This week, Prof. Alex Taylor covers the meaning and origin of a few choice words from the world of crime. To comment, time apparently never favors certain parts of language, as you shall soon see. This column was originally published October 18, 1988, in the Gainesville Times, usually found on the left of the first…… Continue reading Choice Words
Tag: FBI
Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!
Crime scenes a laughing matter? Hold that thought. Success! I am pleased to say that, after 15 months’ thumb-twiddling in Covid Purgatory, I was finally able to access the Gainesville Times archive and retrieve the final 25 columns written by my father. Maybe that’s begging the question a tad. The Times’ archive had been relocated…… Continue reading Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!
The Elizabeth Short of It – Black Dahlia Part II
Prof. Alex Taylor continues the Elizabeth Short, Black Dahlia murder mystery with a clarification to NBC’s fictional take, which ran two weeks earlier. 30 years ago, the case was never solved and still open. Take it from an official source — the FBI. Of course, this hasn’t stopped others from “closing” it, even as recently…… Continue reading The Elizabeth Short of It – Black Dahlia Part II