I like that your showing things that I’ve never seen before. All I’ve ever heard about Jean Spangler was her life right before she died and her disappearance. It must have taken some time to dig up all this information. Your honoring her memory by showing that she’s wasn’t a tragic figure. She was a human being that walked this earth and she lived and loved. She deserves to be honored and remembered.
@TheJustinRootShow5 ай бұрын
Thank you for appreciating it Wendy. Really nice to read all of this. She does deserve to be remembered!
@aksez2u6 ай бұрын
Oh boy! Sitting here looking for something to watch and Justin Root posts a two part video! I am very happy 😊 Haven't even watched it yet, but thank you for the hard work you put into all your videos!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Nothing like an unsettling story before bed 😂😂
@shawntaylor54686 ай бұрын
I’m so freaking excited to watch this tonight!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Ahhh thank you!! @@shawntaylor5468
@ferhat1983aydin3 ай бұрын
@@TheJustinRootShow soon dallas
@mab7906 ай бұрын
I lived in LA and remember many of these locations. I shopped at Farmers Market and walked around Park LaBrea. I was fascinated by Jean Spangler. Thank you for adding many details to her story and making her come to life. I believe a powerful person got rid of her.
@237hardy6 ай бұрын
Thank you for these new videos, Justin. Im a born and raised L.A. baby and love seeing these local locales and hidden stories! Screamed when I saw the Highland Park sign off the 110!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thats high praise from a native!! Thank you!!
@sharonglass21376 ай бұрын
Your impeccable research, care and consideration of the people you focus on, along with the impact their lives and deaths had on their loved ones, is rare and refreshing to watch.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you Sharon that is so wonderful to here.
@cookingartguy21706 ай бұрын
I've been starved for something new chronicling old Hollywood lore, and this really sated my appetite! Wonderfully done as always Mr Root, and great investigative reporting. Love it!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you, thank you thank you!!
@nancyoleksy6 ай бұрын
The more I see pictures of Jean Spangler I think she is the woman in Dr Hodels little picture book. People thought it was Elizabeth Short but I think it looks more like Jean. Such crazy stuff back then.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Hmmm... I'm still not sold on Hodel. Wonder if we will ever know.
@lemorab15 ай бұрын
I first heard of Jean Spangler's disappearance in 1958, when I was ten, on a summer day camp trip to Fern Dell with a church group of kids. Other kids told me that "a girl" disappeared there and only her purse was found. I forgot about this until as an adult, I heard about this story in connection with some less savory details about Kirk Douglas' life. A rumor that wouldn't die circulated for years that he had something to do with Spangler's vanishing.
@Bandit13165 ай бұрын
I want to say this, I watch any and all stories of old Hollywood. You do an excellent job. You bring the heart and soul to these people that are long gone, and sometimes forgotten. Thank you.
@ThomasDaly-ug1yc3 ай бұрын
Interesting connection to Kirk Douglas, thanks for showing us her life after all these years. I wish she could get some justice.
@rinohunter61906 ай бұрын
Love these incredible videos on topics so interesting and not predictable in any sense. I particularly love the music montages!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Love a music montage myself. Ha!! :)
@heidi53336 ай бұрын
Justin! It's Heidi..the George Reeves series fan😊 And look at you, in the flooooow, and doing a two-parter. I'm thrilled, coffee ready, and grateful for your research, channel and choice of subject matter. No one covers old Hollywood like you do.... including the tragedies, like Jean. Thank you!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Hi Heidi!! Trying to get more and more out there, thank you for the kind words as always. Big fan of coffee too, lol.
@heidi53336 ай бұрын
☕☕☕☕☕☕, hahaha You're doing fantastic! Lots of us fans 😄
@cocoaorange16 ай бұрын
True, he does a great job. I love old Hollywood stories as well.
@normajefferson39776 ай бұрын
I’m so glad to have found you again. Some reason I couldn’t find anything newer than the Carol Burnett documentary,which in my book was stellar. I will be watching and catching up. Love you
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you, sorry you haven't seen the newer ones. I've posted a few since Carol.
