Posts by Steve Hodel
Black Dahlia Myth Begins As A "Laugh Line" in 1950 Film Noir Classic "Sunset Boulevard" (1950)
April 15, 2017 Los Angeles, California Just two years after the horrific surgical torture murder of Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short occurred in Los Angeles mention of the crime was used as a “laugh line” in one of Hollywood’s greatest film noir classic’s-SUNSET BLVD (1950). Incredibly, simultaneous to the actual shooting of the film, LAPD and…
Read MoreRare WWII VJ Day Film Footage Believed To Be Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short on Hollywood Blvd
April 6, 2017 Los Angeles, California In recent weeks I have received numerous inquiries asking if the film footage that aired back in 2003 on Dateline and again in 2005 on 48 Hours CBS “Black Dahlia Confidential” (an hour show covering my investigation) was in fact that of the victim, Elizabeth Short? YouTube Elizabeth Short VJ Day…
Read More38th Anniversary of Veteran Actor Charles Wagenheim Hollywood Murder: A Bizarre "Zodiac" Connection That Spanned 27 Years
March 31, 2017 Los Angeles This month marks the 38th anniversary of the murder of veteran actor, Charles Wagenheim, who was beaten to death in his Hollywood apartment on March 6, 1979. Here is the “fact stranger than fiction” Wagenheim story that begins in 1952 and…
Read MoreUsing 21st Century Geographic Profiling Software To Investigate the Black Dahlia and Other 1940s "LA Lone Woman Murders"
March 20, 2017 Los Angeles, California GEOGRAPHIC PROFILING “In conclusion, Dragnet (Geographic profiling software) successfully identified both the Hodel residence and the Hodel medical practice as being in areas considered highest probability for the base of the killer(s). Dr. Evan R. Harrington Professor of Psychology John Jay College of Criminal Justice August 2003 …
Read MoreFormer Metropolitan Opera Singer Paul Veglia Details His Two Month Personal Contact With LA’s Most Infamous Murder Victim, Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short
February 28, 2017 Los Angeles, California Former Met Opera Singer Paul Veglia, age 84 describes to me his connections and personal contact with Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short when he was a young farm boy of twelve in 1943. (Photo taken at Art’s Deli, Studio City, 2017) Investigative “tips” come to me these…
Read MoreLooking Back Fifty-Years-1968-69 Rookie Big City Detective Clewless In LA
February 10, 2017 Los Angeles, California “LOOKING BACK” Rookie LAPD Detective Steve Hodel circa 1969 Sleepless in Seattle? How about Clewless in LA. A friend of mine just sent me a fifty-year-old photograph his brother took of me driving us on a day trip somewhere in LA. The irony…
Read MoreWas Zodiac's 1990 "Secret Pal Christmas Card" a Rayograph? Another Coded Message from Dr. George Hodel Announcing His Return to the U.S. and the SF Bay Area by Way of Another Taunting Man Ray "Clew"?
February 3, 2007 Los Angeles, California Last week I received the following email/comment from a regular contributor to this blog site, Mr. Luigi Warren. He writes: Steve: Found a couple more possible thoughtprints. These are from Zodiac’s last missive, the 1990 “Secret Pal”/”Gonna Keep You Guessin” Christmas…
Read More70th Anniversary Black Dahlia Retrospective: Summary of New Evidence 2004-2017 Further Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel as Her Killer
January 15, 2017 Los Angeles, California New Evidence Timeline (Graphic prepared by, Robert “Dr. Watson” Sadler (Click below to open and enlarge) Black Dahlia Murder Inv Timeline 1.13.17 [2] merged w sig Dr. George Hill Hodel and Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short According to secret DA and police reports now…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia 70th Anniversary Interview with Journalist/True Crime Author Michael Fleeman
January 13, 2017 Los Angeles, California Here’s an interview I did with author/true-crime writer Michael Fleeman for the upcoming 70th Anniversary of the Black Dahlia Murder. Michael Fleeman is a Los Angeles-based author, journalist, instructor and television commentator. His new book, “Crazy for You,” about the Rusty Sneiderman murder case in Atlanta, is now available.…
Read MoreLA Weekly Newspaper Author/Historian Hadley Meares Feature Article: "In 1947, a Month After the Black Dahlia, the "Lipstick Murder" Shocked L.A."
Los Angeles, California January 4, 2017 CLICK HERE TO READ FULL ARTICLE Historian, author and tour guide, Ms. Hadley Meares in today’s L.A. WEEKLY, writes a retrospective on LA’s 1947 “Red Lipstick Murder.” This is the L.A. Lone Woman Murder, in which a court certified Questioned Document Examiner identified Dr. George Hill Hodel as the killer from…
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