1969 Zodiac Letter Mailed To San Francisco Examiner Newspaper- Is It Genuine? Does It Contain Zodiac's DNA?- UPDATE 2012- MORE SIGNATURE LINKS
I originally published the below blog in September, 2010. I am republishing it now with important updated information, which I believe adds great weight to my original premise that the 1947 Black Dahlia and 1968-9 Zodiac crimes are SIGNATURE LINKED. Two-page Zodiac Letter Mailed to newspaper on Dec 16, 1969 Filed and Forgotten for…
Read More1946 Dr. George Hill Hodel Portrait by Man Ray Gifted to Harvard's Fogg Art Museum
(Below information originally reported by me in my FAQ 45) A signed/original Man Ray portrait photograph of Dr. George Hodel, taken more than sixty-years ago, has recently been identified. (May 2007) The Hodel photograph, a Gelatin silver print measuring 35.4cm x 27.3 cm, a gift from Susan and Neal Yanofsky, was originally…
Read More65th Anniversary of Elizabeth Short "Black Dahlia" Murder- Last Living Photo
LAST LIVING PHOTOGRAPH- OCT 1946 Today marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the murder of Elizabeth Short. Above is one of a series of last known photos taken of Elizabeth Short prior to her murder. Elizabeth is seen sitting on the steps off John Marshall High School,in Hollywood. Photo was taken in October, 1946.…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Internet Radio Discussion SAT JAN 21, 2012 8PM PST
This coming Saturday night, January 21st 2012,* at 8pm PST I will be doing a Black Dahlia related podcast interview on STRANGE FREQUENCIES RADIO. The show will be hosted by Jason Korbus and Bobby Nelson. Hopefully, between the three of us, we can make it both interesting and informative. See you there. Steve Hodel Here’s…
Read MoreThe Englewood Four Are Exonerated After Serving 17 Years- Court Confirms Teenagers Wrongfully Convicted Based on "False Confession
Chicago, Illinois January 17, 2012 “The Innocence project is calling on Cook County to conduct a review of all cases involving juvenile confessions.” Let’s hope that this will include a review of William Heiren’s 1946 false confession as a teenager for three “Lipstick Murders” crimes that he falsely confessed to to save himself…
Read MoreGeorge Hodel "Parable of the Sparrows" Letter- "An Enigma inside a Mystery"
In both Black Dahlia Avenger (Arcade Pub. 2003) and again in MOST EVIL (Dutton Pub. 2009) I printed my father’s four-page response to a letter I had written him four months earlier,.on Christmas 1979, I wanted to tell him how much I loved and respected him. In March, 1980, I received father’s response, mailed from his office/ residence…
Read MoreTRAVEL CHANNEL New Series, HIDDEN CITY to Feature BLACK DAHLIA Murder – Airs Tuesday Dec 20th 7pm PST
HIDDEN CITY is a new series on The Travel Channel which is hosted by mystery writer, Marcus Sakey. The series features a different city each week and takes a look at some of the important historical events that are unique to the city’s persona. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 7pm PST The Travel Channel examines: Los…
Read MoreActress Mara Corday Signed to Play Elizabeth Short in 1953 "Black Dahlia"Film
Seems there is always some new bit of Dahlia related trivia that keeps turning up. Here is something that I was unaware of until just a few weeks ago. Thanks for a heads-up e-mail from one of my readers, Marko L., I was able to obtain the original People Today Magazine from March, 1953, on Ebay. [$22.00 up from…
Read MoreDahlia Horror Story Update- FX Show Perpetuates the Myth
December 1, 2011Los Angeles In a blog earlier this week I announced that Elizabeth Short would make a ghostly appearance on the FX Channel. I am correcting that here and now to say, “She made a ghastly appearance.” Unfortunately, I had not previously seen the series and in viewing it last night, found the show to…
Read MoreBLACK DAHLIA visits AMERICAN HORROR STORY on FX TV Wed Nov 30th 10pm
Elizabeth Short will make a ghostly appearance as the “Black Dahlia” on the new television series, American Horror Story on FX television, Wednesday November 30, 2012 Mena Suvari appears as the ghost of Elizabeth Short, “The Black Dahlia” Tomorrow night’s episode: “One of history’s most famous murder victims paysthe house a visit. Constance discovers more of…
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