@julietrask74976 ай бұрын
Justin I missed you! Kirk Douglas was her murderer, or a hired man a ‘fixer’ took care of Jean.Kirk Douglas also brutally r’d a 15 yr old Natalie Wood in 1953. Horrible man, I’m feeling she was dumped in the L.A. River not too far from Griffith Park. Teeth, I keep seeing teeth. I am a psychic.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
I believe everything I've read about Kirk Douglas. He seemed like an awful man. I didn't love him when I met him either. I think he's definitely responsible for her disappearance but I'm not sure exactly how. The Fixer seems like the answer.
@EYE_GOTCHA6 ай бұрын
Kirk Douglas was, indeed, a nasty creature. He gave me the creeps, even years before I heard about Jean Spangler and Natalie Wood.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
@@EYE_GOTCHA Can't stand him. Didn't like him when I met him either.
@BrisLS15 ай бұрын
His son, Gordon Gecko, also made a movie about killing his wife, "A Perfect Murder", good film. Their genetics are so distinctive and exactly replicated. Let's hope not all of them, kid.
@julietrask74975 ай бұрын
@@TheJustinRootShow Yes, “no blood my hands” is what I am seeing him say to someone.
@michaelburgess97076 ай бұрын
You are an excellent storyteller, in everyway. From your chose of music to the somewhat obscure topics. Your research is impeccable. Being from Hollywood and having left decades ago, I was interested in these very things you so ably present. I look forward to all your work, thanks.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Michael. It's really terrific to hear all this. Truly appreciate it.
@stephaniewilliams95596 ай бұрын
So glad you posted! Love, love your videos. A lot of the places you show, I've either drove by, visited or lived near. Keep them coming!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you!! They're fun to drive by or visit aren't they?!
@stephaniewilliams95596 ай бұрын
@@TheJustinRootShow Yes indeed 😊
@matherman58336 ай бұрын
Another thrilling story!! Thanks so much for putting in the time and giving us this gift! I’m hooked, about to start part 2 now! Bravo 🎉
@disturbinglypragmatic6 ай бұрын
Holy good God! A new Justin Root video!!! I’m so excited to watch. Thanks, Justin!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Holy Thanks! lol
@ciah636 ай бұрын
These videos are so well done! 👏👏👏
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@esliet6 ай бұрын
Absolutely love old Hollywood. Thanks for well narrated story
@toddbonin69266 ай бұрын
The best days are days when a new Justin Root video is in my feed!!!!
@carolynkingsley44216 ай бұрын
Another well known vlogger did a story on this woman, but I like yours better. It has far more detail. Interesting.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you, her case is so hard to find new info on.
@joanndallas46836 ай бұрын
Well done Justin! I love the back stories and how it all comes together. Looking forward to your next!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I tend to go off on tangents but glad you think it comes together, haha.
@sallyhansen83895 ай бұрын
Your videos are very well done. Many thanks for what you do. 💕
@margotwest62645 ай бұрын
I just wrote the last rave review of your incredible documentary on Jean Spangler (I called you talented) and I wanted to add that I believe her husband is a probable culprit. Any lawyer can tell you the most dangerous and violent acts take place as a result of family court issues and Jean was embroiled in a doozy of a fight for custody. Also, you self-criticize about veering off the beaten trail during your observations, but I think they’re 1) relevant and 2) tremendously interesting! No complaints here. Thanks, Margot West; Scottsdale, AZ.
@IDShar6 ай бұрын
Kirk Douglas seems like he was an arrogant and not nice character. It could be he had something to do with her murder. The husband angle seems possible, too. But Douglas was an up and coming star and the studio system would protect him from bad publicity. I hope you do more of the Hollywood mysteries. The details you have and the locations are far and above anything I've seen before. I am a true crime junkie and I have lots of biographies on Hollywood. You really bring these stories to life!
@Linda-pw8gx6 ай бұрын
Oops I tapped on part 2 first, here now. Love your videos justin❤
@margotwest62645 ай бұрын
Justin Root, this is a terrific documentary! You are a skilled, talented producer. I’m thrilled I’ve found your channel. I can promise you, I will be devouring everything you produce!
