As we ring out 2022 and ring in 2023, I am reminded of the quote from acclaimed novelist Lois McMaster Bujold: \u201cThe dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so for them.\u201d For more than 15 years, that has been my \u201cjob.\u201d
Since late 2016 when my bestselling book, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much<\/em><\/a>, was released on through to the publication of Denial of Justice<\/em><\/a>, Collateral Damage<\/em><\/a>, and most recently, Fighting for Justice<\/em><\/a>, each inspired by my muse, Dorothy Kilgallen, I have attempted to secure justice for my \u201cfriend\u201d from the hereafter in a court of law. Despite overwhelming evidence that she did not overdose on drugs in late 1965 but instead was murdered by powerful men threatened by her exposing the truth about the JFK assassination, I have failed to obtain that justice through strong demands to governmental agencies in New York City that decided Dorothy\u2019s case wasn\u2019t worth their time and expense. Shame on them.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/markshawbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dorothy-kilgallen-500.jpg\")
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Hearing of Gloria pursuing this \u201ctype\u201d of justice made me realize that just as these victims’ voices were heard so has Dorothy\u2019s concerning her own denial of justice since thousands upon thousands of people have either read my last four books or watched interviews or presentations about them on YouTube. To date, there have been more than 8 million views including nearly 600,000 for a presentation I gave on Fighting for Justice<\/a> at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco just 20 days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs important as it is to learn more about Dorothy<\/a> and her crusade to expose cover-ups of the truth about matters of significant historical importance through my books, a tribute to her exists based on the more than 1000 \u201cComments\u201d adjoining the YouTube video. People truly admire and respect Dorothy and one comment, in particular, stands out: \u201cIf integrity had a person to represent itself, it would be through Dorothy.\u201d Another comment is also most appreciated: \u201cMs. Kilgallen will get her proper recognition, thanks to this Warrior for justice, Mr. Mark Shaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nRegarding Dorothy\u2019s \u201cachievements\u201d pointing to that recognition, (more included in Fighting for Justice<\/a>) they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nLoving mother of three young children.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
At age twenty-three, a competitor against two men in the 1936 \u201cRace around the World\u201d restricted to commercial travel, where she became the first woman to fly across the Pacific while setting speed records. Famed aviator Amelia Earhart sent her good wishes, and First lady Eleanor Roosevelt praised this accomplishment.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\nDuring the Christmas holidays in 1937 (Kilgallen was twenty-four), a surprise announcement appeared in Hearst newspapers across the country: \u201cThe first and only Woman Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen\u2019s Voice of Broadway Column Starts Monday. A Man\u2019s Job. Beginning Monday in the New York Journal-American, Dorothy Kilgallen will Report Daily on the Deeds and Misdeeds of Broadway and important criminal trials. A Man\u2019s Job. But Dorothy has been doing a Man\u2019s Job and Doing It Better.\u201d (Column syndicated to 200 newspapers across the country).<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
During World War II, hosted a radio program Dorothy Kilgallen\u2019s Diary to raise money through the sale of War Bonds.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize based on coverage of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s coronation in 1953.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
From 1950 to 1965, a star panelist on the CBS program What\u2019s My Line? viewed by more than ten million people each week.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
From 1945 to 1963, co-hosted with her husband, Richard Kollmar, an NYC radio program Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick, listened to by a million people a day.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
As a top-notch investigative reporter, she covered the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping case and the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial where she later saved him from life in prison by exposing judicial misconduct in an appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Exposed evidence that her friend Marilyn Monroe did not commit suicide through a column entitled, \u201cMM Has Hollywood Talking Again\u201d while blaming her death on \u201cthe Kennedy\u2019s.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Confronted singer Frank Sinatra regarding his womanizing and affiliation with the Mafia in several columns putting herself in danger.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Became the most credible journalist to have investigated the JFK assassination in history to the extent of being the only reporter of 400 who interviewed Jack Ruby at his trial and later exposed his Warren Commission testimony before its release date causing J. Edgar Hoover to become a mortal enemy.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n
If she had lived past the young age of 52, her intention to expose evidence pointing to the truth about the JFK assassination and corruption at the Warren Commission passed on to her by commission member Sen. John Sherman Cooper of Kennedy, a \u201clongstanding friend\u201d in a \u201ctell-all\u201d book she was writing for Random House as explained in Fighting for Justice. (Proof that Dorothy was correct about her assassination theories is that she was killed.)<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Amazingly enough, all this from a college dropout who had to withstand an era of gender discrimination abounding at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nNudist Camp Owner<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\nFather Jim Kilgallen on Program<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\nTop Ten Moments on Show<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\nOdd Questions asked by Dorothy<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAs a noted historian (my body of work<\/a> is being archived by my alma mater Purdue University), and an investigative reporter who has followed closely Dorothy\u2019s research methods as explained in Fighting for Justice<\/em><\/a>), I have honored her memory along the way. She was fearless and obsessed with discovering the truth based on solid research and credible, primary source accounts, unlike today when those so-called \u201cexperts\u201d about the assassination and ones part of what I call the \u201cextreme media\u201d who have few morals or ethics, don\u2019t give a damn about that truth. No wonder I have received hundreds of emails from people around the world stating, \u201cI wish we had a reporter like Dorothy Kilgallen today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor certain, Dorothy is the perfect role model for young people and I am proud that she \u201cchose\u201d me to tell her story. Though the justice she is getting in the court of public opinion is unconventional in nature, the woman who was called \u201cthe most powerful female voice in America\u201d lives on through her newspaper columns, the What\u2019s My Line? re-runs, my books, and presentations about those books including a recent one that may be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>. She will never be forgotten.
