“Supposin’ I did kill the Black Dahlia. They couldn’t prove it now. They can’t talk to my secretary anymore because she’s dead…”
– Dr. George Hodel
Some friends and I are going to see “Dahlia: A Very Nearly True Theatrical Fantasia” by P. Seth Bauer, performed at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, of all places. The gist:
The grisly murder of a young actress and the dumping of her body in a vacant lot in Los Angeles in 1947 is infamous as the Black Dahlia murder. Dahlia: A Very Nearly True Theatrical Fantasia is based on the 2003 best seller “The Black Dahlia Avenger” by retired Los Angeles Police Detective Steve Hodel in which he attempted to prove that his own father was guilty of the murder. P. Seth Bauer’s play is a veritable who’s who of Hollywood celebrity
