Synopsis On January 15, 1947, in downtown Los Angeles, a young woman, Elizabeth Short, was found murdered in a most gruesome fashion. Because of the flower she wore in her hair, the victim was referred to as the Black Dahlia. BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER reexamines this unsolved case and offers some surprising theories about who the unknown killer might have been and why he butchered as he did. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-04-11 |
| Size | | Length: | 504 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 29.6 oz |
Publisher's Note The author, a former Los Angeles police officer, recounts how he concluded that his late father, Dr. George Hodel, was the Black Dahlia Avenger, the serial killer responsible for the death of Elizabeth Short in 1947 and other murders.
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