James Ellroy's LA: City of DemonsEpisode Guide
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Watch a Sneak Peek of the Show More About James Ellroy Dead Women Own Me Airdate: Jan. 19th The unsolved homicide cases of the infamous Black Dahlia and his own mother's 1958 murder shaped famed crime writer, James Ellroy's youth. More recently, the rape and murder of two teenaged girls made another deep impression on his psyche. The Scandal Rags Airdate: Jan. 26th The Demon Dog gets the lewd lowdown from Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl, about her childhood killing of a notorious L.A. mobster. Ellroy also details the corrupt case of Confidential Magazine, which launched generations of celebrity media mangling. L.A. Serial Killers Airdate: Feb. 2nd King of crime fiction James Ellroy unleashes a volume of venomous vitriol on the most depraved, despicable, and deadly criminals ... the serial killers. Ellroy offers up a homicidal history of Los Angeles-based beaters, bashers, stranglers and slashers. Dames and Delinquents Airdate: Feb. 9th After World War II, Los Angeles was marred by an ongoing feud between the LAPD and organized crime. Ellroy explores the Brenda Allen scandal that brought down the entire police department and the unsolved murder of mob princess Susan Berman, who's unsolved, execution-style death in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, 2000, still continues to generate conspiracy theories. The Dark Side of Hollywood Airdate: Feb. 16th The madcap misdeeds and misfortune of tinsel town notables is nothing new. Throughout a hundred years of Hollywood heinousness, stars have been strung out, snuffed out, locked up, and lusted over ... Crime author James Ellroy explores the dark side of fame. Hot Spot Homicide Airdate: Feb. 23rd Clamor! Commotion! Cocaine! Carnage!!! It's the Los Angeles nightclub! These speakeasies have been home to all manner of gangland garroting. From shootouts to shakedowns, James Ellroy recounts the whacked out history of these wicked watering holes. |
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