{"product_id":"the-black-dahlia-files-the-mob-the-mogul-and-the-murder-that-transfixed-los-angeles-9780060582500","title":"The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul, and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, Elizabeth Short traveled to Hollywood to become famous and see her name up in lights. Instead, the dark-haired beauty became immortalized in the headlines as the Black Dahlia when her nude and bisected body was discovered in the weeds of a vacant lot. Despite the efforts of more than four hundred police officers and homicide investigators, the heinous crime was never solved. Now, after endless speculation and false claims, bestselling author Donald H. Wolfe discovers startling new evidence--buried in the files of the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office for more than half a century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the aid of archival photos, news clippings, and investigative reports, Wolfe documents the riveting untold story that names the brutal murderer--the notorious Mafia leader, Benjamin Bugsy Siegel--and the motive--an unwanted pregnancy resulting from Short's involvement with the most powerful figure in Los Angeles, Norman Chandler. But Wolfe goes even further to unravel the large-scale cover-up behind the case. Wolfe's extensive research, based on the evidence he discovered in the recently opened LADA files, makes \u003cem\u003eThe Black Dahlia Files\u003c\/em\u003e the authoritative work on the murder that has drawn endless scrutiny but remained unsolved--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gilmore, author of \u003cem\u003eSevered\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolfe, Don:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDonald H. Wolfe is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Black Dahlia Files\u003c\/em\u003e and the international bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of Marilyn Monroe\u003c\/em\u003e. In Hollywood, California, where he was born and raised, Wolfe became a film editor at Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros., where he worked on \u003cem\u003eAll the President's Men\u003c\/em\u003e and became a screenwriter for Steven Spielberg. He was also a contributor to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParis-Match\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523368849682,"sku":"9780060582500","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1df0bbbd-e0ae-40f0-94df-b9047e438ec6.jpg?v=1731145948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-black-dahlia-files-the-mob-the-mogul-and-the-murder-that-transfixed-los-angeles-9780060582500","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}