James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons - Season 1

James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesJan 19, 2011 - Feb 2, 2011

Episodes

Dead Women Own Me
Season 1Episode 160 min

Dead Women Own Me

The unsolved homicide cases of the infamous Black Dahlia and his own mother's 1958 murder shaped famed crime writer, James Ellroy's youth. More recently, the rape and murder of two teenaged girls made another deep impression on his psyche.

Jan 19, 2011
The Scandal Rags
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Scandal Rags

The Demon Dog gets the lewd lowdown from Lana Turner's daughter, Cheryl, about her childhood killing of a notorious L.A. mobster. Ellroy also details the corrupt case of Confidential Magazine, which launched generations of celebrity media mangling.

Jan 26, 2011
Serial Killers
Season 1Episode 360 min

Serial Killers

King of crime fiction James Ellroy unleashes a volume of venomous vitriol on the most depraved, despicable, and deadly criminals, the serial killers. Ellroy offers up a homicidal history of Los Angeles-based beaters, bashers, stranglers and slashers.

Feb 2, 2011
Dames & Delinquents
Season 1Episode 460 min

Dames & Delinquents

After World War II, LA was marred by an ongoing feud between the LAPD and organized crime. Ellroy explores the scandal that brought down the entire police department - the unsolved murder of mob princess Brenda Allen Vice.

The Dark Side of Hollywood
Season 1Episode 560 min

The Dark Side of Hollywood

The madcap misdeeds and misfortune of tinsel town notables is nothing new. Throughout a hundred years of Hollywood heinousness, stars have been strung out, snuffed out, locked up, and lusted over. Crime author James Ellroy explores the dark side of fame.

Hot Spot Homicide
Season 1Episode 660 min

Hot Spot Homicide

Clamor! Commotion! Cocaine! Carnage!!! It's the Los Angeles nightclub! These speakeasies have been home to all manner of gangland garroting. From shootouts to shakedowns, James Ellroy recounts the whacked out history of these wicked watering holes.

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