Episode 6: Case Closed

By: Douglas Laux

Narrated by: Douglas Laux

Larry Harnisch tells Doug who he believes murdered Elizabeth Short. But even if Larry could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, would people even believe him after all this time? Larry’s theory lacks the splashy Hollywood appeal of Steve Hodel’s, but when Larry reveals the name to Doug, the pieces seem to fit together. But will there ever be a way to 100% prove the identity of Short’s killer? And how will Doug explain the bombshell dropped about a highly unlikely person investigating a very similar cold case murder... Elizabeth Short herself.

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Clean Slate seminar on Black Dahlia story

When I was a tween I’d occasionally go to the Mall with my mother, and we’d each go our separate ways for an hour. I always went to the bookstore and it was in this time that I was confronted with the grotesque and - for me at that age and time - quite disturbing images of poor Elizabeth Shorts body in the book “Hollywood Babylon”. In the first episode, when discussion of George Hodel’s book came up, I was hoping this wasn’t an infomercial for that particular tome; it isn’t. (That photo is not Elizabeth Short. No matter how much you want it to be - it’s just not.) It’s a thoughtful, investigative look that seeks to wipe away sensational make-up of coverage given Elizabeth Shorts awful, and really just plain sad, death. Very good listen. 👍

Great unknown info about the black dahlia case

I really enjoyed this podcast and would recommend to those also interested i. The black dahlia case. I appreciate that there was an ending with a strong feeling of who did it. The only thing I would change are all the sound and musical effects. As serious as this topic was, I hate to say the sound effects made me giggle from time to time. Great investigation!! Thanks for sharing what you found.

Intriguing

Well thought out story. Impressive amount of research. Great performance. Would recommend to anyone interested in true crime.

Fairly Good

The research and presentation of Larry Harnisch's work is excellent. Some mistakes and asumptions on Betty Bersinger details. Recommend reading the the newspapers of the period. A lot of the content from this podcast has already been detailed in the motion picture "Night Rain."

This is great

I thought I knew this case… I don’t. They changed my mind. So obvious. I can’t believe I missed this piece over the years. Listen. Ignore the death metal segment…the rest… especially the end….is gold)