They say that Angels collect every tear you shed in a golden cup, and at the end of your life, they are presented at the throne of God. You are and have been the gold. Id just like to say, I hope this finds you and finds you in good health ? For many, the line You can checkout anytime you like, but you can never leave! becomes the frightening reality for so many! If this is true, it astounds me that he had a close enough relationship with her to name her child. The reason being that her mother Dorothy Anthony Barbe Hodel was originally from Portland, Oregon and married a symphony conductor from that city. Tamar NOT GEORGE named her second daughter Deborah Elizabeth. Its generally meant to group people together often based on stereotypes and ignorance, to other. Im getting to understand the woman and the artist she was better than I ever have before. Again, all about IMAGE. Alison K.P. And, of course, Steve Hodel doesnt mention that the only reason the district attorney has any Black Dahlia files is because the grand jury was looking into in the Leslie Dillon debacle of Dr. J. Paul De River and the gangster squad. Heres a link to Hortensia photo: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163597314/hortensia-starke My mom left me to get sexually abused and she was abusive in other ways. And I can not say this strongly enough: you deserve to be so proud of yourself. Thank you for clarifying. Emily S: Thank you for the kind words. Based on this the HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES AND PERSONNEL ASSUMED THAT THIS FRIEND (A NEGRO) WAS THE FATHER, and Tamar continued to let them believe the father was black. 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." Find Dorothy Hodel's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. his own suspect, a Dr. Walter Baylety who lived a short distance from the vacant lot. Tamar Hodel's father was George Hodel Jr Tamar Hodel's step-mother is Dorothy Huston. 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. 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. In 1947 just months after murdering Elizabeth Short, George told her to name the doll Elizabeth. The brief accounting I listened to when you appeared on Dr. THANK YOU for printing for story in her own words The Tamar Chronicles. One of Steve Hodels more bizarre claims is that when the purported killer of Elizabeth Short called Examiner city editor James Richardson, he identified himself as the Black Dahlia Avenger. Of course, that isnt true. Tamar NOT GEORGE named her first daughter Fauna after a Robinson Jeffers poem just as her father had named her Tamar after a poem by Jeffers. He did see her back in the early-mid Sixties and did take Fauna II (Deborah Elizabeth, daughter of Tamar and Stan Wilson, the folksinger) out alone for dinner. Dr Hodel was also likely the killer of two other women. skh. Its all fascinating for me so again thank you. Mother of Tamar Nais (Anthony) Hodel. But in reality, the files are a mess; lots of papers randomly shoveled into boxes with no order whatsoever. Its confusing because of the two Faunas. Such a tragic life. Clearly, his role as Noah Cross was an indication and I believe a definite reference to what he knew, though, in real life, George was not the father of his granddaughter by way of his sexual relations with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Tamar. She would have been 13 I believe. All I and my brothers knew was we were placed in Page Military Academy, and then about six months later, mom came and got us out and we moved to Palm Springs. So well written! Tamar Hodel is the puzzle piece that connects Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage adoptee with an identity complex, to the Black Dahlia murder, one of the most notorious crimes of the 20th. You seem so stabke as a person through all this hell knowledge discovered about your Father. I also applaud your family for bringing the years of abuse and neglect to light. The blogs go back more than a decade. Tamar late 1951 or early 1952 (age 16) in Mexico with her mother, Dorothy Barbe (wearing sunglasses left). Hi Steve, thanks, For your information, this old guy doesnt have a racist bone in his body thanks to my mothers teaching and raising me and my brothers to love and respect ALL RACES from our childhood. If I think about your father at length, I feel deeply uneasy. Ive wondered about her for years, but didnt know who or where to ask. Thank you for sharing it. Thank you for the kind words. Despite her life-long struggles with Demon. Her dream was to follow in the footsteps of her literary heroes and write "the great American novel." Thank you for sharing her with us here. So sick. 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. 2: Lawyer 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. Much appreciated. Best, Steve. Unfortunately for us, Tamars autobiographies were never completed. In my young mind it was my way to be New, loved, a person not sexually abused!! In 1940, while still married to Dorothy, Hodel married Dorothy Harvey, the ex-wife of a close friend. In fact she spoke of George this way even years after your first book: Black Dahlia Advenger. Martin Luther King Jr. in July, 1964. No, recent DNA testing has eliminated and dispelled the rumor that George Hodel was her father. This has nothing to do with the other Fauna who never met dad in life. Mike, Kelvin and I just assumed she got a divorce something in the early Fifties and no questions asked. To protect her three sons who bore the Hodel name which would have marked them with their fathers crimes when they were so young and helpless. Dear Mr. Hodel 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. He also loved bullfighters even before he read Hemingway. Sending healing, love and blessings to you. Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. 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. I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. In doing so, he has re-victimizes himself and victims of violence, including Elizabeth Short, and re-traumatizes himself, survivors and victims families. For that, Ill always be grateful. I imagine they are heartened that someone is working so tirelessly to solve her case. But no open obvious sex. That existence where people wont question things too much because like farm animals, they desire stability and structure. Before and after the trial. boarding on being in love. People typically tend to white wash events, even after the death of the actors. This life is holy. I present strong evidence in my investigation and books that Jean Spangler was very likely a kidnap/murder victim of and by George Hodel. Sabrina G: 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. I loved reading about her and reading her writings. AGE View Full Report AGE AGE View Full Report AGE So, for the past twelve or so years, I have chosen just to ignore his rantings. 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. He asked her if GHH was her father, and other prurient questions. From where her handbag was found (Griffith Park) and Elisabeth Short was found (Leimert Park). Leigh: Thank you. I mean, it was shocking to me, but it left John in an exalted and unusually talkative mood. were from Ireland, but dont have anything further information? Also, how did he explain the homage to Elizabeth Short? 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. Surely they made links between the imagery? (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.) To shield them from their father who might have felt the need to remove the threat of exposure of what he had done. You, Steve, have chosen to sing the sweet song of Triumph over death and fear. anyone who can read can tell usually when using quotations that youre quoting what someone else in the past tense has said , ie: your half sister Tamar ,theres a reason people in his profession rank number 3 and 6 in professions favoured by Psychopaths. P.S To any who may read this God bless you and your families and the wonderful people who serve us through this crisis ! Perhaps Deborah fell by changing her name to Fauna would help her get more love from her mother? 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. Also, how this also ties in with the fact that a hobby of your fathers what photography? He did not. He was also accused of raping his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted for that crime. They cant defeat the evidence, so all they can do is continue to claim we are too busy with other cold cases to look at Hodels investigation. Love. 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. . {forgive me, Im not trying to flippantly insult your late father. 1926 His mother, nee Dorothy Harvey, was married to director John Hustonand was Huston's first wife. If not George, who was the father of that baby? See blog on it HERE. In the TNT series, George Hodel's ex-wife Corinna (Connie Nielsen) is based on Dorothy Huston Hodel, George's second wife and the ex-wife of John Huston, Meyers said: "She is very posh and. Find Dorothy Hodel's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. blooms for only a few days each spring Nancy N: Thank you for the kind words. I applaud you for continuing to fight for justice for all of Georges victims. Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. Oh, you people, you people. Absolutely fascinating story but how is it that you were none the wiser to your exwifes deceptions. Oh! Thank you. 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. That is when he drugged her and took the naked photographs in the hotel room. 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. Best, Steve. You exemplify truth, honesty, and justice. In the end, by following the evidence, it took me in the exact opposite direction. Mother said few things that never varied, this is one. Which meant we were living off an on at the Sowden/Franklin House at his pleasure so to speak. Im sure that you will be remembered for your enormous capacity to serve others without a thought for yourself. Thanks so much for taking readers on such an intriguing, Byzantine journey, originating with a 1947 gruesome murder in LA. I was a bit disturbed when she was on board with the production of the highly fictionalized version of her life. 1. Thank you Patricia. Why didnt George quickly leave Philippine after divorce, Did he molest any of his kids with hortensia. 6: Journalist I fear that she was never IDd. She said he smiled at her and said, Why dont you name her Elizabeth. During the telling of that story, she laughed and went on to say that seven years later she would name her own daughter, Deborah Elizabeth. If she had been alone she might have chosen differently about telling the truth. Much appreciated. Spoilers aside, as it is such an old film, part of the impact of the last few scenes has to do with the fact that Noah Cross gets away with it. I dont know? 