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Elizabeth Short grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. Her story has the most brutal of endings. Elizabeth's death has been twisted and exploited for nearly eight decades, transforming a young woman searching for her place in the world into the infamous "Black Dahlia." Beyond the gruesome headlines lies a more poignant truth – Elizabeth was simply searching for belonging in post-war America when her life was brutally cut short in January 1947.Elizabeth's story begins with abandonment during the Great Depression when her father faked his suicide, leaving her mother Phoebe to raise five daughters alone. Coming of age during World War II, Elizabeth witnessed profound social transformation as women entered the workforce and Hollywood's Golden Age created dreams of opportunity that drew her westward. Her nomadic existence in Los Angeles – moving between hotels, apartments, and boarding houses – reflected her struggle for stability in a city that promised much but delivered little.The medical precision of her murder points to a killer with anatomical knowledge, possibly connected to a medical school. Her body was bisected using a surgical technique called hemicorporectomy, completely drained of blood, and meticulously cleaned – all suggesting methodical expertise rather than frenzied violence. This clinical approach connects to a disturbing pattern of unsolved murders of women in Los Angeles between 1943-1949, raising questions about a possible serial killer targeting vulnerable women.Among the numerous suspects, Dr. George Hodel emerges as particularly compelling – a well-connected physician named as a prime suspect by a 1949 grand jury. His own son, former LAPD detective Steve Hodel, believes his father responsible not only for Elizabeth's murder but potentially for other unsolved cases from that era.Elizabeth deserves to be remembered as more than just a gruesome case study. She was a young woman with hopes and dreams, searching for her place in a world recovering from war. Her story reminds us of our responsibility when exploring true crime – to honor victims by recognizing their humanity first, separating sensationalism from truth, and treating their stories with the dignity they deserve.Send a message to the showSupport the showFollow Instagram | Facebook | BlueSky | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.comGive the dogs a bone tip jar: buymeacoffee.com/truestkindBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts and Shredding by Andrew King
The Black Dahlia case is the tragic murder of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her case became notorious due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the fact that it remains unsolved to this day. Elizabeth Short, who later became known as the Black Dahlia, aspired to be an actress and became the subject of intense media scrutiny after her death. Despite a massive investigation that produced over 150 suspects, her killer was never identified, making her story one of the most mysterious in the history of American crime. Sources Steve Hodel, “LA and Chicago Autopsy Reports Confirm a Skilled Surgeon Performed “Hemicorpectomy” on Both LA Victim Elizabeth “Black Dahlia” Short and Chicago “Lipstick Murder” Victim Six-Year-Old, Suzanne Degnan”, SteveHodel.com, Feb 27, 2019, https://stevehodel.com/2019/02/27/la-and-chicago-autopsy-reports-confirm-a-skilled-surgeon-performed-hemicorpectomy-on-both-la-victim-elizabeth-black-dahlia-short-and-chicago-lipstick-murder-victim-six-year-old-suzanne-de/, accessed Sept 15, 2024. Richard Milner, “THE TRULY HORRIFIC CRIME SCENE OF THE BLACK DAHLIA”, Grunge, April 9, 2021, https://www.grunge.com/378684/the-truly-horrific-crime-scene-of-the-black-dahlia/, accessed Sept 15, 2024. Katie Serena, “The Gruesome Story Of The Black Dahlia Murder — And Why The Case Remains Unsolved To This Day”, All That's Interesting, April 3, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short, accessed Sept 15, 2024. “Black Dahlia Biography”, TheFamousPeople.com, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/black-dahlia-35605.php, accessed Sept 16, 2024. Kaleena Fraga, “Who Killed Elizabeth Short? 7 Possible Suspects In The Horrifying Black Dahlia Murder”, All That's Interesting, Sept 8, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-killer/7, accessed Sept 18, 2024. Courtney Fretwell, “The Black Dahlia”, Forensic Tales, March 15, 2020, https://forensictales.com/the-black-dahlia/, accessed Sept 18, 2024. Jessica OConnor, “The Disturbing Story Of George Hodel, The S&M-Obsessed Doctor Suspected Of Murdering The Black Dahlia”, All That's Interesting, Aug 1, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel, accessed Sept 18, 2024. Steve Hodel, “THE DA GEORGE HODEL-BLACK DAHLIA BUGGING TAPES”, SteveHodel.com, May 28, 2009, https://stevehodel.com/2009/05/28/the_da_george_hodel-black_dahl/, accessed Sept 19, 2024. Steve Hodel, “The DA's Hodel-Black Dahlia Transcripts”, SteveHodel.com, https://stevehodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BDA-II-Chap-6-DA-transcripts.pdf, accessed Sept 19, 2024
"Send us a Fan Mail Text Message"Can you imagine a single unsolved murder throwing an entire city into the depths of mystery and speculation? Join us as we unravel the haunting events surrounding the Black Dahlia case, starting from the very streets of 1947 Los Angeles. From Elizabeth Short's harrowing childhood during the Great Depression to her unrelenting pursuit of Hollywood stardom, we uncover the heartbreaking realities she faced. Through this episode, we set the stage for understanding the complexities of one of LA's most infamous and unsolved cases, allowing you to witness the stark contrast between her dreams and the grim fate that befell her.Ever wondered how the media's relentless pursuit for sensationalism could overshadow compassion? We explore the role of media moguls, the limitations of law enforcement, and how societal attitudes towards women shaped the investigation. The impact of sensationalism on Elizabeth's family and the public's perception of her life and death is laid bare. This episode doesn't shy away from examining the ethical concerns and systemic failures that plagued the investigation, offering a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those seeking justice for Elizabeth Short.What if the key to solving two of America's most notorious unsolved crimes lies within the same family? We delve into the startling discoveries made by Steve Hodel, a former LAPD detective, who linked his father, George Hodel, to the Black Dahlia murder and possibly the Zodiac Killer. Explore the controversial history and dubious practices of George Hodel, and the shocking evidence unearthed by his own son. We also touch on other suspects, but it's the Hodel connection that leaves us questioning the dark truths behind these enduring mysteries. Join us, and discover how one man's quest for answers may have forever changed the narrative of the Black Dahlia case.Support the Show.Sounds:https://freesound.org/people/frodeims/sounds/666222/ Door openinghttps://freesound.org/people/Sami_Hiltunen/sounds/527187/ Eerie intro music https://freesound.org/people/jack126guy/sounds/361346/ Slot machinehttps://freesound.org/people/Zott820/sounds/209578/ Cash registerhttps://freesound.org/people/Exchanger/sounds/415504/ Fun Facts Jingle Thanks to The Tsunami Experiment for the theme music!!Check them out hereSUPPORT US AT https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984311/supporters/newMERCH STORE https://ol-dirty-basement.creator-spring.comFind us at the following https://oldirtybasement.buzzsprout.com WEBSITE ...
Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective, joins us to discuss his books and his unexpected relationship to gruesome killing of The Black Dalhia - Elizabeth Short. Look for Steve's books on Amazon. https://a.co/d/ixhDfyH
Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective, joins us to discuss his books and his unexpected relationship to gruesome killing of The Black Dalhia - Elizabeth Short. Look for Steve's books on Amazon.https://a.co/d/ixhDfyH
On January 15th, 1947, the mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was found in Leimert Park, a public space located in South Los Angeles. Someone had performed an hemicorporectomy, the act of cutting a body in half at a specific point of the body. The woman who first spotted the body out in the open thought it was a mannequin, mostly because the skin color was so pale, a result of Short's fluids and blood being completely drained from her body. In this Anniversary edition we speak with case expert Steve Hodel, a retired detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Not only is Hodel entrenched in the case, he also has a personal connection.
