Tag Archives: Cold Cases

George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is June 3

Posted on May 27, 2025 by lmharnisch

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the #BlackDahlia case on YouTube and Instagram next Tuesday, June 3, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Have questions? Leave them in the comments or DM me. Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, May 2025

Posted on May 20, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Eli Frankel’s ‘Sisters in Death,’ a Fraudulent ‘Solution’ to the Black Dahlia Case and the Murder of Leila Welsh

Posted on May 19, 2025 by lmharnisch

Just how bad can a ‘true” crime book be? Here’s another entry: Eli Frankel’s ‘Sisters in Death’ linking the murders of Elizabeth Short and Leila Welsh. The work of a zealous amateur with staggering mistakes on almost every page. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is May 6

Posted on April 29, 2025 by lmharnisch

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the #BlackDahlia case on YouTube and Instagram next Tuesday, May 6, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Have questions? Leave them in the comments or DM me. Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, April 2025

Posted on April 15, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is April 1

Posted on March 27, 2025 by lmharnisch

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the #BlackDahlia case on YouTube, next Tuesday, April 1, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. (TW: I’ll discuss the autopsy). Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

Posted on March 18, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is March 4

Posted on February 25, 2025 by lmharnisch

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the #BlackDahlia case on YouTube, next Tuesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. (TW: I’ll discuss the autopsy). I’ll also talk briefly about Hallie Rubenhold’s forthcoming book “Story of a Murder.” Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, February 2025

Posted on February 18, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is February 4

Posted on January 29, 2025 by lmharnisch

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, February 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube. I have discontinued my videos on Instagram.

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is January 7

Posted on December 31, 2024 by lmharnisch

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, January 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is December 3

Posted on November 30, 2024 by lmharnisch

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, December 3, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram.

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, November 2024

Posted on November 19, 2024 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxie and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. In this session, I discussed Steve Hodel’s dismal attempt at handwriting analysis and bizarre claims that a woman named Romayne Goldsmith sold the Sowden House to George … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is November 5

Posted on November 3, 2024 by lmharnisch

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, November 5, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram.

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Black Dahlia: Michael Connelly and ‘The Waiting’ (Spoiler Alert)

Posted on October 15, 2024 by lmharnisch

Executive summary: Michael Connelly’s latest novel, The Waiting, uses the Black Dahlia case as a device in his secondary plot involving Maddie Bosch. The treatment in the novel perpetuates mistakes and contributes to the folklore about the case, doubly unfortunate … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Michael Connelly and ‘The Waiting’ Edition: A Quick Guide to the Murder of Elizabeth Short

Posted on October 2, 2024 by lmharnisch

Michael Connelly’s latest book, The Waiting, being released October 15, uses the murder of Elizabeth Short as a plot element. In a YouTube video, Mike says Renée Ballard and Maddie Bosch “really do a deep dive” into the Black Dahlia … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is October 1

Posted on September 25, 2024 by lmharnisch

Annual fall reminder: Halloween is approaching. Do NOT dress up like the Black Dahlia for Halloween. It’s not a memorial, it’s not a tribute, it’s just weird and gross — and there are better ways to be weird and gross … Continue reading →

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, September 2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxie and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. Reminder: Do NOT dress up like the Black Dahlia for Halloween. In this session, I discussed Steve Hodel, James Ellroy and Rick Jackson.

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