Remembering an Old Partner-Homicide Detective III Kirk Mellecker – LAPD’s Longest Assigned Investigator on the Black Dahlia Murder, Dies at Age 77.
Sunday, October 2, 2023 Birch Bay, California Kirk Mellecker 1945-2022 R.I.P. Det.III Kirk Mellecker circa 1979 Detective III Kirk Mellecker, the longest assigned homicide case investigator on the Black Dahlia Murder (sixteen years, 1975-1991) passed away on September 31, 2022 at…
Read MoreSerial Killer As An Artist: Dr. George Hill Hodel’s “Character Analysis In Photography” Circa 1925
September 1, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington December 22, 1925 Self-portraits of GHH Photo by George Hodel believed to be Kent Kane Parrot, early Los Angeles Crime Boss who “owned half of the LAPD as well as then Los Angeles mayor, George Cryer, who was known as, “Parrot’s Puppet.” LA’s top crime boss 1920s-1940s. From “The…
Read MoreLive 1st Annual Pacific Northwest Crime Fest Presentation at Green River College Oct 8-9, 2022
September 11, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Looking forward to the upcoming First Annual Pacific Northwest True Crime Fest to be held at the Green River College, 12401 SE 320th St., in Auburn, Washington on October 8-9, 2022. I will be presenting a PowerPoint presentation on my first book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius For Murder. …
Read More1949 Incest Trial Court Judge Thomas Ambrose Unwittingly (?) Makes Reference to 1937 Murder Believed Committed by George Hodel and Fred Sexton
August 29, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Here is a follow-up to the previous August 23rd post, “The Additional WHY of the LAPD/DA Coverup of the Black Dahlia Murder: DA William Simpson and LAPD Chief of Detectives Thad Brown”. The amount of irony in this discovery equals that of about a 100 lb barbell. I came…
Read MoreThe Additional WHY of the LAPD/DA Coverup of the Black Dahlia Murder: DA William Simpson and LAPD Chief of Detectives Thad Brown
August 23, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington One of the few “White Hats” in the 1947-1950 Black Dahlia investigation was Los Angeles DA Lt. Frank Jemison. In truth, we have Lt. Jemison to THANK for preserving the secret LADA Hodel Black Dahlia Files that revealed that a joint task force of LAPD and LADA officers actually…
Read MoreTwenty-Three Years Into the Ongoing Investigation: Three Personal Thoughts on the Black Dahlia Investigation
August 17, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Greetings from Birch Bay! I woke up this morning with three thoughts on my mind that I want to clarify and communicate to you, my readers. NO. 1- Some naysayers and critics of my investigation claim that my books are “Daddy issues.” That, Steve, was mad because his father…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia “A Standalone Murder” Myth Denied By LAPD Det. Harry Hansen Who Suspected Many of Lone Woman Crimes “Might Be Connected”
August 8, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I have written and spoken numerous times in the past that the three greatest myths in the Black Dahlia Investigation are: Let’s take a reexamination of Myth No. 2- “A Standalone Murder. None before, none after.” You will hear and read from some of the self-professed “experts” who like…
Read MoreRevisit with Dr. Alan Campbell and his Black Dahlia-Murder As a Fine Art Interview with Author Steve Hodel
August 4, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Here’s one of my favorite interviews with Dr. Alan Campbell from 2013. Enjoy! Click Here for the full 53 min Interview
Read More2003 Bellingham Herald “Black Dahlia Solved?” Article Revisited
August 2, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I thought I would revisit the below article published in The Bellingham Herald back in April, 2003. Hard to believe it has been just a few months short of twenty years since it was published. Three of my good friends from Bellingham (attorneys all) were interviewed for the piece.…
Read MoreA Search for Serial Killer George Hodel’s First Born Child Update – Possible Identification of Mother
Update 7/28/22 to original post (7/12/22) Original post at below link. “What’s In a Name? A Search for the Identity of Serial Killer Dr. George Hodel’s First Born Child. Hi Steve, I am (name deleted for privacy.) Someone from Ancestry.com emailed me your latest blog regarding the search for your possible half-sister “Folly”. George…
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