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Beverly Hills Confidential

~ A Century of Stars, Scandals and Murders

Beverly Hills Confidential

Author Archives: Beverly Hills Confidential

Lana’s lover’s Johnny Stompanato’s deadly wound

March 5, 2019

As far as we know, this is the first time these photos — showing the killer knife wound that took …

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The Veiled Millionairess

November 25, 2014

The intrigue began with a sentence: “She always wore a veil over her face, never answered the door or spoke to …

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Tricked Out Mobster Mobile

October 11, 2013

Mickey Cohen was mad. The Beverly Hills Police Department and the California Highway Patrol had just denied Cohen the special …

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Tony, Tony Tony!

October 6, 2013

Meet one of three gangsters shot in Beverly Hills within 18 months of each other: We bring you the story …

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Vintage Map of Beverly Hills Star Homes

July 8, 2013

We found this in one of the many archives we used for research of “Beverly Hills Confidential” – trying to …

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Exclusive: How “The Mexican Spitfire” Lupe Velez really died

May 24, 2013

Beautiful actress Lupe Velez, the Sofia Vergara of her day, was famous for not only her passionate acting and love …

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So that’s where it happened…

April 9, 2013

The house where gangster Bugsy Siegel was rubbed out still looks much the same as it did back in 1947 …

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Rare photo of “Flying Policewoman”

April 8, 2013

Bernardine King became a Beverly Hills Air Patrol officer in the late 1920s at a time when women weren’t allowed …

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A gangster’s best girl

December 26, 2012

  Sylvia Sidney stole the screen whenever she would appear in gangster films in the 1930s, playing opposite the likes …

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Clara Bow’s speeding ticket

December 6, 2012

The “It” girl gets a ticket

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