Posts Tagged ‘Zodiac’
The Zodiac Murders: Fact vs. Fiction — Now Available Published September 26, 2026
September 26, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington My new book, The Zodiac Murders: Fact vs. Fiction, is now available in paperback. This is a companion to The Black Dahlia Murder: Fact vs. Fiction. Its illustrated MYTH and FACT spreads examine claims about the Zodiac crimes alongside the documents, photographs, handwriting, and other evidence I have gathered…
Read MoreIrish Sun Journalist Emma Parry Gets It Right: An In-Depth Look at the Black Dahlia–Zodiac Investigation
September 13, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington The Irish Sun, October 29, 2024. Senior Reporter Emma Parry examines Steve Hodel’s evidence connecting the Black Dahlia Avenger and Zodiac crimes. I recently came across an October 29, 2024 article in The Irish Sun that I somehow missed when it was originally published. Written by senior reporter Emma…
Read MoreUpcoming Interview: Voices from the Grave — Black Dahlia Avenger/Zodiac Linkage, Friday, July 10, at 5 PM (PST))
January 5, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington This Friday at 5 PM I’ll be joining my longtime friends Karen Smith and Alisa Statman on Voices from the Grave for a conversation about the Black Dahlia case, the Sowden House, and the Black Dahlia / Zodiac linkage explored in my work over the years. Karen, Alisa, and…
Read More38th Anniversary of Veteran Actor Charles Wagenheim Hollywood Murder: A Bizarre "Zodiac" Connection That Spanned 27 Years
March 31, 2017 Los Angeles This month marks the 38th anniversary of the murder of veteran actor, Charles Wagenheim, who was beaten to death in his Hollywood apartment on March 6, 1979. Here is the “fact stranger than fiction” Wagenheim story that begins in 1952 and…
Read MoreChicago Journalist Michael Lenehan’s 2009 Book Review of MOST EVIL: Avenger, Zodiac and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel
May 7, 2015 Los Angeles, California In November, 2009, journalist Michael Lenehan wrote an extensive review of my book, MOST EVIL: Avenger, Zodiac and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel (Dutton) I found it to be not only exceedingly well written, but it was one of the most accurate, intelligent and concise…
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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