Los Angeles. The entertainment capital of the world. The city that movie director John Waters called "rich, hilarious, of questionable taste and throbbing with fake glamour." In Fallen Angels, award-winning journalist Marvin Wolf and noted criminal justice attorney Katherine Mader take you beyond the glitzy public facades, beyond the hype and dreams to the real streets and highways of this intriguing, often violent city. Exploring 39 exhaustively researched true crimes and mysteries, they reveal an altogether different side of L.A. than the one you might have seen on TV or in the movies. Instead, you'll find riveting accounts of L.A.'s most extraordinary crimes, from the time of the first American settlement, including: * Did Clarence Darrow bribe jurors? * A heavy crush ruins Fatty Arbuckle * Bugsy Siegel's contract is a big hit * Who killed Nick Adams? * Patty Hearst and the SLA shootout * John Belushi strikes out on a speedball ...and many other enthralling tales involving the...

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