@kimhughes50306 ай бұрын
Thrilled to see you post a new 2 part video! I love your voice btw- very soothing to listen to as I’m settling in, getting ready to fall asleep!!❤️
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Hope you finished vefore falling asleep, lol.
@kimhughes50306 ай бұрын
@@TheJustinRootShow I did- then watched it again today! Just relaxing to listen to- like someone telling me a story.
@enekervis5 ай бұрын
You know, it's highly probable that everyone was living at the house as 1931 was a terrible - hard to describe absolutely awful - year of our great depression following the stock market crash of 1929.
@TheJustinRootShow5 ай бұрын
Great point! Very true and I hadn't taken that into account.
@jro66815 ай бұрын
I just found your channel, and I love it. So far, my favorite episodes have been William Desmond Taylor and Jean Spangler. I have been enjoying binging on your videos. Your commentary is insightful and exceptional.
@MICHELLE-gu2qc6 ай бұрын
I just found your channel, I must say I watch a lot of Golden Hollywood mysteries. Your videos are the most indepth, informative videos there are. You do great editing and story telling. Well done
@dickiegreenleaf7506 ай бұрын
Stunning job per usual. That school looks like a Holiday Inn motel not a school from the Midwest. Unless you meant the BEFORE pic. LOL!!!!!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Haha, yeah it does look like a Holiday Inn.
@lauriepearce6 ай бұрын
Justin, thank you so much for all your hard work and total dedication!!! Can't get enough of you my friend...keep them coming!!!
@cathpeterson19446 ай бұрын
awesome vlog with lots of details surrounding her disappearance and her background information
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@cathpeterson19446 ай бұрын
🤗
@shane61156 ай бұрын
Justin your channel is brilliant, I’ve watched lots of your videos and especially loved the Karen carpenter one. Keep them coming and helllo from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
How thrilling to know I've reached Ireland. Wow. Thank you so much!!
@danellemoore14616 ай бұрын
Ah! I've been dying for a new video. Thank you. You are so good at bringing us right into the screen with you. A nice, gentle walking tour with loads of scandal and intrigue. Always a bit of a Film Noir vibe. I can hear the background noise, but I can also hear you. I love that technique. It's a little bit surreal. I'm not even sure if I'm describing it correctly but I like the feel of it. Anyway, love you! Thank you, again.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Ahhh, what a fantastic comment. Wow, thank you. I'm so glad you enjoy and feel as if you're walking with me.
@judykeir6016 ай бұрын
Another very interesting video from you. I’ve been waiting. Thank you!
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you Judy!
@paustinheaton6 ай бұрын
Fascinating!! So happy to see your new video pop up in my feed. Another unsolved mystery to add to what must be a long list - actor David Bacon, (The Masked Marvel) a 1943 unsolved murder.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Ohhhh I'll look that one up. Thank you.
@jerrymoore8386 ай бұрын
Thank you Justin! You never disappoint
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Give it time.... haha. Thank you.
@paulamiles95595 ай бұрын
Justin, I love your voice, vocabulary and phrasing. You are a skilled narrator . I enjoy the history of show biz in LA. . I enjoyed finding out more about Jean Spangler.
@4Topwood5 ай бұрын
Another great video! Your research and presentation are first-rate. Thank you so much.
@linb52165 ай бұрын
I live in Connecticut. When l was a teenager in the late 60’s, we had a dance club called The Hullabaloo. Definitely catered to only teens and we had to show our ID to get in. The club had black lights, multicolored strobe lights flickering all around the club, etc! It was awesome!! WOW, what memories came to mind when you mentioned Hullabaloo!
@OleHippy6 ай бұрын
How do you get these pictures these days with no traffic and no pedestrians? Amazing!
@sharonfranklin92556 ай бұрын
So thrilled to see a new presentation. Very interesting and well done❤
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Sharon.
