And my youngest daughter [Rasha] is 33, blond, blue eyes, different father. Unfortunately there are probably many people who were not convicted due to their standing in the community or being able to buy off officials in those days. She was told that his body had been mutilated, his penis cut off and shoved in his mouth. Plot. -The 405. I hope you have love and kindness in your life ?! Christina: 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. 4. 1 podcast ranking" in the United States. Being raised be these adoptive guardians was also difficult for Fauna as the light-skinned child in a family of African-Americans. Fauna leaves behind two daughters, Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile. 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. Omg that woman ,Why be offended by something and tell someone off for quoting something someone else in the context of the story has said then go and use that word amongst others themselves their hypocrisy knows no bounds No-one would believe anything bad someone says about you Steve your record speaks for itself , I personally wouldnt put it past that person whos dissed you publicly on their website for 18 + years like LH to pose as a woman S or L on your site to troll you for kicks or attention ( ironic and twisted if true considering GH used to do something similar to people of his former profession as Zodiac ). In my opinion, Fauna chose to let people believe that maybe George was her father for dramatic effect. Same reason she totally invented three fictional letters supposedly written by my mother and sent to her mother which she included in her biography, Some Day Shell Darken. When I queried her after the book was published in 2008 about the invented letters, her response was, Well sometimes a writer has to take creative license for dramatic effect. That was the last time I ever spoke with my niece, Fauna Hodel. The viewing/listening/reading public needs to know what is FACT and what is FICTION. Thankyou! Thank you for the kind words and well wishes to me and my readers. His son Steve Hodel, a retired Los Angeles detective, believes his father is the infamous Black Dahlia killer. The school itself was Oregon Episcopal School. 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. 3: Media Television/Radio You have more than enough sense. Chris Pine also stars as a former marine turned paparazzo who gets involved when he learns about Faunas fascinating origin story. were from Ireland, but dont have anything further information? Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. He wasnt even in the United States. So it appears to the very same outcometo please George, so she indirectly was telling the truth. She is the daughter of Fauna Hodel, an American author, and also a motivational speaker. Take care, I dont know? Much appreciated. Its confusing because of the two Faunas. Fauna and her husband began to believe that whoever had been listening in on their calls might be responsible for Johnny's murder. (That pregnancy was aborted in 1949.). [citation needed], Hodel died of breast cancer at age 66 on September 30, 2017.[4]. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Black Dahlia Avenger, a popular book on the infamous Black Dahlia murder case. 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 Steve, As far as Tamar and Faunas biological father. In a bit of the same breath, it was a lovehate relationship. Dee: I just want you to get away, Jay Singletary says to Fauna in the show. Fauna Hodel came face-to-face with her grandfather's fascinating home in Episode 2. I had my first daughter [Yvette] when I was only 16," said Fauna, "a biracial child who really is mixed. Point is I was a teenager Not an adult when I became Fauna. The movie also stars Charles S. Dutton, Bobby Hosea, Tess Harper and Jill Clayburgh. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! As far as the Black Dahlia investigation is concerned it is way beyond my personal conjecture and theories. But, one has to read the material and see all the linkage. She desperately wanted to be loved. trying to take advantage of a sensational case. Truth being, Law Enforcement solved the case 70 years ago, and were about to arrest him when he fled the country. Thank you so much for sharing your deeply personal story with us. 30 Sep 2017 (aged 66) California, USA. Yes, Tamars first pregnancy was aborted in 1949 and George Hodel was in Hawaii. Dear Uncle steve, please correct the information concerning my name Elizabeth, as I believed what my Mother, Tamar, told me. 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 . I am impressed with your ability to respond to each and every person who has left a note for you thats a rarity. Ps. But, now, with all the publicity first with the I Am The Night fictional miniseries followed by the podcast, Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia I have been called upon to keep it real. (The only reason I agreed to do the interviews on the national television shows.) . Teresa J: She felt she was tricked into telling. 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. The inspiration for the TNT TV series I Am the Night. However, some have criticized Steve Hodel's theories, labeling them as highly speculative. 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 . I just have one question.if you were able to speak to your father today, what (if anything) would you say to him? So the six-part fictional rendering of Fauna Hodel's story in I Am the Night concludes optimistically, but the real Fauna's story was hardly over.Showrunner Patti Jenkins and her husband Sam . Have you heard of it? Spoilers aside, as it is such an old film, part of the impact of the last few scenes has to do with the fact that Noah Cross gets away with it. Yes, Im well aware of Mr. Harnischs derogatory comments over the past two decades. It seems as though they continued to have a relationship, but how was that possible after the way he vilfied her? 