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. 3. 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. She was self-educated, and a voracious reader whose lifelong passions were Art and love for Nature. Am I correct that your mother was the ex wife of John Huston? Thank you so much for sharing your deeply personal story with us. News to me! 1: CEO Thanks for the kind words. Related Article A blossom on a cherry tree At the time, though they resonated with me, I did not fully understand their meaning. Cath B: Seams Like Murder, the first book in the Sewing Studio Mystery Series. Working on The Early Years which will hopefully be the last book in the series and will cover his crimes from the Twenties and Thirties, so stay tuned. I think that sometimes, people of higher IQ/intellect become frustrated and bored with the generic, groupthink constraints that the common folk live by. She never achieved her goal there at that time. This what she told me. This is just my opinion, but I think that higher intellectual people often want to explore and learn about human nature and aspects of life that are outside the generic norms. YES. His mother, nee Dorothy Harvey, was married to director John Huston and was Huston's . That makes her the ultimate heroine of this story and The House Of Hodel. The responsibility is with Steve Hodel and his rather incredible gift for making up new lies and embellishing his old ones. I was wondering if you are aware of the photo taken of Elizabeth Shorts crime scene that was seemingly taken at night which, presumably would suggest it was the killer who took the photo as she was found in the morning? I suppose thats a normal reaction when pondering a sociopathic ghoul who hates women and is incapable of feeling compassion, warmth, or tenderness for fellow human beings. My point in using the term is to show exactly how Faunas unnamed father was described on the 1951 birth certificate, which reads, information withheld concerning Father, Color or Race of Father Negro. These are not MY words they are the words used by the hospital to describe her father. Best, Steve, Thank you for your ceaseless commitment to the truth, Steve. Once again, thank you for your candor Steve. He has a fine record as a doctor and is a dedicated man. This started up again when she married my father Stan Wilson. 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. Carr took the position, Could be him? Fauna passed away shortly before the DNA results came out? Some good thinking and observations. 4: Salesperson (oh crap thats me) An ardent anticommunist, she was a longtime Democrat who became a neoconservative and switched to the Republican Party in 1985. 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. 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. George is responsible for my middle name. You are that spotlight. It is a bit eerie having been born in 1951 myself near LA and flashbacks of those real times. Nevertheless, Id have to dive deep into the sea of evidence youve provided before I could feel more confident. Dear Steve, She had gone to her father at age 12 and asked him to name her doll for her. 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. 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? Im a little confused about that. Their term, not mine. You have a big heart. In the book, Dr. Hodel is alleged to have been a sadistic murderer of. As far as Tamar and Faunas biological father. At the same time, I would caution against using the expression you people. Fast forward to the birth of Deborah and Tamar, again NOT GEORGE chose to give her the middle name of Elizabeth most likely to honor the play doll suggestion from her father many years earlier. 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. Well, as you know from reading BDA I started out confident I would be able to exonerate my father and easily prove he had no involvement in the horrific crime. 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. You have all the respect in the world from me in your endeavors to bring the truth to light. Yes Did her children suffer due to her alcohol and drug addictions? But, I suspect there was more to the killing than just her being pregnant. He has never had a fashionable practice. 1. , 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. Yet another example of the caliber of research one can expect from former Detective III Hodel. Enjoyable and compelling. 4) Beverly Hills doctor linked to Morals case. Rosana Simonassi. It is unconscionable on his part, and quite sad, as well, and I wish he would stop. Yes, she was a very special woman and much loved by all three of her sons. He was a mysterious silver-haired benefactor who bugged the phones of his estranged granddaughter. Tamars mother was not and took the position that her daughter was a pathological liar and did not believe her when she made the claim of incest. So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? For one of the few times in my life, Im left speachless and deep in contemplative thought after reading this, youre latest post. Hi Steve, was the Franklin house where the black Dahlias murder supposedly occurred ever tested with luminol or searched for any DNA? A daughter of Charles Eugene Harvey, and Dorothy Bell Everett. Yes, our mother was a very special woman. will It is wonderful you took that good from her and did so much with it. As far as mothers divorce actually it never really came up and I was nine when dad was arrested, but never really knew about the arrest and trial as a young boy of nine. Just came out with Book 6, In The Mesquite which details a horrific mother/daughter murder I believe he committed pre Dahlia in 1938. Thanks for the kind words. Survival. Starring Chris Pine and India Eisley, the series tracks the mysterious past of Fauna Hodel, a teenage girl in 1960s Los Angeles desperate to discover where she comes from and who her parents are. Good Morning Mr Hodel, George Hill Hodel, Jr., the only child of George Hill Hodel, Sr. and Esther Hodel, was born on October 10, 1907, in Los Angeles, California. Mom still loved him. 