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Many of my HODEL family members ARE BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. This photograph would have been taken shortly after the birth and adoption of her first child, Fauna Hodel, who was born August 1, 1951. Her dream was to follow in the footsteps of her literary heroes and write "the great American novel." Here I was fascinated reading this. By Steve Hodel | July 16, 2020 | 6 July 16, 2020 Los Angeles, California Below is a short story that was written by my mother, Dorothy Harvey, (just a few years before marrying her first husband, John Huston) and published in her high school yearbook (Benjamin Franklin HS, Los Angeles, California) in 1921, when she was just sixteen. Huston was married four or five times. 10: Civil Servant, the guy LH has a clock on his site saying how many years/months/days/hours/mins/secs since the movies rights have been bought for your book (hes that petty and sad), Kate: Poetic in itself, really. Seams Like Murder, the first book in the Sewing Studio Mystery Series. I cant imagine the shock you have gone through when you found your first proofs. She lied about Georges rapidly deteriorating mental health to Lt. Jemison after writing multiple letters to her ex-husband John Huston in a full-blown panic describing her fear and terror that George was going insane and she feared for her and her childrens safety. This is when I fell in love with True Crime. He is a man that really cares about medicine, not of earning money, but it is incredible to me that he should be in any way connected with it. these are your mothers own words, Steve. Patricia O: Tremendous and factual response Larry. Informant Lillian DeNorak [Lenorak] has been committed to the State Mental Institution at Camarillo. Thank you Steve for your drive to reveal this sad truth. The term simply did not exist in awareness; hence the misogyny, sadism, and nihilism. 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. It is a bit eerie having been born in 1951 myself near LA and flashbacks of those real times. Inka: 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. Dear Steve, 8: Clergy If they look at it they will have to conclude as I have shown, that LAPDs two greatest heroes, Chiefs William H. Bill Parker and Chief of Detectives Thad Brown, did in fact, participate in a cover-up by not pursuing their known/identified suspect, Dr. George Hill Hodel. Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. Time brings reflection & you have triggered a flood of remembrances from my own past. Hi Su: Yes, effortlessly creative and gifted is a perfect description for her. Id just like to say, I hope this finds you and finds you in good health ? (Also, FYI, you can search any subject by using the SEARCH BOX under my badge on the Squad Room Blog page. I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. Associated Addresses 424 E 85th St Apt 4a, New York, NY 10028 1840 Park Newport Apt 204, Newport Beach, CA 92660 1840 Park Newport, Newport Beach, CA 92660. I have no doubt that she KNEW that our father was a serial killer and was responsible for the murder of Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short. Hyde that won the battles for his psyche. I feel a lot of truths we were once denied shall no longer have the veil of silence they once possessed. To the Oct. 26, 2021, audience at the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Public Library who attended Duffy Hudsons performance delivering the words of Steve Hodel: You should know that virtually everything you heard was a lie. He preceded her in death on December 29,. That shines down eternally on all of us. But, now, with all the publicity first with the I Am The Night fictional miniseries followed by the podcast, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia I have been called upon to keep it real. (The only reason I agreed to do the interviews on the national television shows.) Everything is revealed in the light of eternity. Steve Hodel crafts his lies, mixed with truths, seemingly with authority. Dorothy Hodel rode out her storm, finished her race and imparted gifts of intelligence, empathy and tremendous courage to her sons! He claims to be related to Fauna. Wherever this life takes you next, I want to remind you of what you already know: there is always hope over the horizon! I had the idea that George was her father. I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. Dorothy Hodel in Virginia. Id be interested in hearing your thoughts too. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The main thing, of course, is that every bit of Steve Hodels investigation is about Steve. Assume there was DNA left at Elizabeths crime scene? Paige: Thank you for very kind thoughts and Cherry Blossom poem. Meghan Mountbatten Windsor, The Duchess of Sussex. Thank you for the response, Steve. You seem so stabke as a person through all this hell knowledge discovered about your Father. MP Pellicer | Author Eerie News Stranger Than Fiction Blog Here is a letter my mother sent me on my 33, birthday, in 1974. Site by AuthorBytes. will Steve and his two brothers, Kelvin and Michael, were in the custody of his mother, the former Dorothy Harvey, when she separated from George Hodel, and they lived at a number of residences when Steve was young. But, no relationship and he went out of his way to avoid any contact with Tamar. They corroborate your findings surely its more than bad PR? While I provide much of what I believe to be the motive and crime signatures to his crime, (the method for his madness) separate from that is: physical evidence connecting the crime scene to the body dump location (cement sacks), police tape-recorded admissions and confessions to multiple murders, including Dahlia, as well as police