On
January 15, 1947, the brutal murder of Elizabeth
Short, known as the Black Dahlia, made headline news
around the world. My father, J. Paul de River, M.D.,
the L.A.P.D. psychiatrist who had been recognized
as one of the outstanding crime fighters in the country,
was called upon to use his vast and renowned expertise
in determining the person responsible for this heinous
crime. Nations had sent representatives to learn
from this man who, in the spirit of Conan Doyle,
was able to uncover clues and provide significant
leads to law enforcement agencies when they were
stumped or outwitted by a perpetrator. |
A
recent book written concerning the Black Dahlia murder
has dishonored my father and it is my intention to
set the record straight concerning his illustrious
work. A distinguished physician and surgeon, graduate
of Tulane University Medical
School
, he was a lover of nature and a respecter of all creation. |
