Archive for September 2010

CBS’ ’48 HOURS MYSTERY’S Season Premiere: The Killing Game will air this coming Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 at 10 P.M. ET/PT.                                                    Rodney James Alcala                                          1978                              2010 The program will summarize the crimes of serial-killer, Rodney Alcala recently convicted in Orange County for multiple murders and sentenced to death.  I was interviewed for the show related…

Just received a heads-up e-mail from B.H. that the one of the original Black Bird props made famous in John Huston’s 1941 film, THE MALTESE FALCON has flown back and perched on the auction block and will be up for bid on September 24, 2010.  As many of my readers know, John Huston friend to George Hodel and Fred Sexton since…

 September 7, 2010 Dutton-Penguin Group imprint, BERKLEY BOOKS has today published the paper-back edition of MOST EVIL: Avenger, Zodiac, and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel.  Hard to believe its been a year since the original publication, but THERE IT IS! I have to admit to a personal preference for Berkley’s new choice of cadmium…

 LAPD Chief Beck’s public comment regarding old/cold L.A. investigations may signal a turnaround from the Bratton Administration’s position. (Author Note- Chief Bratton and Robbery Homicide’s detective Brian Carr now both retired made public statements that the police Department was too busy with then current investigations to examine my new evidence and findings in the 1947 Black Dahlia and other 1940s L.A. Lone Women…