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. 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. Although this was never proven, Hodels own son former LAPD homicide detective, Steve Hodel argued that the doctor was, in fact, Shorts killer. I applaud you for continuing to fight for justice for all of Georges victims. As a respected doctor in the Los Angeles area, Hodel was well-known among Hollywoods biggest names in the 40 and early 50s. Hi Patti. Yes. 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. Steve. Fauna Hodel may have passed away before I Am the Night, TNT's adaptation of her 2008 memoir, made it to screen, but there are two key people who helped to ensure her story was done justice. When did Tamar die? Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. Talk about racist. I have followed this entire story through my childhood into adulthood and it amazes me how strong and telling you are. Dear Steve, I just finished this podcast and had to leave a comment to you and your whole family. Created by Patty Jenkins (who directed the first two episodes) and her husband, screenwriter Sam Sheridan (Warrior), I Am the Night stars Chris Pine as reporter Jay Singletary and India Eisley as Fauna Hodel. I know he had 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. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. It is confusing. She even addressed Steve Uncle, Not sure the reference, but it may have been from Deborah aka Fauna II? By hosting the TNT companion podcast, her daughters are continuing their mother's legacy of bringing the Hodel family secrets to light. Her nude body had been posed and was lying in two sections. The climax of. Then I read the word negro, and now Im done. "She was kind, compassionate, and loving, always. She is happily hitched to his handsome husband Gino. Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). compelled to reach out to her biological mother. Even then, I tend to leave room for the story to change, if that makes sense. They raised her in Sparks, a town just east of Reno. She gave birth to Fauna in 1951 when she was 16 years old, but immediately gave her up for adoption. War bestimmt nicht einfach fr Sie zu erkennen was ihr Vater war.. Danke, Translation: The show ran for eight consecutive weeks and attained a "No. Love you Dearly, Fauna Elizabeth Wilson /Hodel Death. Stop using words like negro. St. Helens Hall would have been the name of the boarding hall. 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. That was created from the fictional mini-series, I Am The Night which is 95% fiction. When Fauna Hodel was born, she was given up for adoption to a hotel maid and her husband who lived outside Reno, Nevada. George Hodel was incapable of love, real love, to her or anyone. Steve. During an interview with CBS This Morning, director Patty Jenkins said that Chris Pine's character represents all of the males who were in the periphery of Fauna Hodel's story. They cant defeat the evidence, so all they can do is continue to claim we are too busy with other cold cases to look at Hodels investigation. Meagan: No, it happened. Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. She also told me that she always loved George, always. Hi steve Site by AuthorBytes. If so, I want to believe that wherever she is, she now knows the truth. Many. Dear Mr. Hodel This meant that Dr. Hodel could have been both Fauna's father and grandfather. Top 10 Professions favoured by Psychopaths Dawn: Yes, Dangerous Friends is an excellent read and very well written by screenwriter, Peter Viertel, one who KNEW. : 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. Cath B: When I did meet my sister I was excited, we were twins. Thanks so much for taking readers on such an intriguing, Byzantine journey, originating with a 1947 gruesome murder in LA. During the call, she heard the same suspicious echo and clicking sound, as if someone was listening in.Johnny never showed up on the day he was supposed to arrive. Deborah is Tamars daughter, my niece fathered by Folksinger Stan Wilson, who changed her name to Fauna II some years later. 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. My Irish roots are on my maternal grandfathers side. So, for the past twelve or so years, I have chosen just to ignore his rantings. She was a bit of a mystery to all of us at the school. TNTs new limited drama series I Am the Night may appear to some as your run-of-the-mill crime mystery, but the show is inspired by one fascinating true story. Growing up believing she was of mixed race, Fauna endured prejudice from both whites and blacks. It is a bit eerie having been born in 1951 myself near LA and flashbacks of those real times. (1947) (This would have been just nine weeks after he murdered Elizabeth Short.) In any case, I just wanted to put that out there. Oh, you people, you people. What made the murder so shocking to the LAPD, all of Los Angeles, and indeed the world, was that Short's body was not just dumped on the side of the road. Though her hair did darken, Fauna remained light-skinned and upon further investigation, she learned the identity of her birth mother allowing her to delve deeper into the mystery. Thanks for the kind words. Bravo to you and your family. The Black Dahlia Murder is near-legend in the annals of true crime. I was a bit disturbed when she was on board with the production of the highly fictionalized version of her life. If this is true, it astounds me that he had a close enough relationship with her to name her child. (I believe he was a conductor for the Portland Philharmonic Orchestra.) [5][6] Hodel served as the film's executive producer and creative consultant. The book inspired I Am the Night, a 2019 six-episode limited television series starring Chris Pine and India Eisley, directed by Patty Jenkins.
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