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Nathan Masters retweeted
13 Aug 2025
Another save the date! If you'll be in Southern California on September 15, I'll hope you'll join me, @susanorlean, @kwinklerdawson & @nathanmasters for a #truecrime panel. Location: USC Campus, Doheny Memorial Library. 6-7:30 PM.
More info/RSVP: visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eve…
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Nathan Masters retweeted
19 Jun 2025
J'ai découvert, sur @YouTube, une FORMIDABLE chaîne/série documentaire, Lost LA, sur @PBSSoCal, de @nathanmasters, qui raconte la fondation de Los Angeles, des studios jusqu'aux freeways, de Venice aux cimetières et aux 1ers drive-ins. C'est documenté et passionnant.
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Nathan Masters retweeted
25 Feb 2025
For those interested in Los Angeles history, check out @LaInaMinute's interview with @nathanmasters of @PBSSoCal's Lost LA series. youtu.be/pk1KqRsUPV0?si=8oDY…
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Nathan Masters retweeted
21 Feb 2025
This week I sat down with Nathan Masters of PBS SoCal’s incredible program Lost L.A.
We dive into historic, notable, controversial, L.A. history in this scintillating conversation. FULL Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=pk1KqRsU…
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27 Jan 2025
Full episode here: youtu.be/kR-nd2RrAEU
22 Jan 2025
Los Angeles has a long history with disaster. Last summer, I took a roadtrip with @nathanmasters and @KCET to film an episode of “Lost LA” about the 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse, a catastrophe that destroyed communities all the way to the sea. Episode premieres tonight on PBS.
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Nathan Masters retweeted
22 Nov 2024
An old key helps one family reconnect with their Bunker Hill roots as @USC's Bunker Hill Refrain rebuilds a vanished L.A. neighborhood. pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/u…
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Nathan Masters retweeted
21 Nov 2024
With Nathan Masters for LOST LA on PBS So Cal. His book, CROOKED, was a 2024 Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime. Be sure to check it out! And stay tuned for our interview, in which I discuss TRIAL BY AMBUSH, out now on Kindle and coming Dec. 1 in print & audio editions.
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Nathan Masters retweeted
17 May 2024
Fascinating story about the nation’s first policewoman and the case that caught everyone’s attention by @nathanmasters for @TrlyAdventurous trulyadventure.us/pillars-of…
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Nathan Masters retweeted
2 May 2024
.@JamesLeeBurke won the prize for Best Novel at the #Edgars2024 for FLAGS ON THE BAYOU. Other winners of this year’s mystery prizes include @isberryauthor, @thewritinghippo, @nathanmasters, @LindaCastillo11, and @acuevaswrites. @EdgarAwards ow.ly/W0Rj50Rv0qP
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2 May 2024
What?! So honored.
2 May 2024
Congratulations to @nathanmasters, winner of BEST FACT CRIME for Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal (@HachetteBooks) #Edgars2024
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Nathan Masters retweeted
20 Mar 2024
⚖️@nathanmasters reads from Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal (@HachetteBooks), nominated for Best Fact Crime. #Edgars2024
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19 Mar 2024
Can't wait to read this! Nobody brings the rogues and swindlers of yesteryear to life better than Dean Jobb.
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Nathan Masters retweeted
19 Mar 2024
Meet a 2024 Edgar Nominee - Day 20 - Best Fact Crime - Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by @nathanmasters - nathanmasters.me/ #edgars2024
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Nathan Masters retweeted
8 Mar 2024
Very much enjoyed @nathanmasters book CROOKED, where I discovered a fascinating character named M. Blair Coan.
In this week's Substack newsletter:
He straddled the worlds of oppo researcher and private detective.
Back to the 1920s with @nathanmasters
open.substack.com/pub/oppofi…
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19 Feb 2024
Wheeler's investigation ultimately forced Harry Daugherty's resignation and shocked the nation into caring whether the Department of Justice was true to its name. The former AG was tried twice for conspiracy to defraud the US, but both trials resulted in hung juries.
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19 Feb 2024
Oh, an in an ironic twist, Wheeler's crusade against the abuse of the Bureau of Investigation's powers resulted in the rise of a young J. Edgar Hoover. He would serve as director of the Bureau (later rechristened "FBI") for nearly 48 years.
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19 Feb 2024
Read the full story in my Edgar Award-nominated book, CROOKED: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal: hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
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19 Feb 2024
Meanwhile, banker Mal Daugherty defied a Senate subpoena for his brother's banking records. The Senate had its sergeant-at-arms arrest Mal, who challenged his detention in federal court. Ultimately, SCOTUS ruled for the Senate, confirming Congress' power to compel testimony.
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The story soon took a dramatic turn, for Harry Daugherty had no problem "weaponizing" the DOJ against his political enemies. Just as Sen. Wheeler closed in on the truth, he found himself indicted on trumped-up federal charges.
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The charming Roxie Stinson, ex-wife of Daugherty's constant companion, Jess Smith, was Wheeler's first star witness. With wit and impressive recall, she told Wheeler's select committee how the two men had traded government favors (pardons, liquor permits, etc.) for personal gain.
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19 Feb 2024
In his molasses drawl, former Bureau of Investigation special agent (and legendary con artist) Gaston Bullock Means recalled how he'd spied on members of Congress on behalf of the attorney general.
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