Posts by Steve Hodel
George Hodel, Herb Caen, Zodiac and The San Francisco Chronicle Connection
February 8, 2014 Los Angeles, California I have received numerous requests to explain George Hodel’s connections to the San Francisco Chronicle.Here is an excerpt from Chapter 16 of my book, MOST EVIL (Dutton 2009) that addresses the subject. The Chronicle Connection Bay Area investigators have often speculated that Zodiac seemed to have a special relationship…
Read MoreRetired Mammoth Police Sgt. Paul Dostie and Buster Receive High Praise for Work in Help Locating Remains of WWII MIA'S.
Los Angeles, California January 21, 2014 “Paul Dostie is a phenomenal dog trainer. It’s fascinating to see them [Dostie and Buster] work together. Buster’s skeptics were proven wrong. The evidence is deafening.” Mark Noah, pilot and owner of History Flight Inc. In a January 20, 2014 article by Benett Kessler , Dostie, Buster, Help with…
Read MoreGeorge Hodel UNRRA 1946 Return to Los Angeles Aboard the USS General A.E. Anderson AP-111 Transport Ship Established by New Found Document
Dr. George Hill Hodel Photo by Man Ray–October, 1946, Los Angeles, California Photo on right shows UNRRA insignia Despite the publication of the Man Ray, George Hodel photographs taken at the Sowden/Hodel residence in October, 1946, some naysayers have questioned whether George Hodel had actually…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Murder- 67th Anniversary
Black Dahlia Photo by Robert Sadler Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short 1946 January 15, 2014 Los Angeles, California Yesterday, on the spur of the moment, I phoned a friend of mine, Dennis E. and thought it would be fun to take him…
Read MoreComposer John Adam's CITY NOIR Inspired In Part by Historical Black Dahlia Crime and Historian Kevin Starr
Los Angeles November 17, 2013 Gustavo Dudamel- Los Angeles Philharmonic Inaugural Concert Live from the Walt Disney Concert Hall November 8, 2009 November can be especially Noirish here in the City of Angels. Feeling “in the mood” I decided to view and listen to my newly purchased DVD, Gustavo Dudamel Los Angeles Philharmonic- The…
Read MoreArtist Fred Sexton Designed Maltese Falcon Sells for 4 Million–Few Aware of its Creator's Connections to Black Dahlia Investigation
Los Angeles, California. November 25, 2013 At lunch last week a friend asked me what I thought artist Fred Sexton’s “Black Bird” designed for friend and film director, John Huston’s Maltese Falcon, would sell for at the upcoming TCM/Bonham auction? My guess–based on the hype and sponsorship of TCM was –One Million. I was…
Read MoreSgt. Paul Dostie and Steve Hodel Radio Interview on K9 Buster Search of Sowden House- The Black Dahlia Crime Scene
Los Angeles, California November 8, 2013 DARKNESS RADIO DAVE SCHRADER/TIM DENNIS INTERVIEW “THE NEW EVIDENCE” Here is a November 5, 2013 follow-up radio interview with Dave Schrader and Tim Dennis on their Darkness Radio Show. (Twin Cities News Talk AM 1130 Radio) The “True Crime Tuesdays” discussion focused on cadaver dog, Buster’s Black Dahlia search…
Read MoreRetired Sgt. Paul Dostie and K9 Buster Honored by Congressman McKeon for Work in the Tarawa Project Recovering Military Remains of Lost Heroes
October 29, 2013 Los Angeles, California Retired Mammoth Police Department Sgt. Paul Dostie and his Cadaver Dog, Buster were recognized and honored by Congressman Buck McKeon in a “Point of Light Tribute” for their volunteer work dedicated to the “locating and finding of the lost graves of our World War II heroes.” In his video…
Read More150 Attend Whittier Library Whittwood Branch Black Dahlia 2013 Update Talk
October 22, 2013 Whittier, California My thanks to Vivian Vellanoweth and all the staff at the Whittwood Branch of the Whittier Library for their assistance in organizing and coordinating last night’s talk at their library. About 150 local residents along with some dedicated Angelenos who braved the afternoon traffic attended my updated PowerPoint Talk. A…
Read MoreFred Sexton Maltese Falcon Prop to Headline TCM/BONHAM, "What Dreams Are Made Of" Auction in NY, November 25, 2013 – Matt Weinstock-Fred Sexton: A Tequila Sunrise
\ Fred Sexton designed “Maltese Falcon” Los Angeles, California There has been a flurry of Fred Sexton related activities in the past few months that got me questioning -What’s going on? First to appear was a lengthy Fred Sexton biography on Wikipedia. It lists his career, and artistic achievements, however, no references are made…
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