We delve in to the most brutal, baffling, sensationalized, and shocking murders in American history. We will cover the life of Elizabeth short as well as details of the murder and several key suspects that may represent the faces of evil. Sources: The Murder of the Black Dahlia: The Ultimate Cold Case Crime magazine. (n.d.). https://crimemagazine.com/murder-black-dahlia-ultimate-cold-case Hodel, S. (2019, October 2). Black Dahlia crime scene Photos: New Investigation-Hard Evidence and Forensics Revisited 2019 - Steve Hodel. Steve Hodel. https://stevehodel.com/2019/10/01/black-dahlia-crime-scene-photos-new-investigation-hard-evidence-and-forensics-revisited-2019/ Fitts, A. S. (2017, September 20). I know who killed the Black Dahlia: my own father. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short Serena, K. (2023, June 7). The Black Dahlia: Inside the Gruesome Murder of Elizabeth Short. All That's Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short Black Dahlia. (2022, September 28). Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia Gilmore, J. (1998). Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder. Join The Dark Oak discussion: The Dark Oak Podcast Website Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Youtube This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Holmes and Music by Ryan Creep
With a better understanding of the victim, Elizabeth Short, Hadley and Alyssa set their sights on the Black Dahlia's suspected killer: prominent California doctor George Hodel. Dr. Hodel lived in the John Sowden House—Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.'s surrealist magnum opus in Los Feliz—from 1945 to 1950, until he abandoned his family and fled the country after the home was bugged by the district attorney's office. Following the trail of a popular theory, the hosts explore the history of Sowden House, from its magnificent Mayan Revival architecture and many former owners to the events and evidence that have led many to believe it was the site of Elizabeth Short's murder. CREDITS Alyssa Fiorentino - Co-host & Producer Hadley Mendelsohn - Co-host & Producer Jessy Caron - Producer Jacob Stone - Sound Editor & Mixer To advertise on the show: https://www.advertisecast.com/DarkHouse or email us at sales@advertisecast.com. RELATED LINKS Sowden House, 5121 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles (PHOTOS): https://bit.ly/3PBihm5 ‘Black Dahlia Avenger' by Steve Hodel: https://amzn.to/468kDj4 Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia (PODCAST): https://bit.ly/45iciIU Historic American Buildings Survey, Sowden House (PDF): https://bit.ly/3ZwglA1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this first ever episode re-release, Erik revisits his 2016 interview with New York Times Bestselling author Steve Hodel, author of "The Black Dahlia Avenger". Hodel explains why he believes that the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, was committed by his father, physician George Hodel. More about Steve Hodel and his work here: https://stevehodel.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4698315/advertisement
Today's guest, former Hollywood Homicide detective Steve Hodel, has solved over 300 cases in his career. He had retired with many honors when his father died and he was confronted with his most difficult and most emotionally challenging case ever. He discovered that his father George Hodel had been one of the most terrifying, prolific and diabolical serial killers to ever live. Perhaps George Hodel's most notorious victim was Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia, whose nude, surgically bisected body was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles on the morning of January 15th, 1947. Warning: Explicit crime scene description.
The Black Dahlia The 1947 murder of a 22-year-old Hollywood hopeful in Los Angeles has never been solved. On the morning of January 15, 1947, a mother taking her child for a walk in a Los Angeles neighborhood stumbled upon a gruesome sight: the body of a young naked woman sliced clean in half at the waist. The body was just a few feet from the sidewalk and posed in such a way that the mother reportedly thought it was a mannequin at first glance. Despite the extensive mutilation and cuts on the body, there wasn't a drop of blood at the scene, indicating that the young woman had been killed elsewhere. The ensuing investigation was led by the L.A. Police Department. The FBI was asked to help, and it quickly identified the body—just 56 minutes, in fact, after getting blurred fingerprints via “Soundphoto” (a primitive fax machine used by news services) from Los Angeles. The young woman turned out to be a 22-year-old Hollywood hopeful named Elizabeth Short—later dubbed the “Black Dahlia” by the press for her rumored penchant for sheer black clothes and for the Blue Dahlia movie out at that time. Short's prints actually appeared twice in the FBI's massive collection (more than 100 million were on file at the time). First, she had applied for a job as a clerk at the commissary of the Army's Camp Cooke in California in January 1943. Second, she had been arrested by the Santa Barbara police for underage drinking seven months later. The Bureau also had her “mug shot” in its files and provided it to the press. In support of L.A. police, the FBI ran records checks on potential suspects and conducted interviews across the nation. Based on early suspicions that the murderer may have had skills in dissection because the body was so cleanly cut, agents were also asked to check out a group of students at the University of Southern California Medical School. And, in a tantalizing potential break in the case, the Bureau searched for a match to fingerprints found on an anonymous letter that may have been sent to authorities by the killer, but the prints weren't in FBI files. Who killed the Black Dahlia and why? It's a mystery. The murderer has never been found, and given how much time has passed, probably never will be. The legend grows… The 22-year-old Short had been sliced in two at the waist and completely drained of blood. Some of her organs — such as her intestines — had been removed and neatly placed underneath her buttocks. Pieces of flesh had been cut away from her thighs and breasts. And her stomach was full of feces, leading some to believe that she'd been forced to eat them before she was killed. The most chilling mutilations, however, were the lacerations on her face. The killer had sliced each side of her face from the corners of her mouth to her ears, creating what's known as a “Glasgow smile.” Since the body had already been washed clean, Los Angeles Police Department detectives concluded that she must have been killed elsewhere before being dumped in Leimert Park. Near her body, detectives noted a heel print and a cement sack with traces of blood that had presumably been used to transport her body to the vacant lot. The LAPD reached out to the FBI to help identify the body by searching their fingerprint database. Short's fingerprints turned up rather quickly because she had applied for a job as a clerk at the commissary of the U.S. Army's Camp Cooke in California back in 1943. And then her prints turned up a second time since she had been arrested by the Santa Barbara Police Department for underage drinking — just seven months after she'd applied to the job. The FBI also had her mugshot from her arrest, which they provided to the press. Before long, the media began reporting every salacious detail they could find about Short. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Short's mother Phoebe Short didn't learn of her daughter's death until reporters from The Los Angeles Examiner telephoned her pretending that Elizabeth had won a beauty contest. They pumped her for all the details they could get on Elizabeth before revealing the terrible truth. Her daughter had been murdered, and her corpse had been dismembered in unspeakable ways. As the media learned more about Elizabeth Short's history, they began to brand her as a sexual deviant. One police report read, “This victim knew at least fifty men at the time of her death and at least twenty-five men had been seen with her in the sixty days preceding her death… She was known as a teaser of men.” They gave Short the nickname, “The Black Dahlia,” due to her reported preference for wearing a lot of sheer black clothing. This was a reference to the movie The Blue Dahlia, which was out at the time. Some people spread the false rumor that Short was a prostitute, while others baselessly claimed that she liked to tease men because she was a lesbian. Adding to her mystique, Short was reportedly a Hollywood hopeful. She had moved to Los Angeles just six months before her death and worked as a waitress. Sadly, she had no known acting jobs and her death became her one claim to fame. But as famous as the case was, authorities had tremendous difficulty figuring out who was behind it. However, members of the media did receive a few clues. On January 21st, about a week after the body was found, the Examiner received a call from a person claiming to be the murderer, who said he would be sending Short's belongings in the mail as proof of his claim. Shortly thereafter on the 24th, the Examiner received a package with Short's birth certificate, photos, business cards, and an address book with the name Mark Hansen on the cover. Also included was a letter pasted together from newspaper and magazine letter clippings that read, “Los Angeles Examiner and other Los Angeles papers here is Dahlia's belongings letter to follow.” All of these items had been wiped down with gasoline, leaving no fingerprints behind. Though a partial fingerprint was found on the envelope, it was damaged in transport and never analyzed. On January 26th, another letter arrived. This handwritten note read, “Here it is. Turning in Wed. January 29, 10 a.m. Had my fun at police. Black Dahlia Avenger.” The letter included a location. Police waited