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==Career==
==Career==
Girardot got his start in journalism as a copy boy at the [[Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner]]<ref>"Girardot resigns Star-News" http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/frank-girardot-announces-he-is-leaving-the-pasadena-star-news/</ref>. Subsequent to the newspaper's closing, he worked for the Ontario Daily Report, the [[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] and the [[Pasadena Star-News]]. His 1994 story on the unsolved murder of Geneva Hilliker Ellroy, the mother of novelist [[James Ellroy]] resulted in Ellroy's book,"[[My Dark Places]]".<ref>Mapping Generations of Traumatic Memory in American Narratives" http://www.cambridgescholars.com/mapping-generations-of-traumatic-memory-in-american-narratives</ref>He has won several writing awards including the Southern California Press Association's award for Investigative Journalism 1995, the Los Angeles Press Club's First Place Award for sportswriting in 1998 and was a finalist for the 2015 University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism in 2015.<ref>"Online Finalists Announced" http://journalists.org/2015/08/11/2015-online-journalism-awards-finalists-announced/</ref>
Girardot got his start in journalism as a copy boy at the [[Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner]]<ref>"Girardot resigns Star-News" http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/frank-girardot-announces-he-is-leaving-the-pasadena-star-news/</ref>. Subsequent to the newspaper's closing, he worked for the Ontario Daily Report, the [[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]] and the [[Pasadena Star-News]]. His 1994 story on the unsolved murder of Geneva Hilliker Ellroy, the mother of novelist [[James Ellroy]] resulted in Ellroy's book,"[[My Dark Places]]".<ref>Mapping Generations of Traumatic Memory in American Narratives" http://www.cambridgescholars.com/mapping-generations-of-traumatic-memory-in-american-narratives</ref>He has won several writing awards including the Southern California Press Association's award for Investigative Journalism 1995, the Los Angeles Press Club's First Place Award for sportswriting in 1998 and was a finalist for the 2015 University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism in 2015.<ref>"Online Finalists Announced" http://journalists.org/2015/08/11/2015-online-journalism-awards-finalists-announced/</ref>
Girardot headed a project for the [[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]] titled "Getting Away with Murder." The effort chronicled 11,242 homicides that occurred in [[Los Angeles County]] between 2000 and 2010. Relying on data supplied by the [[Los Angeles County Department of Coroner]] the project found that less than 50 percent of all homicides that occurred countywide were ever solved.<ref>"Disturbing New Data on LA County's Unsolved Homicides"http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2015/01/30/41327/disturbing-new-data-on-la-county-s-unsolved-homici/</ref>
Girardot headed a project for the [[Los Angeles Newspaper Group]] titled "Getting Away with Murder." The effort chronicled 11,242 homicides that occurred in [[Los Angeles County]] between 2000 and 2010. Relying on data supplied by the [[Los Angeles County Department of Coroner]] the project found that less than 50 percent of all homicides that occurred countywide were ever solved.<ref>"Disturbing New Data on LA County's Unsolved Homicides"http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2015/01/30/41327/disturbing-new-data-on-la-county-s-unsolved-homici/</ref> Girardot is on the board of Justice for Homicide Victims, an organization founded in 1983 by the family of slain actress Dominique Dunne. <ref>{{Cite web
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Frank Girardot
Frank Girardot
BornFrancis Conway Girardot, Jr.
1961 (age-54-55)
Detroit, Michigan
OccupationAuthor, journalist, victim advocate
NationalityUnited States
Genrenon-fiction
SubjectTrue crime
Notable awardsSouthern California Press Association award for investigative journalism, 1995. Finalist for the 2015 University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism
Website
www.pegasuscommunications-usa.com

Frank Girardot (born 1961, Detroit, Michigan) is an American author, journalist, victim advocate, and radio host. He is best known for "Name Dropper" [1] his biography of serial imposter Christian_Gerhartsreiter. He is CEO of Pegasus Communications, LLC and the former editor and columnist of the San Gabriel Valley News Group[2].

Career

Girardot got his start in journalism as a copy boy at the Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner[3]. Subsequent to the newspaper's closing, he worked for the Ontario Daily Report, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Pasadena Star-News. His 1994 story on the unsolved murder of Geneva Hilliker Ellroy, the mother of novelist James Ellroy resulted in Ellroy's book,"My Dark Places".[4]He has won several writing awards including the Southern California Press Association's award for Investigative Journalism 1995, the Los Angeles Press Club's First Place Award for sportswriting in 1998 and was a finalist for the 2015 University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism in 2015.[5] Girardot headed a project for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group titled "Getting Away with Murder." The effort chronicled 11,242 homicides that occurred in Los Angeles County between 2000 and 2010. Relying on data supplied by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner the project found that less than 50 percent of all homicides that occurred countywide were ever solved.[6] Girardot is on the board of Justice for Homicide Victims, an organization founded in 1983 by the family of slain actress Dominique Dunne. [7]

True crime

Girardot is the author of true crime non-fiction books, including "Name Dropper", which was cited by author Walter Kirn in his book "Blood Will Out." He is co-author with Burl Barer of "A Taste For Murder", published by Wild Blue Press.

Internet/TV

Girardot has appeared on several true crime shows on various cable networks including Investigation Discovery [8]. He has been a frequent guest on Crime Time with Allison Hope Weiner on LipTV.[9] He has also appeared on Fox NewsCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). and Dateline NBC [10]. His topics of expertise include murder investigation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Richard Ramirez, Clark Rockefeller and Los Angeles area true crime.[11]

Radio

In 2015, Girardot co-hosted the Randy Economy Show in Los Angeles on radio station KRLA.[12]

Personal life

Girardot resides in Pasadena, California. He has three children and is a Roman Catholic. He plays guitar in Thunderheart, a band he formed in Temecula, California with actor Dean Norris[13].

References

Amazon.com [1] San Gabriel Valley Tribune[2] IMDB*[3] Facebook*[4] Twitter

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  1. ^ ="Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery, published March 2014 by Ebookit.com"" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVT3AMW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
  2. ^ "Editor and columnist" http://www.sgvtribune.com/Staff/65
  3. ^ "Girardot resigns Star-News" http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/frank-girardot-announces-he-is-leaving-the-pasadena-star-news/
  4. ^ Mapping Generations of Traumatic Memory in American Narratives" http://www.cambridgescholars.com/mapping-generations-of-traumatic-memory-in-american-narratives
  5. ^ "Online Finalists Announced" http://journalists.org/2015/08/11/2015-online-journalism-awards-finalists-announced/
  6. ^ "Disturbing New Data on LA County's Unsolved Homicides"http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2015/01/30/41327/disturbing-new-data-on-la-county-s-unsolved-homici/
  7. ^ "Discover Justice For Homicide Victims". www.justiceforhomicidevictims.net.
  8. ^ "Filmography" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2365792/
  9. ^ "Crime Time" http://thelip.tv/episode/call-to-my-rapist-porn-industry-vs-measure-b/
  10. ^ "The Many Faces of Clark Rockefeller" http://www.nbcnews.com/id/26664102/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/many-faces-clark-rockefeller/
  11. ^ "Revisiting the life and crimes of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez"http://thelip.tv/episode/revisiting-the-life-and-crimes-of-the-night-stalker-with-journalist-frank-giradot/
  12. ^ "Mayor Sam Blog" http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/2015/09/join-us-for-live-randy-economy-road.html
  13. ^ "Remembering Thunderheart" http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/media/20130812/frank-girardot-breaking-bads-dean-norris-shines
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