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. I am too busy working on active cases." He had no part in the naming. . PLEASE CORRECT. In the end, by following the evidence, it took me in the exact opposite direction. Many. I applaud you for continuing to fight for justice for all of Georges victims. I had the idea that George was her father. Fauna Hodel. Fauna did return to the Sowden/Franklin house for an episode on Ghost Adventures, but I believe on false pretext. Thankyou! 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? 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,. Wish you a healthy new year. She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth . Best, Steve, Do you think Dr. Hodel had anything to do with Jean Spanglers disappearance? She said he smiled at her and said, Why dont you name her Elizabeth. During the telling of that story, she laughed and went on to say that seven years later she would name her own daughter, Deborah Elizabeth. Theyre having so much fun!) I know he had Fast forward to the birth of Deborah and Tamar, again NOT GEORGE chose to give her the middle name of Elizabeth most likely to honor the play doll suggestion from her father many years earlier. Tamar is the mother of the five grandchildren of George Hodel interviewed in Root of Evil. That's in the original newspaper coverage, which most people haven't read. I just have one question.if you were able to speak to your father today, what (if anything) would you say to him? 1: CEO When I did meet my sister I was excited, we were twins. The blogs go back more than a decade. On Jan. 15, 1947, residents of the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles called the police after discovering a body in an abandoned lot. Thank you for the response, Steve. McCauley, LAPD Internal Affairs Division). Stop using words like negro. [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. [2][4] He was also prone to taking temporary lovers; a witness later suggested such a relationship between Hodel and Short.[4]. five brothers all who were coal miners in PA, and my grandfathers parents Steve, See also The Huston Letters chapter in BDA II that documents correspondences between my mother and John during and after the incest arrest. Tamar responded with a photo of herself with her four other children, whom she had after giving Fauna up for adoption daughter Elizabeth (who was also called Fauna II) and sons Peace, Love, and Joy. I' ve contemplated factors. [9] [10] Much appreciated. Hodel was a gifted student as a youth and scored an impressive 186 in an . I have seen it reported in at least two different places that he chose the middle name, but that never made sense to me. In 2021 George Hodel's son, Steve Hodel, published a two-part investigation (The Early Years: The Further Serial Crimes of George Hodel M.D. whats next? Hi Kris: Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately for us, Tamars autobiographies were never completed. To my knowledge, none of the living relatives ever But life is more complex I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. Suzi F: No, not really. [4] In February 2019, it was announced that Gentile and Pecoraro were producing a podcast, Root of Evil, which delves further into the book, the miniseries adaptation, and their family history. Thanks for the kind words and your response to the other comments by Layla. I hope many are encouraged by you who have also lived twilight zone lives no fault of their own. Hard to have a conversation with a serial killer/psychopath and or to get any straight answers from him. No, not easty for sure. Tamar placed her child for adoption and when Fauna discovered her mother's identity, she worked to find. Much appreciated. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! Christina M.G. In an interview conducted by the authors on August 16, 2005, Tamar . I am not one to get involved in petty arguments and disputes. You have more than enough sense. In the evening, a cook shot himself in the head while inside his hotel room after failing to reconcile with his wife and child. The file revealed that in 1950, Hodel was a suspect of the Dahlia murder. Hi Steve, was the Franklin house where the black Dahlias murder supposedly occurred ever tested with luminol or searched for any DNA? If they look at it they will have to conclude as I have shown, that LAPDs two greatest heroes, Chiefs William H. Bill Parker and Chief of Detectives Thad Brown, did in fact, participate in a cover-up by not pursuing their known/identified suspect, Dr. George Hill Hodel. Yes, the surrealists of that day, specifically, Man Ray, Duchamp and William Copley KNEW at least after the fact, and acknowledged it in their later artworks. Jimmie Lee struggled to raise Fauna in Sparks, NV. It was re-published in 2019 by Graymalkin Media, including an eight-page photo insert from Hodel's personal collection. 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. Carr added that if he ever took a case as weak as Steve Hodel's to a prosecutor he would be "laughed out of the office". Well, as you know from reading BDA I started out confident I would be able to exonerate my father and easily prove he had no involvement in the horrific crime. Grandfather, REALLY twisted her mind & values. 