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Yellow Brick Road Leads Over The Hill And Through The Hollywoods To Grandfather's House
Q: What did “The Munchkins”, Bugsy Siegel’s gun mall, Virginia Hill and my grandfather, Charles Eugene Harvey, all have in common? A: In the 1930s-40s they all slept under the same roof – The Vine Street Manor, 1814 N. Vine St., Hollywood Munchkins Welcoming Dorothy to OZ Virginia Hill Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel Bugsy Siegel, Virginia Hill and…
Read More2010 Signature Link Further Connects Dr. George Hodel To Hollywood 1943 "White Gardenia Murder"
CBS “Suspense Theatre” Radio Show Is Inspiration for George Hodel’s murder of victim, Ora Murray, labeled by the press in 1943 as, “The White Gardenia Murder” Sixty-seven years after the crime was committed, I believe I have found a signature link to the brutal murder of Mrs. Ora Murray, one of the eight “Category I (definites) “L.A. Lone…
Read More1971 ARREST OF CHILD RAPIST/MURDERER, RODNEY ALCALA TO AIR ON ABC'S NIGHTLINE
After serving only two-years for the brutal rape and attempted murder of an 8-year-old child in Hollywood, a prison psychiatrist’s “expert” opinion that Rodney Alcala was “considerably improved” paved the way for his early release on parole in 1974. Alcala is now on trial for five DNA linked serial killings (1977-1979) committed after that 1974 release. Investigation is pending on his…
Read MoreCBS-KCAL NEWS INTERVIEW RE. RODNEY ALCALA 1971 INVESTIGATION & ARREST
April 2, 2010 Los Angeles, Below is my video-taped interview with CBS KCAL Investigative Reporter, Stacey Butler describing the facts surrounding my investigation, arrest and extradition of Rodney James Alcala back in 1969-1971. Click below for CBS-KCAL Stacey Butler, news interview: (approx 3 minutes) http://www.videowired.com/video/754534333/ LAPD DETECTIVE SAY’S HE PURSUED ALCALA IN 1969 (4…
Read MoreJay "Hiccup" Baruchel Takes Time Out Between Dragon Trainings to Read A Few Good Books
“I just finished a book called Most Evil, which is written by this guy Steve Hodel, he used to be a homicide detective in L.A. and he’s convinced his dad was the Black Dahlia Avenger and then researching that led him to believe that his dad also ended up being the Zodiac killer as well.…
Read MoreRest In Peace Rosco 1998-2010
Rosco, the much loved boxer dog, (whom many of you know from his having posed in photographs while reading all of my separate book translations) has passed on. Rosco died yesterday in Orange County. He was 12 years old. Rosco, was a warm and loving companion to my girlfriend, Roberta McCreary, who visited him frequently at her daughter’s family home in Orange County. Rosco…
Read MoreCBS2 / KCAL9 to Air Interview on 1971 LAPD Rodney Alcala Arrest
Monday, March 29, 2009 Los Angeles, California CBS2 KCAL9 veteran reporter, Stacey Butler interviews me tonight regarding the facts surrounding the 1968 child-rape and attempt murder of then 8-year-old, Tali Shapiro, as well as my 1971 follow-up arrest and extradition of Alcala, from Concord, New Hampshire. The interview is tentatively scheduled to air tonight, Monday, March 29, 2010 in the 8:00 p.m. PST,…
Read MoreINNOCENCE PROJECT SUPPORTS LAST MINUTE PLEA FOR STAY IN TOMORROW'S TEXAS EXECUTION TO ALLOW FOR DNA TESTING
3.24.08 UPDATE- SUPREME COURT STAYS TODAY’S TX EXECUTION SEE STORY ” The Innocence Project doesn’t represent Skinner, and we don’t know whether he is guilty or innocent. It is clear, however, that DNA testing should be conducted in Skinner’s case before he is executed.” The Innocence Project Texas Execution Set for Tomorrow…
Read More"The Blue Dahlia" – Was the 1946 Paramount film the real inspiration for Elizabeth Short’s Noir Sobriquet?
Just don’t get too complicated, Eddie. When a guy gets complicated he’s unhappy. And when he’s unhappy–his luck runs out… –Raymond Chandler, The Blue Dahlia Alan Ladd and Femme Fatale Veronica Lake in The Blue Dahlia (1946) Q: Was the noir-film, The Blue Dahlia the inspiration for naming Elizabeth Short, “The Black Dahlia”? A: While…
Read MoreLEFT COAST CRIME "BOOKED IN LA" OPENS
March 11, 2010, Los Angeles LEFT COAST CRIME’s annual convention opened yesterday at the Omni Hotel, at 2nd & Olive in downtown Los Angeles. The annual four day convention brings together mystery writers and readers from across the nation. This year’s Guest Of Honor is Jan Burke, an Edgar Award winner in the Best…
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