payoffs and to performing abortions, police reports documenting they knew and dated each other prior to the murder, handwriting expert analysis confirming authorship of the Avenger Letters were written by GHH, four top original law enforcement officers independently corroborating each others statements that the case was solved and Dr. George Hodel did it; witness statements connecting him to the crime, and on and on. So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? I understand the way youre using it is in reference to bigoted people who refuse to make the effort to learn and do better, you did so out of frustration after misunderstanding the intent of the author. And while I agree that its indeed shocking, sad and terrible, it seems to me the same sort of situation, where someone who is a bit of a higher intellect or independent thinker is bored or confounded by the redundancy and seeming futility of society around her, and starts down a dark path where others are simply NPCs (non-player characters) in her reality. The first time he tried to tell me about all this, he was 19 years old. Next? Im sure that you will be remembered for your enormous capacity to serve others without a thought for yourself. Joe Barrett, a roomer at the Hodel residence cooperated as an informant. Your email address will not be published. He asked her if GHH was her father, and other prurient questions. Much appreciated. Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. Much appreciated. Hudson spoke for 90 minutes, including a question-and-answer period, and it would be humanly impossible to catalog all of the fiction. Dorothy Hodel We found 4 records for Dorothy Hodel in IL, CA and 2 other states. Just one question: Has any recognition of you or your tremendous books/work been given?! Soil samples confirmed his findings. To cite one instance, in December 1944 and February 1945, Steve and his brothers were living with their mother at 4555 Glenalbyn Drive in Mount Washington. Here then are the only known photographs of Ruth Spaulding from her 1934 L.A. High School yearbook. What a remarkable spirit your mother had! Im getting to understand the woman and the artist she was better than I ever have before. yet it is loudly felt. C. Crow, C. Crow: Leigh: Thank you. No, all the immediate family (Beths sisters) have passed away so just extended family now. Hi Steve, Black Dahlia Avenger II is my six-year follow-up investigation [2006-2012] into the Black Dahlia and Lone Woman Murders from the 1940s. The letter your mother wrote for your birthday (above) is one of the most beautifully written and sense-filled expressions of devotion and love that I have read. Related Article Do I think that she gave you the middle name of Elizabeth to show her ongoing love for her father and to do as he wished and name her little doll, (this time a living doll) to please her father and fulfill his seven-year-old request, to name her Elizabeth? She was born on November 20, 1925 in Roanoke, Ill., to Silas and Caroline (Huber) Hodel. . Steve Hodel is a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department and, as a Homicide Detective Supervisor, handled over 300 murder investigations in its Hollywood Division before retiring in 1986. I felt a similar response in my body when I first learned about your father. Her remaind might still be there even now. She accused her father of molesting her. They might meet for dinner on rare occasions. Of course, my niece, Fauna in real life never met my father, nor was she ever at the Sowden/Franklin House until long after his death in 1999. by Steve Hodel. Other than that one event, I am not aware of any sex parties at the Franklin House. Dear Sir, I have immense respect for you. not be Dr Hodel was also likely the killer of two other women. Doreen Dorothy Hodel is 63 years old and lives in New York, New York. I present this to you humbly, just for the simple reason that I hope you enjoy these words, which I cannot fully claim ownership of. Much appreciated. My mother when confronted and questioned by LADA Lt. Frank Jemison about George Hodel knowing both Elizabeth Black Dahlia Short and the second photo of Mady Comfort lied and denied knowing either woman. Once again, thank you for your candor Steve. five brothers all who were coal miners in PA, and my grandfathers parents I knew that wasnt the book that I had read (One Day Shell Darken), and now finding out there was also fictionalized material in the book is so disheartening. Steve Hodel earned a robust, throaty FU from Ellroy when he originally floated this nonsense, but Ellroy eventually jumped into the Hodel crowd and has now jumped out, refusing to discuss Steve Hodel or the Black Dahlia. Carole P: Thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated. In the 1930s he was legally married to a model from San Francisco, Dorothy Anthony, and had a daughter by her, Tamar. They remained in touch with each other as long as I can remember.. her reasons to win his love and hopefully gain financial support as well. Joyce Payton: Thank you for the for the kind words. As indicated in my followup books, Buster a cadaver dog alert to numerous locations for human remains. 