Posts by Steve Hodel
INNOCENCE PROJECT SUPPORTS LAST MINUTE PLEA FOR STAY IN TOMORROW'S TEXAS EXECUTION TO ALLOW FOR DNA TESTING
3.24.08 UPDATE- SUPREME COURT STAYS TODAY’S TX EXECUTION SEE STORY ” The Innocence Project doesn’t represent Skinner, and we don’t know whether he is guilty or innocent. It is clear, however, that DNA testing should be conducted in Skinner’s case before he is executed.” The Innocence Project Texas Execution Set for Tomorrow…
Read More"The Blue Dahlia" – Was the 1946 Paramount film the real inspiration for Elizabeth Short’s Noir Sobriquet?
Just don’t get too complicated, Eddie. When a guy gets complicated he’s unhappy. And when he’s unhappy–his luck runs out… –Raymond Chandler, The Blue Dahlia Alan Ladd and Femme Fatale Veronica Lake in The Blue Dahlia (1946) Q: Was the noir-film, The Blue Dahlia the inspiration for naming Elizabeth Short, “The Black Dahlia”? A: While…
Read MoreLEFT COAST CRIME "BOOKED IN LA" OPENS
March 11, 2010, Los Angeles LEFT COAST CRIME’s annual convention opened yesterday at the Omni Hotel, at 2nd & Olive in downtown Los Angeles. The annual four day convention brings together mystery writers and readers from across the nation. This year’s Guest Of Honor is Jan Burke, an Edgar Award winner in the Best…
Read More1968 Hollywood 8-year-old Victim Testifies at Alcala Penalty Phase Hearing
“I’m sorry for my despicable behavior.” Rodney Alcala (Above statement was reportedly made to victim, Tali Shapiro in today’s court hearing for raping and attempting to murder her when she was 8-years-old.) Tali Shapiro, now age 48, testified before the jury today at the penalty phase hearing which will decide whether convicted serial-killer, Rodney Alcala…
Read MoreLAPD Historical Society Artifacts on Display in Las Vegas Mar 3-4
LAPD Historical Society Museum artifacts spanning 100 years will be on display at the annual CHIA (California Homicide Investigators Association) Training Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The exhibit will be open to the public just two days, March 3 – 4. Click on below LAPDHS link for details and article, Homicides in LA History, written by…
Read MoreALCALA JURY VERDICT IMMINENT- ABC NIGHTLINE SHOW RESCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT- THUR FEB 25
Meet Rodney Alcala, Accused Serial Killer February 25, 2010 7:12 AM The jury could deliver a verdict in the Southern California trial of accused serial killer Rodney Alcala as early as today. Alcala is charged with killing five women in brutal fashion in the late 1970s. The trial has been marked by stomach-churning details…
Read MoreABC NIGHTLINE ROD ALCALA PIECE TO AIR TONIGHT WED- FEB 24
I am informed that ABC’S Rodney Alcala piece is scheduled to air tonight, Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm PST. The jury received the case yesterday. Steve Hodel Los Angeles
Read More1939 S.F. TREASURE ISLAND WORLD'S FAIR, MIKADO- ZODIAC & DR. GEORGE HODEL
In chapter 20 of MOST EVIL, I suggest that my father, Dr. George Hill Hodel may have obtained his “inspiration” for using the name and character of ZODIAC while working as a young doctor at the 1939 San Francisco World’s Fair. He was there on location throughout the filming of Charlie Chan at Treasure Island…
Read MoreLos Angeles' FBI Agent-In-Charge Introduces Black Dahlia Killer to Law Enforcement Conference four years before the Murder of Elizabeth Short
FBI Chief Special Agent Richard Hood seen at function in May, 1951 just one month after George Hodel fled the U.S. to avoid being arrested as the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder. DA taped transcripts record George Hodel admitting to the murder, making law enforcement payoffs and informing Baron Harringa that he was contacted by the…
Read MoreA Meeting with Baron von Harringa
“The Baron” Baron Ernst von Harringa circa 1940s (photo courtesy of grandson, Baron von Harringa) Baron von Harringa (his given name) is the grandson of Ernst von Harringa. Baron is a handsome young man of just 18-years. He too is looking for answers. We met for breakfast in mid-January at my favorite deli in Studio City. Both of us were there with…
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