ALBANESE, BRUNO

Bartender at the Buena Vista in Silverlake.

ANDERS, T

Sergeant, detached to Central Homicide on 16/01/47 for the Betty Short case, returned to Central Bunco 06/02/47

ARCOLA, J 

Detective, detached to Central Homicide on 16/01/47 for the Betty Short case, returned to Central Burglary  06/02/47

ASHIDA, HIDEO

Japanese friend of DWIGHT BLEICHERT, known to him as 'Ashidas'

BALTO

Dog belonging to EMMETT SPRAGUE, shot by Emmett and stuffed by GEORGIE TILDEN

BIDWELL, LOREN 

One of the four suspects interrogated by BLEICHERT and FRITZ VOGEL at the warehouse on 1701 South Almeda., a "frail old man, shaking from palsy, liver spots covering his chin".

BENNETT, SCOTTY

"Pimp and bookie" who gave the LINDSCOTT lead to BUZZ MEEKS

BLANCHARD, LELAND

Described by DWIGHT BLEICHERT as "blond and ruddy, six feet tall and huge in the chest and shoulders, with stunted bowlegs and the beginning of a hard, distended gut"

Ex-boxer, Officer at Central. Promoted to Sergeant and transferred to Highland Park Vice August 1943. Promoted to Central Warrants 15/09/46

Became obsessed with ELIZABETH SHORT, much to the detriment of his relationships with partner DWIGHT BLEICHERT and his lover KAY LAKE.

BLANCHARD, LAURIE  

Sister of LELAND BLANCHARD

BLEICHERT, DWIGHT W

Buck teeth got him the nickname "Bucky". Ex-boxer, graduated from the academy August 1942 Described himself as "pale and dark-haired, all lanky muscularity at 6 foot 3".Based at Central at the beginning of the 'Black Dahlia'.

Became romantically linked to MADELINE SPRAGUE whilst investigating her links to ELIZABETH SHORT. 

BLEICHERT, DOLPH

Father of DWIGHT BLEICHERT

BLEICHERT, GRETA HEILBRUNNER

Mother of DWIGHT BLEICHERT. Went blind drinking rubbing alcohol and jumped off the roof of a hospital

BOWRON, FLETCHER

Mayor of Los Angeles

BOYLAN, DANNY 

One-time sparring partner of DWIGHT BLEICHERT

BROWN, WILLIE WALKER

Hophead shot by DWIGHT BLEICHERT and LELAND BLANCHARD

BROWN, 'DOWNTOWN' WILLIE

Strong-armed by DWIGHT BLEICHERT when he started nightwatch at Newton Street to prove he meant business

CARMODY, TED

Owner of the Majestic cinema, Medford. Questioned by DWIGHT BLEICHERT about ELIZABETH SHORT as she once worked at the cinema. Told DWIGHT BLEICHERT about a blind boyfriend of hers, TOMMY GILFOYLE.

CARUSO, H.J

Car dealer who gave repo work to DWIGHT BLEICHERT and LELAND BLANCHARD. DWIGHT BLEICHERT ended up selling cars for HJ following his dismissal from the LAPD.

CAULFIELD, MEG 

Co-opted from Wiltshire Central to 'play cellmate' and extract further information from LINDA MARTIN whilst she was held in Georgia Street Juvenile Hall. Martin told Caulfield that the man who made the porn movie with Martin and Short was actually WALTER 'DUKE' WELLINGTON.

CAVANAUGH, ROBERT   

Sergeant, detached to Central Homicide on 16/01/47 for the Betty Short case, returned to Central Robbery  06/02/47

CHAMBERS, ELDRIDGE

Husband of JANE CHAMBERS, committed suicide. Ex-president of the Southern California Real Estate Board, influential in getting EMMETT SPRAGUE removed from the board following the collapse of several Sprague-built houses in the 1933 earthquake.

CHAMBERS, JANE 

Wife of ELDRIDGE CHAMBERS, Linda and Carol, daughters in painting. Told DWIGHT BLEICHERT that she remembered GEORGIE TILDEN and RAMONA SPRAGUE filming pageants based on the WWI exploits of EMMETT SPRAGUE - 'episodes... he would rather forget".Had a painting by Frederick Yannanuto inspired by the Victor Hugo book "The Man Who Laughs"- Gwynplain the clown slashed ear to ear as a child, Bought originally by RAMONA SPRAGUE as it reminded her of GEORGIE TILDEN.

CHASCO, FELIX 

Mexican drug dealer.