6: Journalist Do you feel that George had ever forced cohoursed woman at his sex parties, if they ever existed? Margo: No, Tamar and George did not have a relationship AFTER the trial going forward. I also wish our police personal were honored more for all that they do to keep us safe. PLEASE CORRECT. She even addressed Steve Uncle, Not sure the reference, but it may have been from Deborah aka Fauna II? They were married for seven years. He also loved bullfighters even before he read Hemingway. Steve H. ~ George Hodel was incapable of love, real love, to her or anyone. At the time, though they resonated with me, I did not fully understand their meaning. Thank you so much for sharing your deeply personal story with us. Im sure it wasnt easy for you to figure out what your father was.. Most assuredly, YES. I dont know? . What did she know? Shock, anger, hatred, and now just a terrible feeling of sadness for his undeniable psychopathy and the recognition he was in truth a real life Jekyll and Hyde. FaunaElizabeth Hodel Wilson Thats all fiction. She would have been 13 I believe. blooms for only a few days each spring (A claim hes made over the past twenty-three years.) Your mother was all things including the most fantastical poet. Ana: No money, totally dependent on him for support. (On his blog site Harnisch informs his readers that he hasnt and doesnt read my books.), My father had a total lack of empathy for anyone. Were doing okay I wish yours had acted sooner.. ( my sister and her family ), Olivia P: {forgive me, Im not trying to flippantly insult your late father. I just learned of the TNT series. Hodel moved into the "gothic pile" on Franklin and his ex-wife Dorothy and their children soon joined him. George Eliot once wrote Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. Niteflyte: Thanks. Fauna Hodel was born in August, 1951. In 2003, Hodel's son Steve, who was a retired L.A. Police Department detective, wrote a book claiming his dad had killed several women in the basement. This is fascinating. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing these deeply personnel rememberances of your mother, Dorthey. 3. But, LAPD claimd they are too busy to do any followup. No luminol ever test back then or through the decades. 1)George Hodel's wife neglecting her children and drinking. death comes quietly 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. Your wonderful mother was blessed to have her sons and you all were blessed to be her sons. But life is more complex The people linked with this address are William Hodel and Reynold W Simpson. KPFK (90.7 FM) is a listener-sponsored radio station based in North Hollywood, California, United States, which serves Southern California, and also streams 24 hours a day via the Internet.It was the second of five stations in the non-commercial, listener-sponsored Pacifica Foundation network.. KPFK 90.7 FM began broadcasting in April 1959, twelve years after the Pacifica Foundation was . That existence where people wont question things too much because like farm animals, they desire stability and structure. My mother, Dorothy Huston Hodel, was, in my mind, the personification of The Good, The Beautiful, and The True. For you, thank you for giving your readers and podcasts listeners a glimpse into such a traumatic time into your life as you fought to uncover such an ugly truth about your own father. Steve. it becomes a fruit. He could have had. I began reading BDA because, like so many, I was always fascinated with the Black Dahlia murder. The school itself was Oregon Episcopal School. Hodel reportedly beat his sons there and drove his daughter to run away. I recently appeared on several nationally televised talk shows, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz with my two great-nieces, Rasha and Yvette, who are the daughters (different fathers) of my niece, Fauna Hodel, who passed away from cancer in 2017. 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 the end, by following the evidence, it took me in the exact opposite direction. The main thing, of course, is that every bit of Steve Hodels investigation is about Steve. Born in 25 Jul 1919 and died in 26 Jul 1919 Cissna Park, Illinois Dorothy May Hodel What were all the factors in his childhood that came together to create such a hatred of women and Humanity? And, indeed, it becomes apparent that he does so for self-serving reasons: attention and money. As for the Youtuber I mentioned, she DID mention you in her second video, and that you were the source of her information, so I was glad to see that. She stated she wanted to be involved in the seance with the intention of having the medium free any spirits of victims remaining in house. It seems as though they continued to have a relationship, but how was that possible after the way he vilfied her? I may add to this as I find more lies and these are lies. And it was her cries heard on the wiretaps? Steve, I believe I knew Tamar years ago. What did you think when you were younger and your father just left? Also, well enter a New World once the severity of this virus crisis abates somewhat, dust will settle differently If I think about your father at length, I feel deeply uneasy. I had never been a big book person, but I just found you and your commentary fascinating and it drew me in from the beginning. Oh, you people, you people. Fauna 1 who died in 2017 and Fauna II (originally named Deborah Elizabeth, but changed her name to Fauna as an adult.) You exemplify truth, honesty, and justice. Deskov hry pro dti jsou ureny mlad hre jakhokoliv vku. Again, thanks to you and my many readers for your ongoing confidence and support. Hard to have a conversation with a serial killer/psychopath and or to get any straight answers from him. Its all fascinating for me so again thank you. Site by AuthorBytes. He has a fine record as a doctor and is a dedicated man but it is incredible to me that he should be in any way connected with it." In real life my father never met Fauna nor was she ever at the Sowden/Franklin House until long after his death in 1999. skh. Join Facebook to connect with Dorothy Hodel and others you may know. In missing this detail, fans failed to realize this story was less about the central murder case of the Black Dahlia and more about the . t. e. Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film. Emily S: Thank you for the kind words. Your recollections of her appear a fitting tribute to someone who in my view was effortlessly creative and gifted. Steve wrote on his blog that Dorothy and Hodel had four children. Their term, not mine. Thank you. Mother said few things that never varied, this is one. No wonder she cared so much for you. During our interview with Dr. Oz (or possibly it was Dr Phil, I forget which show) Rasha told the viewing public that she believed her grandmother, Tamar Hodel (my half-sister) was, Pure Evil. I corrected her on the spot and attempted to explain that Tamar was a teenage victim of incest and sexual abuse at the hands of our father, which subsequently caused her to spin out of control and make some major bad choices as she grew from a teen into adulthood. Black Dahlia: Steve Hodels Lies, Some Old, Some New. In fact, I truly believe they belong to you, too. . Also, what other crimes did he commit not mentioned or found by me? This what she told me. She barely arrives when the town is stunned by the murder of the spinster librarian. SKH Note: Faunas autobiography would not be written until 2008, some five years after the publication of my book, Black Dahlia Avenger and some four years after Tamar wrote and sent me the below account of the facts, to be told in The Tamar Chronicles. (That pregnancy was aborted in 1949.). Will there ever be closure? skh. See BDA II (2014 ed. Has DNA testing been done to determine if George Hodel is Faunas biological father? Tamar late 1951 or early 1952 (age 16) in Mexico with her mother, Dorothy Barbe (wearing sunglasses left). God bless you ! In fact she spoke of George this way even years after your first book: Black Dahlia Advenger. Wishing you every blessing of peace this world could ever experience. Fauna 2 was born Deborah Elizabeth Wilson. You and yours are in my prayers! John Huston's former daughter in law is Virginia Madsen John Huston's former son in law was Robert Graham John Huston's former father in law was Omar Dowe Keyes John Huston's former mother in law was Maude Keyes John Huston's former sister in law was Norma Lucy Carmichael John Huston's former sister in law was Julia Keyes. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. These are deliberate misrepresentations and lies. The reason being that her mother Dorothy Anthony Barbe Hodel was originally from Portland, Oregon and married a symphony conductor from that city. She also told me that she always loved George, always. Love. 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} The theme of incest and murder at the end of the movie is so clear to me made me wonder why John Huston would have taken such an interest in the acting part, as he rarely portrayed a character in films. To this day a part of me loves the Dr. Jekyll, the good doctor, the man who gave me being and whose blood flows through my own. Dole was born Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Mary Ella (ne Cathey; 1901-2004) and John Van Hanford (1893-1978).. Dole attended Duke University and graduated with distinction in Political Science, on June 2, 1958.She was a finalist for an Angier B. Duke scholarship, a full-tuition award given to outstanding applicants who . The world needs to see more Japanese Magnolia Blossoms like you, Steve. Carr took the position, Could be him? Fauna Hodels 1951 Birth Certificate: Tamar in her own words bda III all seven pages. I also applaud your family for bringing the years of abuse and neglect to light. When I did meet my sister I was excited, we were twins. I dont know if it was ever asked and answered but why did the second daughter change her name to Fauna 2. Thanks for the kind words. Boris Johnson. War bestimmt nicht einfach fr Sie zu erkennen was ihr Vater war.. Danke, Translation: Its most unfortunate that your life is marred by so many scars; of pain, suffering, and the knowledge that your father is not what you expected him to be. I hope you have love and kindness in your life ?! Required fields are marked *. Born on October 10, 1907, George Hill Hodel Jr. was raised in Los Angeles, California by his parents, George Sr. and Esther Hodel, who were of Russian Jewish ancestry. 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? A daughter of Charles Eugene Harvey, and Dorothy Bell Everett. So, stay tuned. I know youre old, and probably still stuck in the olden times, but it is 2021. Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. 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. Negro is absolutely offensive and disrespectful when used flippantly, without care for the hurt it causes so many. Enjoyable and compelling. Matthew 25:23, a poetic line in the parable of the talents. An ardent anticommunist, she was a longtime Democrat who became a neoconservative and switched to the Republican Party in 1985. It is wonderful you took that good from her and did so much with it. You are in my prayers. Daughter of Herman and Anna (Gensler) Lenger. ZERO. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! 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? Debbie S: Yes, so talented and so much promise. Just came out with Book 6, In The Mesquite which details a horrific mother/daughter murder I believe he committed pre Dahlia in 1938. Dorothy, Hodel's wife at the time of the Dahlia murder investigation, told authorities, "All I know is that he is not the sort of man psychologically to be the kind to do it. YES. In my young mind it was my way to be New, loved, a person not sexually abused!! She is missed. Such a tragic life. She never wrote her any letters and never had any contact. Though truth be told it never was. Dorothy (King) Hodel Born c. 1950 Friends Friends can be as close as family. It was such a different feeling from all the gray clouds swirling around me at the time. Thank you for the kind words.

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