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and removal of Gangster Squad from BD case, 151–52, 185
homosexuality, 66–72
Hopkins, Ernest Jerome, 78
Horrall, Clemence B., 279
appointment as chief, 93
and Dillon’s arrest, 112, 113, 226
early stages of investigation, 76
and Gangster Squad, 95
and LAPD Vice Squad scandal, 148–49
life after BD case, 269
preparations for meeting with Dillon, 98
removal as LAPD chief, 146, 149
retirement banquet, 204
Hughes, Sid, 15, 18, 68
Hunt, Vernon W., 213, 214
Huntington Park, California, 24, 26–28
Hurst, James, 138–40, 144, 156n
Hyman, Robert, 62
“Inglewood, Babes of” case, 9, 84–86, 279
initials, on ES’s corpse, 65–66, 169, 197, 229, 236, 249, 254–58, 333
inquest, 45–47
Intelligence Division, 150, 173n
“Jack Sand,” See Dillon, Leslie Duane; Sand, Jack
Jackson, Elmer V., 147–49, 279
James, Arthur Curtis, Jr. (Charles B. Smith), 63–64, 306
“Jeff,” See Connors, Jeff
Jemison, Frank B., 279
Carl Balsiger and, 245
final report on BD case, 210
grand jury investigation, 172–76
grand jury report, 197
George Hodel investigation, 208–9, 243, 244
life after BD case, 270
re-interviewing of Aster Motel witnesses, 201–3
review of BD case, 206
San Francisco trip to interview witnesses, 176–79
on secret details in DA grand jury files, 293, 315
Ann Toth interview, 199–200
jewelry scam, 183–84, 248
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. (Hirsch Apartment owners), 73–74
Jones, Officer, 95–97, 188, 279, 312
Judd, Winnie Ruth, 70
Kay, Stephen, 331–32
Kearney, Francis, 279
and Gangster Squad/Homicide Division rift, 194–95
lack of grand jury testimony from, 194–95
in Las Vegas, 102
preparations for meeting with Dillon, 98, 102, 107
questioning of Jeff Connors, 122
secret meeting about tracking Leslie Dillon, 95
Keeling, Inez, 19–20
Keller, Conwell “Con,” 107, 128, 187, 279
Keppel, Robert, 241, 257
Klein, Wally, 222–28, 280, 315
Kynette, Earle, 94
LaGore, Buddy, 74
Lane, Arthur (“Artie”), 118; See also Connors, Jeff
LAPD; See also specific LAPD personnel
campaign for appointment of new chief, 214–15
corruption/incompetence, 75–79, 94–95, 146–49
reorganization of, 150–52
LAPD Vice Squad corruption scandal, 147–49
Lapp, Russ, 16
Last Tycoon, The (Fitzgerald), 25
Las Vegas, Nevada, 101–2
La Vere, Alice, 69–70
Lavine, Morris, 121
Lawson, Harry, 171–72, 175, 180, 182, 184, 186–87, 191, 195–97, 247, 280
leash, See dog leash
Leimert, Walter H., 4
Leimert Park
Dillon at, 109–10, 181
discovery of ES’s corpse at, 4–9
Lenorak, Lillian, 328
lesbian killer theory, 66–72
Leyes, Donald, 57
Lippmann, Walter, 21–22
Long Beach, California, 43, 108; See also A1 Trailer Park
Long Beach Independent, 158–59
Los Angeles Daily News, 25–26
Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express; See also Underwood, Agness “Aggie”
after BD case, 270
Aster Motel report, 152–55
coverage of LAPD’s campaign against De River, 211–12
De River’s articles on psychology of BD murderer, 83–84, 89
and Dillon’s arrest, 112
and Dillon’s postcard, 111–12
on ES’s fate as warning to young women, 20–21
female killer theory coverage, 69–71
