Posts by Steve Hodel
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…
Read MoreOn the Latest Claims Linking the Black Dahlia and Zodiac Murders
December 23, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington This article addresses the longstanding Black Dahlia Zodiac connection, examines whether the Zodiac Killer has been identified, and documents why the Black Dahlia case was solved decades ago through the LAPD Black Dahlia investigation. Recent media reports have renewed claims that the same individual committed both the 1947 murder…
Read MoreThe George Hodel “Jane Doe” Photograph: Can a High-Confidence (95–99%) AI Match to Elizabeth Short Be Reasonably Excluded?
December 17, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington The George Hodel Photograph: Can It Reasonably Be Excluded? For more than two decades, a single photograph from the private album of Dr. George Hill Hodel has generated intense debate. Critics have been quick to declare, often reflexively, that the woman depicted is “obviously not Elizabeth Short.” Others insist…
Read MoreVoices From The Grave Screening Premiere & Cocktail Party Special Guest Katrina Weidman SAT DEC. 13th 6pm
December 5, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington Two of my very good friends, Alisa Statman, author/film producer and Karen Smith, Crime Scene Forensic Expert, will be hosting a screening premiere, VOICES FROM THE GRAVE, at the very cool, very scary, CASTLE GREEN in Pasadena on Sat., December 13, 2025 from 6pm to 9pm. The show will…
Read MoreFamed 1940s LA Times Artist and Staff Writer Unwittingly Immortalize Black Dahlia Crime Scene and Her Killer’s Childhood Residence Great Christmas present 2025
The following blog was originally published in June, 2012, but anyone looking for a great Christmas present this year I highly recommend you find a copy of Nuestro Pueblo. The book contains sketches of BOTH George Hodel Sr. and George Hill Hodel M.D. residences and gives an excellent overview of Los Angeles in the 1940s. …
Read MoreA Most Curiouser and Curiouser Find in an Old Poe Book
A Most Curiouser and Curiouser Find in an Old Poe Book Do I Hear the Gods Laughing? November 14, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington The worn cover of the century-old Poe volume — a book that has clearly lived many lives Every so often, something surfaces in my investigations that feels less like evidence and more…
Read MoreFrom the Desk of George Hodel (Part I) by Dr. Luigi Warren: An In-Depth Presentation of New Evidence and Psychological Criminal Linkage 2025
November 5, 2025Birch Bay, Washington Well, quite a surprise on this birthday eve — I just discovered a major investigative piece posted today by my friend and super-sleuth, Dr. Luigi Warren. For those of you who follow my Black Dahlia Avenger and Zodiac investigations, I highly recommend subscribing to Dr. Warren’s Thoughtcrimes Substack here: 👉 https://luigiwarren.substack.com…
Read More