Category Archives: LAPD

Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 12

Viewing of the sample excerpts is now over. Thanks for reading!This is an excerpt from Chapter 12 of Heaven Is HERE! 5,800 words.

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Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 10

Viewing of the sample excerpts is now over. Thanks for reading! An excerpt from Chapter 10 of Heaven Is HERE! 3,500 words.

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Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 5

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Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 3

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Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 2

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Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday: Heaven Is HERE! Chapter 1

Viewing of the sample excerpts is now over. Thanks for reading!This is the opening of Chapter 1 of Heaven Is HERE! 5,800 words.

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Black Dahlia: Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday Honored With Selections From ‘Heaven Is HERE!’

Dear readers of the L.A. Daily Mirror: Monday, July 29, 2024, will be devoted to Elizabeth Short’s 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, every hour beginning at 1:08 a.m. and continuing to 3:08 p.m., I will be posting 500-word excerpts … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: For Elizabeth Short’s 100th Birthday, a Brief Glimpse at My Book, Heaven Is HERE!

Folks…. On Monday, July 29, 2024, for Elizabeth Short’s 100th birthday, I will be posting very brief excerpts from my book. Two pages from various chapters to show that, yes, I’m working on a book, and no, I don’t have … Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, July 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. In this session, I discuss the flurry of interest in rumors that the creators of the hit video game L.A. Noire were releasing a sequel … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, July 2024

In the July 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about some of the most influential websites dealing with the murder of Elizabeth Short.

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, June 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. In this session, I discussed people who “find hidden messages” in the postcards and letters written to the police and the newspapers in the Black … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, June 2024

In the June 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the books on Elizabeth Short’s murder.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, May 2024

In the May 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the whether the LAPD of the 1940s was as corrupt as some people claim, citing the Police Commission minutes from the 1940s. As a bonus, … Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, April 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. The first subject was where was George Hodel in December 1945 and why does it matter? And the second, somewhat related subject was one of … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, April 2024

In the April 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the recent article in… Popular Mechanics?

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, March 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I discussed the bizarre works of Jack Pico, an alias of John Frederick “Jack” Kohne Jr., from whom Steve Hodel stole the idea that the … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, March 2024

In the March 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about how Elizabeth Short got the “Black Dahlia” nickname. And no, the case wasn’t named by the newspapers, regardless of what you may read elsewhere.

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, February 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I responded to Steve Hodel’s bizarre “validation from beyond the grave” (law enforcement officials who, in Steve’s world, say he’s “solved” the case — all … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, February 2024

In the February 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about Will Fowler’s book Reporters, and all the problems with his claims. Will played a minor role in the case — he was at the crime … Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, January 2024

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I responded to a Steve Hodel supporter who challenged my credentials and asked for my “substantiation.”

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