Posts by Steve Hodel
Black Dahlia “A Standalone Murder” Myth Denied By LAPD Det. Harry Hansen Who Suspected Many of Lone Woman Crimes “Might Be Connected”
August 8, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I have written and spoken numerous times in the past that the three greatest myths in the Black Dahlia Investigation are: Let’s take a reexamination of Myth No. 2- “A Standalone Murder. None before, none after.” You will hear and read from some of the self-professed “experts” who like…
Read MoreRevisit with Dr. Alan Campbell and his Black Dahlia-Murder As a Fine Art Interview with Author Steve Hodel
August 4, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Here’s one of my favorite interviews with Dr. Alan Campbell from 2013. Enjoy! Click Here for the full 53 min Interview
Read More2003 Bellingham Herald “Black Dahlia Solved?” Article Revisited
August 2, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I thought I would revisit the below article published in The Bellingham Herald back in April, 2003. Hard to believe it has been just a few months short of twenty years since it was published. Three of my good friends from Bellingham (attorneys all) were interviewed for the piece.…
Read MoreA Search for Serial Killer George Hodel’s First Born Child Update – Possible Identification of Mother
Update 7/28/22 to original post (7/12/22) Original post at below link. “What’s In a Name? A Search for the Identity of Serial Killer Dr. George Hodel’s First Born Child. Hi Steve, I am (name deleted for privacy.) Someone from Ancestry.com emailed me your latest blog regarding the search for your possible half-sister “Folly”. George…
Read MoreLaux Blows-Fact Checking Ex-CIA Author’s Black Dahlia Misinformation
July 22, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Author Douglas Laux Laux Blows-Fact Checking Black Dahlia Misinformation Over five years ago I met Doug Laux who said he was very interested in my investigation regarding the Black Dahlia. I agreed to meet with him. I gave him a short overview of my investigation, which he recorded. He…
Read MoreA Post Humus Thank You to George Parkington – A Star Witness Who Came Forward with Important Confirmations in Identifying Dr. George Hodel as the “Black Dahlia Avenger”
July 21, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I received the below email from Steven Skrabak informing me of the passing of George Parkington, former partner of Mattie (Mady) Comfort. Mady was a star witness in the Black Dahlia investigation and former 1940s paramour of both George and Dorothy Hodel. It was Parkinton who first revealed to…
Read More“What’s In A Name?” – A Search for the Identity of Black Dahlia Serial Killer George Hodel’s First Born Child (Updated 7.28.22)
July 12, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Happy Birthday, Mike! (Today would have been my older brother Michael’s 83rd birthday) Just a few days ago I made the discovery of a half-sister that neither I nor any other family member (to my knowledge) was aware of. A girl child born to my father and Emilia in…
Read MoreJournalist/Documentarian Chris Cella Interview with Retired LAPD Homicide Detective and Black Dahlia Avenger Author Steve Hodel
July 9, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Here is one of my favorite interviews, conducted by documentarian and host Chris Cella, going back to 2014. At that time I had only published three books (unbeknownst to me a massive amount of new evidence and another FIVE books in the series would follow.) Documentarian Chris Cella interviews…
Read MoreWere Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray’s 1947 "Priere de toucher" (Please Touch) Artworks Inspired by Dr. George Hodel’s Surrealist Crime Scene Masterpiece?- Update 2022
July 2, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington UPDATE TO 2016 Blog Post June 25, 2016 Los Angeles, California Throughout my investigation, I have discussed at length my father’s “Murder as a Fine Art” crime-signature M.O. I have linked it to what I term, The Man Ray Nexus. (The Minotaur, The Lovers Lips, L’Equivoque, Juliet Stocking Mask,…
Read MoreEW columnist Maureen Lee Lenker examines Fact from Fiction in 1949 Actress Jean Spangler Murder-Update 2022
June 27, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington UPDATE Many Black Dahlia “theorists” and “self-appointed experts” claim that the Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” murder was a “one-off.” “None before-none after.” They go on to claim their own suspect (which includes a drunken drifter, an abusive father, an allegedly senile mentally deranged WWI vet/M.D., and a possible A-List Hollywood…
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