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Black Dahlia: A Crime Graphic Novel by James Ellroy, David Fincher, Matz and Miles Hyman

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

Take a close look: “The Black Dahlia ™.” Does that mean the publisher is trying to trademark “The Black Dahlia?”  Good luck with that.   I picked up a copy of the new graphic novel version of James Ellroy’s “The … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Can You Identify the Black Dahlia? (Updated)

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

I thought an animated gif of the two images would make it easier to see the similarities or differences between the two photos. Which woman in the above images is Elizabeth Short? 1. Woman No. 1 is Elizabeth Short. 2. … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Can You Identify the Black Dahlia? Part 2

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

Here’s another photo comparison. And be sure to take a good look.

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Black Dahlia: Can You Identify the Black Dahlia? (Updated)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

OK, let’s have some fun. Does either of these photographs show Elizabeth Short? 1. The woman on the left is Elizabeth Short. 2. The woman on the right is Elizabeth Short. 3. Both women are Elizabeth Short. 4. Neither woman … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Dr. George Hodel, Here We Go Again

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

The latest on Steve Hodel’s allegations, in the Guardian. There are several thousand things I would rather do that poke holes in Steve Hodel’s “theories” once again. As long-time readers know, I have been fact-checking Steve Hodel’s “case” against his … Continue reading →

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L.A. Murders 1991 – 2014

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

Here is a useful infographic from the spring issue of Blueprint, published by UCLA. Jim Newton has the cover story on Jerry Brown and an interview with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.

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Black Dahlia: BuzzFeed Goes ‘Drunk History’ on an Unsolved Murder

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

Since “Drunk History” debuted, I have been waiting for the show to do a version of the Black Dahlia case. But BuzzFeed Videos beat them to it. Our hosts Ryan and Brent cruised L.A. and free-associated about the murder of … Continue reading →

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Today is Jan. 15 — Trim Your Roses

Posted on January 15, 2016 by

Today is Jan. 15, and the Daily Mirror marks the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s death by pruning back the roses.

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Black Dahlia: Janice Knowlton Rants

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

As I noted previously, I have been digitizing all my notes, audio cassettes and videos. Today, I came across a recording of a 1997 voicemail message from the late Janice Knowlton, who made increasingly bizarre claims about her father, the … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Will Fowler on South Norton Avenue, October 1996

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

As I mentioned previously, I am slowly digitizing my Black Dahlia files. Here’s a frame grab from a video I shot of Will Fowler on South Norton Avenue in October 1996. Like many people who have written about the killing … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Hack Writing and the Birth of Urban Myths

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

Hollywood Citizen-News, Jan. 15, 1947. I’m slowly digitizing my files on the Elizabeth Short killing for easier access, and yesterday I was going through the Hollywood Citizen-News, which is one of the lesser sources on the case.  And, of course, … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: From the Archives, 1998

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

  One of my projects while on sabbatical is digitizing my old videotapes. And look what I found!

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Black Dahlia: Wikipedia Fail

Posted on January 17, 2015 by

Here is what’s wrong with Wikipedia: “The Black Dahlia” was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short … Short acquired the moniker posthumously by newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly lurid. FAIL. Elizabeth Short was nicknamed the … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Time Magazine and the Death of Research

Posted on January 16, 2015 by

Time magazine, more than a bit late to the party, jumps on the Dr. George Hodel bandwagon on the anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s death. Time was once famous for having an extensive research department. These days, however, writers  – at least … Continue reading →

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LAPD Scrapbook: Radio Patrolmen Nab Burglar Suspect, Westwood Hills Press, Dec. 14, 1945

Posted on December 14, 2014 by

Dec. 14, 1945 This item in the LAPD scrapbooks at the city archive is from the Westwood Hills Press and profiles Officer Walter A. Callahan, who was awarded the Silver Star and Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal in World War … Continue reading →

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Taking a Sabbatical in 2015

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

A lesson about time: Laura Hunt’s antique clock has an unfortunate encounter with Waldo Lydecker’s shotgun in “Laura.” As I have said here before: So many stories, only one Larry Harnisch. In September, I put aside a long series of … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions: Hollywood Time Machine

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

I will be among the guests on Saturday’s broadcast of “Hollywood Time Machine” with Alicia Mayer. The program will air live at http://www.LATalkRadio.com (channel 2) at 6 p.m. EST and will available later as a podcast. I’m one of several … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ronald Reagan and the Dead Milkmen

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

Wow. Just when I thought I had seen everything — and I mean everything — about the Black Dahlia case.

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 4

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

Jan. 23, 1947: The Herald-Express publishes an article headlined “Werewolves Leave Trail of Women Murders in L.A.” (The obnoxious watermark is so that people who see this image after it has been swiped by Pinterest, skyscraper.com and all the Black … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 3

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

Dec. 31, 1944: Major crimes increased in the city of Los Angeles, except for auto theft. Homicides are up 29.5% over 1943.   There are many ways to portray 1944 in Los Angeles, when Georgette Bauerdorf was killed. We might … Continue reading →

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