Copyright © 2003, 2012 by Steve Hodel

First Arcade paperback edition 2015

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hodel, Steve, 1941-

Black Dahlia avenger : a genius for murder : the true story / Steve Hodel.

     pages cm

Originally published in 2003.

Summary: “Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective who was a private investigator, takes up the case of the Black Dahlia murder. In an account that partakes both of LA Confidential and Zodiac, for the corruption it exposes and the insight it offers into a serial killer’s mind, Hodel reveals for the first time the true killer and the massive cover-up of the truth”—Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-62872-439-4 (paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-62872-596-4 (ebook)

1. Short, Elizabeth, 1924-1947. 2. Hodel, George. 3. Murder—California—Los Angeles—Case studies. 4. Murder—Investigation—California—Los Angeles—Case studies. I. Title.

HV6534.L7H63 2015

364.152'32092—dc23

2014043344

Printed in the United States of America