Jeanne French story, 65
grand jury coverage, 188
on Mark Hansen’s link to BD case, 159–60
Nieson Himmel and, 219
leaking of Waggoner report, 167, 184
“Red” Manley interview, 32–33
police corruption/incompetence coverage, 75–76
William Randolph Hearst and, 25
removal of Aggie Underwood from BD case, 33–34
Aggie Underwood’s early career, 7–8
Los Angeles Examiner; See also Richardson, James Hugh “Jimmy”
after BD case, 270
aggressiveness of reporters, 25–26
Aster Motel coverage, 155–56
coverage of discovery of ES’s body, 14–16
coverage of female killer theory, 68
on De River’s firing, 216
on Dillon’s arrest, 114–16
early coverage of ES case, 25–26
and ES’s trunk, 36–37
on grand jury investigation, 196–98
William Randolph Hearst and, 25
and parcel from BD killer, 49–51
“Red” Manley coverage, 27
Los Angeles Times, 24
“Madam Chang” (Margaret Chung), 72, 210
Madden, Owen “Owney,” 56
Manley, Harriette, 27, 32
Manley, Robert “Red,” 280
arrest of, 27–28
ES and, 36
on ES’s fastidiousness, 75n
identification of shoe and purse, 62
at inquest, 46, 47
search for, 24, 26
Aggie Underwood’s interview of, 28–33
Margolis, Marvin, 58, 206
Martin, Lynn (Norma Lee Meyer), 63, 64, 192n, 242, 306
McBride, Myrl, 74, 123, 140
McCreadie, Jack, 76
McCromber, Pearl, 136, 173n, 177n, 185
Means, Bevo, 295
Medford, Massachusetts, 38–41
Mehringer, Tim, 42, 299–300
Meltzer, Harold “Happy,” 147, 148
Meyer, Bob, 47, 289
Meyer, Norma Lee, See Martin, Lynn
Miami, Florida, 95–98, 312
Miami Beach, Florida, 40–41, 89
Miller, Bill (jeweler), 183–84
Miller, William A. (colleague of De River’s), 126
“missing week,” 53, 67, 73–75, 134, 178–79, 199, 248, 250
Monroe, Marilyn, 55
Moore, Jiggs, 109, 128–29, 135, 181
Moorman, Betty-Jo, 280
and Aster Motel investigation, 133–34, 142–43, 151
grand jury interview, 201–3
Moorman, Burt, 280
Gangster Squad investigation of Aster Motel, 133–34, 139–40, 142, 144, 151
grand jury interview, 201–3
Morgan, Harry, 47, 50
Morgan, Walter, 247, 327
morgue, 9–10
mouth, mutilation of, 8, 10, 168
movies, 35
Moyer, Jane Ellen, 245
Murray, Caroline, 256
Murray, Ora, 23n
mutilations, 17n
Neeb, Robert A., 207, 208
Newbarr, Frederick D., 10–12, 17n, 47, 280
newspapers; See also specific newspapers, e.g.: Los Angeles Examiner
as better investigators than LAPD, 75
competition between, 24–25
Normandie Avenue, 114–15, 178
Northern, Mae, 48
Norton Avenue, Los Angeles, 4, 46, 109; See also Leimert Park
Olmsted and Olmsted, 4
O’Mara, John J. “JJ,” 281
at A1 Trailer Park, 108–9
background, 100–101
as chauffeur/bodyguard for Paul De River and Dillon, 101–3, 105–6
and Dillon’s behavior at Leimert Park, 109–10
grand jury testimony, 180–81, 186–87
and Intelligence Division, 150
life after BD case, 270
Pacios, Mary, 39
Paegel, Felix, 6, 290
Palm Springs, California, 102–7
parcel of ES’s belongings, 49–50
Parker, William, “Bill,” 281
appointment as LAPD chief, 214–15
and “Bloody Christmas” beatings, 219
firing of De River, 216
life after BD case, 270
Payette, Bill, 66
Peete, Louise, 70
Pegler, Arthur James, 15
Perkins, Frank, 6
phenobarbital, 106, 167, 250
