In Memory of Elizabeth Short, Otherwise Known as “Black Dhalia”
July 29, 2024 marked the centenary of Elizabeth Short’s birth. Born in Boston, Beth, as she often preferred to be called, was the middle child of Cleo and Phoebe Short. She had four sisters: Virginia, Dorothea, Elnora, and Muriel. In 1930, Cleo’s miniature golf course business tanked. He positioned his car close to a bridge […]
Robert Conlin on Why Our Judicial System Tolerates Misconduct and Negligence
Like many millions of Americans, I am hooked on true crime stories. Some see this collective fascination with true crime as an indictment of our current society, but let’s remember that Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood was an international bestseller when it was published nearly 60 years ago. And 40 years before that, the […]
OUT NOW: Audiobook for I WILL RUIN YOU by Emilio Corsetti III. Did the State of Kentucky Convict an Innocent Man?
Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian “Kit” Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin’s mugshot, clad in a pilot’s uniform, spread across the […]