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Another save the date! If you'll be in Southern California on September 15, I'll hope you'll join me, @susanorlean, @kwinklerdawson & @nathanmasters for a #truecrime panel. Location: USC Campus, Doheny Memorial Library. 6-7:30 PM.
More info/RSVP: visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eve…
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J'ai découvert, sur @YouTube, une FORMIDABLE chaîne/série documentaire, Lost LA, sur @PBSSoCal, de @nathanmasters, qui raconte la fondation de Los Angeles, des studios jusqu'aux freeways, de Venice aux cimetières et aux 1ers drive-ins. C'est documenté et passionnant.
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This week I sat down with Nathan Masters of PBS SoCal’s incredible program Lost L.A.
We dive into historic, notable, controversial, L.A. history in this scintillating conversation. FULL Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=pk1KqRsU…
Full episode here: youtu.be/kR-nd2RrAEU
Los Angeles has a long history with disaster. Last summer, I took a roadtrip with @nathanmasters and @KCET to film an episode of “Lost LA” about the 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, a catastrophe that destroyed communities all the way to the sea. Episode premieres tonight on PBS.
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An old key helps one family reconnect with their Bunker Hill roots as @USC's Bunker Hill Refrain rebuilds a vanished L.A. neighborhood. pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/u…
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With Nathan Masters for LOST LA on PBS So Cal. His book, CROOKED, was a 2024 Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime. Be sure to check it out! And stay tuned for our interview, in which I discuss TRIAL BY AMBUSH, out now on Kindle and coming Dec. 1 in print & audio editions.
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Fascinating story about the nation’s first policewoman and the case that caught everyone’s attention by @nathanmasters for @TrlyAdventurous trulyadventure.us/pillars-of…
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.@JamesLeeBurke won the prize for Best Novel at the #Edgars2024 for FLAGS ON THE BAYOU. Other winners of this year’s mystery prizes include @isberryauthor, @thewritinghippo, @nathanmasters, @LindaCastillo11, and @acuevaswrites. @EdgarAwards ow.ly/W0Rj50Rv0qP
What?! So honored.
Congratulations to @nathanmasters, winner of BEST FACT CRIME for Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal (@HachetteBooks) #Edgars2024
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⚖️@nathanmasters reads from Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal (@HachetteBooks), nominated for Best Fact Crime. #Edgars2024
Can't wait to read this! Nobody brings the rogues and swindlers of yesteryear to life better than Dean Jobb.
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Meet a 2024 Edgar Nominee - Day 20 - Best Fact Crime - Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by @nathanmasters - nathanmasters.me/ #edgars2024
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Very much enjoyed @nathanmasters book CROOKED, where I discovered a fascinating character named M. Blair Coan.
In this week's Substack newsletter:
He straddled the worlds of oppo researcher and private detective.
Back to the 1920s with @nathanmasters
open.substack.com/pub/oppofi…
Wheeler's investigation ultimately forced Harry Daugherty's resignation and shocked the nation into caring whether the Department of Justice was true to its name. The former AG was tried twice for conspiracy to defraud the US, but both trials resulted in hung juries.
Oh, an in an ironic twist, Wheeler's crusade against the abuse of the Bureau of Investigation's powers resulted in the rise of a young J. Edgar Hoover. He would serve as director of the Bureau (later rechristened "FBI") for nearly 48 years.
Read the full story in my Edgar Award-nominated book, CROOKED: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal: hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
Meanwhile, banker Mal Daugherty defied a Senate subpoena for his brother's banking records. The Senate had its sergeant-at-arms arrest Mal, who challenged his detention in federal court. Ultimately, SCOTUS ruled for the Senate, confirming Congress' power to compel testimony.
The charming Roxie Stinson, ex-wife of Daugherty's constant companion, Jess Smith, was Wheeler's first star witness. With wit and impressive recall, she told Wheeler's select committee how the two men had traded government favors (pardons, liquor permits, etc.) for personal gain.
