short have met the killer?

–Was J. Paul De River ever suspected of killing Elizabeth Short?

–Who was Edwin Burns (Jack Pico craziness warning)?

 –What is my opinion of Examiner City Editor Jim Richardson?

The event is August 28. Hosted by The California Forensic Science Institute at Cal State L.A. The institute advances forensic sciences through multidisciplinary research, professional training, student support, and community engagement. The institute is committed to upholding the highest professional, scientific, and academic standards in service to the university, the forensic science profession, and the justice community.

Proceeds from this event will support the institute and the School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics’ student programs that provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences and professional development opportunities for future professionals in forensic science and criminal justice.

The program will be held at the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center at Cal State L.A., 1800 Paseo Rancho Castilla, 90032.

Tickets are $250.

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