Famed Surrealist Artist/Photographer Edmund Teske on the Black Dahlia Sowden/Hodel Residence; “Women were tortured for sport there. Murders happened there. It’s an Evil Place.”

October 16, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington One of George Hodel’s friends who was “in the know” (and apparently even more than that?) was photographer EDMUND TESKE. (His artwork is now prominently displayed in the Getty Museum)  Strange that Edmund Teske and my paths never crossed during the more than three decades we both spent living…

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Hollywood Elite Attend Party At Los Angeles’ Most Infamous Torture Murder Crime Scene–The Sowden/Hodel House–Where Victim Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short was Murdered

October 14, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Party Night at the  Sowden/Hodel House, 5121 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, California I have to wonder how many of the “Hollywood Elite” partygoers Thursday night were aware that they were standing on the killing ground (center courtyard) of Los Angeles’ most infamous torture-murder victim, Elizabeth Short, better known to the…

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DARK HOUSE-HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Explores the Sowden/Hodel Residence–Its History and Mystery Part II Wed Oct 4, 2023

October 2, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington I look forward to hearing what Dark House-House Beautiful will present us in just two days, this Wednesday, October 4th, as relates to my families former home, The Sowden/Franklin House, 5121 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood.  The podcast will be Part II of their research. Part I explored the DTLA Biltmore…

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DARK HOUSE-HOUSE BEAUTIFUL Podcast to present two-part series on the Black Dahlia beginning Sept 27, 2003

September 26, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Like things that go bump in the night?  Do spirits haunt certain buildings and homes? Does Elizabeth “Black Dahlia’s” spirit walk the hallways of the hundred-year-old Biltmore Hotel in DTLA? I’m planning on tuning in tomorrow night (Wednesday, September 27) to hear what researcher/hosts Hadley Mendelsohn and Alyssa Fiorentino…

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August 7 2023 “Black Dahlia” Episode on Histories Greatest Mytheries/ A Sensationalized Rehash of All The Old Myths

August 8, 2923 Birch Bay, Washington History’s Greatest Mythteries aired  8/7/2024 Hosted by Laurence Fishburne Some months ago, I was approached by the producers of Histories Greatest Mysteries who wanted me to participate in a new “Black Dahlia” program currently “under production.” After some back-and-forth discussions regarding their intended content- I PASSED. I watched the results…

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