Archive for January 2026
Retired LAPD Cold Case Detectives and “Team Connelly” Agree With Steve Hodel Investigation: Black Dahlia and Zodiac Were the Same Killer — But Disagree on Identity
By Steve Hodel/January 15, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington 79th Anniversary of Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Murder Historic consensus reached on linkage between America’s two most notorious serial-murder cases; dispute now centers solely on identity. PRESS NOTE — January 15, 2026 (For Readers and Press) “Team Connelly” refers to popular mystery writer and television producer, Michael Connelly…
Read MoreABC News 10 Sacramento “Is The Black Dahlia Murderer and Zodiac Killer the Same Person?”
January 8, 2026 Los Angeles, California Editor’s Note (2026):This post was originally published on February 27, 2021. Five years ago. I am reposting it here without alteration because recent developments make its contents newly relevant. The record speaks for itself. Madison Wade ABC News Anchor Sacramento Black Dahlia and Zodiac Same Person? (4 min video)…
Read MoreActress Marya Marco, Screenwriter, Steve Fisher, and a Forgotten Thread in the Black Dahlia Timeline
January 5, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington It was your father (George Hodel) who I have to thank for starting me in my career as an actress.” — Marya Marco One of the responsibilities—of criminal investigation is knowing when to correct the record. Years ago, while examining a photograph from my father’s personal album, I believed…
Read MoreThe Black Dahlia–Zodiac Link: A Published Record and Its Evolution
January 2, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington When I first examined the possibility that the Black Dahlia and Zodiac murders were committed by the same individual—Dr. George Hill Hodel—I did so cautiously. Most Evil I (Dutton 2009) In Most Evil (Dutton, 2009), which reached No. 2 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list, I stated that…
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