Posts by Steve Hodel
Amazon Prime’s New Hit Series, “Daisy Jones & the Six” Actors Filmed at 1970s Los Angeles Most Historic Landmarks Which Included the George Hodel/Sowden Franklin House–the Actual 1947 Black Dahlia Crime Scene
March 10, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Amazon Prime Video’s new hit show, “Daisy Jones & the Six” is featured in today’s Variety Magazine shown being filmed at Los Angeles’ Historic Landmarks which include: The Whisky a Go Go, Filthy McNasty, The Troubadour, Chateau Marmont and…wait for it, wait for it, yes the Sowden/Franklin House.…
Read MoreSad, Sad, Sade-The Surrealists “Divine Marquis” and Publication of his Writings in 1904 “The 120 Days of Sodom or the School of Libertinage” was the Probable “Inspiration” for Many of Dr. George Hill Hodel’s Serial Murders
March 3, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington As previously referenced in my writings, it is my belief that my father, Dr. George Hill Hodel drew his “inspiration” for his serial crimes from many sources; art, literature, and films. In drama critic, Ted Le Berthon’s 1925 article (reproduced in full below) he names George’s favorite authors/poets: …Of…
Read MoreMalcolm Hillgartner’s Audiobook Narration of “The Early Years Part II – The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D.” Now Available (Includes Downloadable Copy of Full Text and Graphics)
February 25, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington (Click on the above book cover to order audiobook and downloadable full text) I am proud to announce that, The Early Years Part II (The 1930s)-The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. has just been released and is available for purchase effective TODAY. (As in Part I…
Read MoreKelvin “Kelly” Hodel- My “Irish Twin” Brother-A Short Introduction and Bio on His Remarkable Life
2/22/2023 Birch Bay, Washington Just tonight I received a fun recording of my “Irish Twin” brother, Kelvin “Kelly” Hodel giving a short talk about his experience as a Navy Corpsman, attached to the Marines in the late 1950s. I had never heard it and really enjoyed hearing him give his first-person harrowing account of a…
Read More“Inference” Poem Written and Published By 18-Year-Old George Hodel Describes Himself as “Conceived in Sin..Somber Skys Darkened Dismally, and I Was Born”
February 18, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Below poem “Inference” was written by eighteen-year-old George Hodel in 1925 and describes how he was “born in sin”..on a dark night as the sky darkened dismally.” Young George published his poem under the pseudonym, “Vernon Morel.” The poem is excerpted from my audiobook, “The Early Years- Part I…
Read MoreNew Evidence In 1949 Suspected Black Dahlia Murder of Victim Lucille Hodges-“Hannibal Lector Meets LA Confidential in Chinatown”
February 13, 2023 Birch Bay, WA DEAD REDHEAD’S BODY BEARS VIOLENCE MARKS The Mirror, Tuesday Oct 25, 1949 Murder loomed as a possibility today in the death of an auburn-haired ex-showgirl whose nude body was found in an East Third St. hotel on a tip to The Mirror that the Black Dahlia killer had struck…
Read MoreMan Ray and Juliet Browner and Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning Have Double Wedding in October 1946 and Rays Take Trip To Paris in 1947 Just Months After Black Dahlia Murder
February 8, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Man Ray and Juliet Browner (top) and Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning (bottom) celebrate October 25, 1946, double marriages in Beverly Hills, California. The photo was taken on that date by famed portrait photographer Florence Homolka Los Angeles records show they were married on October 23, 1946. Critics of…
Read MoreDetective Trainee Rima “on the job” practices stealth search and “pat down” of suspect
February 7, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Have had several inquiries asking. “How is Rima’s detective training coming along?” She’s doing very well thanks. Her rating this past month remains in the “Upper 10%” and she has a natural ability at “stealth searches.” The below photographs show her in action “in the field” as she silently…
Read More1950 Los Angeles Census Named “Guests” Staying at Dr. Hodel Residence Part II- Captured on the Black Dahlia Bugging Tapes
January 28, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington This is Part II of the original blog posted on January 27, 2023. Part I Here: (https://stevehodel.com/2023/01/28/1950-los-angeles-census-names-guests-staying-at-surgeon-george-hodels-sowden-franklin-house/) (SKH Note- Karen Smith comes highly recommended for any forensic investigation or expert crime scene testimony and has relocated her business to Los Angeles, California.) Huge Kudos and thanks to the Eagle…
Read More1950 Los Angeles Census Names Guests Staying at “Surgeon” George Hodel’s Sowden/Franklin House
January 27, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Once again my many thanks to a reader for forwarding new information on our ongoing investigation into the life and crimes of my father, George Hill Hodel, M.D. I received the below email message from Charles D, yesterday: Steve, Thought you might find this interesting. I found the 1950…
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