at the appointed time and place, but the author never showed. Afterward, the alleged killer sent a note made of letters cut and pasted from magazines to the Examiner that said, “Have changed my mind. You would not give me a square deal. Dahlia killing was justified.” Yet again, everything sent by the person had been wiped clean with gasoline, so investigators couldn't lift any fingerprints from the evidence. At one point, the LAPD had 750 investigators on the case and interviewed more than 150 potential suspects linked to the Black Dahlia killing. Officers heard more than 60 confessions during the initial investigation, but none of them were considered legitimate. Since then, there have been more than 500 confessions, none of which led to anyone being charged. As time went on and the case went cold, many people assumed that the Black Dahlia murder was a date gone wrong, or that Short had run into a sinister stranger late at night while walking alone. After over 70 years, the Black Dahlia murder case remains open. But in recent years, a couple of intriguing — and chilling — theories have emerged. The Man Who Thinks His Father Killed Elizabeth Short Shortly after his father's death in 1999, now-retired LAPD detective Steve Hodel was going through his dad's belongings when he noticed two photos of a woman who bore a striking resemblance to Elizabeth Short. After discovering these haunting images, Hodel began using the skills he had gained as a policeman to investigate his own deceased father. Hodel went through newspaper archives and witness interviews from the case, and even filed a Freedom of Information Act to obtain FBI files on the Black Dahlia murder. He also had a handwriting expert compare samples of his father's writing to the writing on some of the notes sent to the press from the alleged killer. The analysis found a strong possibility that his father's handwriting matched, but the results were not conclusive. On the grislier side, the Black Dahlia crime scene photos showed that Short's body had been cut in a manner consistent with a hemicorporectomy, a medical procedure that slices the body beneath the lumbar spine. Hodel's father had been a doctor — who attended medical school when this procedure was being taught in the 1930s. Additionally, Hodel searched his father's archives at UCLA, finding a folder full of receipts for contracting work on his childhood home. In that folder, there was a receipt dated a few days before the murder for a large bag of concrete, the same size, and brand as a concrete bag found near Elizabeth Short's body. By the time Hodel began his investigation, many of the police officers who originally worked on the case were already dead. However, he carefully reconstructed conversations these officers had about the case. Eventually, Hodel compiled all of his evidence into a 2003 bestseller called Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story. While fact-checking the book, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez requested official police files from the case and made an important discovery. Shortly after the murder, the LAPD had six main suspects, and George Hodel was on their list. In fact, he was such a serious suspect that his home was bugged in 1950 so the police could monitor his activities. Much of the audio was innocuous, but one chilling exchange stuck out: “8:25pm. ‘Woman screamed. Woman screamed again. (It should be noted, the woman not heard before the scream.)'” Later that day, George Hodel was overheard telling someone, “Realize there was nothing I could do, put a pillow over her head and cover her with a blanket. Get a taxi. Expired 12:59. They thought there was something fishy. Anyway, now they may have figured it out. Killed her.” He continued, “Supposin' I did kill the Black Dahlia. They couldn't prove it now. They can't talk to my secretary anymore because she's dead.” Even after this shocking revelation, which seems to support that George Hodel killed Short — and possibly also his secretary — the Black Dahlia case still hasn't been officially closed. However, this hasn't stopped Steve Hodel from investigating his father. He says he has found details from dozens of other murders that could possibly be connected to his father, implicating him not only as the Black Dahlia murderer but also as a deranged serial killer. Hodel's research has even garnered some attention from law enforcement. In 2004, Stephen R. Kay, the head deputy for L.A. County's district attorney office, said that if George Hodel was still alive he would have enough to indict him for the Elizabeth Short murder. Did Leslie Dillon Murder The Black Dahlia? In 2017, British author Piu Eatwell announced that she had finally solved the decades-old case, and published her findings in a book called Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder. The real culprit, she claimed, was Leslie Dillon, a man who police briefly considered the primary suspect but ultimately let go. However, she also claimed there was much more to the case besides the killer himself. According to Eatwell, Dillon, who worked as a bellhop, murdered Short at the behest of Mark Hansen, a local nightclub and movie theater owner who worked with Dillon. Hansen was another suspect that had eventually been let go — and the owner of the address book that had been mailed to the Examiner. He later claimed that he gave the address book to Short as a gift. Short had reportedly stayed with Hansen a few nights, and he was one of the last people reported to have spoken with her before her death in a phone call on January 8th. Eatwell alleges that Hansen was infatuated with Short and came onto her, though she rebuffed his advances. Then, he supposedly called on Leslie Dillon to “take care of her.” Hansen, it seemed, knew Dillon was capable of murder but didn't realize just how deranged he really was. Previously, Leslie Dillon had worked as a mortician's assistant, where he could have potentially learned how to bleed a body dry. Eatwell also discovered, from police records, that Dillon knew details about the crime that had not yet been released to the public. One detail was that Short had a tattoo of a rose on her thigh, which had been cut out and shoved inside her vagina. For his part, Dillon claimed to be an aspiring crime writer and told authorities that he was writing a book about the Dahlia case — which never materialized. Despite all the evidence pointing to him, Dillon was never charged with the crime. Eatwell claims he was released due to Mark Hansen's ties to some of the cops at the LAPD. While Eatwell believes the department was corrupt to begin with, she also thinks that Hansen contributed largely to its corruption by exploiting his ties to certain officers. Another discovery that lent itself to Eatwell's theory was a crime scene found at a local motel. During her research, Eatwell came across a report by Aster Motel owner Henry Hoffman. The Aster Motel was a small, 10-cabin facility near the University of Southern California. On the morning of January 15, 1947, he opened the door to one of his cabins and found the room “covered in blood and fecal matter.” In another cabin, he discovered that someone had left a bundle of women's clothes wrapped up in brown paper, which was also stained with blood. Instead of reporting the crime, Hoffman simply cleaned it up. He had been arrested four days earlier for beating his wife and didn't want to risk another run-in with the police. Eatwell believes that the motel is where Elizabeth Short was murdered. Eyewitness reports, though uncorroborated, claim that a woman who resembled Short was seen at the motel shortly before the murder. Eatwell's theories have not been proven, as everyone involved with the original Black Dahlia murder case is most likely dead by now, and many official LAPD documents remain locked away in vaults. However, Eatwell remains confident in her findings, and truly believes that she's solved the mysterious and gruesome case of the Black Dahlia murder. Though we still don't know for certain who killed the Black Dahlia, these recent theories present compelling cases. And it's possible that the truth is still out there, just waiting for the right investigation to finally bring it to light.
Life got away from the docs this week, so they're bringing you a re-release of one of their very first “Vintage Los Angeles” episodes. This episode is from 2019 and it is one of their favorites as it focuses on two fascinating characters that are integral to the history and development of Los Angeles. Dr. Scott covers founding father, Griffith J. Griffith, and his dirty little intimate partner violence secrets at the turn of the century, while Dr. Shiloh leads you through the history of the OG criminal profiler, Dr. J. Paul de River, and his involvement in some of Los Angeles' most horrific crimes throughout the 1930's and 1940's. Mentions: Heritage Square Museum http://heritagesquare.org/ Deranged LA Crimes http://derangedlacrimes.com/ Steve Hodel's blog https://stevehodel.com/ John Brian King https://johnbrianking.com/ Die-Alogue podcast https://www.yellowtapetruecrime.com/diealoguepodcast You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network. http://crawlspace-media.com/ Get free chicken nuggets for a year and 10% off your first box when you sign up today at butcherbox.com/LANSC and use code LANSC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 15th, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short was found mutilated. Someone had performed an hemicorporectomy, the act of cutting a body in half at a specific point of the body. The woman who first spotted the body in a vacant lot thought it was a mannequin, mostly because the skin color was so pale, a result of Short's fluids and blood being completely drained from her body. In this episode we speak with Steve Hodel, a retired detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Not only is Hodel fascinated by the case, he also has a personal connection.
