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Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
Ms. Knowlton has a vivid imagination, and has unfortunately, and successfully, cashed in on this tragedy more than other would-be experts. It appears that she has made quite a story that would have been a great novel based on fact, but was unwisely marketed as non-fiction. I do not believe in repressed memory, even though I also come from an abusive background. Please leave poor Beth Short alone. After reading this atrocity Ms. Knowlton has devised, I have had enough. This murder will never be solved; all participants are dead or silent. How dare Ms. Knowlton attempt, years after the crime, to further ruin Beth's reputation. Whether or not she WAS a whore is immaterial to the entire crime. It's over. Let the ghosts rest - finally.
Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
Horrible book. I would not recommend this book to anyone. The book is written poorly and the content is questionable. I read alot of true crime and this is the only one I truly disliked. It may not even be true crime and maybe should be labeled a fiction book.
Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
"Daddy" is really two books: Newton's somewhat careful research (and very flawed interpretation) of printed accounts, newspaper clippings and the like, with some dubious interviews; and absurd assertions by Knowlton. Fortunately, "recovered memories" have been discredited for the most part in the last few years but the careful reader or researcher should look at this as nothing more than a curiosity if at all. It's nonsense.
Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
I've read other E Short books. If it tells you anything, this woman also has ES as turning tricks with Marilyn Monroe. Ok, so the tether to reality is weak. If you get off on reading vulgar fantasies this book is for you, but it's probably mostly pure fiction, with a few facts thrown in to mess you up. However, the author will probably work the sympathy angle do get her 15 minutes. Was this on NPR?
Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
Reading literally hundreds of books a year, many of those true crime, seldom has a book made me this angry. Knowlton is one sad woman, slandering people who can't defend themselves anymore, offering not one shred of evidence supporting her preposterous stories, apparently to get some attention she never had but obviously needs, no matter what. What is worse is that this book has the danger of making me disbelieve any stories of suppressed childhood memories of abuse etc., which is what I really don't want to happen. If you want to read about the Black Dahlia case, read Gilmore's book 'Severed'. If you want to learn about the lengths sad, unstable women will go to, read this one. But I really wouldn't recommend it. Being a woman myself it makes me really really angry that women like this Knowlton person make sure emancipation will still be a long long way off.
Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at Last
I couldn't even finish it. It's not as much about Beth Short as it is about the author. I find it interesting that it came out after the accused was dead and couldn't defend himself. I am sorry that this lady had a bad childhood. However, I believe that false memory syndrome is a tradedy.