Season 1

The unsolved homicide cases of the infamous Black Dahlia and his own mother's 1958 murder shaped famed crime writer James Ellroy's youth. More recently, the murder of two teenage girls made another deep impression on his psyche.

Author James Ellroy gets the lewd lowdown from Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl, about her childhood killing of notorious LA mobster. He also details the corrupt case of Confidential Magazine, which launched generations of celebrity media mangling.

King of crime fiction James Ellroy unleashes a volume of venomous vitriol on the most depraved, despicable and deadly criminals...serial killers. He offers up a homicidal history of Los Angeles-based beaters, bashers, stranglers and slasher.

After World War II, Los Angeles was marred by an ongoing feud between the LAPD and organized crime. James Ellroy explores the scandal that brought down the entire police department and the unsolved murder of mob princess Susan Berman in 2000.

James Ellroy, the king of crime fiction, explores the dark side of fame in Hollywood.

Los Angeles nightclubs have been home to all manner of gangland garroting. From shootouts to shakedowns, James Ellroy recounts the whacked-out history of these wicked watering holes.