Former LAPD detective Steve Hodel compiles never-before-seen evidence that reveals his father as a serial killer who may have been responsible for some of the most infamous murders of the last century- including the Zodiac killings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B001IO8EUU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome back retired detective, Steve Hodel. Steve is the author of multiple books based on his research into his own father and his connection to Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia. We discuss his two new books, "The Early Years: The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. (Part I - The 1920s & Part II - The 1930s).Guest (select) Publications: Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder: The True Story; Black Dahlia Avenger II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles's Black Dahlia and other 1940's Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hodel; Black Dahlia III: Murder as a Fine Art: Presenting the Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to the Black Dahlia and Other Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Decryption of the 1970 Zodiac Cypher in Which the San Francisco Serial Killer Reveals His True Identity. Guest Links: www.stevehodel.com Twitter: @stevehodelIBDA Check out the Root of Evil podcast for more on Steve and his family Stay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/from-the-void-podcast/donations
Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome back retired detective, Steve Hodel. Steve is the author of multiple books based on his research into his own father and his connection to Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia. We discuss his two new books, "The Early Years: The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. (Part I - The 1920s & Part II - The 1930s).Guest (select) Publications: Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder: The True Story; Black Dahlia Avenger II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles's Black Dahlia and other 1940's Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hodel; Black Dahlia III: Murder as a Fine Art: Presenting the Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to the Black Dahlia and Other Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Decryption of the 1970 Zodiac Cypher in Which the San Francisco Serial Killer Reveals His True Identity. Guest Links: www.stevehodel.com Twitter: @stevehodelIBDA Check out the Root of Evil podcast for more on Steve and his family Stay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/from-the-void-podcast/donations
We talk with Steve Hodel, retired homicide detective and NY Times best-selling author of the book, The Black Dahlia Avenger. We explore Elizabeth Short's cold case in depth, and Steve details why he believes his father, Dr. George Hodel, is not only responsible for her murder but was a prolific serial killer. He reveals why a police cover-up may have stopped the Black Dahlia murder and several other lone-woman murders from ever being solved. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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In this episode we take you back to 1930's Pasadena (yes, again) to examine the unsolved murder of the "Don Juan Dentist," Dr. Leonard Siever. There are a ton of leads and theories to this murder with seemingly no obvious motive. We also chat with retired homicide detective Steve Hodel to discuss his theory of his father's possible involvement in this decades-long cold case. Find Steve Hodel's books on Amazon or on his website here: https://stevehodel.com/ You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network. http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 15th, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short was found mutilated. Someone had performed an hemicorporectomy, the act of cutting a body in half at a specific point of the body. The woman who first spotted the body in a vacant lot thought it was a mannequin, mostly because the skin color was so pale, a result of Short's fluids and blood being completely drained from her body. In this episode we speak with Steve Hodel, a retired detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Not only is Hodel fascinated by the case, he also has a personal connection.
The unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short may forever remain that, unsolved, but, to many the killer is already known,the problem is who is right about which one? Join us this week as we discuss (and sometimes argue) about who could have committed this heinous crime. Ed Burns, Hayley questions whether or not he had the medical know how, BUT, I had forgotten during the recording that he had some medical student credits! George Hodel? Steve Hodel certainly thinks he did it. Check out his books Black Dahlia Avenger II 2014: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles's Black Dahlia and other 1940s LONE WOMAN MURDERS Mark Hansen Leslie Dillon Piu Eatwell thinks she has the answer checkout her book Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder Dr Patrick O'Reilly, was he close enough friends with Mark Hansen to commit murder together? This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited. None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work was intentionally plagiarized. Below is a (partial) list of references used during the research and telling of this story. The Black Dahlia References https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/black-dahlia http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1867198_1867170_1867291,00.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short http://blackdahlia.web.unc.edu/ https://stevehodel.com/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/has-the-black-dahlia-murder-finally-been-solved-198247/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/ Documentaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FlqnCf1LZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKEfFfFBKo https://www.insideedition.com/black-dahlia-murder-true-story-50461 https://www.horrorgalore.com/true-story/horrifying-mystery-black-dahlia-documentary Books https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Avenger-True-Story/dp/0061139610 https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-James-Ellroy/dp/0446618128 https://www.amazon.com/Severed-Story-Black-Dahlia-Murder/dp/187892317X https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Red-Rose-Corruption/dp/1631492268 https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Files-Transfixed-Angeles/dp/0060582502 https://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Shadows-Hidden-Dahlia-Murder/dp/1585004847 https://www.amazon.com/Exquisite-Corpse-Surrealism-Dahlia-Murder/dp/B000WZTZOU http://www.piueatwell.com/black-dahlia-red-rose
NYT bestseller Ralph Pezzullo steps into the Interrogation Room to try getting his story straight about his latest release, a fictionalized memoir called SAIGON. Ralph grew up globetrotting as his father's State Department assignments changed every few years. He lived in Saigon from 1962 to '65, during the times of the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of President Diem, a number of other coup d'etats, and almost daily Vietcong terror attacks against Americans. Ralph was in Bolivia while Che Guevara worked to establish a guerilla training camp there, and in Nicaragua during the first days of the Sandanista Revolution. He's also lived in Uruguay, Mexico, Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Guatemala. He made friends with the locals wherever he lived, and he sometimes found that circumstances at the street level varied greatly from those advocated at higher levels of international diplomacy. Ralph's critically acclaimed writing has included thriller and mystery novels, nonfiction, plays, screenplays, and investigative journalism. He's worked with directors such as Oliver Stone and James Foley, and with former CIA covert operative Gary Bernsten and former LAPD detective Steve Hodel. His latest release, SAIGON, launched on November 1st. It's a coming of age story based on his own experiences in Saigon during the early 60s. In this episode, Ralph and host Gavin Reese discuss writing memoirs, fictionalizing personal experiences, and who would investigate Ralph's homicide. Get SAIGON now: https://www.amazon.com/Saigon-Ralph-Pezzullo-ebook/dp/B09KT8LJ7T/ Ralph's site and works: https://ralphpezzulloauthor.com Gavin's works: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS Gavin's site: https://gavinreese.com #writersbeat #writerslife #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingthrillers #bestseller #author #writer #novel #novelist #usatodaybestseller #amazonbestseller #copauthor #writerscraft #craftofwriting #gavinreese #gavinthecop #policeprocedural #writersofinstagram #ralphpezzulo #memoir #biography #irl #saigon #vietnam #statedept #diplomat #diplomacy #comingofage #autobiography #acclaimed #amwritingnonfiction #amwritingmemoir
NYT bestseller Ralph Pezzullo steps into the Interrogation Room to try getting his story straight about his latest release, a fictionalized memoir called SAIGON. Ralph grew up globetrotting as his father's State Department assignments changed every few years. He lived in Saigon from 1962 to '65, during the times of the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of President Diem, a number of other coup d'etats, and almost daily Vietcong terror attacks against Americans. Ralph was in Bolivia while Che Guevara worked to establish a guerilla training camp there, and in Nicaragua during the first days of the Sandanista Revolution. He's also lived in Uruguay, Mexico, Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Guatemala. He made friends with the locals wherever he lived, and he sometimes found that circumstances at the street level varied greatly from those advocated at higher levels of international diplomacy. Ralph's critically acclaimed writing has included thriller and mystery novels, nonfiction, plays, screenplays, and investigative journalism. He's worked with directors such as Oliver Stone and James Foley, and with former CIA covert operative Gary Bernsten and former LAPD detective Steve Hodel. His latest release, SAIGON, launched on November 1st. It's a coming of age story based on his own experiences in Saigon during the early 60s. In this episode, Ralph and host Gavin Reese discuss writing memoirs, fictionalizing personal experiences, and who would investigate Ralph's homicide. Get SAIGON now: https://www.amazon.com/Saigon-Ralph-Pezzullo-ebook/dp/B09KT8LJ7T/ Ralph's site and works: https://ralphpezzulloauthor.com Gavin's works: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS Gavin's site: https://gavinreese.com #writersbeat #writerslife #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingthrillers #bestseller #author #writer #novel #novelist #usatodaybestseller #amazonbestseller #copauthor #writerscraft #craftofwriting #gavinreese #gavinthecop #policeprocedural #writersofinstagram #ralphpezzulo #memoir #biography #irl #saigon #vietnam #statedept #diplomat #diplomacy #comingofage #autobiography #acclaimed #amwritingnonfiction #amwritingmemoir
NYT bestseller Ralph Pezzullo steps into the Interrogation Room to try getting his story straight about his latest release, a fictionalized memoir called SAIGON. Ralph grew up globetrotting as his father's State Department assignments changed every few years. He lived in Saigon from 1962 to '65, during the times of the Tonkin Gulf Incident, the overthrow of President Diem, a number of other coup d'etats, and almost daily Vietcong terror attacks against Americans. Ralph was in Bolivia while Che Guevara worked to establish a guerilla training camp there, and in Nicaragua during the first days of the Sandanista Revolution. He's also lived in Uruguay, Mexico, Washington, D.C., Colombia, and Guatemala. He made friends with the locals wherever he lived, and he sometimes found that circumstances at the street level varied greatly from those advocated at higher levels of international diplomacy. Ralph's critically acclaimed writing has included thriller and mystery novels, nonfiction, plays, screenplays, and investigative journalism. He's worked with directors such as Oliver Stone and James Foley, and with former CIA covert operative Gary Bernsten and former LAPD detective Steve Hodel. His latest release, SAIGON, launched on November 1st. It's a coming of age story based on his own experiences in Saigon during the early 60s. In this episode, Ralph and host Gavin Reese discuss writing memoirs, fictionalizing personal experiences, and who would investigate Ralph's homicide. Get SAIGON now: https://www.amazon.com/Saigon-Ralph-Pezzullo-ebook/dp/B09KT8LJ7T/ Ralph's site and works: https://ralphpezzulloauthor.com Gavin's works: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS Gavin's site: https://gavinreese.com #writersbeat #writerslife #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingthrillers #bestseller #author #writer #novel #novelist #usatodaybestseller #amazonbestseller #copauthor #writerscraft #craftofwriting #gavinreese #gavinthecop #policeprocedural #writersofinstagram #ralphpezzulo #memoir #biography #irl #saigon #vietnam #statedept #diplomat #diplomacy #comingofage #autobiography #acclaimed #amwritingnonfiction #amwritingmemoir --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersbeatpodcast/support
Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome retired detective, Steve Hodel. Steve is the author of multiple books based on his research into his own father and his connection to Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia. We also discuss his father's potential connection other unsolved murders. Guest (select) Publications: Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder: The True Story; Black Dahlia Avenger II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles's Black Dahlia and other 1940's Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hodel; Black Dahlia III: Murder as a Fine Art: Presenting the Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to the Black Dahlia and Other Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Decryption of the 1970 Zodiac Cypher in Which the San Francisco Serial Killer Reveals His True Identity. Guest Links: www.stevehodel.com Twitter: @stevehodelIBDA Check out the Root of Evil podcast for more on Steve and his family Stay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson.