@MollyTheGreat105 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and I am very pleased 😊. Justin you just found a new subscriber and thank you 😊
@maryg29156 ай бұрын
You might consider sending this to the Unsolved No More channel. He did an episode on Jean and I think he would appreciate the details you include.
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
I'll have to check that channel out thank you.
@AussieAngel8265 ай бұрын
Been wanting someone to make a video on her on the locations. Thanks
@tuitama791412 күн бұрын
Best story I've watched on Jean Spangler! Awesome 👍👍
@islandgirlamelia17215 ай бұрын
Excellent video!! You have the perfect voice for all media. How do I find your podcast?
@silverstuff1825 ай бұрын
I appreciate your slow and steady video work and your thoughtful, clear narration.
@TheJustinRootShow4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@alvilla96596 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video Justin. I can see you put a lot of work into it. I love LA history.
@TeeLeea2 ай бұрын
Great video!! I love your content! I always learn something new!
@MisterSplendy5 ай бұрын
Yes! We get another old Hollywood mystery! Mabel Normand, I heard and knew about. But Jean Spangler is new to me. I'm going to enjoy this (as usual) 😊
@thunderousapplause5 ай бұрын
Yippety skippety! Watching on a cold and rainy LA eve-ning. TY Justin.
@lisetteeliseparis70705 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think about Jean every now and then. RIP Jean 💖
@divencemoore71115 ай бұрын
As always, I appreciate the detail and attention you provide with your vids. Odd that you mentioned connection between Spangler and Short. Looking at the news photos taken during custody battles, she does resemble Elizabeth Short.
@cleopatrabonz6 ай бұрын
She was very pretty.
@maizie9454Ай бұрын
big thanks for the valentino connection!
@RWernsing5 ай бұрын
It's a census. Not concensus.😅
@TheJustinRootShow5 ай бұрын
I can't believe I said that. I heard it when I was editing and just couldn't go back to Highland Park to correct it. 😂😂
@KimberlyJohnson-c5jАй бұрын
Thanks for this great
@danapretzer18956 ай бұрын
I've been Rooting for you to get a new upload and now we have 2. Bravo love the detective side of these episodes. Now if we could time warp back to the 40s and you were a Hollywood Private eye . Who would you be. I see you as a mix between Philip Marlow and a little Barney Fife to take the edge off. Anyway great job shamus. Lol
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
I see myself more of a young Barbara Stanwyck but thank you. 😂
@danapretzer18956 ай бұрын
Fred MacMurray and you no f l u b b er or 3 sons just double indemnity for you 2 lol
@ericmoore5715 ай бұрын
Very interesting!
@Tomes235 ай бұрын
3:44 All of those people definitely could have lived in the house for a short period of time. Not unusual for large families.
@BrisLS15 ай бұрын
Read my mind. I was just thinking yesterday, what great actor Michael Douglas is. His voice is so unique, I wonder if any of the comedians could do an impression of it. I know I couldn’t even try. But what a talent, always love watching him.
@BrisLS15 ай бұрын
Oh wow, I was a Panther in 2nd grade too! Crazy.
@lorraineforster81645 ай бұрын
Who is Justin Root and who is Jean Spangler? Looks like I will be watching a double mystery tonight. 😊 thank you
@herb49916 ай бұрын
He's back! Thanks Justin for reminding us all why L.A. is such a sorted little burg!
@susanfaulkner23045 ай бұрын
I like that house next to Jeans wedding picture, where she had her wedding shower.
@annarowden94575 ай бұрын
I had a relative who lived on the Colgate from 1958 to 2004. I was wondering if it was the same address because she was 62 hundred also.
@laurencaulton1035 ай бұрын
Ex-husband. Child support. Where's the mystery?
@angierucinski56945 ай бұрын
There was a headline there at around the 26:30 saying Jean could have the child but"Not Her Career".
@79Bobola3 ай бұрын
I think she was def seeing Kirk Douglas, and it was casual and she was having fun, but I’ve always thought her ex did it. With the custody battle, her pregnancy, and his new wife, she was getting in the way of everything. He was late with child support payments, and I think they were rumored to be still seeing each other despite his new marriage. I think he was abusive and manipulative, and he killed her. Really sad story.