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Fighting for Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Reporter Who Knew Too Much<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nCollateral Damage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nDenial of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis said, only in the past few days have I realized that my determination to clear Dorothy\u2019s name and restore her fine reputation has resulted in another \u201ckind\u201d of justice for this one-of-a-kind media icon, one accomplished in the court of public opinion. This revelation came about while watching a riveting Netflix documentary about another amazing, courageous woman, my longtime friend, and stellar women\u2019s rights advocate attorney Gloria Allred. While pointing out that many of her clients who were raped by Bill Cosby could not pursue claims in court against him due to the statute of limitations, these brave women, by coming forward with their evidence, were able to secure some justice for themselves by holding the reprobate Cosby accountable for his actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hearing of Gloria pursuing this \u201ctype\u201d of justice made me realize that just as these victims’ voices were heard so has Dorothy\u2019s concerning her own denial of justice since thousands upon thousands of people have either read my last four books or watched interviews or presentations about them on YouTube. To date, there have been more than 8 million views including nearly 600,000 for a presentation I gave on Fighting for Justice<\/a> at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco just 20 days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As important as it is to learn more about Dorothy<\/a> and her crusade to expose cover-ups of the truth about matters of significant historical importance through my books, a tribute to her exists based on the more than 1000 \u201cComments\u201d adjoining the YouTube video. People truly admire and respect Dorothy and one comment, in particular, stands out: \u201cIf integrity had a person to represent itself, it would be through Dorothy.\u201d Another comment is also most appreciated: \u201cMs. Kilgallen will get her proper recognition, thanks to this Warrior for justice, Mr. Mark Shaw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regarding Dorothy\u2019s \u201cachievements\u201d pointing to that recognition, (more included in Fighting for Justice<\/a>) they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Loving mother of three young children.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n At age twenty-three, a competitor against two men in the 1936 \u201cRace around the World\u201d restricted to commercial travel, where she became the first woman to fly across the Pacific while setting speed records. Famed aviator Amelia Earhart sent her good wishes, and First lady Eleanor Roosevelt praised this accomplishment.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n During the Christmas holidays in 1937 (Kilgallen was twenty-four), a surprise announcement appeared in Hearst newspapers across the country: \u201cThe first and only Woman Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen\u2019s Voice of Broadway Column Starts Monday. A Man\u2019s Job. Beginning Monday in the New York Journal-American, Dorothy Kilgallen will Report Daily on the Deeds and Misdeeds of Broadway and important criminal trials. A Man\u2019s Job. But Dorothy has been doing a Man\u2019s Job and Doing It Better.\u201d (Column syndicated to 200 newspapers across the country).<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n During World War II, hosted a radio program Dorothy Kilgallen\u2019s Diary to raise money through the sale of War Bonds.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize based on coverage of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s coronation in 1953.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n From 1950 to 1965, a star panelist on the CBS program What\u2019s My Line? viewed by more than ten million people each week.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n From 1945 to 1963, co-hosted with her husband, Richard Kollmar, an NYC radio program Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick, listened to by a million people a day.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n As a top-notch investigative reporter, she covered the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping case and the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder trial where she later saved him from life in prison by exposing judicial misconduct in an appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Exposed evidence that her friend Marilyn Monroe did not commit suicide through a column entitled, \u201cMM Has Hollywood Talking Again\u201d while blaming her death on \u201cthe Kennedy\u2019s.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Confronted singer Frank Sinatra regarding his womanizing and affiliation with the Mafia in several columns putting herself in danger.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Became the most credible journalist to have investigated the JFK assassination in history to the extent of being the only reporter of 400 who interviewed Jack Ruby at his trial and later exposed his Warren Commission testimony before its release date causing J. Edgar Hoover to become a mortal enemy.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n If she had lived past the young age of 52, her intention to expose evidence pointing to the truth about the JFK assassination and corruption at the Warren Commission passed on to her by commission member Sen. John Sherman Cooper of Kennedy, a \u201clongstanding friend\u201d in a \u201ctell-all\u201d book she was writing for Random House as explained in Fighting for Justice. (Proof that Dorothy was correct about her assassination theories is that she was killed.)<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n Amazingly enough, all this from a college dropout who had to withstand an era of gender discrimination abounding at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nudist Camp Owner<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Father Jim Kilgallen on Program<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Top Ten Moments on Show<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n Odd Questions asked by Dorothy<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n As a noted historian (my body of work<\/a> is being archived by my alma mater Purdue University), and an investigative reporter who has followed closely Dorothy\u2019s research methods as explained in Fighting for Justice<\/em><\/a>), I have honored her memory along the way. She was fearless and obsessed with discovering the truth based on solid research and credible, primary source accounts, unlike today when those so-called \u201cexperts\u201d about the assassination and ones part of what I call the \u201cextreme media\u201d who have few morals or ethics, don\u2019t give a damn about that truth. No wonder I have received hundreds of emails from people around the world stating, \u201cI wish we had a reporter like Dorothy Kilgallen today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For certain, Dorothy is the perfect role model for young people and I am proud that she \u201cchose\u201d me to tell her story. Though the justice she is getting in the court of public opinion is unconventional in nature, the woman who was called \u201cthe most powerful female voice in America\u201d lives on through her newspaper columns, the What\u2019s My Line? re-runs, my books, and presentations about those books including a recent one that may be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>. She will never be forgotten. Fighting for Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Reporter Who Knew Too Much<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Collateral Damage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Denial of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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