Guest Info/Bio: This week I welcome retired detective, Steve Hodel. Steve is the author of multiple books based on his research into his own father and his connection to Elizabeth Short aka the Black Dahlia. We also discuss his father's potential connection other unsolved murders. Guest (select) Publications: Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder: The True Story; Black Dahlia Avenger II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles's Black Dahlia and other 1940's Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hodel; Black Dahlia III: Murder as a Fine Art: Presenting the Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to the Black Dahlia and Other Lone Woman Murders; Most Evil II: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Decryption of the 1970 Zodiac Cypher in Which the San Francisco Serial Killer Reveals His True Identity. Guest Links: www.stevehodel.com Twitter: @stevehodelIBDA Check out the Root of Evil podcast for more on Steve and his family Stay on top of all the latest by following the show at:Instagram: @thefromthevoidpodastFacebook: @thefromthevoidpodcastTwitter: @thefromthevoidpodcast The From the Void Podcast is written, edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson.
NYT best-selling author, Steve Hodel, joins the show to discuss his incredible story about discovering evidence that his father was a killer. Steve Hodel handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the highest "solve rates" during his years of service as a Hollywood homicide detective. He has also worked as a private detective for several years. His first book, Black Dahlia Avenger, is a New York Times Bestseller. https://stevehodel.com/Please Subscribe and Share This Show! Show your support for Truth Be Told by shopping our website for official merchandise! www.truthbetoldworldwide.com
SEPTEMBER TOPIC: The Cecil Hotel Check out Buzz Killers every Sunday for new episodes! In episode forty seven we discuss horrific the murder of Elizabeth Short. On January 15, 1947, a woman walking with her young daughter on a residential street in Los Angeles, discovered the body of a woman in the brush next to the sidewalk. After a series of mishaps that caused law enforcement to mishandle the scene, the woman was identified as Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress who had been missing since January 9. The circumstances of the crime would lead to her being given the nickname "The Black Dahlia," and the case became one of the most famous unsolved crimes in LAPD history. Although the case remains unsolved to this day, a very credible theory has risen to the surface, but it is unclear whether the truth about Elizabeth's demise ever be recognized by the authorities. For this episode we drank Spellbound Chardonnay! Check out Spellbound Wines full selection on their website. Music made by M.Eighmey on Soundtrap Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/ Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel (exclusive audio book only available on Audible) https://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mystery https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-Beth-short • https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/has-the-black-dahlia-murder-finally-been-solved-198247/ • https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/ Buzzfeed Unsolved o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gM6NG2PN4Q o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCnFYvL17v4 I Am the Night (2019 Miniseries) • Root of Evil podcast (Evette & Rosha, Fauna Hodel's children main hosts, along with several other family members) • https://crimereads.com/the-black-dahlia-history-los-angeles-cold-case/ This episode is brought to you by BK Creations, LLC.
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B...
On January 15th, 1947, the body of a beautiful young woman, that of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, was found by the side of the road in a quiet neighborhood of L.A. The body had been bisected, washed clean and the upper torso posed in an unusual way. This was the beginning of a case that captured the imagination of the world. Ms. Short was soon given the moniker “Black Dahlia” by the press. Her killer has never brought to justice. The Black Dahlia case remains L.A.'s oldest open, but unsolved murder. That is until now! Steve Hodel, author of the book “Black Dahlia Avenger,” believes he knows who killed the Black Dahlia and he joins me today. You're gonna want to hang around for this one!
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series.Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book.Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail.During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986.HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention.Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009.Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles.http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B...
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series.Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book.Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail.During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986.HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention.Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009.Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles.http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B...
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B...
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B...
Kat is still recovering so we're bringing you another previously Patreon exclusive episode. This time it's one of our Square Metre of Murder "minisodes" even though it's not that short! We're working to get new episodes recorded this week so stay tuned and enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today we're covering a case that’s gone unsolved for 73 years. The tale of a young woman moving to LA for a new start, only to be murdered in such horrendous circumstances that she would become more famous in death than she ever could have in life. It is, of course, one of LA’s most brutal and infamous unsolved murders, that of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short in January 1947 -- better known as the Black Dahlia. FURTHER READING: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia (The Black Dahlia — FBI) https://amzn.to/2ZAoHJx (Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/572113/the-black-dahlia-murder-facts (10 Shocking Facts About The Black Dahlia, Hollywood’s Most Famous Unsolved Murder) http://blackdahlia.web.unc.edu/who-killed-elizabeth-short/ (Who Killed Elizabeth Short?) https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20Short%29%20/ (Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short)) https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/did-las-top-crime-reporter-of-the-1930s-and-40s-crack-the-black-dahlia-case/ (Did L.A.’s Top Crime Reporter of the 1930s and ‘40s Crack the Black Dahlia Case) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short (I know who killed the Black Dahlia: my own father) ----------------------------------------------- https://pod.link/1499149474 (Like the show? Give us a rating and review!) Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/squaremileofmurder (Patreon) Get our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gQT5pj (Newsletter) Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/pg/squaremilepod/ (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/squaremileofmurder/ (Instagram) https://squaremileofmurder.com/ (Squaremileofmurder.com) https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/square-mile-of-murder (Square Mile of Murder Merch) Support this podcast
George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 – May 16, 1999) was a Jewish physician in the United States. After the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, police came to consider Hodel a suspect. He was never formally charged with the crime and came to wider attention as a suspect after his death when he was accused by his son, Los Angeles homicide detective Steve Hodel, of killing Short and committing several additional murders. Prior to the Dahlia case, he was also a suspect in the death of his secretary, Ruth Spaulding, but was not charged. He was also accused of raping his own daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted for that crime. He fled the country several times, and spent time between 1950 and 1990 in the Philippines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedarkroompodcast/message
George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 – May 16, 1999) was a Jewish physician in the United States. After the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, police came to consider Hodel a suspect. He was never formally charged with the crime and came to wider attention as a suspect after his death when he was accused by his son, Los Angeles homicide detective Steve Hodel, of killing Short and committing several additional murders. Prior to the Dahlia case, he was also a suspect in the death of his secretary, Ruth Spaulding, but was not charged. He was also accused of raping his own daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted for that crime. He fled the country several times, and spent time between 1950 and 1990 in the Philippines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedarkroompodcast/message
In this week's shot episode, Lindsey and Tiffany discuss the Green Twig Murder case. This case took place just a few blocks away from where the Black Dahlia was found a few years before. The girls go over the details of the case, but Tiffany falls down the rabbit hole of Steve Hodel's website that discusses his belief that his father is ultimately responsible for the Green Twig Murder, the Black Dahlia murder, and could also potentially be the California Zodiac Killer. Lindsey tries to climb out of the rabbit hole, but Tiffany, as per usual, just keeps diving. https://stevehodel.com/books/black-dahlia-avenger/ Facebook Instagram Website --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Pop Up Theatre presents Behind The Dahlia A Sherlock Holmes Review, with guest author Steve Hodel. In this Podcast interview, host Alexandria Tan discusses the infamous case of the Black Dahlia. To see more of Steve's work, visit SteveHodel.com
Former LAPD detective Steve Hodel compiles never-before-seen evidence that reveals his father as a serial killer who may have been responsible for some of the most infamous murders of the last century- including the Zodiac killings.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week I'm joined by a guest, my boyfriend Octavio to go over a case he's always been interested in but didn't know too much about. The Black Dahlia. We're going to dive into the story of what happened to Elizabeth Short and today's format is different so be ready for some banter and some silliness that's full of facts on one of the most famous unsolved murders in the world.
