Archive for May 2026
Newly Located 1961 Photograph Challenges Current Margolis/Zodiac Comparisons
May 22, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington A newly located November 12, 1961 Kansas City Star article provides what appears to be the first date-verified public photograph of Marvin “Skipton Merrill” Margolis at age 36. The article identifies him as “Skipton Merrill” and places him in Wellington, Kansas, where he was attempting to organize what…
Read MoreReflections on My 1972 Arrest of Rodney “Dating Game Killer” Alcala
May 20, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Reflections on My 1972 Arrest of Rodney “Dating Game Killer” Alcala 1968-Victim Tali Shapiro …
Read MoreOut-Lynching Lynch: David Lynch, Kirk Mellecker, Surrealism, and the Black Dahlia
May 6, 2026 Birch Bay, Washingon Last night I finally watched David Lynch’s The Straight Story (1999), a film recommended to me recently in conversation. At age 84, watching Richard Farnsworth portray Alvin Straight calling himself “an old man” at 73 gave me pause. Farnsworth himself was nearing 80 during filming and already seriously ill.…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Interview with “Truth Be Told” Host Tony Sweet
May 2, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Here is a live interview I did in the studio with Tony Sweet for his show, “Truth Be Told” some years ago. I think the in-person nature always adds a little more oomph and energy to the final product than say a “Zoom” talk. This interview runs about eighty…
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