Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, September 2025

Welcome! I do the Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube. (Instagram no longer offers live streaming for accounts with less than 1,000 followers). In case you’re new: I do the Ask Me Anythings because I got tired of the low quality of the “true” crime TV shows and podcasts. This is only Black Dahlia questions. I have another Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel on the third Tuesday of the month, in this case, September 16 at 10 a.m. on YouTube. Today, only Dahlia questions. No George Hodel questions. I usually get a troll, and I’ll report them. After my opening comments, I alternate between live questions and submitted questions. I’ll talk for about an hour and the time should go quickly! The next Dahlia session will be October 6, 2025 at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube. As always, I will begin with a progress report on the book, and this time I will discuss "true" crime and the Black Dahlia case. In addition to the absurdity of the "Black Dahlia edition" of "Clue" and the infamous list of 22 suspects, I discussed: --What was the most popular source on the Black Dahlia before "Severed?" --Betty Bersinger. --The Aztec Theater. --Did Elizabeth Short ever meet Marilyn Monroe? --​​Who is in the photo booth picture with Elizabeth? --Was "Sergeant Chuck" an actual person? --The newspaper coverage of the Black Dahlia case and the impatience of the newspapers for a solution to the killing. --Was the envelope mailed to the newspapers with Elizabeth Short's belongings destroyed? --Have I read "The Other Girl" (1962) by Theodora Keogh, supposedly the first novel based on the Black Dahlia murder? --Was Alexandra Partyka thoroughly investigated in the murder of Elizabeth Short? --Were any of the letters mailed to the police or newspapers authentic? --Was Elizabeth Short forced to eat feces? --Was Elizabeth Short anatomically "abnormal?"