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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is April 1

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, April 1, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube. I have discontinued my videos on Instagram. TRIGGER WARNING: I will be discussing Elizabeth Short’s autopsy and related subjects. Continue reading Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is April 1

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Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’: Brushstrokes Instead of a Portrait of America’s Favorite Humorist

Mark Twain, Ron Chernow, 1,200 pages, Penguin Press, May 13, 2025. $45. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow has compiled an exhaustive volume on Samuel Clemens, who as Mark Twain became one of America’s most beloved humorists and witty observers of the human experience. More of a rigorously researched encyclopedia at 1,200 pages and 3½ pounds, Chernow’s book best serves as an almanac…

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Movieland Mystery Photo

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow and Back of the Head Guy.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: M.E. Firman, Lady Detective

Note: This is an encore post from 2020. In the early 1900s, most women in the United States lacked the right to vote. Groups such as the National American Woman Suffrage Association organized to actively campaign for enfranchisement. Winning the vote would lead to other reforms regarding child rearing, property ownership, fiduciary matters, and most importantly, independence. Women could gain…

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

Here’s Boxie and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. Continue reading George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

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Movieland Mystery Photo

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Second Universal City Celebrates Its Centennial

Universal City in the Washington Times, Feb. 10, 1915. Note: This is an encore post from 2015. In an age where businesses come and go, bought up by larger competitors or going under due to bad financial decisions, finding one in business for decades and at the same location is very rare. Film conglomerate NBC-Universal has operated for over a century at its current Universal City location, the…

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Black Dahlia Podcast -- Crimes of The Times

In the latest episode of Crimes of The Times podcast, Christoper Goffard talks to me, professor Anne Redding and retired LAPD Homicide Detective David Lambkin about the Black Dahlia case. Well worth a listen! Reminder: Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel and Steve Hodel on Tuesday, March 18, at 10 a.m. Pacific time exclusively on YouTube. Can’t make the live…

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Women Behind the Scenes in Early Film Photography

Violet La Plante / Edward Curtis, hand-colored by Emma G. Hoffman, courtesy of Revere Auctions. While men dominated the still photography business in Los Angeles’ early film industry, forgotten women also participated in the field. From colorizing to servicing stills to developing negatives to even shooting images, females kept everything rolling along. Self effacing but determined, most served…

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Movieland Mystery Photo

For Monday, we have a mysterious lad.

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Daylight Saving Time: A Reminder From Pier Angeli and the Daily Mirror

Pier Angeli and her adorable little friend remind Daily Mirror readers that Daylight Saving Time begins today and to set your clocks forward one hour. Hi Eve!!

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

In the March 2025 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about my work in progress, Heaven Is HERE! and my current focus on the autopsy of Elizabeth Short. Has AI solved the Black Dahlia case? No. TRIGGER  WARNING: In this segment, I discuss autopsies and dismemberment/mutilations. Continue reading Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, March 2025

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When Doctors Turn Deadly: Hallie Rubenhold’s ‘Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen

Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen, by Hallie Rubenhold, Dutton, 512 pages, March 25, 2025. $32. In Story of a Murder, her latest book on sensational British crimes, Hallie Rubenhold explores the 1910 case of the murderous Dr. Hawley Crippen, who absconded with his “lady typist” after burying the remains of his inconvenient wife in the cellar. As with Rubenhold’s earlier…

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Movieland Mystery Photo

For Monday, we have three mysterious folks.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Miriam Matthews, Pioneering Black Librarian, Advocate of L.A. History

Miriam Matthews in undated photo, courtesy of Wikipedia. At a time when African Americans found themselves stuck at the back of the bus, denied educational and work opportunities because of their race, black librarian Miriam Matthews set out to acknowledge and honor the achievements and contributions of her fellow citizens. She worked to educate and inform patrons not just through library…

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End of Watch: Joseph Wambaugh, 1937-2025

Here’s a video conversation I did about 2013 with author Joseph Wambaugh, who died today at the age of 88. Here’s a long post from retired LAPD Lt. Max Hurlbut on Joseph Wambaugh and the Onion Field. And Joseph Wambaugh’s response.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is March 4

Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube. I have discontinued my videos on Instagram. TRIGGER WARNING: I will be discussing Elizabeth Short’s autopsy and related subjects. Continue reading Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is March 4