Osados y curiosos del mundo del True Crime, aquí tenéis algunas respuestas a las preguntas planteadas durante toda la serie. Vamos a ir atando cabos uno a uno, analizaremos un poco los puntos clave de la principal hipótesis de Steve Hodel, desenmascaremos a otro probable sospechoso, y terminaremos con lo que es, tal vez, la explicación más lógica. ¡Espero que os guste! NOTA: YA POR FIN CDO HA PASADO A FORMAR PARTE DE IVOOX ORIGINALS. OS PIDO QUE, POR FAVOR, SI OS HA GUSTADO LA SERIE, LA COMPARTAIS CON VUESTROS AMIGOS Y SERES MAS QUERIDOS. TAMBIEN PODEIS ACTIVAR LAS NOTIFICACIONES Y SUSCRIBIROS A MI CANAL. ESA ES LA MEJOR FORMA DE AYUDAR A LOS PODCASTERS A SEGUIR CRECIENDO, ESCRIBIENDO, GRANBANDO Y EDITANDO CONTENIDOS. Para más información, vías de contacto y colaboración: www.criminalesdelolimpo.com ¡Muchísimas gracias a todos! ~ RECURSOS Y LIBROS DE REFERENCIA ~ - Black Dahlia Avenger (Steve Hodel) - Most Evil (Steve Hodel) - A genius Murder (Steve Hodel) - Black Dahlia Avenger III, Murder as a Fine Art. (Steve Hodel) - Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer (Michael Newton) - Black Dahlia, Red Rose (Piu Eatwell) - Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder (John Gilmore) - The Cases that Haunt Us (John Douglas) -Online: Alguien se ha tomado la molestia de crear este mapa con la mayor parte de las localizaciones descritas en el podcast: https://la.curbed.com/maps/black-dahlia-i-am-the-night-los-angeles Los mejores blogs que he encontrado con mayor cantidad de información "veraz" acerca del caso de la Dahlia Negra y todos los personajes involucrados en el caso. http://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/ https://derangedlacrimes.com/ El blog de Steve Hodel, aquí podemos conocerle mejor, saber sobre sus nuevos hallazgos e hipótesis y también podremos escuchar/ver entrevistas en exclusiva. https://stevehodel.com/ Otros artículos de interés: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5012767/Black-Dahlia-killer-revealed-new-book.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-06-mn-15889-story.html https://www.independent.com/2018/06/07/black-dahlia-never-dies/ ~ CREDITOS ~ Redacción, producción, realización y locución: Alicia M.Gaspar Música: Lucas King (CC.License) Albums disponibles en: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00KMVQDSA?ie=UTF8&;field-keywords=Lucas%20King&index=digital-music&search-type=ss ... y en https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lucas-king-music/1112363858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- La leyenda de la Dalia Negra cobra vida de nuevo. Numerosas historias sobre el caso han vuelto a salir a la luz. En todas las épocas, en todos los lugares, SIEMPRE HA EXISTIDO UNA BLACK DAHLIA. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
The Parallax Views #HalloweenPodcastMassacre continues as the 13 O'Clock Podcast's Jenny Ashford returns to discuss her new game design venture Giallo Games, based on the 70 Italian horror/thriller movies of the 60s-80s, and spooky cases from her three volume book series The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the 20th Century.We begin the discussion by talking about horror movies and Jenny's various board games based on giallos, or Italian murder mystery thrillers, like Dario Argento's Suspiria (arguably not a giallo but it gets lumped in) and Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace. We talk about two games in particular, The Three Sorrows and A Crimson Drop on a Crystal Palette. We also talk about the various giallos that Jenny is a fan of like All the Colors of the Dark starring Euro-starlet Edwige Fenech and Lucio Fulci's The Psychic. And, of course, we take a detour to talk about the greatness of John Carpenter. And we note how Mario Bava's Bay of Blood aka Twitch of the Death Nerve is a proto-slasher as well as chatting about the weirdness of Dario Argento's cinematic collaborations with his daughter Asia Argento.Additionally, we talk about women in horror fandom and why women are attracted to the genre despite it's penchant for misogyny. In this regard we also discuss rape/revenge films like I Spit on Your Grave and Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45. Is there something cathartic about such films for some female viewers? We talk about how I Spit on Your Grave is completely unglamorous in it's depiction of violence against women whereas many films of its type glamorize said violence. We also talk about how horror films have been influenced by women and in this regard mention how Daria Nicolodi was instrumental in the early film's of her former husband Dario Argento.Then we pivot to the real-life horror of unsolved murders that Jenny writes about in the 3 volumes of The Faceless Villain trilogy. First, of course, we delve into how Jenny got the title for the series. Then we discuss a question that immediately pops up for readers of the trilogy: Why Iowa? In other words, why do so many cold cases occur in the mid-west. This leads us to a discussion of the Black Dahlia case and the theories of Steve Hodel, son of Black Dahlia murder suspect George Hodel. Additionally, we talk about ax murders and why they're connected to so many unsolved murders in the early 20th century.From there we delve into a potpourri of different cases from the trilogy including:- Unsolved murders that have been tied into the JFK assassination conspriacy theories, specifically the shooting of JFK's alleged mistress, who may have introduced the late President to LSD, Mary Pinochet Myers- Lover's lane murders and how they're not just something you see in movies or urban legends. In this regard we talk about the Texarkana Moonlight Murders and the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown; this leads to an odd sidetrack conversation about the Amityville Horror and paranormal investigator Ed and Lorraine Warren, now famous for one of their investigations being the basis of The Conjuring- The murder of Larry Peyton and Beverly Allan; the potential connection of "The Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of" Edward Wayne Edwards; the problem with trying to close cold cases with characters like Edward Wayne Edwards or Henry Lee Lucas- Jane murders including the Lady of the Dunes case and it's potential connection to Steve Spielberg's Jaws thanks to... Stephen King's son Joe Hill? Yep. you read that right; oh, and one of the suspects is the notorious mobster Whitey Bulger- The gruesome cases of the Houston Icebox murders, the Tattington suitcase murder, the Pink Socks/Fred the Head murder, and the Nude in the Nettles- Hitchhikers murders including the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders whose suspects include Ted Bundy, the Zodiac Killer, the Hillside Stranglers- Unsolved disappearances; the chilling case of Tara Calico's disappearance and the polaroid photos found that may or may not show or tied up along with a young boy- The Smiley Face murders, the so-called "Manchester Pusher", and conspiracy theories This Episode Brought to You By:The War State:The Cold War Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex and the Power Elite, 1945-1963byMichael SwansonofThe Wall Street Window
Una nueva incógnita, una nueva hipótesis convertida en Best Seller. Steve Hodel nos concede una entrevista en exclusiva y donde nos cuenta más información sobre George Hodel, sobre su padre, sobre aquél que es el auténtico asesino de la Dalia Negra. NOTA: POR FAVOR SI OS HA GUSTADO, ACTIVAD LAS NOTIFICACIONES Y SUSCRIBIROS A MI CANAL. TAMBIEN PODEIS VISITAR WWW.CRIMINALESDELOLIMPO.COM PARA MAS INFORMACION, VIAS DE CONTACTO Y COLABORACION. ¡Muchísimas gracias a todos! ~ CREDITOS ~ Redacción, producción, realización y locución: Alicia M.Gaspar Música: Lucas King (CC.License) Albums disponibles en: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00KMVQDSA?ie=UTF8&;field-keywords=Lucas%20King&index=digital-music&search-type=ss ... y en https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lucas-king-music/1112363858 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- La leyenda de la Dalia Negra cobra vida de nuevo. Numerosas historias sobre el caso han vuelto a salir a la luz. En todas las épocas, en todos los lugares, SIEMPRE HA EXISTIDO UNA BLACK DAHLIA. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B001IO8EUU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series.Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book.Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail.During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986.HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention.Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009.Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles.http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B001IO8EUU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series. Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles. http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B001IO8EUU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
You may have a uniquely conflicted and complicated relationship with your father but until you discover him to be a serial killer, Steve Hodel wins. Steve was a retired L.A. police detective when he learned that his father George Hodel had been a suspect in the 1947 Black Dahlia murder. Steve’s efforts to clear his dad’s name led him to discover and face the dark and disturbing truth in his own family history. Plus, Fritz and Weezy sort through their reading lists with titles by Mary Trump, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Winston Wolcoff, Bob Woodward and Peter Strzok.
