Dillon was living in Florida at the time of his correspondence with De River, but had formerly lived in Los Angeles. Do you know if your mother was the woman who took Tamar and/or Fauna to Nevada and arranged for Jimmie Lee to adopt Fauna? Pukar: Top 10 Professions favoured by Psychopaths My mother died of a heart condition/heart attack at age 76. Your email address will not be published. He was a mysterious silver-haired benefactor who bugged the phones of his estranged granddaughter. Dee: Wishing you and yours continued health in the very difficult times. I felt a similar response in my body when I first learned about your father. Niteflyte: Thanks. Leigh: Thank you. THANK YOU for printing for story in her own words The Tamar Chronicles. You are that spotlight. Steve, I believe I knew Tamar years ago. 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. This has nothing to do with the other Fauna who never met dad in life. What lovely ideas! Hi Steve, I know he had You may not have realized he was using such language only in quoting another person. (The reason being to hide the fact that a murder was committed during the electronic stakeout and they took no action, made no immediate response to the assault.) Is it possible that Jeanne Spangler was abducted and kept captive in the basement at Sowden House? Dorothy Huston Hodel HS story "Star Dust and Rent Money", https://stevehodel.com/2019/02/02/dorothy-huston-hodel-1906-1983-remembrance-110th-birthday/, Today is the 76th Anniversary of the Kidnap/Torture Murder of Elizabeth Black Dahlia Short, 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. Steve, you are everything good you say about your mother. I wanted to ask about something you mentioned in a reply above that though your parents divorced in 1945, you didnt learn of it until your investigation 50 or so years later. Yes, one comes to understand her through her own words. Thank you Steve for your drive to reveal this sad truth. Ive been reading it all these years. [3] A few years ago, my grandmother passed away, and though we were all grieving, these words broke through my mind in a gentle, delicate ray of sunlight. Much appreciated. Hi Steve, THE HUSTON LETTERS- Personal correspondence between famed film director, John Huston and his ex-wife, Dorothy Huston Hodel [the author's mother] covering the years 1948-1957. Your recollections of her appear a fitting tribute to someone who in my view was effortlessly creative and gifted. I particularly remember she had a picture on her bureau and Im reasonably sure it was her father. Doris Jean HodelROANOKE - Doris Jean Hodel, 88, of Roanoke, formerly of Morton, passed away at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. ~ Steve S. Steve ,like other readers I too have wondered about your mother and always been intrigued to have more of an insight into a being that was clearly a very remarkable lady. Deskov hry pro dti jsou ureny mlad hre jakhokoliv vku. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. I was 19, too, and we were at this party where this shocking thing had just happened. 2: Lawyer (Also, FYI, you can search any subject by using the SEARCH BOX under my badge on the Squad Room Blog page. skh. George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 - May 16, 1999) was an American physician and suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. Best Regards, Steve, https://stevehodel.com/author-books-suggested-reading-order/. Seams Like Murder, the first book in the Sewing Studio Mystery Series. This life is holy. I cant imagine the shock you have gone through when you found your first proofs. Love. Do you believe that she wanted you to become a police detective in order to uncover the truth about george ? She is included in my LA Lone Woman Murders and the circumstantial evidence is quite strong. As I indicated, after my niece Fauna came out with her creative license for dramatic effect as relates to inventing fictitious letters supposedly written by my mother, in her autobiography, I just ignored it. A photograph of the suspect in the nude with a nude identified colored model was secured from his personal effects. Craig: Thanks for the kind words. Teresa J: This author suggests your account of your father as The Black Dahlia murderer is nothing more than a series of endless lies. Mother said few things that never varied, this is one. 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? Donald Trump. Im a little confused about that. Wishing you every blessing of peace this world could ever experience. She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth . Which meant we were living off an on at the Sowden/Franklin House at his pleasure so to speak. Steve Hodel now claims that the Sowden House was his boyhood home. Hodel moved into the "gothic pile" on Franklin and his ex-wife Dorothy and their children soon joined him. Regards, Steve, So interesting!! , In this opening introduction, Tamar presents me with the details of her teenage pregnancy and exactly how it happened and what followed during her placement in an unwed mothers home., 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. It is all about Steve Hodel. Was just saying this last night to someone who felt embarrassed for once falling for Steve Hodels nonsense. So it appears to the very same outcometo please George, so she indirectly was telling the truth. Absolutely fascinating story but how is it that you were none the wiser to your exwifes deceptions. Heres a link to Hortensia photo: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163597314/hortensia-starke Talk about racist. Now real linkage or evidence, but then my book, Black Dahlia Avenger came out two years later and presented real evidence and the secret DA files showing George Hodel was the No.1 suspect all along and the top brass all separately and in secret claimed the case was solved and Dr. Hodel did it Harnisch, abandoned by Det. I remember she never came back and we all wondered why. You honor her memory by telling her story truthfully and with a sons love. Was your mother Tamars mother? Much appreciated. 