Phillips, Clara (“Tiger Girl”), 70
Phillips, George, 85n
Pinker, Raymond, 32, 323
piquerism, 241
pornography, 63–64, 207, 241–42
postcards, 51, 52, 111, 112, 121
presumptive blood tests, 260–61
Price, George, 63–64, 241
pseudo-reaction, 252, 253, 261
psychological profiling, 83–84; See also De River, Joseph Paul
pubic hair, 11, 67, 105, 169, 315
purse, discovery of, 62–63, 305–6
Radin, Edward D., 219–21, 228
Ramlow, Gerry, 68
Ray, Man, 331
Raymond, Harry, 93–94
Red Hibiscus murder, 22, 23n
Reed, Joe, 95, 125, 148–49, 186, 204, 281
Reynolds, Christine, 67–68, 147n
Richards, Ray, 16
Richardson, James Hugh “Jimmy,” 281; See also Los Angeles Examiner
and “Black Dahlia” moniker’s origins, 22, 295
call to FBI about rumors of police incompetence, 76
and competition between newspapers, 25, 26
and Dillon investigation, 99, 117
early coverage of BD case, 14–15, 18–19
on ES’s life, 23
and ES’s trunk, 36–37, 44
interview with Frenches, 34–36
life after BD case, 269
“Red” Manley and, 24
phone call from Dillon, 47–49, 179
postcard from “Black Dahlia Avenger,” 51
Ringer, Roy, 25–26
Ringo, Juanita, 60
Ritzi, William L., 207
Robertson, Grant, 178–79
Robinson, Bill, 58
Rohr, Linda, 60
Rose, Arthur Brigham, 127
rose tattoo, See tattoo, rose
Rosie, Paul, 42
Rummel, Sam, 147–48
“runaway” jury, 171
Ryan, Suzanna, 253–54, 260–62
St. Cyr, Lili, 55, 56
St. John, “Jigsaw John,” 13
Salem Street (Medford, Massachusetts), 39–40
Salisbury, Christina, 73
Sand, Jack (Leslie Dillon), 89–92, 95–97, 113, 120n, 312, 313; See also Dillon, Leslie Duane
San Diego, California, 19, 23–24, 29–30, 34–36, 44, 60, 245
San Francisco, California
attempts to locate Jeff Connors in, 110–11
and attempts to manufacture Dillon’s alibi, 119, 167, 173–74
and attempts to verify Dillon’s alibi, 176–79, 190, 192–94
Jeff Connors in, 122
Dillon as pimp in, 96, 113, 130
Dillon in, 114, 135–67
Dillon’s death in, 234
in “Jack Sand” letter, 89, 90
Santa Barbara, California, 16–17
Santa Monica, California, 178
schizothymic personality type, 225
Scott, A. A., 87, 124
Scott, Robert H., 204
secret facts/details, 67–68, 113, 168–69, 174–75, 225–26, 293, 314–15
“Sergeant Chuck,” 20
“Seven Dwarves” affair, 173n
Sexual Criminal, The (De River), 212–13, 224
Sexual Offense Bureau, 86
Shaw, Frank, 94
shoes
discovery of ES’s, 62–63, 305–6
in Leslie Dillon’s hotel room, 106–7, 316
Short, Cleo Alvin, 38–40
Short, Elizabeth, 281
alleged sightings during last week of life, 73–75
at Aster Motel, 137–40, 143–44
autopsy, 10–13
at Camp Cooke, 19–20
at Carlos Avenue house, 57–61
discovery of ES’s corpse at Leimert Park, 4–9
Gordon Fickling and, 42–44
first encounter with Mark Hansen, 57–58
Matt Gordon and, 41–42
identification of, 16–17
last phone call of, 200–201
last sighting of, 31–32
life in Medford, Massachusetts, 38–41
location of trunk, 36–37
“Red” Manley and, 24, 26, 29–33
relationship with men, 20–21
sexual “coldness” of, 30, 71, 297
Short, Ginnie, 39
Short, Phoebe Mae, 18–19, 38–40, 45–46, 281
Short, Virginia, 46
Siegel, Bugsy, 14
signature behavior, 229, 235–36, 249, 330
Smith, Jack, 7
Smyre, Jack, 172, 175
