Archive for April 2017
On True Crime Writing and the Black Dahlia Murder: LAPD Homicide Detective III Steve Hodel (ret.)
April 30, 2017 Los Angeles, California Here’s a short four-minute clip from an interview I did a few years back on the responsibilities of being a True Crime writer. LAPD Det. III Steve Hodel (ret.) on True Crime Writing Link HERE.
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Myth Begins As A "Laugh Line" in 1950 Film Noir Classic "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)
April 15, 2017 Los Angeles, California Just two years after the horrific surgical torture murder of Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short occurred in Los Angeles mention of the crime was used as a “laugh line” in one of Hollywood’s greatest film noir classic’s-SUNSET BLVD (1950). Incredibly, simultaneous to the actual shooting of the film, LAPD and…
Read MoreRare WWII VJ Day Film Footage Believed To Be Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short on Hollywood Blvd
April 6, 2017 Los Angeles, California In recent weeks I have received numerous inquiries asking if the film footage that aired back in 2003 on Dateline and again in 2005 on 48 Hours CBS “Black Dahlia Confidential” (an hour show covering my investigation) was in fact that of the victim, Elizabeth Short? YouTube Elizabeth Short VJ Day…
Read More38th Anniversary of Veteran Actor Charles Wagenheim Hollywood Murder: A Bizarre "Zodiac" Connection That Spanned 27 Years
March 31, 2017 Los Angeles This month marks the 38th anniversary of the murder of veteran actor, Charles Wagenheim, who was beaten to death in his Hollywood apartment on March 6, 1979. Here is the “fact stranger than fiction” Wagenheim story that begins in 1952 and…
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