{"product_id":"books-the-black-dahlia-avenger-by-steve-hodel","title":"The Black Dahlia Avenger","description":"\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Bestseller  For viewers of the hit Series \u003ci\u003eI Am the Night\u003c\/i\u003e and fans of the \u003ci\u003eRoot of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e Podcast, the book that finally revealed the shocking identity of the Black Dahlia Killer--and the Police Corruption That Concealed It for So Long\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1947, the brutal, sadistic murder of a beautiful young woman named Elizabeth Short led to the largest manhunt in LA history. The killer teased and taunted the police and public for weeks, but his identity stayed a mystery, and the murder remained the most tantalizing unsolved case of the last century, until this book revealed the bizarre solution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective, took up the case, reviewing the original evidence and records as well as those of a separate grand jury investigation into a series of murders of single women in LA at the time. The prime suspect had in fact been identified, but never indicted. Why? And who was he? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an account that will remind movie lovers of both \u003ci\u003eLA Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZodiac\u003c\/i\u003e, for the corruption it exposes and the insight it offers into a serial killer's mind, Hodel demonstrates that there was a massive police cover-up. Even more shocking, he proves that the murderer, a true-life Jekyll and Hyde who was a highly respected member of society by day and a psychopathic killer by night, was his own father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of the book includes new findings and photographs added after the original publication, together with a new postscript by the author.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53507380510993,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781559706643.jpg?v=1778125532","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-black-dahlia-avenger-by-steve-hodel","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}