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 . I, myself, am not using the term Negro Im quoting its use as told to me by Tamar when she described her father listed on her daughter Faunas 1952 birth certificate as Negro. Throughout my writings, I also use the term Negro on the physical descriptions of suspects as described by witnesses from the 1940s and LAPD officers. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! When Dorothy Hodel was questioned by investigators in 1950, she was living over a bait shop on Santa Monica Pier. Meghan Markle. She was extremely strong as all masochists have to be to survive. Negro is absolutely offensive and disrespectful when used flippantly, without care for the hurt it causes so many. All his life he was fascinated by boxers. Take care of yourself and stay safe out there! Having never watched Chinatown, I caught it on cable a few weeks ago. I felt a similar response in my body when I first learned about your father. Speechless. t. e. Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film. Steve: I have a feeling this hope-to-get-rich-quick Rose might have put in another literary appearance a few years later. Joe Barrett, a roomer at the Hodel residence cooperated as an informant. New expert medical testimony and evidence photos proving-"A Doctor Did It." Complete original and unabridged 1950 DA-Hodel Black Dahlia Bugging Transcripts. My greatest pleasure and reward comes from knowing that readers like you really get it. Best to you and yours. My father was out of the country in Hawaii when Fauna was born. The D.A.s office now distributes a CD ROM of the files rather than granting access to the originals, so researchers have no way of knowing that Steve Hodel is lying. Was your mother Tamars mother? Of course, this can often lead people down a more sadistic, evil path, but for others it can be used for good educational insights. was far more compelling and richly detailed than lmharnischs efforts at debunking your suppositions. Daniel Craig. Abbey Chandler needs a fresh start and an escape from her big-city job, so quaint, quiet Hideaway Grove, where she spent her childhood summers, seems like the perfect choice. Have gone through many and varying reactions through the years. Hilarious how afterwards you follow it with black. I wanted to let you know that I just finished Root of Evil and I thought your work on it was amazing! One question I cant get out of my mind: Did anyone ever determine who may have been screaming during the police recording? Mother was a writer. All I know is that he is not the sort of man that would psychologically be the kind to do it. Dear Sir, I have immense respect for you. I have read a few times that it was he who gave her second daughter, Fauna, the middle name Elizabeth after Elizabeth Short. I imagine it must have been so hard for you, many times throughout your life, to keep up faith in what is good. Your mother was all things including the most fantastical poet. 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. Trusted by millions of genealogists since 2003 Trusted information source for millions of people worldwide Even then, I tend to leave room for the story to change, if that makes sense. Ruth Frances Spaulding Ruth in white dress third from the right front row Most of the readily available information about Dorothy Huston Hodel (ne Harvey) comes from her son, Steve Hodel. Steve Hodel crafts his lies, mixed with truths, seemingly with authority. George, Dorothy and their three sons lived from 1945 to 1950 in a bizarre, one-of-a-kind mansion built by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank Lloyd Wright) and modeled on a Mayan temple. It was not. 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. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. Inka: Thank you from all of us who still believe truth and journalistic integrity to be far more essential than the bizarre myth making of Steve Hodel. Doreen has 3 different addresses, the most recent of which is in New York, New York. Steve. Steve Hodel has also returned to his claim that his father probably killed Geneva Ellroy, mother of author James Ellroy. You are in my prayers. I myself come from a family with many dark secrets, and I can understand the turmoil you must be feeling, and have felt through the years in your search for the truth. All true. Also, hope to put together a Documentary, miniseries to tell the full story in six or eight episodes. Steve, I believe I knew Tamar years ago. I wonder what she was thinking as the camera shutter captured her image, that moment forever suspended in time. I cant begin to imagine the complexity of emotions ranging from love to hate for a man that gave you life. Didnt know it was being made until seeing the promo/flyer a few weeks before it aired.

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