Monthly Archives: October 2026

October 9. 1907: Trellis, The Confidence Woman

Posted on October 9, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 9, 1907: She was known as Trellis C. Harris or Trellis Blessing—or Edna Hall. But her method was always the same. She would commit some theft, then fake an epileptic fit, spitting up blood from a capsule hidden in her mouth. Continue reading →

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October 8, 1958: New fall TV shows

Posted on October 8, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 8, 1958: The new fall season shows debut: Continue reading →

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October 8, 1907: Sewage-Eating Fish Spread Disease at Local Markets, Health Officials Say

Posted on October 8, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 8, 1907: Health officials and a deputy district attorney have joined to urge the Board of Supervisors to ban fishing within a half-mile of the city’s Hyperion line that pours sewage into Santa Monica Bay. Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, October 2026

Posted on October 6, 2026 by lmharnisch

In this month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I discussed Michael Connelly’s suppression of exculpatory evidence in Killer in the Code, which alleges that Marvin Margolis killed Elizabeth Short and hints that he killed Georgette Bauerdorf. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on October 5, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mystery fellow at work in his laboratory. Continue reading →

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October 1, 1910: ‘A Terrible Roar’

Posted on October 1, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 1, 1910: The Los Angeles Times Building is bombed by labor radicals, killing 20 employees. Continue reading →

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