Category Archives: 1973

Leesa Jo Shaner – Back in the News

Posted on January 13, 2020 by lmharnisch

Photo: Leesa Jo Shaner Note: This is an encore post from 2011. Paula Zahn’s new piece on the case has renewed interest in the killing.  William Floyd Zamastil was convicted in 2011 in the killing. An attempt to resolve one … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on April 8, 2019 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1973 American Film Theatre production of “The Iceman Cometh,” with Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Bradford Dillman, Sorrell Booke, Hildy Brooks, Nancy Juno Dawson,  Evans Evans, Martyn Green, Moses Gunn, Clifton … Continue reading →

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LAPD Parker Center Cop Shop Files DR 73-402-191

Posted on September 4, 2014 by lmharnisch

In case you just tuned in, I was given a box of material that was cleaned out of the old press room after Parker Center closed. The items consist of photos, press releases and random bits of ephemera. There is … Continue reading →

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LAPD Parker Center Cop Shop Files: Bank Robber DR 73 491 959

Posted on August 1, 2014 by lmharnisch

I was given a box of material that was cleaned out of the old press room – the “Cop Shop” – when Parker Center was closed. Today we have a picture of a bank robber. The DR number is 73 … Continue reading →

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LAPD Parker Center Cop Shop Files: John Doe No. 52 DR 73 478 242

Posted on July 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

In case you just tuned in, I was given a box of material that was cleaned out of the old press room — the “Cop Shop” — when Parker Center was closed. Today we have an artist’s sketch of John … Continue reading →

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LAPD Parker Center Cop Shop Files: Jane Doe, Sept. 5, 1973

Posted on May 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

Note: Last year I was given a box of news releases, photographs and random pieces of paper from the old press room at Parker Center. I’m gradually posting the material. These are the earrings and the label from a pair … Continue reading →

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LAPD: Parker Center Cop Shop Files

Posted on December 4, 2013 by lmharnisch

I was given a box of material that was cleaned out of the old press room at the LAPD’s Parker Center headquarters, sometimes called “the cop shop.” The box was a jumble of press releases, photographs, artists’ sketches and other … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition

Posted on November 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Jack Huston in “Boardwalk Empire.” Credit: Macall Polay HBO via the Los Angeles Times. I was watching “Emperor of the North” and thought a post on newsboy caps might be a good follow-up on How to Wear a Hat … Continue reading →

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Leesa Jo Shaner Killing: Wisconsin Inmate Convicted [Updated]

Posted on July 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

William Floyd Zamastilwas convicted in federal court in Tucson on Thursday of kidnapping and killing Leesa Jo Shaner on May 29, 1973. Her remains were found Sept. 16, 1973, buried on the grounds of Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., a remote military … Continue reading →

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Leesa Jo Shaner – Update

Posted on July 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Leesa Jo Shaner An attempt to resolve one of the nation’s most baffling unsolved crimes is quietly unfolding in federal court in Tucson: The mystery of Leesa Jo Shaner, who vanished May 29, 1973,  on her way to the … Continue reading →

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Maria Schneider, Marlon Brando and ‘Last Tango’

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Maria Schneider, the co-star of “Last Tango in Paris,” has died at the age of 58. Here’s a March 11, 1973, Times feature on the movie for people who are too young to remember what a sensation it … Continue reading →

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