Black Dahlia Avenger

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 Subic Bay 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