A 1947 photo shows reporter Will Fowler, far left, with LAPD’s Ray Pinker, Dets. Harry Hansen and Finis Brown, and a lab technician at the Norton Avenue lot where the body of “Black Dahlia” Elizabeth Short was found. (R. Ollver / Los Angeles Times)
Will Fowler, one of the first reporters on the scene of the Black Dahlia murder 56 years ago, visits the area where the body was found. Fowler holds a copy of the front page of his newspaper, the L.A. Examiner, from the day after the discovery. (Iris Schneider / LAT)
