William J. Mann: Black Dahlia
Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson
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🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
One of the most enduring mysteries in crime history is the horrible murder of Elizabeth Short. The Black Dhalia case has been told over and over again, including by Paul Holes and me on Buried Bones. But author William J. Mann has taken a different angle…and I really like it. He’s written a deeply researched, victim-forward book about Elizabeth: her life, her struggles and her death. But his focus is right where it’s supposed to be: on her. William tells me about his new book, Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood.
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| 1:07.9 | I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a nonfiction author and journalism professor in Austin, Texas. |
| 1:13.1 | I'm also the co-host of the podcast Buried Bones on Exactly Right, and throughout my career, research for my many audio and book projects has taken me around the world. |
| 1:24.4 | On Wicked Words, I sit down with the people I've met along the way, amazing |
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| 1:46.1 | One of the most enduring mysteries in crime history |
| 1:49.1 | is the horrible murder of Elizabeth Short. |
| 1:52.0 | The Black Dahlia case has been told over and over again, |
| 1:55.1 | including by Paul and Me, on Buried Bones. |
| 1:57.9 | But author William J. Mann has taken a different angle, and I really like it. |
| 2:02.9 | He's written a deeply researched victim forward book about Elizabeth, her life, her struggles, |
| 2:08.9 | and her death. But his focus is right where it's supposed to be, on her. William tells me about |
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