Category Archives: 1947

Black Dahlia: Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday Honored With Selections From ‘Heaven Is HERE!’

Posted on July 28, 2024 by lmharnisch

Dear readers of the L.A. Daily Mirror: Monday, July 29, 2024, will be devoted to Elizabeth Short’s 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, every hour beginning at 1:08 a.m. and continuing to 3:08 p.m., I will be posting 500-word excerpts … Continue reading →

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L.A. Celebrates the Fourth of July 1889 – 1960

Posted on July 4, 2024 by lmharnisch

July 4, 1944: Uncle Sam in a cartoon by Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale for the Los Angeles Examiner and republished in the Milwaukee Sentinel. Note: This is an encore post from 2014. Broken links: FIXED! Here’s a look at how … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, July 2024

Posted on July 3, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the July 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about some of the most influential websites dealing with the murder of Elizabeth Short.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is July 2

Posted on July 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, July 2, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, June 2024

Posted on June 12, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the June 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the books on Elizabeth Short’s murder.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is June 4

Posted on June 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, May 2024

Posted on May 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the May 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the whether the LAPD of the 1940s was as corrupt as some people claim, citing the Police Commission minutes from the 1940s. As a bonus, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1947 United Artists film The Private Affairs of Bel Ami, with George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Frances Dee, John Carradine, Susan Douglas, Hugo Haas, Marie Wilson, Albert Basserman, Katherine Emery, Richard Fraser and … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is May 7

Posted on May 4, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, May 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, April 2024

Posted on April 3, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the April 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the recent article in… Popular Mechanics?

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is April 2

Posted on March 28, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, April 2, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, March 2024

Posted on March 7, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the March 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about how Elizabeth Short got the “Black Dahlia” nickname. And no, the case wasn’t named by the newspapers, regardless of what you may read elsewhere.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is March 5

Posted on March 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. (It’s also Election Day in Los Angeles, so … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, February 2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the February 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about Will Fowler’s book Reporters, and all the problems with his claims. Will played a minor role in the case — he was at the crime … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is Feb. 6

Posted on February 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short

Posted on January 15, 2024 by lmharnisch

Today is Jan. 15, the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s death. As is the custom, the Daily Mirror will be dark. Trim your roses in her memory.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, January 2024

Posted on January 3, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the January 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about Elizabeth Short’s so-called missing week and whether it’s real. I also covered Leslie Dillon; Frank Jemison’s attitude toward Elizabeth Short; Los Angeles newspapers of the … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is Jan. 2

Posted on December 29, 2023 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxy and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, Jan 2, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and discuss Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, December 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by lmharnisch

In the December 2023 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the incursion of artificial intelligence in cranking out “true” crime videos and I discuss Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer by Janice Knowlton and Michael … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is Dec. 5

Posted on December 3, 2023 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxy and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and discuss Daddy … Continue reading →

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