Posts by Steve Hodel
Readers Ask “Why Did You Move to Washington State from your Hometown of Los Angeles?
September 15, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Birch Bay Sunsets over the San Juan Islands Several readers have asked me, “Why did you move to Washington State from your hometown of Los Angeles?” A number of reasons, actually, the first being FAMILY. I have a son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren living in Seattle, a ninety-minute drive…
Read MoreJames Ellroy’s Beautifully Poetic Foreword to Black Dahlia Avenger Removed In 2010 at Author Steve Hodel’s Request – The How and Why of It
September 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Over the years, I have received numerous queries as to why I removed author James Ellroy’s Foreword from current and future printings of my true crime book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder. Firstly, I suggest you read James Ellroy’s beautifully poetic three-page Foreword as he wrote it…
Read MoreGeorge Hodel – Boy Genius, a KFI Radio Classic Music Host at Age -16 -Becomes a Los Angeles Record Newspaper Crime Reporter at at Age-17-and Another Twilight Zone Black Dahlia Connection to the Noir Film L.A. Confidential and Hollywood’s Famed Architects Schindler/Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. and Jr.
August 31, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington THE BIZARRE LINKS OF PEOPLE AND PLACES TO THE SERIAL CRIMES OF GEORGE HILL HODEL Hit the Twilight Zone intro HERE: First, let’s go back in time a hundred years: Below is a 1923 newspaper article in the Los Angeles Examiner announcing that KFI’s classic music radio host George…
Read MoreSteve Hodel Interviews on Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil and the Today Show, Completes Spring Trifecta as “Root of Evil” Ranked No. 1 Podcast in Nation
August 13, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington For those who missed the trifecta back in 2019 of my interviews on: Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, and The Today Show, I am reposting the original blog from 2019. The companion piece, an eight-part podcast, “Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia”…
Read MoreInternut Naysayers Make False Claim “Author Never Contacted or Attempted to Contact LAPD Before Publishing “Black Dahlia Avenger”
August 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Several readers have informed me that my Black Dahlia Internut Naysayers complain that “Hodel conducted his Black Dahlia investigation in secret and never made any attempt to inform or request information from the LAPD or then assigned Black Dahlia Case investigator Brian Carr before publishing Black Dahlia Avenger book.”…
Read MoreA Thank You to Attendees at my Lynden Village Books Presentation -Second Presentation at Fairhaven Village Books To Be Announced
July 30, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington A big THANK YOU to the seventy-plus attendees at my presentation at Village Books in Lynden, Washington, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. There was a great turnout, and I especially enjoyed the Q&A afterward. (It was my favorite part of the talk.) Due to the demand, the Village Books…
Read MoreToday July 29th 2024 is the Centennial Birthday of Elizabeth Short, known to the world as “The Black Dahlia”
July 29, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Elizabeth Short Born January 29, 1924 Murdered January 15, 1947 REST IN PEACE
Read MoreThe Crime Reporter and the Cop: “A Hollywood Homicide True Life Detective Story” With a Surprising Twist of Destiny
July 18, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I joined the LAPD at age twenty-one in 1963. After being assigned to and working uniform patrol at four divisions (WLA, Van Nuys, Wilshire, and Hollywood), I transferred to Hollywood Detectives and worked all the “tables.” I started in the Juvenile Unit, then rotated to the Burglary Detail, then…
Read MoreLAPD Detective Brian Carr, Formerly Assigned to Black Dahlia Murder Investigation Death Notice
July 14, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington 1951-2024 R.I.P. Detective Brian Carr (1997) My condolences to the family and friends of LAPD Detective Brian Carr, who passed away at age 73 on April 19, 2024. Carr was assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit and retired in May 2009. He was assigned as “Keeper of the Keys” to…
Read MoreLocal News Media (Radio and Newspaper) Highlight Upcoming NYT Bestselling Author Book Presentation of Black Dahlia Avenger at Village Books-Lynden on July 13, 2024
July 2, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington JULY 5, 2024 UPDATE TO JULY 13TH 2PM PRESENTATION AT VILLAGE BOOKS LYNDEN. I just spoke with Troy, the manager at Village Books Lynden. If you call for reservation and are told it is “Sold Out” he advises you can still just come and pay your $5 fee at…
Read More