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Newly Discovered 1979 Photo of Dr. George Hill Hodel Sans Mustache
August 27, 2016 Los Angeles George Hodel in March 1979 (age 71) seen here with his top INRA-ASIA Exec, Leo Murray in Hong Kong. Leo was also a helicopter pilot (seen here in his Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force uniform.) The occasion of this photo…
Read MoreSpell-Checking A Serial Killer: Reexamining LA's 1944 Georgette Bauerdorf "Bathtub Murder" Note Update 2016
Los Angeles, California August 13, 2016 THE BAUERDORF NOTE- Update 2016 Photograph of actual Note typed by Bauerdorf Killer (Red spots were placed on paper by killer to mimic blood. Analysis by LA Sheriff’s crime lab showed substance to be the medical antiseptic–IODINE.) In my original investigation of the 1940s Lone Woman Murders, I…
Read MoreDid George Hodel in His 1966 Zodiac Cheri Jo Bates "Confession Letter" Use the Term "Blue Eyed Brownett" Based on His Former Training as a Newspaper Crime Reporter?
August 7, 2016 Los Angeles, California Zodiac’s unique sounding description of his potential future victim to be a “Blue Eyed Brownett” is not so unique after all. The identical description has been found in several newspaper articles written by reporters across the nation in the Fifties and Sixties, and likely existed and was used much…
Read MoreSouth Pasadena Library Hosts Authors Burl Barer and Frank Girardot "A Taste for Murder" on Thursday, August 25, 2016
August 2, 2016 Los Angeles, California Frank Girardot Burl Barer The Library Community Room is located at 1115 El Centro Street. No tickets or reservations are necessary and refreshments will be served. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Autographed books will be available for purchase. An Author Night…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Myth No. 2 "The Missing Week" (Jan 9-14. 1947) Debunked – Victim Elizabeth Short sighted by twelve reliable witnesses six of whom knew and spoke to her during mythical "missing week"
July 16, 2016 Los Angeles Twelve individual witness sightings each day of “Missing Week” debunk Dahlia Myth. In my sequel, Black Dahlia Avenger II (Thoughtprint Press 2014) I present three major Black Dahlia Myths. They are: Myth No. 1- “It was a standalone murder.” Myth…
Read MoreGeorge Hodel Boy Genius Age 9 to Perform at LA Shrine Auditorium at Fall of Bastille Celebration – Boy Peacenik Poet Morphs to Become Genius Serial Killer
July 5, 2016 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Evening Herald: July 14, 1917 …”This little French boy to is declared to be a genius along several lines. At the age of 9 he is in the seventh grade at school and has already written many poems. Recently his verses have been on the European war.…
Read MoreHappy 4th of July – A Little Star Spangled Banner History from the Smithsonian
July 4th Weekend, 2016 Los Angeles, California This photo of the Star Spangled Banner taken in 1914 Happy July 4th weekend to ALL. Wanted to share an interesting historical article from the Smithsonian Magazine on Francis Scott Key’s writing of the Star Spangled Banner and the making of the flag that was “still there.” “The…
Read MoreErik Rivenes MOST NOTORIOUS Podcast "Black Dahlia Avenger" Part I & Part II
June 2, 2016 Los Angeles, California Click below for the link to Parts I & II (one-hour each) to a recent podcast interview on Black Dahlia Avenger I did with crime historian and author, Erik Rivenes, host of Most Notorious. It was a pleasure talking with Erik who was well informed and a very professional…
Read MoreRosco and Felix Remembered – A Boxer Retrospective
Los Angeles, California June 2, 2016 (Reposts andUpdates from 2006- 2010 blogs) Q: In your author photographs I notice you have used ROSCO, a boxer dog, on the cover of your books. What’s his story? A: Rosco was an orphan. Shortly after birth he was adopted by a loving…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia/Zodiac Surrealist Serial Killer Uses Famed Modernist Artists Man Ray, Galka Scheyer and Edmund Teske as His Family Photographers
Los Angeles, California May 22, 2016 Hodel Family by Galka Scheyer taken Nov 7, 1943 (Rear Dr. George Hill Hodel age 36 and Duncan Hill Hodel age 15 Front/Left to Right, Steven, age 2, Kelvin age 1, and Michael age 4) Just three months after committing Los Angeles’ sadistic “White Gardenia Murder” (Victim Ora Murray,…
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