“Inference” Poem Written and Published By 18-Year-Old George Hodel Describes Himself as “Conceived in Sin..Somber Skys Darkened Dismally, and I Was Born”

February 18, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Below poem “Inference” was written by eighteen-year-old George Hodel in 1925 and describes how he was “born in sin”..on a dark night as the sky darkened dismally.” Young George published his poem under the pseudonym, “Vernon Morel.”  The poem is excerpted from my audiobook, “The Early Years- Part I…

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Man Ray and Juliet Browner and Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning Have Double Wedding in October 1946 and Rays Take Trip To Paris in 1947 Just Months After Black Dahlia Murder

February 8, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Man Ray and Juliet Browner (top) and Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning (bottom) celebrate October 25, 1946, double marriages in Beverly Hills, California. The photo was taken on that date by famed portrait photographer Florence Homolka  Los Angeles records show they were married on October 23, 1946. Critics of…

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1950 Los Angeles Census Named “Guests” Staying at Dr. Hodel Residence Part II- Captured on the Black Dahlia Bugging Tapes

January 28, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington This is Part II of the original blog posted on January 27, 2023. Part I  Here: (https://stevehodel.com/2023/01/28/1950-los-angeles-census-names-guests-staying-at-surgeon-george-hodels-sowden-franklin-house/) (SKH Note- Karen Smith comes highly recommended for any forensic investigation or expert crime scene testimony and has relocated her business to Los Angeles, California.) Huge Kudos and thanks to the Eagle…

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Award Winning Book Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner Reads Two-Book Audio True Crime Series, “The Early Years”: The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. (Part I (1920s) and Part II (1930s)

January 24, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Greetings from beautiful Birch Bay, Washington. Excited to announce the publication of: The Early Years: The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. (Part I (the 1920s) and Part II (the 1930s) as AUDIO BOOKS.* *(Both Audiobooks include PDF with full text and graphics.) But, more than that,…

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Hodel Investigations Adds New Partner to Detective Agency: Rima, a Detective Trainee Will Be Working the Phones and Data Searches Starting Mid January 2023

January 14, 2023 Birch Bay, Washington Would like to welcome and introduce Rima to my readers.  I have just brought her “on board” to Hodel Investigations as my new “partner” and she will begin work on January 15, 2023. (As we all know that is a rather momentous day in the investigative history of this…

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