Archive for March 2026
East Meets West — A Case, A Gift, A Turning Point
March 31, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Front of artwork Shippo enamel “Red Fuji,” Kyoto technique. Gifted in Tokyo, April 1999. In April 1999, I returned from Japan after working as a defense investigator on a high-profile case involving a Japanese national accused of acting as the gunman in a Los Angeles murder. He spent four…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia-Revisiting Author/Journalist Zack Kopp’s 2019 Article — “George Hodel’s Exquisite Corpse(s): Beyond the Black Dahlia”
March 28, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington No Kings Day U.S.A. In 2019, writer Zack Kopp published an article examining my investigation into the Black Dahlia murder, along with possible connections to surrealism and the Los Angeles art world. Zack has been a thoughtful and supportive voice over the years, and his work approaches the…
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