Who was Jean Spangler?

While The Song Is You is a work of fiction, the true-life Jean Spangler case that inspired it remains unsolved.

For information on Jean Spangler, see:

• The Mysterious Disappearance of Jean Spangler
• The Charlie Project
• Court TV
• L.A. Times
• Infamous Unsolved Mysteries of Hollywood

Steve Hodel, author of Black Dahlia Avenger, speculates in that book that the same killer, his father, George Hodel, is responsible for the murder of Elizabeth Short (the "Black Dahlia") and Jean Spangler, among others. See here or Chapter 24 of the book.

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: January 2007
• ISBN-10: 0-7432-9172-7
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-9172-9
• Price: $14.00

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• The Black Orchid
• Murder by the Book
• Murder on the Beach
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• M Is for Mystery
• Seattle Mystery Bookstore

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