Good evening, Mr. Hodel, Hes been writing them for 18-years now, ever since my first book, Black Dahlia Avenger published in 2003. Just put in a keyword or two. And, in the end, it is the same- The fact is the source of your middle name, Elizabeth did come from and at Georges request. Writer: I Am the Night. : Fauna Hodels father was an unnamed White Male Italian American in San Francisco who gave Tamar a bunch of alcoholic drinks then raped her when she was 15. I wanted to let you know that I just finished Root of Evil and I thought your work on it was amazing! I admire you for uncovering all this and for answering everyone here. 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. Theyre listed as retired from the Los Angeles Times and its my impression theyve kept a blog and contributed to an online journal called The Daily Mirror. However, suspicion of Hodel was not publicly known until decades later. 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. My roots on my mothers side go back to County Donegal, Ireland. The viewing/listening/reading public needs to know what is FACT and what is FICTION. Born August 1, 1951, in San Francisco, Hodel was the first child of 16-year-old Tamar Nais Hodel and the granddaughter of Los Angeles doctor and socialite George Hodel. His parents, George Hodel Sr. and Esther Hodel, were of Russian Jewish ancestry. I expect you would have Mr. Burns go back and edit out all the live footage that clearly demonstrated and used the real-life 1920s and 1930s racist references to lynchings and the use of Nigger and Negro from the script. 3: Media Television/Radio 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. Its jarring and can trigger strong feelings to come across outdated and offensive words, but in this case, Mr. Hodel was using such language only in a representative way quoting what was written on a birth certificate. They share photos with them on social media, like the above photo with their uncle Love, and frequently write about the importance of family. 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. Meagan: No, it happened. 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. Thanks for the kind words. For anybody who has read about Dr George Hill . So, in truth it is way beyond a reasonable doubt which is what you need to convict in a jury trial. The file revealed that in 1950, Hodel was a suspect of the Dahlia murder. 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. Tamar Hodel. 2: Lawyer Just came out with Book 6, In The Mesquite which details a horrific mother/daughter murder I believe he committed pre Dahlia in 1938. Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. She gave birth to Fauna in 1951 when she was 16 years old, but immediately gave her up for adoption. Tamar says her father raped her when she was 14, and her . [7], Her memoir One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel[1] (written with J. R. Briamonte) was published by Outskirts Press in 2008. Craig: Thanks for the kind words. Have you heard of it? Fauna was born to a 16-year-old, Tamar Hodel, in 1951. P.S To any who may read this God bless you and your families and the wonderful people who serve us through this crisis ! Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. So, very possible she was at that school prior to coming down for the fateful events that occurred in the Summer of 49? It seems that Tamar's teen angst was too much for her mother . Thank you for clarifying. As far as Tamar and Faunas biological father. Margo: No, Tamar and George did not have a relationship AFTER the trial going forward. I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. Much appreciated. She was proud to be to married to a famous recording artist, as her first love (Josh White) was already married. "A former child prodigy, now a brilliant doctor who entertained and inspired a Hollywood salon of the avant-garde in the 40's until a scandal broke and sent his famous friends scurrying." George Hodel is the scion of an . I cant imagine the shock you have gone through when you found your first proofs. Fauna with her friends from Church in Reno c.1958. Assume there was DNA left at Elizabeths crime scene? Thanks to books from Hodel's own children and a successful adaptation of one of them as the TNT mini-series "I Am the Night" starring Chris Pine, Hodel has been accepted by many as the leading suspect in the Dahlia murder. Fauna never met George Hodel and was never in the Sowden/Franklin House until long after her grandfathers death in 1999. Thank you for allowing the public to know the truth. Hi Joan. Sincerely, Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. In fact, George's own daughter, fifteen-year-old Tamar Hodel claimed that she was one of his sexual partners. Both series surmise that Fauna might be both the granddaughter and the daughter of Hodel, though there is no evidence as to who her real father is. Keelie K: Hodel, the younger's investigation presents four (4) potential crimes committed in the 1920s and nineteen (19) crimes believed committed in the 1930s. She desperately wanted to be loved. She had gone to her father at age 12 and asked him to name her doll for her. The Hodels lived in a Hollywood Home, designed to look like an Mayan Temple, with hidden passageways and secret panels. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across . Tamar's childhood was no less than a nightmare, as she was first sexually assaulted by her father at 11 years. 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. 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. Mind yourselves. Our father did see Tamar on occasion through the decades when passing through Hawaii enroute to the U.S. Steve Hodel, George's son, even claims his father was the Zodiac Killer. Hodel's unique perspective on adoption, race relations, and her family history led her to write the unreleased 1991 film Pretty Hattie's Baby, directed by Ivan Passer and starring Alfre Woodard. 20 Who was Tamar Hodel's biological mother? I am impressed with your ability to respond to each and every person who has left a note for you thats a rarity. I appreciate, more than you know, your quest. 