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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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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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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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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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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.

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

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

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, October 2023

Here is this month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case. I discuss the “suspect of the month” (Mark Hansen) and talk about the gap in Elizabeth Short’s life from Jan. 9, 1947, when Red Manley left her at … Continue reading

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

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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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything for September 2023

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: George Hodel, Ask Me Anything, August 2023

Here’s an Ask Me Anything that I did Tuesday about Steve Hodel and his lies about his father, Dr. George Hodel. To be scientific, I analyzed Steve Hodel’s techniques for lying, which I call Inflation, Distortion, Suppression and Fiction, and … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, July 2023

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 – May 2023

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

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything – May 2, 2023

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

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: Larry Harnisch–Ask Me Anything!

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

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: Doug Laux on ‘Selling the Black Dahlia’

Here’s Doug Laux’s “story behind the story” on the Black Dahlia. You may have listened to Doug’s Black Dahlia podcast, released in January. Doug spent years on the Dahlia project, pitching it to various people. That “true” crime podcast you … Continue reading

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Black Dahlia: Larry Harnisch Reviews Steve Hodel on ‘Black Dahlia Avenger’

I made a “reaction” video of me watching a Steve Hodel Zoom session sponsored by Sisters in Crime of Atlanta. I have been fact-checking Steve Hodel since Black Dahlia Avenger was published in 2003 and even I was amazed by … Continue reading

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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

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