Most Evil II Audible Book "Introduction" Read by Actor, Screenwriter and Master Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner
December 12, 2016 Los Angeles, California Most Evil II “Introduction Chapter” read by Malcolm Hillgartner (9 minutes) Above is a YouTube link to a sample of Malcolm Hillgartner’s narration of the INTRODUCTION chapter to my latest publication, Most Evil II (Rare Bird Books 2015). As most of you know, I am not one to use hyperbole…
Read MoreKPFK Radio Host Mike Hodel's 1983 Lost Video Promo for Hour 25 SFTV Found
December 2, 2016 Los Angeles 1983 Mike Hodel Hour 25 SFTV Video Promo Found (click photo to view 2-minute video) I was recently contacted by email from a reader “Gothling 1955” who provided me with a link to a promo video “Hour 25 SFTV” that was made back in 1983. It featured my brother KFPK radio…
Read MoreLos Angeles in the 70s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine No.1 Bestseller at Book Soup Bookstore
November 30, 2016 Los Angeles Big-time kudos to my twenty-eight fellow LA-contributors, and our editor, David Kukoff as Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine, (Rare Bird Books 2016) this week is ranked as the #1 bestseller at Hollywood’s Book Soup Books. See named authors contributors and titles. The anthology contains twenty-nine short stories…
Read MoreLos Angeles in the 1970s Book Launch: A Conversation with Authors Chip Jacobs and Steve Hodel
November 19, 2016 Los Angeles, California Click on the ink below to hear a forty-minute conversation with authors Chip Jacobs and Steve Hodel talking about their separate essay contributions to the just published book, Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine (Rare Bird Books 2016). Edited by David Kukoff (Book Launch Friday, November 18,…
Read More"LOS ANGELES IN THE 1970S" Book Launch on "The Strip", Friday, November 18th at the STANDARD HOTEL 8300 Sunset Blvd 7PM
November 13, 2016 Los Angeles, California Author/Screenwriter David Kukoff will launch his Los Angeles in the 1970s anthology at the Standard Hotel, 8300 Sunset Blvd on November 18, 2016, at 7:00 PM. If you are an Angeleno history buff or just simply enjoy reading “the way things were” this book is for YOU. More than two…
Read MoreMore 1930s Films (The Mystery of Mr. X and Red Dust) As George Hodel's Signature M.O.?
November 3, 2016 Los Angeles, California (This blog originally posted 12.16.2009, but have updated with photos and more-1930s-films which was cut from Most Evil I. Click on link for that PDF.) Murder As a Fine Art Continues…. (SKH Note- Below section was included in final draft of MOST EVIL , but edited out due to space…
Read MoreJohn Huston, Peter Viertel: White Hunter Black Heart (On Friendship and Cold Blooded, Premeditated Murder)
Los Angeles, California October 29, 2016 (Updated from FAQ 42 originally published June 4, 2007) Q: I recently saw the movie, WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART which is supposedly based on the life of the director, John Huston and the making of the film, AFRICAN QUEEN. Did you see the movie? What did you think of it?…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia/Most Evil II Author Talk Whittier Public Library Whittwood Branch, Thursday, October 20, 2016 6:30 PM
October 1, 2016 Los Angeles, California I will be giving a talk on my newest book, Most Evil II (Rare Bird Books 2015) along with a backgrounding and overview of my previous Black Dahlia Avenger investigation. Talk will be followed by a…
Read MoreHollywood Black Dahlia Sowden House Featured In Veranda Magazine: Back on the Market For 4.8M
Los Angeles, California October 9, 2016 Below article by journalist Brie Dyas, featuring the Sowden/Franklin appeared in Veranda Magazine’s October 7, 2016 edition. Peek Inside The “Mayan” Home Where Old Hollywood Loved To Party The unusual house also played a part in a real-life mystery. Sowden/Hodel Franklin House, 5121 Franklin…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Update: New Clue Further Links Dr. George Hill Hodel to 1947 Jeanne French "Red Lipstick" LA Lone Woman Murder
September 26, 2016 Los Angeles, California Yesterday I discovered a new “taunting clue” left by my father in his commission of the 1947 murder of former actress and aviatrix, Jeanne French. Though it was in plain sight all along and readily discoverable, I had simply missed it for the past fifteen years. Before revealing our…
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