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. Tamar Hodel was 16 when she gave birth to Fauna. He had no part in the naming. A third recanted her earlier testimony and refused to come forward, with one theory being that Hodel threatened her into silence. Hi Steve, Talk about racist. Nevertheless, Id have to dive deep into the sea of evidence youve provided before I could feel more confident. All five of Tamar's children had different fathers, Gentile explained. She was a bit of a mystery to all of us at the school. Carr's opinion was that Hodel's theory was based on a few intriguing facts linked together by unsubstantiated supposition. Dr. Hodel obtained criminal defense attorney Jerry Giesler and was acquitted after a three-week jury trial. I particularly remember she had a picture on her bureau and Im reasonably sure it was her father. This meant that Dr. Hodel could have been both Fauna's father and grandfather. Written by Sheila Weller. Have gone through many and varying reactions through the years. Two years before Fauna was even born, Tamar. Next? 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. If nobody is calling you or those you love crackers, then you can see why negro is offensive you disrespectful mutant. 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. Fauna with Jimmie Lee. Sorry, not sure where exactly. In 1951, Fauna Hodel, the white daughter of a prominent California family, was given away at birth to a young black woman who worked as a restroom attendant in a Nevada casino. It isnt a reflection of his age or his inability to keep up with the times. On January 15, 1947, the naked body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short was discovered in an empty lot in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Depravity and lawlessness exuded from the walls of her home, where her father George . Ex-wife of John Huston and George Hill Hodel, Jr. Supposin' I did kill the Black Dahlia. I fear that she was never IDd. Do you believe that she wanted you to become a police detective in order to uncover the truth about george ? But life is more complex 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. As to your questions: After Hodel died in 1999, his son Steve Hodel, a former LAPD homicide detective, started investigating his father as a possible suspect in the Elizabeth Short murder and has written several books on the subject. In the early years, I chose to respond to his misrepresentations, with just the facts but then came to realize that no amount of evidence would/could change his mind. They can't prove it now. Suzi F: No, not really. read my books. With an address in hand, Fauna (India Eisley) and Jay (Chris Pine) head to Hawaii to find Tamar. I think she lived in the room next to mine. Mom still loved him. Fauna Hodel's daughters host the podcast. Tamar Hodel was one of six childrenby three different womenof the most pathologically decadent man in Los Angeles: Dr. George Hodel, the city's venereal-disease czar and a fixture in its. Thank you for the kind words. 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. If not George, who was the father of that baby? Under the pretext of illness, he petitioned their father, King David, to send Tamar and her culinary skills his way. She took George to trial in 1949 under the accusations that he had raped . [1] He was never formally charged with the crime. Tamar's testimony was perceived as contradictory and attention-seeking. 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. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. He described his activities as working undercover for LAPD detectives to help them identify and arrest corrupt police officers; in his words, " it was to try and see if other officers could be inveigled into crime." Tamar Nais Hodel formerly Anthony Born 24 Mar 1935 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States Ancestors Daughter of George Hill Hodel Jr. and Dorothy Grace (Anthony) Barber Sister of Michael Paul Hodel [half], John Dion Hodel [half] and [private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half] [spouse (s) unknown] Mother of Fauna 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. [4], After the success of his medical practice and becoming head of the county's Social Hygiene Bureau, Hodel was moving in affluent Los Angeles society by the 1940s. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. Tamar Hodel is the mysterious and elusive daughter of Dr. George Hodel, whisked away when she gave birth to a child when she was a teenager. Its confusing because of the two Faunas. She had gone to her father at age 12 and asked him to name her doll for her. Im amazed at your perseverance, working tirelessly to uncover the terrible crimes of your late father. Grandfather, REALLY twisted her mind & values. [citation needed], Hodel died of breast cancer at age 66 on September 30, 2017. Good Morning Mr Hodel, More than 70 years later, it remains America's most infamous unsolved murder. Tamar Hodel, the author's half-sister, is a case in point. Faison was told that a mixed race baby was being born and the mother was too young to keep it. But, by following the evidence I was forced to come to the slow realization that he was in fact guilty of that crime and more to my horror multiple serial crimes in LA. Love, your living Neice FaunaEliz , Im sorry that happened to you. trying to take advantage of a sensational case. The case earned major publicity and prompted one of the largest investigations in the history of the Los Angeles Police Department. Tamar Hodel . Hi Patti. Much appreciated. My heart felt condolences go out to each one of them. Now, in the upcoming Feb. 25 episode, Fauna and Jay will journey to Hawaii to find her. Fauna in the hope of finding some answers about who she is, Jay hoping to find answers about the Hodel story he wrote about that ruined his career. She bore, five children. If this is true, it astounds me that he had a close enough relationship with her to name her child. Negro is absolutely offensive and disrespectful when used