Name: James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons
Released: 2011-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: James Ellroy, Phil LaMarr, James Ellroy

James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons

History 2011

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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.

History 2011

Starring James Ellroy, Phil LaMarr, James Ellroy

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.
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.
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.
Dames & Delinqents

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

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

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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James Ellroy's LA: City of Demons

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Iconic and bestselling author James Ellroy, the "demon dog of American literature" who penned "Black Dahlia" and "LA Confidential," takes a fresh look at some of Hollywood's most notorious stories from the past to the present.

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Studio: Investigation Discovery
Genre: History
Released: 2011
Rated: TV-14

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Primary: English (United States)

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