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Category Archives: LAPD
Sept. 21, 1947: Los Angeles Leads U.S. in Burglaries, Ranks 3rd in Killings After New York, Chicago
September 21, 1947: Los Angeles leads American cities in burglaries in the first half of 1947. For the first half of 1947, Los Angeles ranked third in the U.S. in homicide at 63, following Chicago (95) and New York (168). Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Comics, Crime and Courts, LAPD
Tagged 1947, comics, crime and courts, lapd
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September 19, 1957: Paul V. Coates–Confidential File
September 19, 1957: Paul Coates has the story of an eccentric old woman pulling a grift, then discovers she cases homes for a burglary gang. And meet Robert Wyatt, who pulled a gun on someone who said he shouldn’t keep his five children on leashes. Continue reading
Posted in Columnists, LAPD, Paul Coates
Tagged 1957, Paul Coates
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September 19, 1907: Deadlier Than Male
September 19, 1907: “Hidden somewhere in Los Angeles is a daredevil Spanish woman who should be standing with the Mexican revolutionaries when they are arraigned here in the United States Court,” The Times says of Maria Talivera. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Crime and Courts, LAPD
Tagged 1907, crime and courts, revolutionaries
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September 18, 1933: Bandit Killed, LAPD Officers Wounded in Burlesque Theater Shootout
September 18, 1933: Jack Keating, 30, and John Melvin Early, 35, had a plan to rob the Girlesque Theater at 510 S. Main St., but when the shooting was over, Keating was dead and Early and two men who helped plan the robbery were in jail. Continue reading
Posted in 1933, Art & Artists, Comics, Downtown, Hollywood, LAPD, Main Street, Theaters
Tagged #Main Street, 1933, burlesque, comics, lapd, theaters
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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, September 2025
This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading
Posted in Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Elizabeth Short, homicide, lapd
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September 13, 1963: Woman’s Body Found Behind Wall in Highland Park Home
September 13, 1963: Joseph Lewis of Highland Park wasn’t terribly concerned when his wife, Anna, disappeared. It was only when her daughter returned from vacation that police were notified. Continue reading
Posted in 1963, Art & Artists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD, Suicide
Tagged 1963, comics, Highland Park, homicide, lapd
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September 13, 1942: Retired Police Lt. George H. Williams, Badge 1, Dies at 84
September 13, 1942: Retired Lt. George H. Williams,who held LAPD retirement Badge 1, dies at the age of 84. He retired in 1912 after serving with the department for 23 years and was in charge of the detail that brought bodies out of the Times Building after the 1910 bombing. Continue reading
Posted in 1942, Art & Artists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, LAPD, Obituaries, World War II
Tagged film, hollywood, lapd, movies, obituaries
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September 11, 1907: In Praise of the Corset for the ‘Woman Who Weighs a Ton’
September 11, 1907: “The woman who gets the proper sort of corset will have the fashionable figure, even if she weighs a ton,” says Elizabeth A.C. White. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Fashions, LAPD, Streetcars
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Black Dahlia: William J. Mann’s ‘Murders, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood’ — Not a Better Answer in the Dahlia Case, Just a Different One
Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood, by William J. Mann, Simon & Schuster, 464 pages, January 27, 2026, $31. Like a game of Clue with an actual cold case to solve, a well-worn list of suspects … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, books, Cold Cases, LAPD
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, lapd, William J. Mann
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September 4, 1933: Man Kills Wife and Daughter, Commits Suicide Over Pink Bedroom
September 4, 1933: A man fatally stabs his estranged wife and daughter, then slits his throat after an argument because his wife had the bedroom painted pink. Continue reading
Posted in 1933, Art & Artists, Comics, Downtown, Film, Homicide, LAPD, Main Street, Nightclubs, San Fernando Valley, Streetcars, Suicide, Transportation
Tagged 1933, film, hollywood, homicide, Streetcars, Suicide
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September 3, 1941: Widow Accused of Killing Ft. MacArthur Officer
September 3, 1941: Maj. George Tucker of Ft. MacArthur, stabbed several times in the abdomen, says the knife slipped. His widow (yes, the wounds were fatal) says they had been drinking heavily and she didn’t remember exactly what happened. Continue reading
Posted in 1941, Art & Artists, Comics, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD, Lee Shippey, Tom Treanor, World War II
Tagged #homicide, #LAPD, 1941, World War II
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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, September 2025
This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and look at the “Black Dahlia” edition of “Clue” based on the infamous list of 22 suspects. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cleveland Torso Killings, Elizabeth Short, John Gilmore, lapd
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September 1, 1947: 1,000 World War II Veterans Now in LAPD Uniforms
September 1, 1947: More than 1,000 new LAPD officers are World War II veterans. “We’re going to have a young and strong Police Department,” Assistant Chief Joe Reed says. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, LAPD, World War II
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August 28, 1958: Intruder kills former actress
August 28, 1958: Helene Jerome, described as a retired actress, is found strangled in her apartment at the Las Palmas Hotel. Continue reading
Posted in #courts, @news, Cemeteries, Dodgers, Film, Forest Lawn, Front Pages, Hollywood, Hollywood Division, Homicide, LAPD, Sports
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August 28, 1947: Diamond Street Gang Member Takes Murder Rap ‘for the Gang’
August 28, 1947: Earl Bush, 19, member of the Diamond Street gang says he’s taking a killing rap for the gang. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, LAPD
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August 27,1958: Woman kills husband over singing, Reds win against Dodgers
August 27, 1958: Was the late Benjamin Beynon, stabbed to death by his wife, an abusive husband or just a bad singer? Continue reading
August 26, 1938: LAPD officer accused in bizarre plot to kill neighbors
August 26, 1938: A suspended LAPD officer hires a couple of men to tunnel to his neighbors’ house, to plant bugging equipment … or explosives. A judge finds The Times guilty of contempt for editorials on pending court cases. Continue reading
Posted in #courts, Front Pages, LAPD, Sports
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August 25, 1947: Police Investigate Death of Doctor’s Wife
August 25, 1947: Susanne Castillo is found dead in a bathtub and her husband, Dr. Manuel de J. Castillo, is suspected. Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Crime and Courts, LAPD, Medicine
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, crime and courts, lapd, medicine
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August 25, 1907: Death at the Lummis House Over a Garden Hose
August 25, 1907: Death at the Lummis House in a fight that began over a garden hose. Continue reading
Posted in 1907, Crime and Courts, LAPD, Streetcars
Tagged 1907, Charles Lummis, crime and courts
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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, August 2025
This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading
Posted in Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD
Tagged Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Elizabeth Short, homicide, lapd
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