Do I Believe in the Paranormal?

June 6, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Last night, I was invited to participate in a discussion with Karen and Alisa of Voices From the Grave. Along with their team of psychics and intuitives, they have spent years investigating paranormal activity at the Sowden/Hodel Franklin House. Over the course of eleven episodes, they have documented what…

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David Oranchak’s Part 3 Deep Dive on Alex Baber — And One Historical Correction

June 2, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington   I just finished watching David Oranchak’s ninety-minute Part III presentation examining Alex Baber’s background, credentials, and public claims regarding the Zodiac and Black Dahlia cases. It is, in my opinion, an exceptional and deeply researched piece of investigative work. Oranchak—best known for his role in the team credited…

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BLACK DAHLIA / ZODIAC — SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (UPDATED)-A documented timeline of prior publications and evidentiary patterns

April 26, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington  With renewed national media attention revisiting the question of whether the Black Dahlia and Zodiac cases may be linked to a single offender, I am updating and reposting my earlier work to clarify the historical record. The core connections being discussed today—that the Black Dahlia and Zodiac cases may…

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Modern Forensic Analysis Identifies “Jane Doe” in Dr. George Hodel Album as Elizabeth Short, the “Black Dahlia”

February 19, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Modern Forensic Analysis Identifies “Jane Doe” in Dr. George Hodel Album as Elizabeth Short, the “Black Dahlia”       “Updated Forensic facial analysis indicates a 97–99% probability that this image from Dr. George Hodel’s private album depicts Elizabeth Short, the ‘Black Dahlia.” As Within, So Without: Man Ray,…

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On the Record: Law Enforcement Statements on the Black Dahlia Case

January 26, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington In response to a public question regarding my investigation, Alex Baber stated the following: “Detectives Jackson and Roberts informed me that the Los Angeles Police Department had formally debunked this theory [Steve Hodel’s Black Dahlia Avenger] approximately twenty years ago, although that determination was not disclosed publicly.”— Alex Baber,…

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The Black Dahlia–Zodiac Link: A Published Record and Its Evolution

 January 2, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington When I first examined the possibility that the Black Dahlia and Zodiac murders were committed by the same individual—Dr. George Hill Hodel—I did so cautiously. Most Evil I (Dutton 2009) In Most Evil (Dutton, 2009), which reached No. 2 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list, I stated that…

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The George Hodel “Jane Doe” Photograph: Can a High-Confidence (95–99%) AI Match to Elizabeth Short Be Reasonably Excluded?

 December 17, 2025 Birch Bay, Washington The George Hodel Photograph: Can It Reasonably Be Excluded? For more than two decades, a single photograph from the private album of Dr. George Hill Hodel has generated intense debate. Critics have been quick to declare, often reflexively, that the woman depicted is “obviously not Elizabeth Short.” Others insist…

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