I know all of this because I had many conversations with the real Fauna, a former gallerist and motivational speaker who, in a tragedy so apt for this irony-strewn true story, died of cancer while this TV series inspired by her life was being made. Steve- Ive recently finished reading DANGEROUS FRIENDS which has a lot of background on John Huston, who as you know, was well connected to Fred Sexton. I hope many are encouraged by you who have also lived twilight zone lives no fault of their own. And I just got a chill upon reading that he told her to name her doll Elizabeth. When I read this post about your mother, her spirit reminded me of the spirit of my grandma. She was proud to be to married to a famous recording artist, as her first love (Josh White) was already married. What year did your mother and George Hodel divorce? At that time she and no one else had a clue that I was investigating our father for suspected crimes. Hes been writing them for 18-years now, ever since my first book, Black Dahlia Avenger published in 2003. While Fauna Hodel died in 2017 (two years before "Root of Evil"), her daughters found her meticulous journals and reference Fauna's own book One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel to tell her story. A photograph of the suspect in the nude with a nude identified colored model was secured from his personal effects. Wish you a healthy new year. Thank you. Yes, I have always believed Tamar and her testimony as to events that occurred at the Franklin House with the three adults in July 1949. In any case, I just wanted to put that out there. Yes, our mother was a very special woman. That existence where people wont question things too much because like farm animals, they desire stability and structure. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. You are and have been the gold. Steve, Lots of social cocktail parties with the rich and famous and others, YES. Its generally meant to group people together often based on stereotypes and ignorance, to other. It is believed to be correct at the . Born in 25 Jul 1919 and died in 26 Jul 1919 Cissna Park, Illinois Dorothy May Hodel An only child, George was well educated and highly intelligent, becoming a musical prodigy and playing solo piano concerts at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. 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. No, recent DNA testing has eliminated and dispelled the rumor that George Hodel was her father. I dont know? Copyright 2023 Steve Hodel. Fauna never met George Hodel and was never in the Sowden/Franklin House until long after her grandfathers death in 1999. Pukar: 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. They corroborate your findings surely its more than bad PR? Daniel Craig. Didnt know it was being made until seeing the promo/flyer a few weeks before it aired. Just one question: Has any recognition of you or your tremendous books/work been given?! 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. Steve, you are everything good you say about your mother. . Do you believe that she wanted you to become a police detective in order to uncover the truth about george ? Steve, I am in awe of your candor and strength. Find Dorothy Hodel's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! You have all the respect in the world from me in your endeavors to bring the truth to light. https://stevehodel.com/2019/02/02/dorothy-huston-hodel-1906-1983-remembrance-110th-birthday/, Steve, both Your parents had an abundance of smarts, good looks, talent plus living and growing up in California.. life could not get much better than that, right?! Poetic in itself, really. Much appreciated. Why didnt George quickly leave Philippine after divorce, Did he molest any of his kids with hortensia. Oh, you people, you people. You are a rare person to rise above a nightmare environment and land grounded. Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. This snapshot of Dorothy Hodel's life was captured by the 1940 U.S. Census. Thank you for sharing it. read my books. They were never really interested as they believed that my investigation was just another of the many thanks, The blogs go back more than a decade. Despite her life-long struggles with Demon. I mean, it was shocking to me, but it left John in an exalted and unusually talkative mood. Who is Fauna Hodels father? Im getting to understand the woman and the artist she was better than I ever have before. But, I suspect there was more to the killing than just her being pregnant. Hudson spoke for 90 minutes, including a question-and-answer period, and it would be humanly impossible to catalog all of the fiction. So all of Steve Hodels stories about the swanky parties his parents threw at the Sowden House you guessed it: Lies. 4. 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. That is when he drugged her and took the naked photographs in the hotel room. Interrogation of Dorothy Harvey Hodel The Interrogation of Dorothy Harvey Hodel Original content Larry Harnisch 2003 O n March 22, 1950, Lt. Frank Jemison of the district attorney's office questioned Dorothy Harvey Hodel, Dr. George Hodel's ex-wife, at 410 Santa Monica Pier. 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 for Steve Hodel. She is included in my LA Lone Woman Murders and the circumstantial evidence is quite strong. But, we three boys knew nothing of the earlier divorce. All Best, Steve. In The Mesquite New Clue Revealed: A Reader Discovers the Killers Taunting Purloined Letter Clue Lying in Plain Site. What did she know? 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 . It is here updated to included additional photos and text.). Top 10 Professions favoured by Psychopaths I remember reading about her daughters being so glad that her story was finally going to be told on screen after Faunas passing and I was truly disappointed when I finally watched IATN. Do you happened to know a relative by the name Starr Hodel? Tamar died two years earlier in 2015. https://stevehodel.com/2015/10/19/tamar-nais-hodel-dies-at-80-in-honolulu-hawaii/, Clarification, I have been Fauna since I was 15, never knowing Id meet my sister in my lifetime . Not at all. He transformed himself into a human tape recorder and delivered what appeared to be a flawless repetition of what Steve Hodel told him. That makes her the ultimate heroine of this story and The House Of Hodel. Joan J: 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. There were times when Dorothy Hodel was couldn't afford a residence and she and the children lived at the Sowden House. 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. Sincerely, Fauna 2 changed her name from Deborah to Fauna I believe to honor Fauna I and because her mother, Tamar always expressed a fondness for her unknown long ago adopted first child. Interesting, compelling, and disturbing. Wherever this life takes you next, I want to remind you of what you already know: there is always hope over the horizon! What were all the factors in his childhood that came together to create such a hatred of women and Humanity? Donald Trump. Steve wrote on his blog that Dorothy and Hodel had four children. From where her handbag was found (Griffith Park) and Elisabeth Short was found (Leimert Park). Alison K.P. Informant Lillian DeNorak [Lenorak] has been committed to the State Mental Institution at Camarillo. Thank you for telling your story! I notice Letter no. Your words, testimony and work have touched me very deeply. Best Regards, Steve, https://stevehodel.com/author-books-suggested-reading-order/. Wishing you and yours continued health in the very difficult times. 6) prosecution witness held in Hodel hearing. But, I guess I would mainly want to pursue the WHY? As always regards sue. This started up again when she married my father Stan Wilson. Keelie K: It's often called. It is confusing. It wasnt until after my fathers death in 1999 and doing my research that I found the Divorce Papers filed at L.A. County Hall of Records that showed they were formally divorced in 1944. Yes, smarter than both Huston and Hodel. And it was her cries heard on the wiretaps? You are in my prayers. 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. See how beautifully she communicates it here, with poetic elegance. I encourage you to keep pressing on, because you are the beauty rising from the ashes. 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. But life is more complex 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. 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 . But isnt it also true much of what you have put together, at least regarding the Black Dahlia, is also conjecture based on your own theories and no 100% proof so you could call that dramatic effect for your own writing and sales as well. She, when married my father she hoped George would be proud of her, close to her again (as she never meant to tell on him. ) All I know is that he is not the sort of man that would psychologically be the kind to do it. Expose the lies, as herein. 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 Secrets and lies have permeated the Hodel family for far too long and finally the spotlight zeros in on the truth as it should. Bless you and know that what you are doing is reaching more people than you will ever know. Mr. Hodel, if Fauna past away in 2017 from cancer, how could she write you asking for a correction regarding her middle name in May 2019? C. Crow. 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. I wanted to let you know that I just finished Root of Evil and I thought your work on it was amazing! 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: How ironic that Dorothy Harvey Huston Hodel would be the source and bear forth the fruit that would be GHHs ultimate undoing. Are you investigating your fathers activity in Asia? Miami Ghost Chronicles . 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. 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