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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15230979494
EAN: 9780061139611
ISBN: 0061139610
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: August 01, 2006
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Sales Rank: 449307
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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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.
A spellbinding tour de force of true-crime writing, this newly revised edition includes never-before-published forensic evidence, photos, and previously unreleased documents, definitively closing the case that has often been called "the most notorious unsolved murder of the twentieth century."
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For 56 years, the Black Dahlia murder case remained one of the most notorious and high-profile unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Now, Steve Hodel, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, believes he has finally solved the case. On January 15, 1947, 22-year-old Elizabeth Short—"The Black Dahlia"—was found dead in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, her body horribly mutilated, bisected at the waist, and posed in a bizarre manner. The horrific crime shocked the country and commanded headlines for months as the killer taunted the police with notes and phone calls. Despite the massive manhunt, the murderer was never found.
Hodel began working on the case after he retired from the LAPD when he chanced upon an intriguing piece of evidence that led him on trail that he had no choice but to follow since it pertained directly to him. As he dug deeper, he came to believe that the killer was also responsible for over a dozen other unsolved murders in the Los Angeles area around the same time. He also found copious evidence of corruption at the LAPD, leading him to accuse the department top brass of covering up the Black Dahlia murder in order to conceal a deeper conspiracy involving crooked politicians and gangsters.
Despite a lack of physical evidence (which had been destroyed), Hodel is able to connect numerous dots and make a plausible case, complete with lurid tales of wild orgies that were attended by celebrities such as the artist Man Ray, the director John Huston, and a host of other Hollywood elites. He also discloses his killer’s obsession with the Marquis de Sade and Jack the Ripper and how he modeled his own crimes on their behavior. In particular, there is a disturbing connection between the work of Man Ray and the horrific circumstances of Short’s murder. It is doubtful that this will be the final word on the Black Dahlia murder—too much myth surrounds it and much of his evidence is circumstantial--but Hodel’s labyrinthine tale adds much to this intriguing case. --Shawn Carkonen
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Truly disturbing story about a series of unsolved murders in LA headed by the "Black Dahlia" murder in January 1947. Hodel is a retired LA homicide detective whose father had a strange twisted past that he didn't uncover until he started researching the Black Dahlia and related murders.
I can't say more without either revealing the mystery or exposing readers of this review to frightening depravity.
I want to call this a "waste of paper" (1 star), but a morbid fascination ... Read More
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...is that the author was a detective. This book is such a poor piece of investigation that I wonder how he was able to maintain his job. Imagine how many innocent people may be sitting in jail because of him.
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This book details the heinous murder/mutilation of Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia, and the subsequent investigations of her death. Here, we have what could have been a genuine page-turner of a sordid tale (more on the quality of the story later) and one of the strangest accounts that I've ever read.
The author, Steve Hodel, a retired senior LAPD homicide detective, decided to try and solve this very cold case which occurred on or about 15 January 1947. Short's naked body was found ... Read More
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This book will be too graphic, too "dark," for anyone who thinks we can solve our worst social problems without looking at them. It makes no sense that the killing (and killings) has not been solved; so what has been done only begs the question. I say more. I don't want to look back on this world when I'm eighty and say if we'd only...
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No doubt, this book causes a lot of heat and strong reaction. Many who've read it remain unconvinced, but nevertheless, the book itself is very well researched and written.
Steve Hodel is the son of George Hodel - a Hollywood doctor running a VD clinic in unsavory LA in the '40s. The character profile Steve Hodel writes of his father is utterly fascinating, and can only come from one who knows him intimately, as well as having access to other family members and acquaintances.
Steve ... Read More
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