Whether for the armchair detective or the extreme thrill seeker, Hollywood Death Scenes will take the reader to the other side of the yellow crime scene tape. See the sites where such famous Hollywood luminaries as Marilyn Monroe, Phil Hartman, and River Phoenix met their untimely deaths. Witnesses the atrocities committed by some of the world’s most infamous mass murderers. Stare in horror at extended looks into the country’s most twisted serial killers such as The Night Stalker and The Hillside Stranglers. Understand the chaos wrought on an entire city by madman Charles Manson. Delve into the unsolved mysteries of the deaths of celebrities from Natalie Wood to The Black Dahlia. Hollywood Death Scenes lets the reader experience an important part of our culture’s violent history, without the fear of being harmed.
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Hollywood Death Scenes is the first book in a series of true crime and tragedy tour guides. With over 150 addresses, 50 pictures of Hollywood’s tragic figures, and more than 200 photographs of crime scenes as they appear today, Hollywood Death Scenes will transport the reader to the locations of Los Angeles’s greatest tragedies. The reader will be able to peer inside the dark underbelly of this glamorous city from the safety and comfort of his or her own home. Hollywood Death Scenes will also give the adventurous explorer the necessary tools to experience firsthand some of Hollywood’s most notorious landmarks.
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Peer inside the dark underbelly of this glamorous city and experience some of Hollywood`s most notorious landmarks.
About the Author
COREY MITCHELL, J.D., is a graduate from the University of Texas’s Radio-Television-Film Department, a law school graduate from St. Mary’s University School of Law, a former music business executive, and a true crime research assistant for best-selling author Dennis McDougal. His work has appeared in The Austin Chronicle, The Austin-American Statesman, and The San Antonio Express-News. He has written lyrics for Mercury Records. He has studied writing under author Dennis Etchison (The Death Artist) and screenwriter Brian Taggert (Poltergeist 3). In addition to working with McDougal, he also works with true crime author Dana Holliday (Zodiac of Death). His photography appeared in McDougal’s book, The Yosemite Murders. He has resided in Los Angeles for four years and currently serves as copyeditor for Local Concierge magazine.
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I am a Los Angeles Times and Borders International Group bestselling author of several true crime books including HOLLYWOOD DEATH SCENES, DEAD AND BURIED, MURDERED INNOCENTS, EVIL EYES, STRANGLER, PURE MURDER, and SAVAGE SON. I am also the founder of the #1 true crime blog, In Cold Blog, a former blogger for the Discovery Channel's Hollywood on Crime blog, a contributor to MetalSucks, and the horror film festival blogger for Bloody Disgusting. I am currently working on my eighth true crime book, TEACH ME TO KILL, about the murder of Diane Tilly which will be released in 2011. I am also working with Philip H. Anselmo (ex-Pantera/Down) on his autobiography which should be released sometime in late 2011. In addition, I am co-authoring a book with Tracey Damron, ex-wife of former Kentucky legislator Steve Nunn, who has been accused of murdering his mistress, which will hopefully hit the shelves in 2011.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely wonderful book about LA!!!!,
By Whitney (Sherman Oaks, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hollywood Death Scenes (Paperback)
Hollywood Death Scenes is the perfect purchase for those who are fascinated by Hollywood lore. This book provides many interesting details about the lives and deaths of celebrities we have come to know through their music, television shows, and movies. The familiar tales of Marilyn Monroe, River Phoenix, and John Belushi were wonderfully told. However, the true treat for me were the sections about the celebrities I was less familiar with - and, surprisingly, there were so many of them. I was amazed by the tragic circumstances that lead to the untimely deaths of legends like Lenny Bruce, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, George Reeves, William Holden, Natalie Wood, and Janis Joplin. And the stories about such rising stars as Rebecca Schaeffer and Dominique Dunne showed how quickly Hollywood dreams can come to an end. Also, Hollywood Death Scenes provides fascinating information about tragic events that have affected the millions of "normal" people who live in LA, such as the stories about the havoc wreaked by serial killers Richard Ramirez, Angelo Buono, Ken Bianci, and Charles Manson. With its tales about the lives and deaths of the famous and not-so-famous, Hollywood Death Scenes will definitely give the reader a riveting account of the many, many tragedies that have become so much a part of the history of LA.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
How Can You Be Killed? Let Me Count The Ways......,
By Gail K. Powers "Abra" (Harbor Country, Mi,N. Naples, FL, Chicago area) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Hollywood Death Scenes (Paperback)
Take a walk on the wild side with this one. It can get fairly gruesome (some of the pictures are on the icky side), but it is an interesting collision when crime and the glam capital of the western world collide. My impression is that even the most innocuous (aka less sensational) crimes seem to take on a darker, more sinister dimension when it happens in LaLaLand. Be it the Hillside Strangler or Richard Ramirez or Charley Manson, you are going to find this a hard book to put down. You'll look at lesser known perverts and sociopaths and wonder how they all seemed to land in Hollywood. In fact, this is a hard book to shake off after you've finished reading it. It sticks to you like a heavy duty dose of OFF on a sticky summer's night when the mosquitoes are having a feeding frenzy. James Elsworth, where are you!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A dark, interesting book,
By linn isker (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hollywood Death Scenes (Paperback)
I have read this book and found it quite interesting. It was dark, but I, as so many do, wanted to know more about my favorite celebrities, and sometimes watching mysterys & scandals isn't enough. I don't concider myself morbid, but I found the book quite enjoiable.
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