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. Born 24 Mar 1935 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States Ancestors Daughter of George Hill Hodel Jr. and Dorothy Grace (Anthony) Barber Sister of Michael Paul Hodel [half], John Dion Hodel [half] and [private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half] [spouse (s) unknown] Mother of Fauna Hodel Enjoyable and compelling. (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). Sabrina G: Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . Meagan: No, it happened. Yes, the surrealists of that day, specifically, Man Ray, Duchamp and William Copley KNEW at least after the fact, and acknowledged it in their later artworks. Find Dorothy Hodel's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, the day after giving his . but it is incredible to me that he should be in any way connected with it." Amanda: It is here updated to included additional photos and text.). Site by AuthorBytes. He preceded her in death on December 29,. Who is Fauna Hodels father? Another bizarre claim, and there are so many that its hard to keep track, is that Elizabeth Short went from Los Angeles to Chicago to investigate the 1946 Suzanne Degnan killing. As ordered by George she destroyed the incriminating manuscripts written by Georges secretary, Ruth Spaulding which were given to her at Spauldings apartment. Never again. I think that sometimes, people of higher IQ/intellect become frustrated and bored with the generic, groupthink constraints that the common folk live by. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. Thank you for allowing the public to know the truth. Good evening, Mr. Hodel, Steve, This is when I fell in love with True Crime. Much Love, Uncle Steve. In reality, Elizabeth Short stopped in Chicago en route from Medford, Mass., to Los Angeles several months after the Suzanne Degnan murder. Rosana Simonassi. Yet another example of the caliber of research one can expect from former Detective III Hodel. Through reading your book I have become so fascinated with all the different layers that become evident as the investigation progresses -the history, the location of places, the people, the family dynamic, the corruption in the LAPD, the lifestyle at that time, the way life moves on but still carries all the good and bad with it. Spangler was slain in early October 1949 and the assault and or probable murder of the unknown woman occurred on February 15, 1950, so moare than four months later. Hi steve 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. It was a huge case and everyone was following it. I just watched Ken Burns wonderful documentary on JAZZ from the 1920s forward. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! (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. Simone Y: Yes, the Franklin/Sowden Hodel residence was the actual crime scene. Upon interrogation from the original investigators, Dorothy hodel also said: (1) to the best of my knowledge he didnt and doesnt know her. (2) His branch of medicine is V.D. Did you feel like he was going to come back for his family? We know this because she was repeatedly cited for neglecting Steve and his brothers and eventually sentenced to jail. This started up again when she married my father Stan Wilson. Bravo to you and your family. Our father did see Tamar on occasion through the decades when passing through Hawaii enroute to the U.S. steve. But no open obvious sex. Poetic in itself, really. The actual facts surrounding Tamars pregnancy and adoption and Tamars motives, are very different from how they have been portrayed by others, so best to hear them told, as they actually occurred, in the very words of Faunas mother, Tamar Nais Hodel. God Bless, Jossey: Yes, my mother was John Hustons first wife. Many of my HODEL family members ARE BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. Having never watched Chinatown, I caught it on cable a few weeks ago. She had prepa Do you feel that George had ever forced cohoursed woman at his sex parties, if they ever existed? Very sad. God bless you ! C. Crow, C. Crow: Yes, Tamars first pregnancy was aborted in 1949 and George Hodel was in Hawaii. See statement of Dorothy Hodel,[13] former wife). steve. the Black Dahlia. In my most recent publication, Black Dahlia Avenger III, I devote an entire chapter on my half-sister presenting as best as I could, both sides, attempting to provide readers with a fuller Nature and Nurture cause and effect, along with identifying some of the failures on her part to assume responsibility for her actions. Steve Hodel knows that these things arent true. Im sure it wasnt easy for you to figure out what your father was.. But I cant imagine how Id feel to uncover evidence that my parent had had a second career as a notoriously depraved serial killer. . Died 12 Oct 1995 . (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). 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. https://stevehodel.com/2015/10/19/tamar-nais-hodel-dies-at-80-in-honolulu-hawaii/, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ddwrbcMmzlc, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Serbian_Film, https://stevehodel.com/2016/10/29/john-huston-peter-viertel-white-hunter-black-heart-friendship-cold-blooded-premeditated-murder/, https://stevehodel.com/2019/04/12/director-screenwriter-david-lynch-reveals-new-old-clue-to-black-dahlia-investigation-in-dinner-with-john-john/, 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. I appreciate, more than you know, your quest. My Irish roots are on my maternal grandfathers side. Fauna Hodel never met her grandfather George Hodel in life and was never at the Sowden/Franklin House until long after his death in 1999, and then only to visit the new owners briefly. Yes, she was a true poet. Hon brjade med krsng redan i tidig lder och i slutet av 1980-talet medverkade hon i snggruppen Just For Fun. Nevertheless, Id have to dive deep into the sea of evidence youve provided before I could feel more confident. Were doing okay I wish yours had acted sooner.. ( my sister and her family ), Olivia P: She never wrote her any letters and never had any contact. Thank you for clarifying. See BDA II (2014 ed. In front of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a musical legend, he performed at his . Cornell B: No, my mother was not Tamars. 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. 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