109. The Black Dahlia with Larry Harnisch
The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
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🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Larry Harnisch, retired Los Angeles Times reporter and a leading subject-matter expert on the Black Dahlia case, joins the show to discuss his decades-long research into the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, detailing his investigative approach and efforts to separate fact from myth. We also examine retired FBI profiler John Douglas’s behavioral analysis, which aligns closely with the suspect Larry finds most plausible. We also discuss where Larry’s offender assessment diverges from the one we presented on The Consult.
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| 1:00.8 | For today's episode, I'm joined by retired Los Angeles Times reporter Larry Harnish. |
| 1:06.9 | As most of you know, Angela Susan, Bob, and I recently analyzed the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, also known as the Black Dahlia. |
| 1:18.6 | Larry has been researching this case since 1996 and is a true subject matter expert. |
| 1:25.8 | He approaches the case without sensationalism, relying on the facts and the |
| 1:30.5 | primary source files, and he was instrumental in supporting our research. Larry also hosts a |
| 1:38.2 | YouTube channel where he answers all Black Dahlia related questions, so please be sure to check that out if you have any burning questions and want answers that |
| 1:47.8 | come directly from the case files. |
| 1:51.2 | So welcome, Larry. |
| 1:53.5 | Good to be here. |
| 1:54.9 | So I appreciate all the work that you've done. |
| 1:59.4 | Obviously, you were very helpful to us, |
| 2:02.1 | and you spent decades researching Elizabeth Short's murder. |
| 2:09.0 | And I'm curious about what originally got you interested in the case, |
| 2:14.2 | and why have you stuck with it for so long? I got involved with the Black |
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