George Hodel
Jury Returns Verdict in Court of Public Opinion on Dr. George Hill Hodel in Elizabeth Short “Black Dahlia” Murder
February 8, 2019 Los Angeles, California
Read More“I AM THE DAY” – Dorothy Huston Hodel (1906-1982) – “Dorero”-The Real “I Am The Night- Corinna Hodel”
February 2, 2019 Los Angeles, California (Orig blogged April 15, 2006, updated this date.) Fiction and Fact- Actress Connie Nielsen plays my mother, “Corinna Hodel” (Dorothy Hodel) in the TNT miniseries “I Am The Night” – Here’s the real Dorothy (SKH Note- Much of this blog was originally published by me in 2016, as a remembrance…
Read MoreChild Musical Prodigy George Hodel Performs at LA Egan/Little Theater in 1914 at age 6–DTLA Map Showing Locations He Practiced Music, Medicine and Murder
October 9, 2017 Los Angeles, California “George Hodel only 6 years old, proved one of the favorites of the recital. He is, small, but possessed of phenomenal talent as a pianist.” Los Angeles Daily Times…
Read MoreKiyo Hodel, Laurel Canyon Astrologer to the Stars and the Black Dahlia Investigation
April 19, 2016 Los Angeles, California Kiyo Q: Is your ex-wife KIYO still alive? Do you think she knew about your father and Elizabeth Short? Why was Kiyo’s picture still in your father’s photo album with Elizabeth Short and other family members? No, Kiyo died from cancer, in 1978, some thirteen years after our divorce…
Read MoreThe Case of the Stolen 1400-Year-Old Chinese Sacrificial Tablet – Did George Hodel Use the Item During the Sowden House Torture Murder of Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short?
Chinese Sacrificial Tablet HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C. – A.D. 220 10″x6″x1″ Photo from THE MET museum believed similar in appearance to stone tablet taken in 1947 burglary from Sowden/Hodel residence described as being: “11”x6″x31/2″ bearing about 50 Chinese characters carved on a dark gray stone.” March 2, 2016 Los Angeles, California The Los…
Read MoreAuthor Talk at BOOK SOUP – Wed, November 18, 2015 7:00 PM MOST EVIL II PowerPoint, Q&A, Book Signing
Los Angeles, California I will be presenting a PowerPoint discussion and Q&A on my just-published sequel, MOST EVIL II at the West Hollywood Sunset Strip BOOK SOUP BOOKSTORE, 8816 Sunset Blvd., on WED, November 18 2015 at 7:00 PM. Hope to see you there.
Read MoreAuthor/Journalist Sheila Weller's "SINS OF THE FATHER" article published in DUJOUR Magazine
May 30, 2015 Los Angeles, California JUNE, 2015 “Solving Hollywood’s Greatest Mystery” Author/Journalist Sheila Weller’s excellent article, THE SINS OF THE FATHER, appeared today in the, June, 2015 edition of DUJOUR MAGAZINE. The article’s cover page (shown above) contains a photo of my half-sister…
Read MoreSkyhorse/Arcade Pub. Offers 2015 Updated Print Edition of NYT Bestseller, Black Dahlia Avenger
January 29, 2015 Los Angeles, California Arcade Publishing will be offering their updated print edition of Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder, available in stores and on-line in mid-February, 2015. (Since 2012, this edition has previously only been available, in e-book format.) Over the past decade there have been several reprintings and updates to…
Read MoreDr. George Hodel 1940s "L.A. Lone Woman Murders" Victim Map Update
Los Angeles, California Here is an updated map showing the approximate locations of the nine (9) “L.A. Lone Woman Murders” in chronological order, covering the years 1943-1949 prior to George Hodel fleeing the country in 1950. In BDA I and II I have catagorized these murders as “Category I- Definites” as opposed to the additional…
Read MoreGeorge Hodel, Herb Caen, Zodiac and The San Francisco Chronicle Connection
February 8, 2014 Los Angeles, California I have received numerous requests to explain George Hodel’s connections to the San Francisco Chronicle.Here is an excerpt from Chapter 16 of my book, MOST EVIL (Dutton 2009) that addresses the subject. The Chronicle Connection Bay Area investigators have often speculated that Zodiac seemed to have a special relationship…
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