In light of the recent press mention in THRIVE GLOBAL, I thought I would re-play the episode that. made their list of "Unbelievable True Stories" because that's just what this one is... IF you CHOOSE to believe him. I have gotten some push back on this one, but I stand by the interview, the conversation and the wonderful Steve Hodel, who was gracious enough to share his story. I will see you next week, Sept. 9 with an ALL NEW episode as we kick off Season 2! __________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode 15 is a crazy story, and I really want your feedback on this one. I speak with Steve Hodel - retired LAPD homicide detective, author of 5 books, including the Black Dahlia Avengers series, and the son of George Hodel - who Steve believes is the BLACK DHALIA KILLER. I won't say too much more, but his story is a wild one, and I appreciate Steve taking the time to share so much of it with me. If you want to read his books, his blog, or learn more about him, see below for places you can find Steve and his work. Also, here is a link to the ROOT OF EVIL podcast that we reference. Steve Hodel Website Books Blog Also, it just so happens to be Steve's birthday when this episode drops, so join me on twitter in wishing him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! @steveHodelBDA ( Find me on twitter @diealoguepod As always, if you liked this episode and enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe, and please rate + review on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation-podcast-trailer/id1470890320?i=1000443269373 Top of show podcast trailer: Real Life Real Crime, check them out! DIE-ALOGUE is a Yellow Tape Inc. Production. Hosted by Rebekah Sebastian. Edited by Chris Gersbeck. Original theme music by Olivia Himes. Don't forget we are on Instagram + FB now: @diealoguepod Twitter: @hi_itsrebekah, Use the hashtag #diealoguepod on social media! Thanks for killing the small talk and starting a DIE-ALOGUE with me! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diealoguepod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diealoguepod/support
The gruesome death of a young Filipina, Lucilla Lalu, grips the nation. As details of her death and its resemblance to the Black Dahlia case emerge, Steve Hodel suspects, if his father, who at this point has migrated to the Philippines, is somehow responsible. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelast24hours/message
Steve Hodel goes deeper into his father, George Hill Hodel's past and discovers a macabre connection to his taste in Surrealist art and possibly, the murder of The Black Dahlia. A string of evidence begins to add up and Steve Hodel is more convinced than ever, that his father is a cold blooded killer. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelast24hours/message
Retired LAPD detective, Steve Hodel stumbles upon the picture of tragic murder victim, The Black Dahlia among his dead father's belongings. Leading him into a consuming investigation into his father's murky past and possible connection to an infamous unsolved murder case. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelast24hours/message
The Black Dahlia murder case is one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in American history. Steve Hodel was a retired LAPD homicide detective who began investigating this cold case and realized the trail led to his own father. Dr. Alan Campbell talks to Hodel about his discoveries. Hodel's books include Black Dahlia Avenger; Most Evil: Avenger, Zodiac, and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel; and most recently, In the Mesquite (2019) This episode may not be appropriate for all listeners.
During his 25 years with the LAPD, STEVE HODEL has worked on more than 300 homicide cases including the Manson Murders. After retiring from the LAPD, circumstances led him to being his almost 20 year investigation into The Black Dalhia Murder, which til this day remains one of the most infamous murders in hollywood history. During this EXCLUSIVE interview he will lay out the evidence and the facts he discovered during his investigation that lead him to believe beyond a shadow of a doubt, that his father Dr. GEORGE HODEL was in fact, the murderer of ELIZABETH SHORT AKA, THE BLACK DAHLIA. Also, you’ll hear RARE audio from BETTY BERSINGER who discovered the severed body on the morning of January, 15th 1947. Steve will present all the facts and evidence he uncovered and present them during this unprecedented murder. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4fcgG7ODeiEbR7HDUZl3A
Former LAPD detective Steve Hodel compiles never-before-seen evidence that reveals his father as a serial killer who may have been responsible for some of the most infamous murders of the last century- including the Zodiac killings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Heyy 2020! We're kicking off the year talking about one of the most brutal and culturally enduring crimes in American history - the murder of Elizabeth Short, AKA the Black Dahlia.WTF Moments:On January 15th, 1947, Elizabeth Short was found murdered, laying naked in a field, cut in half, and completely drained of blood. She was 22 years old.Elizabeth's dad was a d*ck, he "faked suicide" during the Great Depression and left his wife and 5 daughters totally f*cked for 12 years.Elizabeth had a touch life growing up, and when she was a young adult she got like, really pretty, and became an aspiring model/actress.Elizabeth's body was found on the morning of January 15, 1947, by Mrs. Betty Bersing, and her three-year old daughter.Betty originally thought it was a mannequin due to its pose and pallor. - You know how you find mannequins in fields sometimes... When she realized she was looking at a corpse, she immediately telephoned the police.The killer began contacting police within a week of the body's discovery. He started with a phone call, saying they should "expect souvenirs of Beth Short in the mail." A few days later, he/she sent a package with some of Elizabeth's personal belongings, including: Elizabeth Short’s birth certificate, business cards, photographs, and an address book with the name “Mark Hansen” on the cover. Steve Hodel, a former Los Angeles detective, has spent 23 years gathering evidence to posthumously I.D. his father as Elizabeth Short's killer. With good reason, because his dad was sketchy AF. George Hodel (Steve's father) basically admitted to murdering her. He was literally recorded on tape saying "Supposin' I did kill the Black Dahlia. They can't prove it now. They can't talk to my secretary anymore because she's dead." - oh, he was also questioned about his secretary's random and untimely death. George was a doctor, more than capable of the precise hemicorporectomy performed on Elizabeth Short. Also, the initials "G.H" were repeatedly mentioned in a posthumous letter from police informant W. Glenn Martin referencing both the Black Dahlia murder as well as the Green Twig murder only two years later. George Hodel was questioned and released for that one, too.If you're keeping track, that's 3 separate murder's George was a suspect in.The Black Dahlia murder has been unsolved for over 70 years, but it's certainly not for lack of manpower. Between January 1947 and the spring of that same year, 400 sheriff's deputies and 250 California State Patrol officers tried, unsuccessfully to solve the crime. Some, think it’s because the LAPD was actually trying to cover it up.... will we ever know?Check out our website!Contact us!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/join/cocktailsandconspiracies?)
Dr. Scott covers founding father, Griffith J. Griffith, and his dirty little intimate partner violence secrets at the turn of the century & Dr. Shiloh tells you about the OG criminal profiler, Dr. J. Paul de River, and his involvement in some of Los Angeles’ most horrific crimes throughout the 1930's and 1940's. Mentions: Heritage Square Museum http://heritagesquare.org/ Deranged LA Crimes http://derangedlacrimes.com/ Steve Hodel's blog https://stevehodel.com/ John Brian King https://johnbrianking.com/ Die-Alogue podcast https://www.yellowtapetruecrime.com/diealoguepodcast You can find all of our resources on our website here: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/LANSC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/LANSC/support
Episode 15 is a crazy story, and I really want your feedback on this one. I speak with Steve Hodel - retired LAPD homicide detective, author of 5 books, including the Black Dahlia Avengers series, and the son of George Hodel - who Steve believes is the BLACK DHALIA KILLER. I won't say too much more, but his story is a wild one, and I appreciate Steve taking the time to share so much of it with me. If you want to read his books, his blog, or learn more about him, see below for places you can find Steve and his work. Also, here is a link to the ROOT OF EVIL podcast that we reference. Steve Hodel Website Books Blog Also, it just so happens to be Steve's birthday when this episode drops, so join me on twitter in wishing him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! @steveHodelBDA ( Find me on twitter @hi_itsrebekah) As always, if you liked this episode and enjoy this podcast, be sure to subscribe, and please rate + review on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/die-alogue-a-true-crime-conversation-podcast-trailer/id1470890320?i=1000443269373 Top of show podcast trailer: Real Life Real Crime, check them out! DIE-ALOGUE is a Yellow Tape Inc. Production. Hosted by Rebekah Sebastian. Edited by Chris Gersbeck. Original theme music by Olivia Himes. Don't forget we are on Instagram + FB now: @diealoguepod Twitter: @hi_itsrebekah, Use the hashtag #diealoguepod on social media! Thanks for killing the small talk and starting a DIE-ALOGUE with me! xo, Rebekah
After 24 years with the LAPD, homicide detective Steve Hodel set out to prove that his father was not the Black Dahlia killer -- instead, Hodel proved that his father was the killer, and had killed many more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/burl-barer/support
Maybe you've heard the name, maybe you know all the gory details, regardless this is a one for the books. Elizabeth Short was found January 15th, 1947 horrifically murdered. To this day we have no idea who committed this crime. Listen & let us know what you think!@exroommates | exroommatespodcast@gmail.com
An interview with author of The Black Dahlia Avenger and son of Black Dahlia suspect, George Hodel, former LAPD detective Steve Hodel.
