A Conversation with Danny R. Smith of Netflix’s “Homicide: Los Angeles” on Phil Spector, Crime Scene Chaos, and the Toll of Working Murder Cases

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True Crime, Murder, Unsolved Case, Killing, Murderer, Cold Case

3.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Murder Sheet recently interviewed retired homicide detective Danny R. Smith. Smith appeared in several episodes of the new season of Netflix's docu-series Homicide. Homicide: Los Angeles follows several investigators as they navigate cases like the murder of Lana Clarkson by powerful, well-connected music Phil Spector.

Smith spoke to us about his own experiences, as well as the toll of the job on investigators' mental health.

Check out more information on Netflix’s Homicide: Los Angeles here: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/homicide-los-angeles-release-date-trailer-news

Check out Danny’s website here: https://dickiefloydnovels.com/blog/

Buy Nothing Left to Prove: A Law Enforcement Memoir by Danny R. Smith: https://bookshop.org/p/books/nothing-left-to-prove-danny-smith/17359160?ean=9781734979466

Buy A Good Bunch of Men: A Dickie Floyd Detective Novel by Danny R. Smith: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-good-bunch-of-men-a-dickie-floyd-detective-novel-danny-r-smith/11304592?ean=9781732280915

Buy Door to a Dark Room: A Dickie Floyd Detective Novel: https://bookshop.org/p/books/door-to-a-dark-room-a-dickie-floyd-detective-novel-danny-r-smith/17851139?ean=9781732280908

Buy Echo Killers: A Dickie Floyd Detective Novel: https://bookshop.org/p/books/echo-killers-a-dickie-floyd-detective-novel-danny-r-smith/11304624?ean=9781732280953

Buy The Outlaw by Danny R. Smith: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-outlaw-danny-r-smith/15863330?ean=9781734979435

And check out and purchase Danny R. Smith’s other books here on Bookshop.com or wherever you buy your books: https://bookshop.org/search?keywords=%22danny+r.+smith%22

Buy The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-onion-field-joseph-wambaugh/6778049?ean=9780385341592

Buy The Blooding by Joseph Wambaugh: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/185513/the-blooding-by-joseph-wambaugh/

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