From the Desk of George Hodel (Part I) by Dr. Luigi Warren: An In-Depth Presentation of New Evidence and Psychological Criminal Linkage 2025

November 5, 2025Birch Bay, Washington Well, quite a surprise on this birthday eve — I just discovered a major investigative piece posted today by my friend and super-sleuth, Dr. Luigi Warren. For those of you who follow my Black Dahlia Avenger and Zodiac investigations, I highly recommend subscribing to Dr. Warren’s Thoughtcrimes Substack here: 👉 https://luigiwarren.substack.com…

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AI Analysis Confirms Dr. George Hodel “Jane Doe”Photo and Elizabeth Short Photos a “95–98% Match” Strengthened by Independent Visual Evidence

November 1, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington “We do know that Elizabeth Short and Dr. George Hodel were acquainted.”  LADA Lt. Frank Jemison 1950 Transcribed Interview of Dorothy Hodel Santa Monica, California Black Dahlia Investigation “State of the art AFR (Automatic Facial Recognition) computer rates the positive match between the known images of Elizabeth Short and…

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Journalist Johanna Elattar author of “The Black Dahlia Revisited” (2024) Honored by Oxford University Press to publish her work on the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Feb. 2026

November 1, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington Huge congratulations to Johanna Elattar for her  upcoming publication in the Oxford University Press.  A hard earned and well deserved honor in recognition of her writing skills and determination and dedication to The Truth.  Her January 15, 2024 article on “The Black Dahlia Revisited” is republished below. Journalist Johanna…

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Both My Teams Win- Dodgers#1, Mariners #2

October 11, 2025By Steve Hodel Both My Teams Win — Dodgers #1, Mariners #2 I don’t usually step away from homicide files and case notes to write about baseball — but last night deserves a mention. Both of my teams won — the Los Angeles Dodgers (my #1) and the Seattle Mariners (my #2) —…

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Updated Black Dahlia Avenger — Case Closed (2025): The Truth Wasn’t Lost, It Was Buried — Available October 21, 2025

October 7, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington Available October 21, 2025 Pre-Order HERE Author’s Introduction from the 2025 Definitive Edition of Black Dahlia Avenger–Case Closed By Steve Hodel 🎬 Watch the Official 30-Second Promo Video Below Introduction to the Arcade/Skyhorse 2025 Edition I had kept my California P.I. license active. That same year, I had recently concluded…

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Jeanne French, “The 1947 Los Angeles, “Red Lipstick Murder” – LAPD Confirms Victim Murdered by Same Suspect who Killed the “Black Dahlia.”

October 4, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington “The Red Lipstick Murder” Jeanne Axford French On the morning of February 10, 1947, just three weeks after the murder of Elizabeth Short, the body of 44-year-old Jeanne Axford French was discovered in a vacant lot near Grand View and Coliseum Street in West Los Angeles. French — a…

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Coincidence or Destiny? A Star in the Heavens and the Black Dahlia Case

September 15, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington Tracing destiny through a father’s gift, a photograph, and the enduring mystery of George Hodel and the Black Dahlia Steve and George Hodel side by side 1943 (Cropped from larger family photo.) For the past twenty-six years I’ve wrestled with the question of coincidence versus destiny. In my younger…

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