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Nooooo!!!

Posted on September 5, 2006 by lmharnisch

I couldn’t stand the thought of James Ellroy’s copies of “Black Dahlia Avenger” going for so little on EBay. After all, don’t people know the book has been optioned by New Line Cinema? Surely books that are inscribed to the … Continue reading →

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So Rude!

Posted on September 4, 2006 by lmharnisch

My goodness, one never knows what will turn up on Ebay. This morning I found a copy of “Black Dahlia Avenger” inscribed by Steve Hodel to James Ellroy, who wrote the introduction to the paperback, praising Hodel’s work and endorsing … Continue reading →

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Who Is This Man?

Posted on June 13, 2006 by lmharnisch

I recently obtained an original copy of The Times’ March 28, 1971, story “Farewell, My Black Dahlia,” which includes the account of the “Boy on the Bicycle.” Here’s a color picture of the purported “Bobby Jones.” Here’s a better … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, The Two-Minute Executive Summary

Posted on May 1, 2006 by lmharnisch

From Feb. 3, 2006, to April 28, 2006, I devoted a daily blog to Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” In dealing with the 1947 murder of Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XXII

Posted on April 28, 2006 by lmharnisch

I have ceased blogging in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s “The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles.” Wolfe uses the “Laura” format, in which the anonymous, butchered body is … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XXI

Posted on April 27, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XX

Posted on April 26, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XIX

Posted on April 25, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XVIII

Posted on April 24, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Notes on L.A. Abortions in the 1940s

Posted on April 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

Let’s have some fun, shall we? Since we’re talking about abortion and abortion rings, protection, etc., here are all the news stories involving arrests or patients’ deaths in Los Angeles between 1940 and 1949 for abortions listed in the Los … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XVII

Posted on April 23, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XVI

Posted on April 22, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XV

Posted on April 21, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XIV

Posted on April 20, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XIII

Posted on April 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

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Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XII

Posted on April 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line XI

Posted on April 17, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, Request Line X

Posted on April 16, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, The Old Spuriousity Shoppe

Posted on April 15, 2006 by lmharnisch

Blogging the Wolfe Book, The Mailbox

Posted on April 14, 2006 by lmharnisch

—– Forwarded Message —- From: Larry Harnisch To: DHWolfe1213@aol.comSent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:51:13 AM Subject: The “D” Memorandum Hi Don old pal, Long time no see…. Say, the “D” memorandum on Page 198 of your book appears to be … Continue reading →

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