Do you happened to know a relative by the name Starr Hodel? Yet, it very much is. That happened. As far as the hosts of Root of Evil, I had never actually met my great niece Rasha prior to our appearance on the Dr. Phil Show a few months back and had only met her sister, Yvette on two brief occasions, with her mother Fauna, more than a decade past. Did I mention that George Hodels purported photos of Elizabeth Short arent her? It was a huge case and everyone was following it. Sadly, that cannot change. I just watched Ken Burns wonderful documentary on JAZZ from the 1920s forward. To my knowledge, none of the living relatives ever She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth . That is when he drugged her and took the naked photographs in the hotel room. Amanda: In 1940, while still married to Dorothy, Hodel married Dorothy Harvey, the ex-wife of a close friend. Much appreciated. They were married for seven years. but if grace befalls the blossom, One of these stories was as I have related in BDA, telling me of her going to our father at age 12 and asking him to help her name her the Black haired doll she had just received from her mother for her 12th birthday in late March of that year. In 1947 just months after murdering Elizabeth Short, George told her to name the doll Elizabeth. I imagine they are heartened that someone is working so tirelessly to solve her case. C. Crow, C. Crow: Lot of new chapters. Time to channel Mary McCarthy: Every word he utters is a lie, including and and the.'. As far as the Black Dahlia investigation is concerned it is way beyond my personal conjecture and theories. But, one has to read the material and see all the linkage. I have not read your books (yet) as I just stumbled onto your site after googling about the I am the night series after recently watching it. This snapshot of Dorothy Hodel's life was captured by the 1940 U.S. Census. 1. . Get it? 1. He teamed up with LAPD detective Brian Carr (now long retired) and together they did a few TV shows and Det. Dorothy Hodel in California. You may not have realized he was using such language only in quoting another person. Dorothy Jean Hodel died in late March 1982, just a few weeks before her 75 th birthday. But, no real investigations would occur with a corrupt police force and if the victim were a dead prostitute in a backstreet Manila alley. Would be easy fishing grounds for a man like GHH. Robert Ricciutti, Robert R: Thank you. When he remarried June did you think think it was not a valid union because of believing him to still be married to your mother? I cant imagine the shock you have gone through when you found your first proofs. Certainly not everyone would have had the courage and strength of heart to turn around a horrible family story of evil and murder into a mystery focused on truth and justice. And, in the end, it is the same- The fact is the source of your middle name, Elizabeth did come from and at Georges request. and your heart fixed upon the Son Top 10 Professions favoured by Psychopaths Ive fought my whole life for equality of the races in both my thoughts and deeds so before calling this old White guy a racist you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine your own you people thoughts on the matter. Im sure that you will be remembered for your enormous capacity to serve others without a thought for yourself. Your words are much appreciated. I want to ask you about your mothers letters to John Houston. Not at all. Hi Steven! Yes, one comes to understand her through her own words. Stay tuned, lot more to come. This photograph would have been taken shortly after the birth and adoption of her first child, Fauna Hodel, who was born August 1, 1951. Fiction and Fact- Actress Connie Nielsen plays my mother, Corinna Hodel (Dorothy Hodel) in the TNT miniseries I Am The Night Heres the real Dorothy, (SKH Note- Much of this blog was originally published by me in 2016, as a remembrance of my mother on what would have been her 110th birthday. When you first realized that, how did you feel? Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. Emily S: Thank you for the kind words. In addition to new witness interviews and crime exhibits it includes hard physical evidence connecting the killer to his home and to the vacant lot at 3815 S. Norton, where he posed the bisected body of Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short. Maybe this is not as relevant to the story, but I am interested in her way of thinking in those days. Most assuredly, YES. This is when I fell in love with True Crime. Fauna passed away shortly before the DNA results came out? it becomes a fruit. Carr took the position, Could be him? Tamar Hodel. The blossom has only to open up and let him in, Taking all the darkness to her grave. Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . It just seems like itd be difficult to do the things youve insisted he did if the man understood the nature of love and had his humanity intact} MP Pellicer | Author Eerie News Stranger Than Fiction Blog Ich bewundere Sie , dass Sie das alles aufgedeckt haben und hier jedem Anwort geben. Born in 25 Jul 1919 and died in 26 Jul 1919 Cissna Park, Illinois Dorothy May Hodel See blog on it HERE. Harnisch has been on a childish rant ever since and keeps promising to publish his book any year now. Thank you for telling your story! I continue to present my fathers additional crimes and am working on what I hope will be the last book, The Early Years covering his crimes from the 20s and 30s. generally and administrative medicine. (3) to the best of my knowledge he didnt and doesnt know her. (4) i have nothing to tell you that would bear out any idea you may have that he did this. I encourage you to keep pressing on, because you are the beauty rising from the ashes. