[8], Hodel spent much of the 2000s as a motivational speaker, talking about racial equality and human rights. All five of Tamar's children had different fathers, Gentile explained. Best, Steve. You seem so stabke as a person through all this hell knowledge discovered about your Father. That true version of her life was dramatic enough in and of itself without going along with the storyline of the miniseries. Remember, this case came to me, I didnt go to it. Id be interested in hearing your thoughts too. 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. She is a character in 'I Am the Night' primarily portrayed by Jamie Anne Allman. The case was never solved. The only way to understand and see how it all fits together is to read all of the books, which are in fact, one ongoing investigation, each adding a significant amount of new evidence to the previous investigation. Talk about racist. Tamar remained in touch with her father; unfortunately, he also abused FaunaElizabeth. I have not read your books (yet) as I just stumbled onto your site after googling about the I am the night series after recently watching it. I can hear you saying "Wait, that's not what Steve Hodel says." Of course not. 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. In 1949, George Hodel had been arrested and tried for incest by LAPD; his 14-year-old daughter Tamar accused him of raping her, resulting in a pregnancy she aborted. I Do not know if youre religous but it seems there had to be something outside yourself guiding you to keep digging. [3] He was forced to leave the university after one year, due in part to a sex scandal involving a professor's wife. As to your questions: Its confusing because of the two Faunas. numerous years have passed why do you think there is such resistance from LAPD when files were found in the DA vault? You are that spotlight. You are truly an inspiration and a reminder that there are always people on the good side of the fight, no matter how difficult that may be. 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. Jay Singletary (Chris Pine) and Fauna Hodel (India Eisley) are on the hunt for Tamar Hodel in "Aloha". Also, well enter a New World once the severity of this virus crisis abates somewhat, dust will settle differently Image courtesy of TNT. 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. ) I present strong evidence in my investigation and books that Jean Spangler was very likely a kidnap/murder victim of and by George Hodel. Short's relatives also disagreed that the photos in Hodel's album were of Short. Site by AuthorBytes. I particularly remember she had a picture on her bureau and Im reasonably sure it was her father. The affair between Hodel and the woman caused her marriage to fall apart.[4]. ", "BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Retired LAPD detective reveals new evidence pointing to prime suspect his father", "Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia", "Anatomy of a Podcast: Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia- DNA Test Answers Question of Fauna Hodel's Paternity", "A Rare Tour of Dr. George Hodel's Whimsically Weird Childhood House", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Hodel&oldid=1140979512, Michael, Steven, and Kelvin Hodel, sons by Harvey, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 19:11. 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. The son makes a clear disclaimer that "none of the presented crimes contain proof beyond a reasonable doubt and without hard physical evidence such as DNA linkage are not solvable." I cant begin to imagine the complexity of emotions ranging from love to hate for a man that gave you life. Jimmie Lee struggled to raise Fauna in Sparks, NV. Hi Kris: Thanks for the kind words. Tamar Hodel, the author's half-sister, is a case in point. I made no review about her book from its publication (2008) until just a few months past, so 11-years of no comment.. He was acquitted after a widely publicized trial. Never again. Oh, you people, you people. In 1961, at 17, Phillips followed Hodel to San Francisco, where her friend bought her a fake ID and a black cocktail dress, taking her to clubs to meet comedians like Lenny Bruce and Dick Gregory. I just listened to the podcast. In the 1930s, he was legally married to Dorothy Anthony, a fashion model from San Francisco; they had a daughter, Tamar. She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth Wilson), Love, Peace and Joy. Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. Will there ever be closure? Depravity and lawlessness exuded from the walls of her home, where her father George . Steve, Steve, Hodel's daughter, Tamar, escaped the house in 1949 after accusing her father and others of sexually assaulting her during one of the many parties he would throw at the estate. She gave birth to Fauna in 1951 when she was 16 years old, but immediately gave her up for adoption. Best Regards, Steve, https://stevehodel.com/author-books-suggested-reading-order/. Two daughters, Fauna and Fauna II (Deborah Elizabeth), and three sons, Peace, Love and Joy. Im curious if youre familiar with someone by the name (or handle) of lmharnisch? Short had suffered gruesome mutilation, notably her body being cut in half at the waist, as well as her mouth being cut ear to ear. When she sought out her birth mother Tamar years later, she found out about her. You have more than enough sense. This what she told me. 2: Lawyer Tamar always maintained that the father was An Italian in San Francisco that got her drunk and took advantage of her. See the below link to the full story. ), https://stevehodel.com/2019/05/31/the-hollywood-reporter-perpetuating-the-myth-tnt-executives-continue-to-remain-silent-on-the-fact-they-obtained-dna-analysis-proving-george-hodel-is-not-biological-father-of-fauna-hodel/. 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. I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. Hodel was a gifted student as a youth and scored an impressive 186 in an . So, stay tuned. The book inspired I Am the Night, a 2019 six-episode limited television series starring Chris Pine and India Eisley, directed by Patty Jenkins. [5] Two witnesses to the alleged abuse testified at the trial. Fauna naci cuando Tamar tena diecisis aos. Hyde that won the battles for his psyche. The show is adapted from Fauna's real memoir, One Day She'll Darken, in which she discussed her half-siblings. In 1947 just months after murdering Elizabeth Short, George told her to name the doll Elizabeth. Hodel was effectively a polygamist: in the late 1940s, around the time of the deaths of Spaulding and Elizabeth Short, Hodel was living with "Dorero" and their three children; his first legal wife Dorothy Anthony and their daughter Tamar; and, at times, his original common-law wife, Emilia, mother of Hodel's eldest child (by that time an adult). They thought there was something fishy. C. Crow. Tamar Hodel, who was mad at her father because he wouldn't allow her to get an abortion. Just seeing things from both sides. Harnisch has been on a childish rant ever since and keeps promising to publish his book any year now. No, never did ID that victim. Below is a link to the suggested reading order if one wants a true understanding of how it all comes together. (That pregnancy was aborted in 1949.). McCawley" (Sgt. I dont know if it was ever asked and answered but why did the second daughter change her name to Fauna 2. Although the Los Angeles Times reported that he was rushed to the Receiving Hospital with a slim chance of survival, death records reveal that he died that same evening. Its really suspicious for me to see a comment from Fauna herself in May 24, 2019 when she supposedly passed in 2017. He died in 1999, at the age of 91. YES. 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. 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. Wishing to distance the family from both George Hodel's trial and Tamar Hodel's alleged interracial romance, Tamar's mother arranged for a black woman to adopt the child. This has nothing to do with the other Fauna who never met dad in life. Meagan: No, it happened. trying to take advantage of a sensational case. If this is true, it astounds me that he had a close enough relationship with her to name her child. Id just like to say, I hope this finds you and finds you in good health ? Then I read the word negro, and now Im done. And I just got a chill upon reading that he told her to name her doll Elizabeth. . As explained on the One Day She'll Darken website, the real Fauna learned about her siblings when she wrote to her mother for the first time. Tamar Hodel, the daughter in that 1949 case, tells a story that supports the notion that her physician father killed the secretary. Stay safe. Surely they made links between the imagery? She (or he) brought up the question of Tamars possibly incestuous 1949 pregnancy. Head Deputy District Attorney Stephen Kay described himself as highly impressed by Steve Hodel's research and conclusions and even went so far as to declare the case had been solved. Im about to write a book myself on the life and murder of my best friend Christine who was tortured and murdered by 3 so called friends in 2011 in San Bernardino County her body was located buried in a shallow grave, Sherry T:
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