May 19, 1908

The Irish giant of jujitsu, Leo McLaglen, is accused of vanishing with the proceeds of a match at

Chutes Park--but not to worry. He'll be back in 1933 to help train the LAPD in the martial art (see photo above). He's a captain in the international police, The Times says in a May 23, 1933 story.

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Posted by Larry Harnisch on May 19, 2008 in LAPD , Sports | 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."

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