Chapter 14: Words Matter

A former profiler with the FBI continues the linguistic analysis of the words of Marvin Margolis as well as the Zodiac and the killers of the Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

Professor Valerie Fridland, expert on sociolinguistics, the study of how the words we use reveal identity, reviews the words of the Zodiac, Black Dahlia and Cheri Jo Bates killers and comes up with some telling conclusions. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

The investigation leads to an examination of a murder in Los Angeles two years before Elizabeth Short was killed. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

Two long experienced judges weigh in on the case against Marvin Margolis. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

Marvin Margolis’s military file is a gold mine of information, including his own description of the harrowing wartime experience that sent him down a dark path. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

Inspired in equal parts by Alan Turing and Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Baber is a citizen sleuth who believes no case is unsolvable. A profile of this unconventional investigator. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com

An update on the investigation and an interview with William J. Mann, author of Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com

Part 2 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com

An update on the investigation. Part 1 of the discussion amongst the investigators answering questions from listeners. Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com.

Who was Marvin Merrill? A deep dive into the suspect’s life reveals possible connections to unsolved cases from every place he ever lived.  Learn more on KillerInTheCode.com