CHICO 

DWIGHT BLEICHERT's neighbour's cat

CHRISTIE, JUNE 

At the DWIGHT BLEICHERT - LELAND BLANCHARD  fight with STAN KENTON

CHUCK 

Sailor named by LORNA MARTIN as a lover of ELIZABETH SHORT

COHEN, MICKEY

LA gangster, offered LELAND BLANCHARD  as 2-1 favorite in his fight with DWIGHT BLEICHERT

COHN, HARRY  

"Mr. Big" at Colombia Pictures; gambled on DWIGHT BLEICHERT to win his fight with LELAND BLANCHARD , rumor had it that if Dwight won that Cohn would fix him a date with RITA HEYWORTH

CORDERO, RONNIE 

"Mex middleweight out of El Monte" who challenged DWIGHT BLEICHERT to a fight - fearing that he would lose (and following his father's stroke) Bucky got a hardship deferment from being drafted and so joined the LAPD.

COSTA, HAROLD

Resident at 1611 North Orange Drive, Hollywood, where ELIZABETH SHORT stayed for a week in December 1946. Told BILL KOENIG that he had sex for money with ELIZABETH SHORT.

CONSTANZO, GERALD

Licensed-revoked doctor called by ELIZABETH SHORT

CRUZ, LUIS

Robbery One felon.  Owner of a '39 La Salle sedan involved in a hit-and-run     

DAVIS  

Lieutenant at 77th Street

DE RIVER 

Consulting psychiatrist involved in the 'Black Dahlia' case 

DE WITT, ROBERT

Also known as Bobby. Arrested for Boulevard-Citizen robbery. From San Berdoo;" a hatchet faced guy sporting a greasy pompadour".

DOLPHINE, MILTON  

"Past forty, fat and balding, but probably tough - like an ex-athlete whose hardness reverted to smarts when his body went.  Tells DWIGHT BLEICHERT how he had been hired by a woman to find LELAND BLANCHARD. 

DOS SANTOS, TOMAS

Arrested by LELAND BLANCHARD in June 1943 on warrant for manslaughter committed during the commission of a Class B Felony (purse snatch)

DRAGNA, JACK  

LA gangster rival to MICKY COHEN.  Offered even money on the DWIGHT BLEICHERT-LELAND BLANCHARD fight. Offered 1-2 on a late round knockout by LELAND BLANCHARD ; DWIGHT BLEICHERT used a bank loan and his savings to bet, getting PETE LUTKINS to place it.

DULANGE, JOSEPH

" a tall, hard-muscled man of twenty-nine, dark-haired, horse-faced, with a pencil-thin mustache". Military policeman at Fort Dix, New Jersey, who confessed to murdering ELIZABETH SHORT whilst on leave.  RAY MILLARD and DWIGHT BLEICHERT flew out to question him.

DURKIN, CECIL THOMAS

One of the four suspects interrogated by DWIGHT BLEICHERT and FRITZ VOGEL at the warehouse on 1701 South Almeda. "a fiftyish mulatto, bald, freckled, close to six and a half feet tall."

DYER, BRAVEN

Boxing correspondent of the LA Times

EARLY, CATO

Hophead shot by DWIGHT BLEICHERT and LELAND BLANCHARD

ELLISON, G  

Detective, detached to Central Homicide on 16/01/47 for the Betty Short case, returned to Central Detectives 06/02/4

ERNIE

Owner of Club Boxeo, Ensenada, Mexico. Told DWIGHT BLEICHERT that LELAND BLANCHARD  had been at the club causing trouble.

FICKLING, J.G  

Former Air Corps Lieutenant; saw picture of ELIZABETH SHORT in newspaper following her murder and called LAPD to say that he had a 'brief affair; with her in late 1943 in Boston at a time when she had 'about 10 boyfriends online'.

FISK, DUANE 

Officer assigned to DWIGHT BLEICHERT as trainer and second before the DWIGHT BLEICHERT-LELAND BLANCHARD fight

FITCH, BAXTER 

Hophead shot by DWIGHT BLEICHERT and LELAND BLANCHARD.

FITTS, BURON 

District Attorney at time of Black Dahlia case

FRENCH, DOROTHY

Knew ELIZABETH SHORT from the movie theatre where Dorothy worked. Short told French that she had been abandoned by her husband. Told police that Short had many dates with different men whilst staying there, including ROBERT MANLEY - after which they did not see her again.

FRENCH, ELVERA   

Let ELIZABETH SHORT stay in her house after daughter DOROTHY FRENCH told her about Short being abandoned by her husband.