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. I hope you are okay. For much of her life Tamar Hodel struggled to recover from abuse and condemnation. One of Dr Hodel's daughters, Tamar, recalled her father hosting elaborate parties at their Los Angeles home, with guests including Man Ray as well as the doctor's movie star friends and clients. "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 . Much appreciated. Love you Dearly, Fauna Elizabeth Wilson /Hodel Martin's instructions were that his letter was to be opened only in case of harm coming to either of his daughters. Best, Steve, Thank you for your ceaseless commitment to the truth, Steve. 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. Carr's opinion was that Hodel's theory was based on a few intriguing facts linked together by unsubstantiated supposition. 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. All Best, Steve. Fauna's own daughters, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro, have been helping to tell their mother's story following Fauna's death in 2017. Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . I have followed this entire story through my childhood into adulthood and it amazes me how strong and telling you are. I was speechless listening to the part about your discovery of the receipts for the concrete and fertilizer. I was a bit disturbed when she was on board with the production of the highly fictionalized version of her life. 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. https://stevehodel.com/2015/10/19/tamar-nais-hodel-dies-at-80-in-honolulu-hawaii/, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ddwrbcMmzlc, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Serbian_Film, https://stevehodel.com/2016/10/29/john-huston-peter-viertel-white-hunter-black-heart-friendship-cold-blooded-premeditated-murder/, https://stevehodel.com/2019/04/12/director-screenwriter-david-lynch-reveals-new-old-clue-to-black-dahlia-investigation-in-dinner-with-john-john/, Sad, Sad, Sade-The Surrealists Divine Marquis and Publication of his Writings in 1904 The 120 Days of Sodom or the School of Libertinage was the Probable Inspiration for Many of Dr. George Hill Hodels Serial Murders, Malcolm Hillgartners Audiobook Narration of The Early Years Part II The Further Serial Crimes of George Hill Hodel M.D. Now Available (Includes Downloadable Copy of Full Text and Graphics), Kelvin Kelly Hodel- My Irish Twin Brother-A Short Introduction and Bio on His Remarkable Life, Inference Poem Written and Published By 18-Year-Old George Hodel Describes Himself as Conceived in Sin..Somber Skys Darkened Dismally, and I Was Born, New Evidence In 1949 Suspected Black Dahlia Murder of Victim Lucille Hodges-Hannibal Lector Meets LA Confidential in Chinatown. Now, through never-before-heard archival audio and first-time interviews, the Hodel family opens up to reveal their shocking story. In 1949, Hodel's beautiful teenage daughter Tamar ran away from the house. By around 1928, Hodel was in a common-law marriage with a woman named Emilia; they had a son, Duncan. Aloha: Directed by Carl Franklin. Ive wondered about her for years, but didnt know who or where to ask. 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. ), 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/. Assume you are referring to the below paragraph. boarding on being in love. 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. In fact, George's own daughter, fifteen-year-old Tamar Hodel claimed that she was one of his sexual partners. In late 1949, Hodel's teenage daughter Tamar accused him of incestuous sexual abuse and impregnating her. The name of the school St. Helens Hall never came up in any of my conversations with Tamar, but it is certainly possible. Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. Hi Layla, Fauna with her two daughters Rasha, left and Yvette right. 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. trying to take advantage of a sensational case. You are that spotlight. Steve, where in Donegal does your mums family come from ?Im fascinated here in Donegal lol. 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. Tamar and her half-brother, Steve, remember their father's house as a place. In any case, I just wanted to put that out there. Steve, When others listen to Root of Evil my bothers statements bear out mine, as to the warped relationship she keep with George. McCawley" (Sgt. I just wish we knew more about stopping these crimes before they start. She was abused by her father, dragged publicly in the press for daring to speak up at 16, and then. Fauna's Daughters Have Given Their Stamp Of Approval,", "New Podcast Explores Black Dahlia Murder: Root of Evil dives into the story of George Hodel, a primary suspect in Elizabeth Shorts 1947 unsolved murder and its told by his great-granddaughters,", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fauna_Hodel&oldid=1133379049, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 13:52. I read Black Dahlia Avenger back in 2008 and I loved itI couldnt put it down. This is the inverse to the scenario of a convicted criminals family member trying to prove the accused innocent. Carr whose later position was, I dont know who killed her and Im too busy with other cases to look at Steve Hodels evidence and he then retire.d. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. 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: Fauna Hodel (August 1, 1951 September 30, 2017) was an American author and motivational speaker, who wrote the true-crime memoir One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel, documenting her unusual beginnings and the connection to her grandfather, George Hodel, a prime suspect in the infamous Black Dahlia murder mystery. Also, well enter a New World once the severity of this virus crisis abates somewhat, dust will settle differently However, authorities at the time interviewed hundreds of suspects and focused seriously on about 25, including Hodel. Hi steve Christina: Fauna naci cuando Tamar tena diecisis aos. Known or suspected sex criminals in the area were being investigated for the Short case, and it had come out in that trial that Tamar had allegedly claimed her father was the Dahlia killer. 