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July 24, 1947: Honor Student Vesta Belle Sapenter, 17, Strangled

July 24, 1947: Jefferson High honor student Vesta Belle is found strangled in her bedroom. Continue reading

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July 23, 1907: A Belated Tribute to Heroic Officer

July 23, 1907: Police capture a burglar who entered a jewelry store through a skylight. Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, July 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, July 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a summary of the forthcoming book that “solves” the Black Dahlia case, Eli Frankel’s “Sisters in Death.” Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, June 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, June 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a summary of the forthcoming book that “solves” the Black Dahlia case, Eli Frankel’s “Sisters in Death.” Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, May 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, May 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a summary of the forthcoming book that “solves” the Black Dahlia case, Eli Frankel’s “Sisters in Death.” Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, April 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, April 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and forthcoming books that “solve” the Black Dahlia case by William Mann and Eli Frankel Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a forthcoming book on the Black Dahlia case by William Mann. Continue reading

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End of Watch: Joseph Wambaugh, 1937-2025

Remembering author Joseph Wambaugh (1937-2025) with a 2013 video interview for the L.A. Times and articles about the Onion Field, the 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers in which one was killed and the other survived. Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, February 2025

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: Ask Me Anything, February 2025

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a forthcoming book on the Black Dahlia case by William Mann. Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, January 2025

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: 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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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, January 2025

In the January 2025 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and my current focus on the Los Angeles Examiner’s phone call to Phoebe Short, claiming that Elizabeth Short … Continue reading

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, November 2024

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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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, November 2024

In the November 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and my current focus on the coroner’s office. SPOILER ALERT: I devoted a fair amount of time to … Continue reading

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