by Michael Cole | May 24, 2011 | Articles, Books
What do Woody Allen, The Godfather and the Zodiac Killer have in common? While there are probably a few odd answers to that question, the one I’m going for is that they were all non-trivial parts of the cultural watershed year of 1969. A book, written by Rob...
by Michael Cole | May 21, 2011 | Articles, Books
This past Thursday, Steve Hodel, author of “Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder” and “Most Evil: Avenger, Zodiac, and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hodel”, spoke at the public library in South Pasadena, California. In the...
by Michael Cole | Apr 29, 2011 | Articles, Books, Non-Zodiac Crime
A newly-published book, Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence, by author Bill James, examines America’s ongoing obsession with the crime of murder. It focuses on numerous high-profile and sensationalized instances of murder throughout...