Archive for October 2011
Sowden/Hodel 'Black Dahlia' Crime Scene Exorcised by Former Owner
In his just released book, SoulSpace: Transform Your Home, Transform Your Life, Xorin Balbes, former owner [2002-2011] of the Lloyd Wright designed Sowden/Hodel “Franklin House” has revealed shortly after purchasing the home and moving in [2002] he sensed a dark and evil presence which seemed to be located only in one section of the home–in the room just off…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Avenger: – A Surrealist Crime- Dr. George Hill Hodel, Man Ray, The Minotaure and Murder as a Fine Art
From Thomas De Quincey’s- Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (1842): “People begin to see that something more goes to the composition of a fine murder than two blockheads to kill and be killed–a knife–a purse–and a dark lane. Design, gentlemen, grouping, light and shade, poetry, sentiment, are now deemed indispensable to attempts…
Read MoreLAPD HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE DET3 RUSSELL KUSTER SLAIN 21 YEARS AGO TODAY
October 9, 2011Los Angeles, California RUSS REMEMBERED Today is the 21st anniversary of my ex-partner’s murder. Here is his story IN MEMORIAM: I knew and worked with many highly dedicated and decorated cops over the decades. Dozens of names come to mind. Men and women who served in silence–unsung heroes. Most are long…
Read MoreSendler's Box- Story of Irena Sendler- Nobel Peace Prize Nominee- In Memoriam
You’ve heard of Schindler’s List, but have you heard of Sendler’s Box? A friend of mine, Dr. Steve Bein sent me this e-mail on Irena Sendler recently. A remarkable story, which I would like to share. There are thousands of “unsung heroes” just like her, whose stories are lost to the world. So, thank you Dr. Bein for…
Read MoreTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT- WHY I GIVE
Why I Give: Steve HodelRetired Homicide Detective, Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles, CA During more than two decades as a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, I personally conducted over 300 murder investigations. After retiring, I became a licensed private investigator and criminal defense investigator. I have seen firsthand that our criminal…
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