AMERICA IS- An essay by Dorothy Huston Hodel
April 9, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington My mother, Dorothy Huston Hodel, was, in my mind, the personification of The Good, The Beautiful, and The True. She was self-educated, and a voracious reader whose lifelong passions were Art and love for Nature. Mother was a writer. Her dream was to follow in the footsteps of her…
Read MoreDr. George Hill Hodel’s 1942 Presidential Appointment as PA Surgeon to U.S. Public Health Service
April 8, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington In June 2021, I again documented my father’s extensive training as a surgeon providing his medical transcripts which showed 766 hours of surgical training, his performing 53 separate surgical operations and 12 autopsies, followed by a full year of internship at SF General Hospital where he would be performing…
Read MoreLeo Murray, V.P INRA-ASIA Hong Kong Office Confirms Dr. George Hodel’s Health “An Individual of Indefatigable energy.”
April 2, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Subsequent to my recent hour interview with Dawn Gepfer and the Atlanta Branch of Sisters In Crime several critics raised the question of my father’s “heart condition” after I presented his full UNRRA application and published it in BDA. One critic, who never knew or met or had known…
Read MoreStar Black Dahlia Witness Mattie (Mady) Comfort Former Lover to George and Dorothy Hodel Arrested with Mickey Cohen’s Former Bodyguard for Prostitution
March 29, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington As a follow-up to the recently posted blog with Micky Cohen sharing the same newspaper page with George Hodel in the same court with the same prosecutor and same judge, here’s another connection. Again same page connecting separate crime stories Hodel and Cohen, but this time the headlines involve…
Read MoreSisters In Crime-Atlanta Chapter Video Interview and Q&A on Black Dahlia Investigation
March 27, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Big thanks to Dawn and all the members of the Sisters In Crime, Atlanta Chapter for yesterday’s talk and Q&A regarding my Black Dahlia investigation. Good talking with you and thanks for the great questions. Below is the link to the entire video interview which runs about 110mins.
Read MoreA First for California Institute of Technology-“Just Fingered” ‘Dahlia’ Killer A CIT Dropout
March 26, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Here’s a short article published in CalTech University’s campus paper, “The California Tech.” “He is the only known serial killer to have attended Caltech.” The California Tech, April 28, 2003 The editor at Caltech got the dates wrong. George Hodel entered Caltech in 1923 (not 1939) at age…
Read MoreUpcoming Sisters In Crime Atlanta Chapter “Off the Shelf” Black Dahlia Author Steve Hodel Interview Sat March 26th 7AM PST 10AM EST
March 19, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I will be doing a live online “Off the Shelf” interview with Dawn Richardson Gepfer and the Atlanta Chapter of Sisters In Crime next Saturday morning, March 26, 2022 at 7 AM PST -10AM EST. The talk will be open to ALL. Register at below link. Event by Dawn Richardson…
Read MoreThe Serial Crimes of Dr. George Hill Hodel: Ten True Crime Books by author Steve Hodel
March 14, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington I have had numerous requests from readers asking for a full list of all my authored books. Happy to comply. The graphic below created by my good friend, author, and retired Dallas police officer Robert J. Sadler lists all ten published books. As I’ve indicated in prior blogs, the…
Read MoreLAPD Arrests Burglar Caught Breaking Into Sowden/Franklin House–Original Crime Scene where Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short was Murdered
2.22.22 Hollywood, California Here’s a short clip from the nightly news reporting the arrest of a burglar who broke into the former residence (Sowden/Franklin house) of Dr. George Hill Hodel at 5121 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood. ABC NEWS (Click below to view) Man arrested for burglary at historic Sowden House in Los Feliz
Read MoreKiyo Hodel, “The most unforgettable person I have ever met.” By “Anonymous”
February 14, 2022 Birch Bay, Washington Valentine’s Day Kiyo with Neil Young Time Magazine 1969 (Left) Author’s ex-wife, Kiyo circa 1942 the photo was taken by my father, Dr. George Hill Hodel Below is an email I received from “Anonymous” back in September 2021. In…
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