flippantly, without care for the hurt it causes so many. When did Tamar die? She was abused by her father, dragged publicly in the press for daring to speak up at 16, and then. (Thirteen of these crimes were originally investigated and believed serially connected by the San Diego Sheriff's and Police Departments back in the 1930s, but a suspect was never identified.) Again, all about IMAGE. (That pregnancy was aborted in 1949.). However, after Tamar kindly accommodated him, Amnon dismissed everyone except her ( 2 Samuel 13:9 ). In January 2019, the American TV network TNT simultaneously aired two "companion" productions. Best Regards, Steve, https://stevehodel.com/author-books-suggested-reading-order/. Dee: Christina M.G. That happened. Also, how did he explain the homage to Elizabeth Short? Much Love, Uncle Steve. Im a little confused about a response you gave another poster. Many of my HODEL family members ARE BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. 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. Taken as an infant from her teenage mother, Fauna was placed in the care of a working-class black woman, who raised the white child as her own. Kathleen K: We know that Fauna since meeting Tamar, her biological mother always knew the truth that her father was A White Italian Male that gave her mother alcohol then raped her in San Francisco. Tamar, was straight with her from the getgo back in the early Seventies. He was enamored of the darker side of Surrealism and the decadence surrounding that art scene, befriending photographer Man Ray, film director John Huston and their associates. 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 In the evening, a cook shot himself in the head while inside his hotel room after failing to reconcile with his wife and child. He asked her if GHH was her father, and other prurient questions. My Irish roots are on my maternal grandfathers side. The Martin letter made it clear that "GH" was known and protected by law enforcement officers, and that they "let him go." Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. Ill admit, the expression sets my teeth on edge, as it seems I only ever hear it when some jackass is making a belittling comment to someone, attempting to make the person feel they are other than what is acceptable. [1] Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. No, recent DNA testing has eliminated and dispelled the rumor that George Hodel was her father. Ich bewundere Sie , dass Sie das alles aufgedeckt haben und hier jedem Anwort geben. He was acquitted after a widely publicized trial. Tamar always loved her father and felt affection towards him, but post incest trial in 1949 they never again had any kind of relationship and dads position toward Tamar with the rest of his family was always, Lying Tamar. (He did see her on a few occasions one being a meeting of Tamars good friend, Michele Phillips when The Mamas and Papas were doing debut singing in the Sixties as he was passing through San Francisco. Many. He teamed up with LAPD detective Brian Carr (now long retired) and together they did a few TV shows and Det. The structure, built in 1926 by Lloyd Wright (son of the noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright), has since been registered as a Los Angeles historic landmark. That isnt my opinion as I havent read your books; I think my only exposure to your story was a segment I caught on one of the daytime talkies. 8: Clergy I also wish our police personal were honored more for all that they do to keep us safe. 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. THANK YOU for printing for story in her own words The Tamar Chronicles. So, stay tuned. It is a bit eerie having been born in 1951 myself near LA and flashbacks of those real times. I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. As we know, sadly those actions resulted in both men and the Department having serious blood on their hands from the murders that followed in the Sixties. His "crime spree" would total fifty victims over a nearly fifty-year time period. 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. Marie J: War bestimmt nicht einfach fr Sie zu erkennen was ihr Vater war.. Danke, Translation: Despite their complicated family history, it seems like today, Gentile and Pecoraro have a good relationship with their aunt and uncles. Fauna later learned her origins, which revealed her connection to the controversial 1949 incest trial of George Hodel on accusations by Tamar as well as George Hodel's connection to the still-unsolved Black Dahlia case. SKH Note: Faunas autobiography would not be written until 2008, some five years after the publication of my book, Black Dahlia Avenger and some four years after Tamar wrote and sent me the below account of the facts, to be told in The Tamar Chronicles. Thank you. One question I cant get out of my mind: Did anyone ever determine who may have been screaming during the police recording? The podcast includes many of the actual investigative findings and linkage of Dr. George Hodel to the Black Dahlia murder, establishing that according to secret police records he, in fact, knew and had dated the victim in the 1940s. 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. She also told me that she always loved George, always. Christina: 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. During our interview with Dr. Oz (or possibly it was Dr Phil, I forget which show) Rasha told the viewing public that she believed her grandmother, Tamar Hodel (my half-sister) was, Pure Evil. I corrected her on the spot and attempted to explain that Tamar was a teenage victim of incest and sexual abuse at the hands of our father, which subsequently caused her to spin out of control and make some major bad choices as she grew from a teen into adulthood. boarding on being in love. The brief accounting I listened to when you appeared on Dr. McCauley, LAPD Internal Affairs Division). But I cant imagine how Id feel to uncover evidence that my parent had had a second career as a notoriously depraved serial killer.

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