Posts by Steve Hodel
Original 1948 True Detective Magazine Confirms the Press, the DA’s Office, and the LAPD Detectives All Believed the 1947 “Black Dahlia Murders” Suspect was a Serial Killer
November 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington In recent weeks, the Los Angeles Times has attempted to revive the 1997 theory coming from its own long-retired copyboy editor, wannabe detective, and self-appointed “Black Dahlia Expert” who has been claiming for twenty-six years that an aged man, “Dr. Walter Bayley,” who had lived a block south of the body…
Read MoreBritish Author Steve Powell’s Venetian Vase Podcast Review-Ellroy Reads: “Black Dahlia Avenger” by Steve Hodel;
November 3, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I have had ongoing communications for many years with UK author Steve Powell who is the go-to guy for all things James Ellroy as well as crime fiction and true crime. I have always found him exceptionally well-read, articulate, and balanced in his presentation of my investigations and writings.…
Read MoreThe Sun Newspaper-Part II: LAPD Detective III Steve Hodel’s Crime Signature Links of Black Dahlia and L.A. Lone Woman Murders to Zodiac
October 29, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington THE SUN NEWSPAPER STEVE HODEL BLACK DAHLIA AND ZODIAC LINKS PART II The Sun newspaper (USA/UK) asked to interview me about my two books, Most Evil I and II, and my investigation into the “Zodiac crimes.” The Sun’s interview was motivated by the just-released Netflix series This is…
Read MoreThe Sun Newspaper Interview with Author Steve Hodel on his True Crime Books “Most Evil I and II” Presenting Evidence That His Father George Hill Hodel was “Zodiac”
October 24, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington “The Sun” newspaper (USA/UK) asked to interview me about my two books, Most Evil I and II, and my investigation into the “Zodiac crimes.” The Sun’s interview was motivated by the just-released Netflix series presenting the case that maybe Arthur Leigh Allen was Zodiac. Here is a link to…
Read MoreShame on the Los Angeles Times Non-Endorsement for Presidency Which = A Non-Endorsement for Democracy
October 23, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington SKH Author Note: The above article appeared this morning (October 23, 2024) in THE WRAP. Today’s Los Angeles Times “non-endorsement” clearly is that newspaper’s new owner, Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s way of crossing his fingers in hopes of a big fat tax exemption if Trump wins without having to burn…
Read MoreNew York Times Bestselling Author Steve Hodel to Speak at VILLAGE BOOKS, Bellingham Washington, Sunday, October 27, 2024 5-7 p.m.
October 1, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I will present a PowerPoint overview of my Black Dahlia investigation at Village Books (Fairhaven), 1200 11th St, in Bellingham, this coming Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. To Register for the Event- Click HERE CSPAN INTERVIEW WITH…
Read MoreA Review of Author Michael Connelly’s Just Published, “The Waiting” in Which His Fictional LAPD Detectives “Take a Deep Dive” into Investigating “The 1947 Cold Case Black Dahlia Murder”
October 16, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington
Read MoreAuthor Ray Bradbury and a Hodel Quartet of Synchronicities- 1948-1953-1982-2004
September 20, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington (Reposting from December 6, 2019) Mike Hodel and Ray Bradbury on “Hour 25 SFTV” (1982) photo by Steve Moore Synchronicity (German: Synchronizität) is a concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl Jung, which holds that events are “meaningful coincidences” if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be…
Read MoreReaders 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…
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