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The very name Beverly Hills conjures images of glamour, wealth and success; in reality, the place has more than its share of malice, mayhem and even murder. In the breathtaking and sometimes macabre pages of Beverly Hills Confidential, the underbelly of the tummy-tucked gets exposed. Investigative reporter Barbara Schroeder and BHPD CSI inspector Clark Fogg re-examine the sensational stories of the past century, such as the Charlie Chaplin paternity trial and the mystery surrounding the death of Jean Harlow's MGM mogul husband.

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Barbara Schroeder has won multiple Emmy awards for her work as an investigative reporter. She received a National Gracie Award for a documentary on child abuse and was part of the news team that received a National DuPont award for coverage of the Rodney King trial. She began her career at the ABC affiliate in Flint, Michigan, moving to Los Angeles as a reporter and anchor for KTTV. After a brief stint at the Hollywood entertainment show Extra, Schroeder wrote, produced, and directed the Paramount film Talhotblond (2009), which won several best-documentary awards. Clark Fogg is the Senior Forensic Specialist at the Beverly Hills Police Department Crime Lab, where he has worked since 1983. Fogg is certified by the International Association for Identification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst and Latent Print Examiner. He has conducted more than thirty thousand crime scene investigations, participated in more than one hundred homicide/death investigations, and testified in federal and state courts in more than two hundred cases. Fogg has authored articles and taught numerous classes on CSI techniques. His photographs have appeared in a multitude of publications and books. He began his career in law enforcement as a reserve police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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