@MisterSplendy5 ай бұрын
Mamie Van Doren...Oooooo getting her on your show would be lot's of fun.
@AmirRashid-c3tАй бұрын
It's obvious she never skipped her home town unless she had an motive or was involved with someone she knew and I generally believe she was abducted and murdered by someone known to her and that's why she never surfaced and since 1949 someone who was responsible for her abduction and murder has got away and it's likely her killer is most likely dead now.
@user-cc6nb5th6x6 ай бұрын
We are surrounded by stories.
@marianavarro31115 ай бұрын
The note indicates that she was pregnant and could no longer wait due to her belly. Struggling fight fell down hill strap of her cloth purse broke while trying to run away before falling 👜🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
@VintageVera5 ай бұрын
I think the note was written to Kirk Douglas who was acquainted with Spangler from the movie Young Man With a Horn. He vehemently denied having any involvement with Jean but, come on, how many other Kirks did she know? So, he possibly killed her.
@MrEdWeirdoShow5 ай бұрын
Douglas was also known to have forced himself on Nat Wood when she was young. Just saying.
@VintageVera5 ай бұрын
gross@@MrEdWeirdoShow
@cathy36135 ай бұрын
What is with talking like a thousand miles a minute to annoy the story
@claradiaz31473 ай бұрын
What's the significance of the note to Kirk (presumably Douglas)? Was she pregnant by him? If true, could this be a motive for murder?
@evelynwilson15665 ай бұрын
Were the family rich? They may well have lived in a two bedroom house when they first moved to the area.
@heinkle15 ай бұрын
The “1940 consensus” was a great period in American history - I’m sure we can all agree with that.
@edcpike3 ай бұрын
I’m 67 years old. The only Kirk I’ve ever heard of in my years on this planet is Kirk Douglas. Wonder how many Kirk’s were living in California at that time? Hmmmm🤔
@mistiroberts15765 ай бұрын
Jean Spangler was my 6th cousin 3xs removed
@marsh4436 ай бұрын
LA news has always been overblown, JS was hardly a Hollywood star...
@TheJustinRootShow6 ай бұрын
I don't think anyone has ever said she was a star.
@marsh4436 ай бұрын
@@TheJustinRootShow The LA newspapers referred to her as such
@maryhooper78611 күн бұрын
Maybe she is the Woman who’s Ghost is haunting The Hollywood Sign
@ferhat1983aydin3 ай бұрын
Soon dallas
@maryhooper78611 күн бұрын
She was Beautiful
@joseyeastwood5 ай бұрын
Rest In Peace Jean.
@Scorpion-np8gk5 ай бұрын
I know what you mean with old newspapers! Hilarious pointless stories about dinner parties and who was invited and what they ate…. My daughter pointed out “can you imagine the drama or reading that and figuring hot who wasn’t invited and why? 🤣 then Ww2 happened and the news seemed to shift some.
@cleopatrabonz6 ай бұрын
I love that 1940’s jazz/ swing, music, I just wish living in that era was good for all Americans instead of the majority. Everyone were fabulous dressers, man and women alike in Hollywood, unlike today in America where we dress so casual, these days you’d have to take a trip to Milan, Italy if you want to see chic and fabulous clothing, not here anymore.
@kennethjones92925 ай бұрын
She's in the concrete of Benner Glass Company 1949 expansion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@peterm18266 ай бұрын
Did they deceiver the cryptic note she left behind?
@user-wq6nj1xc4m6 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@NiomiL5 ай бұрын
❤
@amandacurtis83745 ай бұрын
your voice sounds SOoooooo bored..........................
@TheJustinRootShow5 ай бұрын
You should watch less KZfaq and more TikTok
@howardmann86895 ай бұрын
Lol america is screwed.
@kslinaz56684 ай бұрын
I just found your channel. I really appreciate your style of presenting the stories. I just subscribed ❤🎉🪇