1949 LAPD Paid Police Informant Glenn Martin Letter Confirms Dr. George Hodel...
April 24, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Police informant Glenn Martin’s letter was never meant to be read. Written by Martin on October 25, 1949, while his acquaintance Dr. George Hodel was on trial for...
View ArticlePeople Magazine’s Discovery ID “Surviving the Dating Game Serial Killer”...
May 1, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington My interview relating to my 1972 arrest and conviction of Rodney “Dating Game Killer” Alcala will be televised this coming Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 6pm on People Mag’s...
View ArticleNew York Times Bestselling True Crime Author Steve Hodel (“Black Dahlia...
May 16, 2024 (25th Anniversary of Dr. George Hill Hodel’s Death) Suicide OD(Seconal) Birch Bay, Washington I will be presenting an hour-long PowerPoint followed by an audience Q&A and book signing...
View ArticleJournalists Daniel and Anne Vasquez In-Depth Examination of New Black Dahlia...
May 31, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I am republishing what I consider one of the most in-depth and accurate newspaper articles ever written on my Los Angeles investigation over the past twenty-plus...
View ArticleA Reader’s Questions-Setting the Record Straight On Some Black Dahlia...
June 18, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington An Email from a reader, David ____. SKH Note: I have blocked out the name of the “expert” and the sender’s last name. I know of who David speaks. He is a troll and...
View ArticleLocal News Media (Radio and Newspaper) Highlight Upcoming NYT Bestselling...
July 2, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Local radio and newspapers have today announced my upcoming talk and PowerPoint presentation, which is scheduled for July 13, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Village...
View ArticleGeorge Hodel KFI Radio Announcer of Classical Music for Earle C. Anthony in...
July 10, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I knew my father had been a radio announcer of classical music in Los Angeles in his youth, but this is the first time I have found documentation. The Los Angeles...
View ArticleLAPD Detective Brian Carr, Formerly Assigned to Black Dahlia Murder...
July 14, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington 1951-2024 R.I.P. Detective Brian Carr (1997) My condolences to the family and friends of LAPD Detective Brian Carr, who passed away at age 73 on April 19, 2024. Carr...
View ArticleThe Crime Reporter and the Cop: “A Hollywood Homicide True Life Detective...
July 18, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I joined the LAPD at age twenty-one in 1963. After being assigned to and working uniform patrol at four divisions (WLA, Van Nuys, Wilshire, and Hollywood), I...
View ArticleToday July 29th 2024 is the Centennial Birthday of Elizabeth Short, known to...
July 29, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Elizabeth Short Born January 29, 1924 Murdered January 15, 1947 REST IN PEACE The post Today July 29th 2024 is the Centennial Birthday of Elizabeth Short, known to...
View ArticleA Thank You to Attendees at my Lynden Village Books Presentation -Second...
July 30, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington A big THANK YOU to the seventy-plus attendees at my presentation at Village Books in Lynden, Washington, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. There was a great turnout, and I...
View ArticleInternut Naysayers Make False Claim “Author Never Contacted or Attempted to...
August 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Several readers have informed me that my Black Dahlia Internut Naysayers complain that “Hodel conducted his Black Dahlia investigation in secret and never made any...
View ArticleSteve Hodel Interviews on Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil and the Today Show, Completes...
August 13, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington For those who missed the trifecta back in 2019 of my interviews on: Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, and The Today Show, I am reposting the original blog from 2019. The companion...
View ArticleGeorge Hodel – Boy Genius, a KFI Radio Classic Music Host at Age -16 -Becomes...
August 31, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington THE BIZARRE LINKS OF PEOPLE AND PLACES TO THE SERIAL CRIMES OF GEORGE HILL HODEL Hit the Twilight Zone intro HERE: First, let’s go back in time a hundred years:...
View ArticleJames Ellroy’s Beautifully Poetic Foreword to Black Dahlia Avenger Removed at...
September 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Over the years, I have received numerous queries as to why I removed author James Ellroy’s Foreword from current and future printings of my true crime book,...
View ArticleReaders Ask “Why Did You Move to Washington State from your Hometown of Los...
September 15, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Birch Bay Sunsets over the San Juan Islands Several readers have asked me, “Why did you move to Washington State from your hometown of Los Angeles?” A number of...
View ArticleAuthor Ray Bradbury and a Hodel Quartet of Synchronicities- 1948-1953-1982-2004
September 20, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington (Reposting from December 6, 2019) Mike Hodel and Ray Bradbury on “Hour 25 SFTV” (1982) photo by Steve Moore Synchronicity (German: Synchronizität) is a...
View ArticleNew York Times Bestselling Author Steve Hodel to Speak at VILLAGE BOOKS,...
October 1, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington I will present a PowerPoint overview of my Black Dahlia investigation at Village Books (Fairhaven), 1200 11th St, in Bellingham, on Sunday, October 27, 2024, from...
View ArticleA Review of Author Michael Connelly’s Just Published, “The Waiting” in Which...
October 16, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington Screenshot The post A Review of Author Michael Connelly’s Just Published, “The Waiting” in Which His Fictional LAPD Detectives “Take a Deep Dive” into...
View ArticleOriginal 1948 True Detective Magazine Confirms the Press, the DA’s Office,...
November 7, 2024 Birch Bay, Washington In recent weeks, the Los Angeles Times has attempted to revive the 1997 theory coming from its own long-retired copyboy editor, wannabe detective, and...
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