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Jul 8, 2007 · In 1994, James Ellroy, America's greatest living crime novelist, gave us this searing account of how—and why—he finally dared reopen the case of his mother's unsolved murder
At the time of her murder, Ellroy’s mother, Jean, was a divorcee in her early 40s. She was a staff nurse at a Los Angeles factory and lived close by in the town of El Monte. During the week, Jean had custody of 10-year-old James. Every Saturday James would take the bus to stay with his father.
Jan 14, 1996 · The cause of death was asphyxiation. It appeared she might have been raped. During a recent visit to the crime scene, where the oleanders have long since been chopped down, Ellroy and Stoner...
Oct 16, 2015 · Murder – including the unsolved murder of his own mother in 1958 – corruption, tortured cops, bent authorities, flawed femme fatales: these are his obsessions (he is a chronic obsessive on and off the page).
Jul 27, 2001 · Dead body at King's Row and Tyler Avenue, El Monte." The redhead had been dumped by the roadside. Some Little Leaguers discovered the body. As Ellroy describes it: "A nylon stocking and a cotton...
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Aug 26, 2022 · One, Hollywood Death Trip, largely based on a suite of articles he wrote for GQ and Vanity Fair, was released last month and sees Ellroy exploring notorious unsolved murder cases beginning with his mother’s.
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Nov 5, 1996 · It happened in 1958 when James Ellroy was 10 years old: the body of his mother, Jean, was discovered lying in an ivy patch near the local El Monte high school, face-up in a blue dress, a...
