Murder by the Book James Ellroy (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Murder by the Book

James Ellroy (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1958 Jean Ellroy, a divorced nurse and closet alcoholic, was strangled and her body dumped on a roadway in a seedy LA suburb. Her killer was never found and the police dismissed her as a casualty of a cheap Saturday night.

Director

Brian Coughlin

Producer

Peter Trevino (as Peter Hankwitz)

Composer

Richard Fiocca

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Updated Nov 13, 2006

Release date

Nov 13, 2006 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
James Ellroy Self Self See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Frank C. Girardot Self Self See fewer	Horror at the Cecil Hotel (2017)
Dan Lookabill Sheriff Sheriff See fewer	Another Plan from Outer Space (2018)
DeWalt Mix Yong James Elroy Yong James Elroy See fewer	Orville Vs. Pedro (2012)
Bernadette Murray Ana May Krycki Ana May Krycki See fewer	Redland (2009)
George Williams Armand Ellroy Armand Ellroy See fewer	Higher Power (2018)