San Marino Library "Meet the Author Series" Black Dahlia Avenger II Talk- and the Ghost of Rudolph Schindler

Thursday, February 27, 2014 San Marino, California Presented my updated Black Dahlia Avenger II investigation last night at the San Marino Library. Sixty-plus souls braved the threat of rain to turnout and hear and view my updated 2014 Black Dahlia Investigation PowerPoint presentation. It was my first opportunity to publicly present the Sowden/House House Soil…

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George 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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Retired Mammoth Police Sgt. Paul Dostie and Buster Receive High Praise for Work in Help Locating Remains of WWII MIA'S.

Los Angeles, California January 21, 2014 “Paul Dostie is a phenomenal dog trainer. It’s fascinating to see them [Dostie and Buster] work together. Buster’s skeptics were proven wrong. The evidence is deafening.”   Mark Noah, pilot and owner of History Flight Inc.     In a January 20, 2014 article by Benett Kessler , Dostie, Buster, Help with…

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Fred Sexton Maltese Falcon Prop to Headline TCM/BONHAM, "What Dreams Are Made Of" Auction in NY, November 25, 2013 – Matt Weinstock-Fred Sexton: A Tequila Sunrise

\ Fred Sexton designed “Maltese Falcon” Los Angeles, California There has been a flurry of Fred Sexton related activities in the past few months that got me questioning -What’s going on?   First to appear was a lengthy Fred Sexton biography on Wikipedia. It lists his career, and artistic achievements, however, no references are made…

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Did Dr. George Hodel Sign His "Surreal Masterpiece" by Cutting an Artist's Crosshatching Marks into Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short's Body Parts?

Los Angeles, California In a new chapter, A Surrealist Signature written in Black Dahlia Avenger II, I review the previously stated links and include several new findings supporting my belief that the carnage performed on and carved into Elizabeth Short’s body was my father’s deliberate signature as a “surreal artist.”  In 2002, I wrote:  …

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A GENIUS FOR MURDER: A Play In Three Acts, By Steve Hodel – New Publication March 11, 2013

PUBLISHED March 11, 2013 Print edition $12.80 – ISBN 978-0983074458 For 15 % Discount Code enter- 93YYJGUS @ below link https://www.createspace.com/4148783https://www.createspace.com/4148783 FROM THE PUBLISHER (Thoughtprint Press 3.11.2013) A Genius for Murder: A Play in Three Acts is a dramatization of 1940s Hollywood Noir. The play is a Hollywood Confidential, based on real people and real…

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BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER/ ZODIAC SIGN IDENTICAL "A FRIEND" NOTES – SIGNATURE MO COMPARISONS

Los Angeles Black Dahlia Avenger and Zodiac Taunt Press with Note Signed:  “A FRIEND” Below (top) taunting note mailed to newspaper by “Black Dahlia Avenger” in 1947. Killer signed it: “a friend” (small letter “a”) Below (bottom) taunting note mailed to newspaper by “Zodiac” in 1974. Killer signed it “a friend” (small letter “a”.) Black…

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BLACK DAHLIA AVENGER II: THE HUSTON LETTERS (1948-1957)

         Excerpt from Black Dahlia Avenger II Chapter 8 – The Huston Letters Pages 157-160 Chapter 8  “Back again at George’s after two weeks away. … It is acutely dangerous for the children to be here. There is a growing threat of no control and physical violence…” Excerpt from Letter No. 6 from…

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