scandal appears in the James Ellroy novels The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, Perfidia and This Storm, and is mentioned extensively in the book LAPD '53 for which Ellroy provided text to photographs provided by the Los Angeles Police Museum. See also the cast at "Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film)". See also History of the Los Angeles Police Department References Further reading Articles Staff (August 26, 1948). "Judge Lashes 'Immunity'; Sentences Allen Again", Los Angeles Times. Staff (May 17, 1949). "Brenda Allen Quits Battle, Begins Term", Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. St. Johns, Elaine (July 7, 1949). "Vice Queen Just Frumpy Old Girl; Brenda in Jail; Brenda in Jail Aged, Drab; Won't Talk of Money Cache". pp. 4, 16. Staff (July 18, 1949). "Vice Scandal Reveals a 'Leading Woman'". Life. Murphy, Annie (June 14, 2018). "Seduction, Corruption, Deception, and Protection – The Black Widow and the Vice Queen (Part 2)". Los Angeles Public Library. Books External Links Brenda Allen, Madame, Prostitute Par Excellence. theWanderling.com 1910s births American brothel owners and madams American prostitutes Criminals from Los Angeles 20th-century criminals Year of birth missing Year of death missing History of women in California