Denise Hamilton
Denise Hamilton is a Los Angeles native, crime novelist, and former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She’s the editor of Los Angeles Noir and Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics and was a finalist for the Edgar Award. Read more about her at denisehamilton.com.
Unearthing a Buried Treasure
How the groundbreaking work of anthropologist Carobeth Laird finally came to light.
P-22’s Life in L.A.
Hazards stalked him every day. But somehow, Griffith Park’s big puma survived in the wild for more than a decade. His death devastated the city he called home.
Rounding the Horn
The return of the protected tule elk to Southern California.
California Is Hog Wild
The state’s bursting at the seams with invasive pigs, to the dismay of biologists, conservationists, and farmers everywhere.
Storming the Mission
Toypurina, a female shaman who led a revolt against Spanish rule, emerges as an icon.
A Solitary Predator. An Incredible Journey. An Inevitable End.
The gray wolf known as OR-93 was all of us.
Creek Speak: A Watery Glossary
Interested in being a creek freak? Then you’ve got to learn the lingo.
Soaked Through
The creek freaks of Los Angeles seek out the city’s secret water—and fight to set it free.
City of Night
With In the Watchful City, S. Qiouyi Lu stakes a claim.
A Quest to Bottle the West
Can’t visit your favorite haunts right now? Evoke them through fragrance.
The Sounds of a City
Finding hidden meaning in our aural landscapes.
Death Becomes Them
Millions in revenue, fan art, and live touring shows: true-crime series are a thriving corner of the podcast world.
More Murder and Mayhem
Denise Hamilton breaks down the best series, hosts, and subjects in this wildly popular genre.
The Secret Sacred Spring in West L.A.
A Native American hallowed space miraculously remains amid the developed bustle of Westside L.A.
The Charles Manson Industry
What led to—and has arisen from—the infamous 1969 murders is weirder, darker, and more hypocritical than you ever imagined.