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Zodiac, Handwriting and DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Question #1- Did Zodiac suffer from DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)? The question first came to my attention in the book, “This is the Zodiac Speaking” (Westport, CT: Praeger Publisher, 2002) by Michael Kelleher and Dr. David Van Nuys. In that book, clinical psychologist, Dr. Van Nuys, to my mind made a very persuasive argument…
Read MoreForensic Rescan of 1947 Dahlia Crime Scene Part II-
Does New Scan Present Additional “Hard Evidence” Linking George Hodel to Dahlia Crime Scene? Readers straw poll leans toward the crime scene object being – “a watchband.” Thanks to all of you that e-mailed me your responses in the past few days. Here are the results: Watchband- 8 Clasp or hairclip- 3 Handcuff-1 Piece of bicycle tire- 1 Handbag strap- 1…
Read MoreRescan of Black Dahlia Crime Scene – What is it?
Before presenting my follow-up article with a possible answer I am first going to let my readers see if they can provide me with their own analysis and answer. The below photograph is a scan and enlargement of the original 1947 Black Dahia crime scene. Q: What in your opinion is the object seen in the grass near the victim’s body…
Read MoreLAPD's Detective Ranks-
Q: In your book you say you promoted to the rank of Detective III. It is different from the military rankings. Can you explain what that means? A: Yes. In 1969 I transferred into LAPD’s Hollywood Division Detective Bureau as a policeman loanee. Shortly after my transfer to the Bureau LAPD hired the Jacobs Company to conduct a…
Read MoreFavorite fiction authors?
Q: Dear Mr. Hodel: Who are some of your favorite fiction authors? With your background in police work have you ever thought of writing a mystery novel like Joseph Wambaugh? Do you know him? R.D. San Francisco, California A: Don’t really read many novels. Have only read maybe 10% of “the classics”. Maybe I can catch…
Read MoreMOST EVIL – Signature Crimes – Signature Acts
SIGNATURE CRIME: noun- :any of two or more crimes that involve the use of a method, plan, or modus operandi so distinctive that it logically follows that the crimes must have been committed by the same person Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law M.O. is a very broad term and it is oftentimes mentioned in very general…
Read MoreBaron Von Harringa Acquires Rare 1903 China Photos
Thanks to “DG” for a heads up on some rare 1903 photographs of China’s Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi that were included in the April 5, 1948 edition of LIFE MAGAZINE. (pgs 9-10) The article states that the rare photographs “were recently acquired by Los Angeles Art Dealer, Ernst Von Harringa.” (Ernst Von Harringa is the man…
Read MoreLA Times copy editor uses 50th Anniversary of Crime to Challenge Murder Victim's Reputation and Veracity
Victim’s 3 1/2-year-old son John Lenorak Farrow’s witnessing of his mother’s assault by Dr. George Hodel also called into question by L.A.Times blogger, Harnisch. Lillian Lenorak & son, John Lenorak Farrow (seen wearing his Elsinore Military Academy uniform) together several years before her 1959 kidnap/murder in Palm Springs. John Lenorak Farrow, born in 1946, is the biological son of Lillian Lenorak and…
Read MoreMike Hodel and "The Group Mind" -Yesterday's Fiction is Today's Fact
“Here’s a premise for a science fiction story: Living among us are parts of an organic computer, a huge mobile memory bank, equipped with all the data needed to answer any request put to it, with an instantaneous response triggered by the question. The cells of this memory bank are unknown to each other–and you…
Read MoreWE GET LETTERS – Fact Checking the "Leading Black Dahlia Expert"
Q: Mr. Hodel I just read a blog from a copy-editor who bills himself as,”the Leading Black Dahlia Expert.” He claims that none of the notes and letters that were mailed in were actually written by the Black Dahlia killer, with the exception of just one- (see below) and that was cut-and-pasted, not handwritten. He says, “the rest were all from…
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