Archive for February 2010

Meet Rodney Alcala, Accused Serial Killer February 25, 2010 7:12 AM   The jury could deliver a verdict in the Southern California trial of accused serial killer Rodney Alcala as early as today. Alcala is charged with killing five women in brutal fashion in the late 1970s. The trial has been marked by stomach-churning details…

I am informed that  ABC’S  Rodney Alcala piece is scheduled to air tonight, Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm PST. The jury received the case yesterday. Steve Hodel Los Angeles

In chapter 20 of MOST EVIL, I suggest that my father, Dr. George Hill Hodel may have obtained his “inspiration” for using the name and character of ZODIAC while working as a young doctor at the 1939 San Francisco World’s Fair. He was there on location throughout the filming of Charlie Chan at Treasure Island…

  FBI Chief Special Agent Richard Hood seen at function in May, 1951 just one month after George Hodel fled the U.S. to avoid being arrested as the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder. DA taped transcripts record George Hodel admitting to the murder, making law enforcement payoffs and informing Baron Harringa that he was contacted by the…

                                                          “The Baron”  Baron Ernst von Harringa circa 1940s                                  (photo courtesy of grandson, Baron von Harringa)                            Baron von Harringa (his given name) is the grandson of Ernst von Harringa. Baron is a handsome young man of just 18-years. He too is looking for answers.    We met for breakfast in mid-January at my favorite deli in Studio City. Both of us were there with…