Hunting Evil

Chris Pine is a troubled reporter determined to catch the Black Dahlia killer

In January 1947, the mutilated body of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short was found in a vacant lot in a Los Angeles neighbourhood. Dubbed the Black Dahlia murder, the case remains one of Hollywood’s most infamous, and still unsolved, crimes.

Over the years, the killing has inspired books and movies – and now a new TV drama takes a fresh look at the high-profile homicide.

Set in 1965, almost 20 years after the murder, Alibi’s six-part series I Am the Night uses as its basis the fascinating true story of Fauna Hodel, played by India Eisley, the daughter of actress Olivia Hussey.

At the age of 16, Fauna discovers that she is adopted and travels to Los Angeles to track down her family – including her biological grandfather, George Hodel, a wealthy gynaecologist.