Black Dahlia (A Treasury of XXth Century Murder)

(November 2016)

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non-fiction; crime; history

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Elizabeth Short

Keywords

Black Dahlia

Indexer Notes

Dust cover.

[Inside Front Flap] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Author bio.

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 3)

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A Treasury of XXth Century Murder / cover / 2 pages (report information)

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[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 5)

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A Treasury of Victorian Murder; A Treasury of XXth Century Murder / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Black Dahlia Bibliography (Table of Contents: 7)

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Hollywood District (Table of Contents: 8)

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crime; non-fiction; history

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Hollywood; map

Hollywood Boulevard (Table of Contents: 9)

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crime; non-fiction; history

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Hollywood; map

Downtown Los Angeles (Table of Contents: 10)

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crime; non-fiction; history

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Los Angeles; map

Part One: The Vacant Lot (Table of Contents: 11)

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non-fiction; crime; history

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Elizabeth Short; Will Fowler; Felix Pagel; Will Fitzgerald; Frank Perkins; Jess Haskins; Aggie Underwood; Harry Hansen; Finis Brown; Ray Pinker; Frederic Newbarr; Victor Cefalu; Wayne Sutton; Phoebe Short

Synopsis

In 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short is found lying in a vacant lot, her torso split apart. The police and reporters begin to investigate.

Keywords

Los Angeles; Los Angeles Examiner

Part Two: The Life of Elizabeth Short (Table of Contents: 12)

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non-fiction; biography; crime; history

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Elizabeth Short; Virginia Short; Dorothea Short; Eleandora Short; Muriel Short; Phoebe Short; Cleo Short; Duffy Sawyer; Lucille Verella; Gordon Fickling; Georgette Bauerdorff; Matt Gordon

Synopsis

The life of Elizabeth Short as she attempted to find her "big break" in Hollywood.

Keywords

Boston; Camp Cooke; Flying Tigers; Hollywood; Hollywood Canteen; Los Angeles; Medford; Miami; Santa Barbara; World War II

Part Three: Her Last Days (Table of Contents: 13)

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non-fiction; biography; crime; history

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Elizabeth Short; Gordon Fickling; Marjorie Graham; Lynn Martin; Mark Hansen; Ann Toth; Bugsy Siegel; Maurice Clement; Dorothy French; Robert Manley

Synopsis

Elizabeth gains her nickname "the Black Dahlia". In her last days seen alive she seems to be hiding from someone.

Keywords

Biltmore Hotel; Black Dahlia; Hollywood; Long Beach; Los Angeles

Part IV: The Investigation (Table of Contents: 14)

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non-fiction; crime; history

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Jack Donahoe; Paul De River; Myrl McBride; Elizabeth Short; Phoebe Short; Robert Manley; Cleo Short; Virginia Short; James Richardson; Mark Hansen; Daniel Voorhees; Joseph Dumais

Synopsis

Elizabeth is buried. The Los Angeles police investigate her death but make little progress. Although some men come forward confessing to the murder none of them are aware of details which the police deliberately omitted from the newspapers.

Keywords

Los Angeles; Oakland

Part V: Wrap-Up (Table of Contents: 15)

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non-fiction; crime; history

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Elizabeth Short; Ora Murray; Georgette Bauerdorff; Jean French; Evelyn Winters; Laura Trelstad; Rosenda Mondragon; Viola Norton; Louise Springer; Gladys Kern; Jack Dragna; Bugsy Siegel; Paul De River; Leslie Dillon; Frank B. Jemison; Clemence B. Horrall; Mark Hansen; Cleo Short; Henry Huber Hoffman; Earl Warren; William H. Parker; Harry Hansen; Arnold Smith; John Gilmore

Synopsis

Although new leads occasionally turn up, Elizabeth's murder remains unsolved. Many suspect the Mafia were involved.

Keywords

Los Angeles; Mafia

[Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 16)

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[Inside Back Flap] (Table of Contents: 17)

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Indexer Notes

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[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 18)

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non-fiction; crime; history