For the victims, living and dead
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of Truth and Love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.
—Mahatma Gandhi
Contents
Introduction
1 The Biltmore
2 Jane Doe Number 1
3 A Death in the Family
4 A Voice from Beyond the Grave
5 Dr. George Hill Hodel Jr., 1907-1999
6 George and Dorero
7 The Hollywood Scandal
8 Gypsies
9 SubicBay
10 Kiyo
11 The Dahlia Witnesses
12 The LAPD and the Press:
The Joint Investigation
13 The LAPD and the Press:
The Avenger Mailings
14 The 'Red Lipstick' Murder
15 Tamar, Joe Barrett, and Duncan Hodel
16 Fred Sexton: 'Suspect Number 2'
17 LAPD Secrets and the Marquis de Sade
18 Elizabeth Short's 'Missing Week'
19 The Final Connections:
Man Ray Thoughtprints
20 The Franklin House Revisited
21 The Watch, the Proof-Sheet Papers,
the FBI Files, and the Voice
22 Handwriting Analysis
23 More 1940s L.A. Murdered Women Cases
24 The Boomhower-Spangler Kidnap-Murders
25 Sergeant Stoker, LAPD's Gangster Squad,
and the Abortion Ring
26 George Hodel: Underworld Roots— The 'Hinkies'
27 Dahliagate: The Double Cover-up
28 The Grand Jury
29 The Dahlia Myths
30 The Dahlia Investigation, 2001-2002
31 Forgotten Victims, 1940s: The Probables
32 Forgotten Victims, 1950s: The Probables
33 George Hodel-Elizabeth Short:
Reconstructed Timeline
34 Filing My Case with the District
Attorney's Office
The Final Thoughtprint
Epilogue
Author's Postscript
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Illustration Acknowledgments
