Black Dahlia (A Treasury of XXth Century Murder) #[nn]
"Part One: The Vacant Lot" from Black Dahlia (A Treasury of XXth Century Murder) #nn, a 2016 NBM release, presents a chilling, meticulously rendered true crime narrative by Rick Geary, who handles writing, art, inking, and lettering with his signature precision. The story opens with the burial of Elizabeth, plunging readers into the Los Angeles police’s stalled investigation, where confessions pour in—yet none know the details the press was instructed to withhold. Cover by Rick Geary, whose stark, evocative style sets the tone for this grim chapter in a notorious case.
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Elizabeth is buried. The Los Angeles police investigate her death but make little progress. Although some men come forward confessing to the murder none of them are aware of details which the police deliberately omitted from the newspapers.
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