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. Were doing okay I wish yours had acted sooner.. ( my sister and her family ), Olivia P: Truth being, Law Enforcement solved the case 70 years ago, and were about to arrest him when he fled the country. Tammy: Simone Y: Join Facebook to connect with Dorothy Hodel and others you may know. Take care, Speaking out against ones own family member is always difficult and excruciating. It is unconscionable on his part, and quite sad, as well, and I wish he would stop. She married Marvin Schmidgall on November 26, 1950, in Roanoke, Ill. At that time she and no one else had a clue that I was investigating our father for suspected crimes. Earlier we hear the question, Does your husband know youre here? So, Im guessing she was slain, body disposed of like many of the other victims and her husband likely made a Missing Report on his wife, and she became just another lost/missing report in LA which was known as, The Port of Missing Persons. Such beautiful writings she left for you that show her love and prove that even in her life path filled with danger and shadows she also walked in beauty and light. and make it new. True honesty and pursuit of truth is also a gift if not also an art. Related Article Per editor and journalist Chuck Lane, who learned all to well, its called fact-checking, not fraud-checking, and one often assumes that another is telling the truth. She was an accomplice to murder as far back as 1945, Ruth Spaulding, dads secretary when she responded to her apt at at Georges orders burned the manuscripts. Factor in the Stockholm Syndrome effects and it makes it easier to understand the WHY she came back to the house. Steve. I wonder what she was thinking as the camera shutter captured her image, that moment forever suspended in time. See also The Huston Letters chapter in BDA II that documents correspondences between my mother and John during and after the incest arrest. YES. In The Mesquite New Clue Revealed: A Reader Discovers the Killers Taunting Purloined Letter Clue Lying in Plain Site, A Sharp-Eyed Reader Discovers a Major New Thoughtprint Further Linking George Hodel to the IN THE MESQUITE 1938 Double Murders of Hazel and Nancy Frome. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163597314/hortensia-starke, Hodel Investigations Adds New Partner to Detective Agency: Rima, a Detective Trainee Will Be Working the Phones and Data Searches Starting Mid January 2023, Surrealist Artist William Copley Reveals Black Dahlia Clew Number 7- Man Rays Lovers Lips. the din it tries to create, So, stay tuned. In any case, I just wanted to put that out there. https://stevehodel.com/2019/04/12/director-screenwriter-david-lynch-reveals-new-old-clue-to-black-dahlia-investigation-in-dinner-with-john-john/, Sehr geehrter Herr Hodel https://stevehodel.com/2016/10/29/john-huston-peter-viertel-white-hunter-black-heart-friendship-cold-blooded-premeditated-murder/, Huston having been married to my mother, Dorothy Huston Hodel for seven years prior to marrying George Hodel certainly KNEW and was a regular partygoer to the Sowden/Franklin House at the time of dads arrest for Incest and Child Molestation with my halfsister, Tamar in 1949. C. Crow. She desperately wanted to be loved. Wish you a healthy new year. Joe Barrett, a roomer at the Hodel residence cooperated as an informant. Dennis E: Thank you Dennis. Her alcoholism, her dark side when on binges, her arrests for child neglect. Far from a perfect woman and a serious victim to Stockholm Syndrome. Did she have character flaws? After Dr. George Hodel purchased it in 1945, the house became known for hosting drug-fueled orgies. I am sure Tamar had different stories for different people, so what is the truth of it? Lisa K: I havent watched the miniseries either, the trailer was enough to tell me is is 95% fiction. Steve Hodel crafts his lies, mixed with truths, seemingly with authority. My story is very similar. Did he remain a mystery? Bless you and know that what you are doing is reaching more people than you will ever know. View the profiles of people named Dorothy Hodel. In fact she spoke of George this way even years after your first book: Black Dahlia Advenger. Tamar gives us the true story of how once she was hospitalized, a very kind and loving Black man offered to help meoffered to marry me, but authorities refused. When he was younger, he was a pianist prodigy who participated in several concerts at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium as a soloist. Carole P: Thank you for the kind words. That true version of her life was dramatic enough in and of itself without going along with the storyline of the miniseries. Mother said few things that never varied, this is one. Thank you. 6 dates from 1950. You lived in a rental with your mother and brothers in 1948. So many suffer for others wrongdoings. He was also accused of raping his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted for that crime. Together they had four sons. But, mostly we were aware of the Mahatma (Beautiful Soul) within her. So, I will do that, as best I can, in my writing, and public speaking and if the muses are willing (How can they not be? Hodel moved into the "gothic pile" on Franklin and his ex-wife Dorothy and their children soon joined him. Definitely, Mother Bear Mode protecting her cubs. not be The people linked with this address are William Hodel and Reynold W Simpson. You exemplify truth, honesty, and justice. I want to ask you about your mothers letters to John Houston Jul 1919 and died in late 1982. 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