ABC Nightline Sept 15
Show: Nightline
Aired: 09/15/06
Recap:
The segment focused on the The Black Dahlia film, the murder of Beth Short, and on author James Ellroy’s obsession with the case.
Ellroy explained that he used the case of the Black Dahlia to deal with his own mother’s murder, and that he’s been obsessed with it for as long as he can remember.
Ellroy also stated that 2006 will be the last year he discussed the Black Dahlia and his mother, and that any interviewer who poses such questions will be responded to by him walking out.
The segment included several clips from the film.
