I wish I could remember where I read it, or who told it to me, but I am sure the name Weegee was a derivation from his first photographic job working in a darkroom. I think he had the task of drying the prints, which started with him using a squeegee before putting them to dry. When the printers needed his services, they would perhaps jokingly call for 'Squeegee Weegee' and eventually the latter part stuck. Later in life he supposedly came up with all the ouiji board stuff as it was good PR though I think the police radio bit was true. This is a man who stamped his prints 'Weegee the Famous' long before he was to give his clients confidence in him. What a guy, and what a great photographer!