Here’s Boxie and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel.

Warning. Wikipedia says: Larry Harnisch is an infamous debunker of the most popular theory surrounding George Hodel, who is one of the prime and most likely suspects. His claims against the validity of George Hodel are done so through ad hominem fallacies against Steve Hodel and self-declared “independent” research, rather than personal history and facts.

Also, Steve Hodel is editing his father’s Wikipedia page again, though it’s minor this time.

We talked about:

Where to do independent research on George Hodel, before 2003 and publication of Black Dahlia Avenger.

Ancestry.com, Genealogybank.com and Newspapers.com.

But what if you don’t have those? Try FamilySearch.org, which has a lot of public records and is free. The local public library should offer access to an online newspaper archive.

Also:
–The LAPD’s alleged ties to organized crime.
–George Hodel’s handwriting.
–Did Man Ray kill Elizabeth Short?
–Steve Hodel buying photos of Elizabeth Short on EBay.
–Did Steve’s mother live to see publication of Black Dahlia Avenger and did she ever speak publicly about it. (No, she died in 1982).
–Why would “Avenger” be used as a nickname?
–Why did George Hodel go to the Southwest and why did he “switch” to venereal disease.
–Stephen Kay’s views on George Hodel, Elizabeth Short, Jeanne French and Steve Hodel’s claims of a police coverup.
–Does Steve Hodel have any evidence that George Hodel was even in the country when the Zodiac murders occurred?
–Views of the Hodel family toward Steve Hodel’s claims. Are most of the American Hodels on Steve Hodel’s side, or not?
–Which Hodel brother was a radio host?
–Were George Hodel and Man Ray really close friends?