April 9, 1958

Above, a review of a concert at the Million Dollar Theater (coming up May 11: Mariachi Vargas!) Below, Mickey Cohen touches off a sensation by releasing Lana Turner's love letters to Johnny Stompanato.

Quote of the Day: "In all my years on the force, I have never seen a more open and shut case of a child defending its mother." --Beverly Hills Police Capt. Ray Borders, on allegations of a cover-up in the Johnny Stompanato killing.

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Posted by Larry Harnisch on April 9, 2008 in Courts , Film , Front pages , Hollywood , Homicide , Mickey Cohen , Music | Permalink

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Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."

Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.

The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.

Keith Thursby. Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk and lives in Irvine.

April 9, 1958

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