Solomon, Max, 78
Soundphoto, 16, 18
South Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, See Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles
South Normandie Avenue, 114–15, 178
Spangler, Jean, 173n
Stanley, Leo, 166, 167, 169, 281
Stephens, Jeannette, 84
Sterns, Glenn, 192
Stevenson, Georgia, See Dillon, Georgia (Stevenson)
Stevenson, Laura, 114
Stoker, Charles, 148
Strand Hotel (South Union Avenue, Los Angeles), 111–12
Streed, Michael, 242, 261–62
Studholm, Harold, 297
Sutton, Wain, 18, 19
Tabu Club (Los Angeles), 73
Tann, Quinn, 16
tattoo, rose, 17, 105, 174–75, 226, 315
“Third Street Bridge confessions,” 77
Titus, Lola, 157–58, 191–92, 247
toenails, 11
Toth, Ann, 57, 281
and Dillon–ES connection, 249
on ES’s fastidiousness, 74–75
on ES’s time at Mark Hansen’s Carlos Avenue house, 58–61, 193, 199–200
and Mark Hansen’s connections to abortion racket, 248, 304
and Bill Miller, 184
True Detective magazine, 90, 97
trunk, ES’s, 36–38, 44
12 Against Crime (Radin), 219–21, 228
Underwood, Agness “Aggie,” 6–7, 281; See also Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express
and Aster Motel revelations, 152–55
and “Black Dahlia” moniker’s origins, 22, 23, 295
and Fins Brown/Mark Hansen connection, 247
coverage of irregularities in BD case, 160, 226
Paul De River and, 88–89, 218–19, 227–28
and Dillon’s postcard, 112
and Dillon’s release, 117, 119
and female killer theory, 70–71
and Jeanne French/BD connection, 257–58
and grand jury investigation, 195, 196
Mark Hansen and, 61
at Leimert Park, 6–9, 290–91
life after BD case, 268
Red Manley interview, 27–33
removal from Dahlia case, 33–34
on Arthur Brigham Rose, 127
videotaped interview (1974), 263–64
Underwood, Harry, 7
Underwood, Rilla, 89, 218
Unkefer, Mary H., 17, 315
Utley, Jimmy “Little Giant,” 55, 56, 183, 248, 269, 282
Valdez, Tony, 77, 246
Va
us, Jimmy, 148, 149
Veitch, Arthur, 282
and grand jury, 186
at secret hearing, 236, 240, 254, 255
and Fred Witman’s report, 166–70
Vetcher, Peter, 71
Voorhees, Daniel, 65
Waggoner, Loren K., 282
Aster Motel investigation, 128–30, 132, 135, 137–38, 141–43, 151
grand jury testimony, 181, 182, 184, 185
removal from Gangster Squad, 144–45
report leaked by Aggie Underwood, 152, 167
Walker, Caroline, 20–21, 33
Ward, Garth, 282
Gangster Squad investigation of Aster Motel, 138, 152
grand jury testimony, 185, 186
and Waggoner’s removal from Gangster Squad, 145
Washington Hotel (Long Beach, California), 43, 300
Watson, Harry, 77
Welles, Orson, 331
Wellington, Edward P. (“The Duke”), 63
Wellpott, Rudy, 68n, 147–49
Welsh, Dorothy, 245
Wenzel, Rose, 56
Wheeler, Sergeant, 49
White, Thomas P., 86, 88, 282
White Gardenia murder, 23
Williams, Eugene, 88, 212
Witman, Fred, 165–70, 240, 282, 312–15
Wolak, Stephen, 42, 193
Wood, Woodrow J., 167, 178, 179
Woolard, Warden, 15–16
Worton, William A., 282
firing of De River, 216
LAPD corruption scandal, 146
reshuffling of LAPD, 149–50
resignation as chief, 214–15
support for grand jury investigation, 169–70
Zaid, Sid, 57
Zelinsky, Bill, 14, 15
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