Think you know the story behind TNT's 'I Am The Night?' Think you know everything about The Black Dahlia? Think again. A few years ago, I recorded an interview with Steve Hodel, son of George Hodel, shadowy figure in I Am the Night and potential Black Dahlia suspect. Based on the surge in popularity of that episode, I'm re-releasing BOTH episodes—over 3 hours—in celebration of the show and renewed interest in the case. Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD detective, shared his fascinating upbringing with me, as well as the details he believes proves a link between his father, George Hill Hodel, and the murder of Elizabeth Short in 1947. This true crime episode revolves around more than just the most significant unsolved murder in LA's history, it delves into the seamy underbelly of the world of LA in the 1940s, and I feel honored to be able to present this interview, nearly unedited, to you, the public. I'll be re-releasing the second part in a few days, but if you just can't wait, here's the link to Episode 202 with Steve Hodel.
In this episode, Lainey finally shares her BYOP for the week, The Root of Evil (the companion podcast to the TNT show, I Am the Night)! Plus the ladies share a few quick updates in the pod world. Make sure to catch the TODAY show interview with Steve Hodel here: https://on.today.com/2XS1wYa And, don't forget to listen to Lainey guest starring with our pod pals on PLAYLIST! https://apple.co/2YghaN1 As always—rate, review, subscribe, and let us know what you think on Twitter (@doyouevenpod), FB, Instagram, and at doyouevenpodcast.wordpress.com.
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
Steve Hodel uncovers a pile of evidence connecting his father, George Hodel, to the Black Dahlia murder
Steve Hodel receives a phone call that pulls him out of retirement to investigate the Black Dahlia, a murder that had been ice cold for more than 50 years. The deeper Steve gets, the more he comes to accept his father was a sadistic killer.
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
Former LAPD Homicide Detective, Steve Hodel, explains the identity of the Black Dahlia, the circumstances of her murder in 1947 Los Angeles, and how the LAPD's profile of her killer fit Steve's own father, George Hodel.
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
Steve Hodel, a former LAPD homicide detective, and son of George Hodel - the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder, takes us through the gruesome discovery found in Los Angeles on January 15, 1947.
We talk about the death of Walt Disney, and also about the Disney theme parks, with a special guest who played characters at Walt Disney World! We also discuss Yvette Vickers, the Black Dahlia, and more! Video: See Scott explore the home of Yvette Vickers before it was torn down! Link: Check out the channel for Ask A Mortician. Video: Watch actor Dick Miller tell Corey Feldman to shut the %#@! up. Video: The cousin of Manson murder victim Gary Hinman speaks out against his killer, Bobby Beausoleil, getting released from prison. The former Silver Spoon Restaurant, now gone Guns N' Roses at Canter's Deli (photo credit Reckless Road via Rolling Stone's website) Buy: Get Marc Canter's book Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction! Building where Kurt Cobain rented an apartment on Spaulding Ave. in Los Angeles,a few blocks east of Canter's Deli Link: Check out Scott's Black Dahlia Mystery Tour! Buy: Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel ...AND Exquisite Corpse: Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder ...AND Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell! Watch: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story about Walt Disney's music writing duo. Article: Read about the guy who played Jack Sparrow at Disneyland (the original article has disappeared). Watch: Escape from Tomorrow, the indie film shot guerrilla-style at Disneyland without permission. Watch: Scott takes someone else's tour and calls it out (starts about 3 1/2 minutes in). Watch: The dragon burns at Walt Disney World!
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Chip Jacobs, author of Strange As it Seems, in conversation with Steve Hodel, author of Most Evil. Chip Jacobs and Steve Hodel are both contributors to the collection of essays Los Angeles in the 1970s, coming out from Rare Bird Books on November 15 2016.
My guest, Steve Hodel, author of Black Dahlia Avenger and Most Evil, and I continue our discussion about the Black Dahlia case. We discuss the evidence he's collected implicating his father George Hodel, including a set of police transcripts that links his father to other unsolved Los Angeles murders from the late 1940s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
No case in Los Angeles crime history has been more discussed and speculated about than the January 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia. My guest, Steve Hodel, is a private investigator, former LAPD homicide detective, and author of Black Dahlia Avenger. In his book he documents his investigation into the murder, implicating his own father, George Hodel, in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Dr. Carlos as he finds out the identity of the Black Dahlia's killer with Steve Hodel!Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the "tables": Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail.During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest "solve rates. " Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles."[Hodel] has written an intensely readable account...So what's the final verdict on Black Dahlia Avenger? Its accounts of cover-ups and civic corruption are all too believable, and much of the circumstantial evidence it presents against George Hodel is persuasive....Has Steve Hodel solved the case?
Guest: Steve Hodel, author of the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series.Steve Hodel is a New York Times and International bestselling author. His book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as a "Best Fact" true-crime book. Steve Hodel was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He served four years as a medic in the U.S. Navy, and then joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. After six years in uniform patrol, he transferred to Hollywood Division Detectives where he worked all of the “tables”: Burglary, Robbery, Auto-Theft, Juvenile, Crimes against Persons and was then permanently assigned to the Homicide Detail. During his career at Hollywood Homicide, Steve promoted to Detective II and in 1983 was the senior field homicide detective. During his years of service he received more than 75 commendations and handled over 300 separate murder investigations and had one of the departments highest “solve rates. “ Steve promoted to Detective III (the highest attainable rank in detectives) and retired from LAPD in 1986. HODEL INVESTIGATIONS was established in 1986. Steve has been a licensed California Private Investigator, conducting mainly criminal defense investigations, for the past 23-years. He worked over six-years as lead investigator on a high-profile international murder case which resulted in an innocent man (Yoshikuni Okubo) being released from prison in Tokyo, Japan and reunited with his family, after five years of detention. Steve's first book, Steve Hodel: A Genius for Murder published in 2003 with new updated investigative chapters added to the HarperCollins paperback edition in 2004 and 2006. Black Dahlia Avenger is a New York Times Bestseller, a NYT Most Notable Book and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category. Steve's sequel, MOST EVIL: The Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel, is scheduled to be published by DUTTON – PENGUIN GROUP on September 21, 2009. Steve resides in his hometown of Los Angeles.http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Hodel/e/B001IO8EUU/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1Please SUBSCRIBE!!!! If you like this show you can find more just like it in The Opperman Report Members Section: http://www.oppermanreport.com/members/ Please support our SPONSORS: Pacific West Bamboohttp://www.pacificwestbamboo.com/ New World Mexican Womenhttp://handcrafted-ethnic-jewelry.com/new-world-mexican-women/ Straw Man!http://www.strawmanmusic.com/ Opperman Investigations Inchttp://www.emailrevealer.com/ You can have your business or web site promoted for as little at $25 per week. Or if you enjoyed our show and would like to support our efforts please make a PayPal donation OppermanReport@Gmail.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement
The Black Dahlia murder has often been called the most notorious unsolved murder case of the twentieth century. Hodel will reveal new information about the case, including forensic evidence, photographs, and unreleased documents.
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