Category Archives: LAPD

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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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, December 2023 / The George Hodel Bugging Transcripts

Posted on December 19, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxy and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I talked about Steve Hodel’s bizarre new book “Black Dahlia Avenger IV” and one of his staunchest enablers, Luigi Warren. Then I reviewed the LAPD guidelines for … 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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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, November 2023 / The George Hodel Bugging Transcripts

Posted on November 22, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxy and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I talked about Steve Hodel’s Internet squabble with Esotouric and his bizarre new book “Black Dahlia Avenger IV.” Then I went over the LAPD guidelines for managing … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, November 2023

Posted on November 8, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s this month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case. I talked about the Cleveland Torso Killings and why they aren’t related to the murder of Elizabeth Short. I also took an extended look at John Gilmore’s dreadful Severed, … Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, October 2023 / The Trial of George Hodel

Posted on October 10, 2023 by lmharnisch

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.

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Black Dahlia: George Hodel, Ask Me Anything, September 2023

Posted on September 23, 2023 by lmharnisch

Boxy and I did another Ask Me Anything on Dr. George Hodel on Tuesday. I covered the history of the Sowden House and who lived there in the 1930s and ‘40s. I also gave an overview of the life of … Continue reading →

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Brian De Palma’s ‘The Black Dahlia’

Posted on September 17, 2023 by lmharnisch

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 →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything for September 2023

Posted on September 5, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s my latest Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case. We had a good turnout and lots of excellent questions. The video is posted on YouTube and on Instagram. I discussed Don’t Dress Up Like the Black Dahlia for … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything for August 2023

Posted on August 1, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here is this month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case. I discussed the latest in Black Dahlia projects and gave an update on the book (124,000 words and counting). I addressed two recurring subjects: Carl Balsiger and why … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, July 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s the Ask Me Anything for July. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello!

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything for June 2023

Posted on June 6, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s the Ask Me Anything for June 2023. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. Anyone seen Steve Hodel lately?

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything – May 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s my latest Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything – May 2, 2023

Posted on April 25, 2023 by lmharnisch

Coming next week: Ask me anything about the Black Dahlia case, Tuesday, May 2, at 10 a.m. Can’t make the live session? Email me your questions and I’ll answer them! The video will be posted once the session ends.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything on YouTube for April 2023

Posted on April 4, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s my latest “ask me anything” on the Black Dahlia case. I talked about John Gilmore, Steve Hodel, Piu Eatwell, the crime scene and the LAPD investigation, among many other Dahlia-related subjects.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything

Posted on March 28, 2023 by lmharnisch

Coming next week: Ask me anything about the Black Dahlia case, Tuesday, April 4, at 10 a.m. Can’t make the live session? Email me your questions and I’ll answer them!

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Black Dahlia: Larry Harnisch–Ask Me Anything!

Posted on February 28, 2023 by lmharnisch

Here’s my first Ask Me Anything. Also on my YouTube channel! (YouTube.com/LMHarnisch)

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Black Dahlia: Steve Hodel vs. His Mom – Dorothy Hodel Interview Exposes Son’s Lies

Posted on February 19, 2023 by lmharnisch

I, in the persona of NOT Dr. Alan Campbell with “Boxy,” posted a brief video on Dorothy Hodel’s statement to Dist. Atty’s Lt. Frank Jemison. For those who aren’t up for my dramatic reading, here are a few key points … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: How to Read a Story on the Murder of Elizabeth Short, and the Traps That Await Unwary Writers

Posted on January 14, 2023 by lmharnisch

Oxygen posted a story for the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s murder, so I thought I would go through it and point out the sorts of errors that writers usually make. Christina Coulter falls into many of the traps that await … Continue reading →

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