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. Earlier we hear the question, Does your husband know youre here? So, Im guessing she was slain, body disposed of like many of the other victims and her husband likely made a Missing Report on his wife, and she became just another lost/missing report in LA which was known as, The Port of Missing Persons. Do I think that she gave you the middle name of Elizabeth to show her ongoing love for her father and to do as he wished and name her little doll, (this time a living doll) to please her father and fulfill his seven-year-old request, to name her Elizabeth? One of these stories was as I have related in BDA, telling me of her going to our father at age 12 and asking him to help her name her the Black haired doll she had just received from her mother for her 12th birthday in late March of that year. I fear that she was never IDd. Tamar Hodel was a girl with a difficult life despite being born in the upper class. Fauna never met George Hodel and was never in the Sowden/Franklin House until long after her grandfathers death in 1999. When you first realized that, how did you feel? Tamar's childhood was no less than a nightmare, as she was first sexually assaulted by her father at 11 years. Much appreciated. Secrets and lies have permeated the Hodel family for far too long and finally the spotlight zeros in on the truth as it should. [1] He was never formally charged with the crime. Steve. This meant that Dr. Hodel could have been both Fauna's father and grandfather. 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. Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. Anyway, now they may have figured it out. Im well aware of what century this is. The six-episode series is loosely based on Hodel's 2008 memoir "One Day She'll Darken." Her daughters, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro, continued the project and together, have been working. Do you happened to know a relative by the name Starr Hodel? The second project was an eight-part documentary podcast, entitled Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia,[11] a Cadence13/TNT production using archival audio and interviews with Hodel family members. Good evening, Mr. Hodel, Perhaps Deborah fell by changing her name to Fauna would help her get more love from her mother? Fauna Hodel is likely the child of Tamar Hodel; George may have been her father. To be continued. Even then, I tend to leave room for the story to change, if that makes sense. 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. However disgusting and disturbing A Serbian Film might be, I think there are some striking parallels between the madness of the main antagonist and George Hodel, so I encourage you to watch the preview and read the Wikipedia article. Because her father was listed on her birth certificate as an "unknown Negro", Fauna ended up with an African-American family in Reno, Nevada. Tamar remained in touch with her father; unfortunately, he also abused FaunaElizabeth. Writer: I Am the Night. Here, the story of the suspect who got away, the policeman son who proved his guilt and the hidden legacy of his daughter, the girl who knew too much. Much Love, Uncle Steve. So, in truth it is way beyond a reasonable doubt which is what you need to convict in a jury trial. This has nothing to do with the other Fauna who never met dad in life. Yes, I am aware of the photo and am conviced it was taken by my father, just before daybreak at the scene to immortalize his surreal masterpiece. See link discussing it here. (Her father was folksinger, Stan Wilson.). 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. Having never watched Chinatown, I caught it on cable a few weeks ago. In January 2019, the American TV network TNT simultaneously aired two "companion" productions. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. That was created from the fictional mini-series, I Am The Night which is 95% fiction. Hodel attended South Pasadena High School, graduated at age 15 and entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. They can't talk to my secretary anymore because she's dead. Id just like to say, I hope this finds you and finds you in good health ? I am impressed with your ability to respond to each and every person who has left a note for you thats a rarity. Traumatic Reenactment - Root of Evil: The True . Fauna with her friends from Church in Reno c.1958. Bravo to you and your family. Depravity and lawlessness exuded from the walls of her home, where her father George . Tamar Hodel was 16 when she gave birth to Fauna. At the same time, I would caution against using the expression you people. Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. "Things could not get any more weird . or so we thought," Gentile said of the situation. Tamar claimed she had posed for nude photos for Man Ray when she was just a child. 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. [5] Two witnesses to the alleged abuse testified at the trial. ET. At that time she and no one else had a clue that I was investigating our father for suspected crimes. Meagan: No, it happened. 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.
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