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Lost LA
True Detective Helps in the Black Dahlia Case
Historian William Deverell explains True Detective Magazine’s popularity in the 50s and 60s as a reflection of the turmoil that LA was experiencing at the time. Explosive metropolitan growth and the implicit and explicit promises of fame lead to a lot of “shadow” in the city. Hordes of creatives in Los Angeles with their pens at the ready found inspiration in the true crime genre.
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