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Category Archives: Crime and Courts
Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short
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.
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged . prune your roses, 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, homicide, lapd
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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, October 2023 / The Trial of George Hodel
Boxy and I did an Ask Me Anything on the trial of George Hodel. If all you know is what Steve Hodel claims, this will sound quite a bit different.
Posted in Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, LAPD
Tagged #courts, 1949, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, George Hodel, Steve Hodel, Tamar Hodel
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Brian De Palma’s ‘The Black Dahlia’
Note: This is an encore post from 2006. I’m running it again because I’m seeing a fair number of comments on social media about De Palma’s Black Dahlia being “Well, OK, not *that* bad.” Yes, yes it was *that* bad. … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD, Zoot Suit
Tagged 1947, 2006, Black Dahlia, Brian De Palma, Cold Cases, crime and courts, lapd
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Jerry Giesler, Miracle Man
Photo: Walter Wanger, left, and Jerry Giesler. Courtesy of Mary Mallory. Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Long before Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Richard “Racehorse” Haynes, or F. Lee Bailey hit the scene, soft-spoken, circumspect Jerry Giesler iced … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Courts, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged crime and courts, film, hollywood, Mary Mallory, movies
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — ‘Spirit of ’76’ as Propaganda
A still from the lost film “Spirit of ‘76” from Moving Picture World. Note: This is an encore post from 2013. The United States’ Espionage Act was ratified in 1917 to punish those abetting the enemy, promoting military insubordination, … Continue reading
Posted in 1917, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, World War I
Tagged #World War I, crime and courts, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, movies
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William Desmond Taylor Shot!
Note: This is an encore post from 2012. Mary Mallory points out that this is the 90th anniversary of William Desmond Taylor’s death. I did several posts when the Daily Mirror was at The Times: William Desmond Taylor, Mystery Guest … Continue reading
Posted in 1922, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Homicide
Tagged #William Desmond Taylor, 1922, Cold Cases, homicide
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Movieland Mystery Photo – William Desmond Taylor Crime Scene Edition
Note: This is an encore post from 2010. Well, this should be fun – for me, anyway. What’s the mystery? That’s for you to figure out. A typical room of a certain era, eh?
Posted in 1922, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #William Desmond Taylor, 1922, Architecture, Cold Cases, film, hollywood
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Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short
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.
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged . prune your roses, 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, homicide, lapd
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Dec. 23, 1947: Baby Girl Abandoned at Downtown Restaurant With Christmas Card Pinned to Blanket
Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. The young mother asked the waitress at the cafe in the Subway Terminal Building to hold her baby for just a moment—and then she was gone. … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts
Tagged #Christmas, 1947, child welfare, crime and courts
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young notes: “Most artists … Continue reading
Nov. 15, 1981: Still Unsolved — Aspiring Screenwriter Killed in Hit-Run Staged to Look Like Rape
Note: This post has been getting a lot of traffic recently and I couldn’t figure out why. The answer: A biking blog linked to the post a few days ago because Pat Hines, one of the victim’s friends, has been … Continue reading
Posted in 1981, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Sports, Transportation
Tagged 1981, bicycling, Cold Cases, Pat Hines, sports, Sue Latham
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Greg Bautzer
A photo of Greg Bautzer and Joan Crawford, listed on EBay for $9.99. Note: This is an encore post from 2012. Handsome, charming, well spoken, Gregson “Greg” Bautzer was as dashing and popular as any successful Hollywood movie star. Bautzer … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Courts, Film, Found on EBay, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory
Tagged attorneys, film, hollywood, lawyers, Mary Mallory
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Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short
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.
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged . prune your roses, 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, homicide, lapd
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Black Dahlia: Dec. 23, 1949 — Jury Finds Dr. George Hodel Not Guilty of Molesting Tamar Hodel
The Los Angeles Mirror-News, Dec. 23, 1949. Today is the anniversary of a jury of eight women and four men finding Dr. George Hodel not guilty on two counts of molesting his daughter Tamar. I’ll have more to say about … Continue reading
Posted in 1949, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, LAPD
Tagged 1949, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, crime and courts, George Hodel, lapd, Tamar Hodel
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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Holiday Shopping Guide
Note: This is an encore post from 2011. I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young notes: “Most artists … Continue reading
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: M.E. Firman, Lady Detective
In the early 1900s, most women in the United States lacked the right to vote. Groups such as the National American Woman Suffrage Association organized to actively campaign for enfranchisement. Winning the vote would lead to other reforms regarding child … Continue reading
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘Oh Doctor’ Welcomes Prohibition
Popular culture often comments on social and political issues of the day when citizens have no other way to voice opinions, change policy, or confront government. During the early years of the 20th century, sheet music provided a running commentary … Continue reading
Posted in 1920, Crime and Courts, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Music
Tagged #prohibition, 1920, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Music
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Black Dahlia: Trim Your Roses on Jan. 15 to Remember Elizabeth Short
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.
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged . prune your roses, 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, homicide, lapd
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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1950 MGM picture “Black Hand,” with Gene Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, Teresa Celli, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Frank Puglia and Mario Siletti. Screenplay by Luther Davis from a story by Leo Townsend. Photography by … Continue reading
Posted in 1950, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Immigration, Mystery Photo, New York
Tagged #MGM, 1950, film, Gene Kelly, hollywood, immigration, Mafia, mystery photo, Organized Crime, Teresa Celli
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Rose Parade Encounter Leads to Killing of Arcadia Woman
Note: This is an encore post from 2013 Aug. 9, 1963: “In Saigon, 400 miles to the south, police geared for trouble as a young, unidentified monk announced plans to burn himself to death in the continuing Buddhist struggle for … Continue reading
Posted in 1963, Art & Artists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Homicide, Religion, Vietnam
Tagged #courts, #death penalty, #DTLA, #Gas Chamber, 1963, Arcadia, film, hollywood, homicide
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