Bibliograph

Black Dahlia avenger, a genius for murder, Steve Hodel

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Black Dahlia avenger, a genius for murder, Steve Hodel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black Dahlia avenger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62872516

Responsibility statement

Steve Hodel

Sub title

a genius for murder

Summary

"In 1947, California's infamous Black Dahlia murder inspired the largest manhunt in Los Angeles history. Despite an unprecedented allocation of money and manpower, police investigators failed to identify the psychopath responsible for the sadistic murder and mutilation of beautiful twenty-two-year-old Elizabeth Short. Decades later, former LAPD homicide detective turned private investigator Steve Hodel launched his own investigation into the grisly unsolved crime--and it led him to a shockingly unexpected perpetrator: Hodel's own father."--Cover

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- The Biltmore -- Jane Doe number 1 -- A death in the family -- A voice from beyond the grave -- Dr. George Hill Hodel Jr., 1907-1999 -- George and Dorero -- The Hollywood scandal -- Gypsies -- Subic Bay -- Kiyo -- The Dahlia witness -- The LAPD and the press: the joint investigation -- The LAPD and the press: the Avenger mailings -- The "red lipstick" murder -- Tamar, Joe Barrett, and Duncan Hodel -- Fred Sexton: "Suspect number 2" -- LAPD secrets and the Marquis de Sade -- Elizabeth Short's "missing week" -- The final connections: Man Ray thought prints -- The Franklin house revisited -- The watch, the proof-sheet papers, the FBI files, and the voice -- Handwriting analysis -- More 1940s L.A. murdered women cases -- The Boomhower-Spangler kidnap-murders -- Sergeant Stoker, LAPD's gangster squad, and the abortion ring -- George Hodel: underworld roots -- the "Hinkies" -- Dahliagate: the double cover-up -- The grand jury -- The Dahlia myths -- The Dahlia investigation, 2001-2002 -- Forgotten victims, 1940s: the probables -- Forgotten victims, the 1950s: the probables -- George Hodel-Elizabeth Short: reconstructed timeline -- Filing my case with the District Attorney's office -- The final thoughtprint -- Epilogue -- The aftermath -- New investigation: hard evidence and forensics

Target audience

adult

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