The thought has crossed my mind that this is Hustons nod to GHH or at least an indication that he was aware of some of the dark dealings of noir age Hollywood. Steve Hodel has since produced two additional books on the Dahlia case, and several books on the Zodiac killer and other cases, attempting to link them to his father. George Hill Hodel - Suspected Murderer, Family and Childhood - Famousbio If George Hodel did in fact commit these additional "early years crimes" then it would make him one of the nation's most prolific serial killers. Ich bewundere Sie , dass Sie das alles aufgedeckt haben und hier jedem Anwort geben. Best, Steve, Thank you for your ceaseless commitment to the truth, Steve. So, for the past twelve or so years, I have chosen just to ignore his rantings. Much appreciated. Their aunt, Fauna II, also contributed to the first episode of Root of Evil, and they indicated that their uncles will share their stories on the podcast in the future as well. He claims to be related to Fauna. Fauna's strange story of Fauna Hodel starts in Reno, Nevada, when a woman offered Jimmie Lee Faison a child in the bathroom of a casino. St. Helens Hall would have been the name of the boarding hall. I recently spoke with you explaining how I was told that come to be. 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. Thank you. Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . Its generally meant to group people together often based on stereotypes and ignorance, to other. 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. I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. [9][10], In February 2019, the eight-episode podcast, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia, produced by Cadence 13 in conjunction with TNT, premiered. They could not allow this to become public so they locked away the DA Secret Hodel Files for fifty-three years, until accidentally discovered by LA Times journalist Steve Lopez, and myself in 2003. Have gone through many and varying reactions through the years. But, no relationship and he went out of his way to avoid any contact with Tamar. She is included in my LA Lone Woman Murders and the circumstantial evidence is quite strong. The story of George Hodel who is a suspect in the Black Dahlia killing I am not one to get involved in petty arguments and disputes. Fauna was born to a 16-year-old, Tamar Hodel, in 1951. LAPDs refusal to look at it has I think, all to do with IMAGE. However, after Tamar kindly accommodated him, Amnon dismissed everyone except her ( 2 Samuel 13:9 ). He was a musical prodigy as a child and performed as a solo pianist in several concerts at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. . It has been speculated that Fauna was Tamar's daughter from that incestuous relationship. Tamar Hodel, the daughter in that 1949 case, tells a story that supports the notion that her physician father killed the secretary. In 1947 just months after murdering Elizabeth Short, George told her to name the doll Elizabeth. Carr's opinion was that Hodel's theory was based on a few intriguing facts linked together by unsubstantiated supposition. Thank you for allowing the public to know the truth. So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? Michelle Phillips and Friends Speak Out about Mackenzie's Incest I present strong evidence in my investigation and books that Jean Spangler was very likely a kidnap/murder victim of and by George Hodel. The viewing/listening/reading public needs to know what is FACT and what is FICTION. Have you ever been in touch with Beth Shorts relatives? Ex-wife of John Huston and George Hill Hodel, Jr. George Hodel was accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter Tamar there in . That is when he drugged her and took the naked photographs in the hotel room. C. Crow, C. Crow: Is I Am the Night Based on a True Story? - POPSUGAR By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). Tamar had the baby girl at a hospital in San Francisco. five brothers all who were coal miners in PA, and my grandfathers parents Lisa K: I havent watched the miniseries either, the trailer was enough to tell me is is 95% fiction. The jury, which included eight women, said no. Fauna Hodel's daughters host the podcast. She was abused by her father, dragged publicly in the press for daring to speak up at 16, and then. George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 May 17, 1999) was an American physician and suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. Joan J: George Hodel was incapable of love, real love, to her or anyone. Im sure it wasnt easy for you to figure out what your father was.. T.J. Burks: There were two Faunas. When she sought out her birth mother Tamar years later, she found out about her. 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: Despite Fauna's light skin and blue eyes, Tamar claimed her father was black. When Fauna first discovered the whereabouts of Tamar and made contact, she received a photograph of Tamar with her newly discovered brothers and sister. Ive just finished the podcast, havent watched the miniseries Nor do I intend to . Photos. Tamar Hodel . Good Morning Mr Hodel, Death: March 08, 1982 (75) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA, United States. 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 . The case was never solved. Zack, the host of the show, had an agenda different than hers. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. Its obvious a crime was being committed and that the PD failed to intervene, but curious if the woman has ever been identified? I dont know if it was ever asked and answered but why did the second daughter change her name to Fauna 2. 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With Chris Pine, India Eisley, Jefferson Mays, Leland Orser. Tamar claimed she had posed for nude photos for Man Ray when she was just a child. However, suspicion of Hodel was not publicly known until decades later. Hi Layla, Only source on it is Ancestry.com 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. It actually made me think about a movie that I never watched (and dont intend to) called A Serbian Man. Much Love, Uncle Steve. [7], Hodel had two children, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro. And on I Am the Night, Fauna will learn that she's not Tamar's only child when she travels with Jay to her birth mom's home in Hawaii. You and your family ? It was through Tamar that Michelle met John Phillips.This week the headline-making news comes from John Phillips's 49-year old daughter, Mackenzie Phillips (whose mother is Susan Adams Phillips,. This is the inverse to the scenario of a convicted criminals family member trying to prove the accused innocent. Hodel, the younger's investigation presents four (4) potential crimes committed in the 1920s and nineteen (19) crimes believed committed in the 1930s. They follow the kids to the house and low and behold..out comes Tamar. Was George Hodel really faunas father? - KnowledgeBurrow.com 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Steve, I believe I knew Tamar years ago. I Am the Night episode 3 recap: Where is Tamar Hodel? - Hidden Remote I have always wondered how Tamars relationship with your father resumed after the incest trial. Unlike in the show, it didn't occur until years after Fauna first discovered the truth about her birth mother, and she brought her oldest daughter, Gentile, to Hawaii with her. 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. 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. Regards. No, never did ID that victim. It was re-published in 2019 by Graymalkin Media, including an eight-page photo insert from Hodel's personal collection. 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 Am the Night vs the True Story of Fauna Hodel and the Black Dahlia That's a lie. Much appreciated. If I think about your father at length, I feel deeply uneasy. Daughter of George Hill Hodel, and Dorothy Grace Anthony Barbe (17 April 1911 - 12 October 1995). So, in truth it is way beyond a reasonable doubt which is what you need to convict in a jury trial. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. Fauna Hodel's quest to retrace her roots on I Am the Night has become deadly, but she's finally getting close to some answers about her birth mother, Tamar Hodel. It was a fortress from the world," says Tamar Hodel, one of 11 children the doctor had by five different women. As indicated in my followup books, Buster a cadaver dog alert to numerous locations for human remains. It seems that Tamar's teen angst was too much for her mother . Hi Kris: Thanks for the kind words. Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the - Apple Harnisch has been on a childish rant ever since and keeps promising to publish his book any year now.