Archive for December 2023
Correction to today’s article in The Messenger, “Unsolved Hollywood Mystery: The 1949 Disappearance of an Aspiring Actress”
December 30, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Just read the below, well-written article in The Messernger by Eboni Boykin-Patterson : “Unsolved Hollywood Mystery: The 1949 Disappearance of an Aspiring Actress” (December 30, 2023). I want to make corrections to references attributed to me in the below article just posted on The Messenger today. 1) Our former…
Read MoreRima Hodel Takes Detective I Exam at Sehome High School Auditorium: Test Results to Follow
December 26, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington As we close out 2023 I wanted to update readers who have been querying me on “When was Rima scheduled to take the Detective I exam?” I dropped her off YESTERDAY, December 26, 2023, at the gymnasium at Sehome High School, in Bellingham (a city 15 miles south of…
Read MoreAway in a manger: MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023 from author Steve Hodel
December 25, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Christmas Day Merry Christmas 2023 Had to share this “Away in a Manger” card with all of you this Christmas morning. Sent to me by my good friend of close to fifty years, Jodi Rose from Downunder in Sydney, Australia. Have to admit it is off the cuteness chart…
Read MoreWinter Solstice 2023 Black Dahlia Avenger IV, Editor and Author’s Audio End Notes
December 21, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Winter Solstice, 2023 As we enter this Winter Solstice, 2023, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday and best wishes for the New Year. Let us pray that in 2024 we can find some Peace on Earth and some much-needed goodwill towards our fellow…
Read MoreFive Minute Video: 1947 Black Dahlia Murder: Law Enforcement Voices from the Past, “Case Solved”
December 12, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Greetings and Happy Holidays 2023. Here’s a five-minute video I prepared some years ago quoting the original top cops on the Black Dahlia murder and confirming they had solved the case back in 1950. For the complete lengthy detailed “2019 Special Report” see link HERE. (Downloadable PDF)
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Series Completed – A Personal Thank You to Top Mystery Writers: Mike Connelly, Jerry Petievich and Jon L. Breen
December 1, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington With the completion of my just published Black Dahlia Avenger IV, I would like to take this opportunity to personally call out and thank three of the world’s top mystery writers; Michael Connelly, Jerry Petievich, and Jon Breen. Each author independently reviewed the investigation as presented in my original publication,…
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