Category Archives: 1950

Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 10

Posted on February 16, 2013 by lmharnisch

Well anyway, she hasn’t said she’d committed incest or killed the Black Dahlia!!! (I wonder if Hodel was talking to Theodore Kolline, who was apparently staying with him during his divorce.) And here is the Feb. 27, 1950, installment of … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 9

Posted on February 15, 2013 by lmharnisch

Hodel snoring very loudly – no other movements!!! Welcome to yet another day of bugging the Lloyd Wright manse of Dr. George “Evil Genius” Hodel,  Feb. 26, 1950. Apparently Theodore Kolline moved in with Hodel while seeking a divorce. The … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Hodel ‘Murder HQ’ Test Results? Day 4

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lmharnisch

The week is almost up and there’s been no announcement. Do you think the results were negative? Hmmmm. If you will remember (and of course you do) Christine Pelisek wrote in the Daily Beast on Feb. 3, 2013, that test … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 8

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lmharnisch

It is a morbid poem!!! Welcome to another day of bugging the purported murder HQ of Dr. George “Evil Genius” Hodel, Feb. 25, 1950. The George Hodel files Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 7

Posted on February 13, 2013 by lmharnisch

Aren’t you going to bed for Christ sake? Another day in the life of Dr. George “Evil Genius” Hodel, Feb. 24, 1950. The George Hodel files Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Hodel ‘Murder HQ’ Test Results? Day 2

Posted on February 12, 2013 by lmharnisch

No announcement yet….. If you will remember (and of course you do) Christine Pelisek wrote in the Daily Beast on Feb. 3, 2013, that test results on soil taken from the Sowden House (George “Evil Genius” Hodel’s purported murder HQ) … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 6

Posted on February 12, 2013 by lmharnisch

Hodel phoned someone asked for $1,000.00 cash advance — said he was short of ready cash! I guess being a maniacal killer doesn’t pay very well. (Speaking of which, how can Dexter Morgan afford a boat, a nanny and a … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 5

Posted on February 11, 2013 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1950: Back for more, eh? Well you won’t be disappointed, because today the Evil Genius bops the maid, but only after she begs him for a little. Yes, really! Who does he think he is, Arnold Schwarzenegger? The … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 4

Posted on February 10, 2013 by lmharnisch

Snoring resumes!!!! And here is, for your continuing boredom, the Non-Smoking Gun, for Feb. 21, 1950. Had enough? The George Hodel files Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3  

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 3

Posted on February 9, 2013 by lmharnisch

Here’s the third installment of the Non-Smoking Gun for Feb. 20, 1950. Are you bored with this yet? Phone rang 12 times —  No answer! Ellen enters –- turns on radio – Mexican program!!!!! The George Hodel files Part 1 … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 2

Posted on February 8, 2013 by lmharnisch

And here is the second installment of the Non-Smoking Gun for Feb. 19, 1950. Can you stand the tedium? The George Hodel files Part 1  

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files Part 1

Posted on February 7, 2013 by lmharnisch

OK, I’m fed up with all sorts of claims about what is in the transcript of the bugs placed at Dr. George Hodel’s house, so I’m going to start posting them, a bit every day. Here’s the first installment, from … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Wondering About Buster the Wonder Dog

Posted on February 7, 2013 by lmharnisch

Then there are the sites that throw out any pretense of skepticism and flatly state that “Buster the Wonder Dog” is solving the Black Dahlia case. Like this one by Debbie Emery for Radaronline.com George ‘Evil Genius’ Hodel on the … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Non-Smoking Gun – George Hodel Files

Posted on February 3, 2013 by lmharnisch

Much has been written about the transcripts of the law enforcement bugging of Dr. George “Evil Genius” Hodel’s house, but the material is actually pretty dull. Here are some sample pages, chosen at random, published in their entirety. There’s more. … Continue reading →

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Location Sleuth – ‘Between Midnight and Dawn’

Posted on December 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Hey, it’s the Florentine Gardens! Here it is via Google’s Street View. I was watching the 1950 Columbia film “Between Midnight and Dawn” and several locations caught my eye. The first one is an aerial view during the credits that … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks: ‘The Los Angeles Book’

Posted on May 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

  It has been years since I looked through “The Los Angeles Book” and even longer since I read it. Then several weeks ago, I bought a copy so I could point out a particular photo of Chavez Ravine to … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — ‘Headline Happy’

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo   A somewhat distressed copy of “Headline Happy” by Florabel Muir  has been listed on EBay. You may recall that Muir, above, has a terrific description of the Busgy Siegel crime scene and, yes, … Continue reading →

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Nixon’s Neckties

Posted on November 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Huntington Library   Every Friday, Natalie Russell, a library assistant at the Huntington, e-mails several photos from the Jack Smith collection to a group of old-timers in hopes that someone can identify the people in the pictures. … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1951: "Ace in the Hole" opens in Los Angeles. April 7, 1950: Billy Wilder is casting a film with the working title "Human Interest Story" and renames it "Ace in the Hole."   April 13, 1950: Jan Sterling … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 20, 1950: Coming soon: "Sunset Boulevard." Nov. 6, 1948: Gloria Swanson meets Billy Wilder and Charles Bracket to discuss "Sunset Boulevard." Feb. 10, 1949: The script isn't done. Above, Gloria Swanson and Melvyn Douglas in a clip from the … Continue reading →

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