June 21, 1999 Black Dahlia Web Site wrote: Dear Jan: It's pretty well known that I would give Larry the opportunity to discuss the case via either an interview, but Larry has a great personal problem with me, being that I have the pictures of Beth post-mortem at the site. Hence, to him, I am unprofessional and uncaring for the family's feelings. This, of course, couldn't be farther from the truth. I have the images posted for a reason, and it's not to attract visitors enticed by such. Janice Knowlton: I didn't want to use the morgue photo photocopies sent me either. I didn't even want to do a book, in the early stages. As I remembered, that gradually changed. At first, I remembered her from the emotional stage of age nine, going on 10, January 8, not even remembering what she had done to me in Hollywood. I probably knew who she was ("Aunt Betty," but would have repressed the abuses. At first, she was a innocent goddess-like "lady," and I felt protective. I also felt guilty; I actually believed if I told the police that I brought my father the rope when he demanded it, I would be arrested as an accomplice. In effect, I was nine, then ten, which I became Jan. 8, three days before the murder. As to Harnisch, I wonder how old he is; how long with the L.A. Times. And if he is an ingorant pawn of his employers, or just a dupe whose bias the family Chandler will support as long as he doesn't go anywhere near the truth...Norman Chandler. I phoned the ex-LAPD officer who told me Norman Chandler was a pedophile and involved in the cover-up recently; he is friendly on the phone, but didn't phone me back as he said he would. I was going to ask about a recent piece of info. He had considered letting me give his name to "20/20" when I was approached after the book came out. Anyway, as to Harnisch, not everyone who claims I am not telling the truth is part of a deliberate conspiracy; I've learned theories abound for reasons I'll never fathom. Black Dahlia Web Site: Keep inmind that for the last few years, Larry's efforts have mostly been personal, and he's able to use his reporting job as a means to further his research. For some time, he used his LA Times e-mail address in order to post "personal, opinionated statements," which I would think is against newspaper policy. Janice Knowlton: I used to think that too. Which reminds me, I once phoned Patt Morrison, L.A. Times, when I came across a Dahlia story she wrote way back. By then, I knew better than to identify myself, just said I was a writer/researcher and asked her about the "Orange County woman" who claimed her father murdered Short. She said, and I paraphrase, "I understand she's been pretty well discredited." I then identified myself and apologized for not being able to do so at the outset. But what would she do if she believed me...and keep her job? Black Dahlia Web Site: He has since acquired his own e-mail address. Having been an investigative crime reporter myself, I can relate to his desire to sidetrack and omit "other stories" in order to present the one he believes, but this is not standard policy by any means - and it is a method I never practiced (as a reporter). [*note: comments made in regard to newspaper reporting, not book authoring.] Janice Knowlton: I'm glad to hear that. I can't speak for LA Times policy, but I do agreewith you that their allowance for biased stories in some instances has lefta bad taste in my mouth. Keep in mind that even if the LA Times does notdesire to allow such stories that are biased to slip through the cracks,that they have some sort of trust in their reporters. It's not easy topresent that a reporter is being biased (I tried doing so on severaloccasions at the newspaper I worked for, as a fellow reporter developed a"friendship" with police and aided in the covering up of stories). Myattempts were unsuccessful, and became a major factor in my leaving thepaper. Pamela, I'll be away for a couple of days, but am getting the photos together to send you, hopefully with the help of a computer literate friend, requesting they be identified as "Courtesy Janice Knowlton and Michael Newton." [*note: there were the photos of Beth Short and the unidentied man, which can be viewed here] If you wish, I'll include photos of George Knowlton ("father still not an easy word to say). And the deer he so happily butchered. I noted the places Short visited; and while searching through photos I took as unconscious reenactments of repressed memories, one photo taken in Philadelphia, PA of a sandwich shop called "Snow White." Also, a "Doc's" porn shop, which I feel sure is a reference to the doctor involved in the porn activities. This, again, is typical "showing" behavior of survivors. Gilmore, by the way, confirmed a memory I had, not included in the book, of having been taken to the Florentine Gardens nightclub by Short, (I may have sent this before...sorry), when she auditioned for a job in the show there. She returned, with me to the Hawthorn, practiced a strip tease dance to "The Hokey Pokey", and then flung herself on the bed to cry about the humiliation of being offered that instead of a headliner job. This I reported to my therapist, and I believe to Michael Newton, LONG PRIOR to the release of Gilmore's book. I borrowed his book, read some of it, and he described her visit to the Florentine, and the offer of the job. He just didn't know what went on later at the hotel. At the time, I comforted her. At times I no longer hate her....just at times. If you have a child you love, you may relate. Regards, Jan June 22, 1999 - Suspect, Short Murder