George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, July 2025

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

In this session, I followed up on the hemicorporectomy, which George Hodel supposedly performed on Elizabeth Short — at least in the alternative reality that is the world of Steve Hodel.

I also discussed William J. Mann’s forthcoming book, Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood, at least as it pertains to George Hodel.

And paranormal “influencer” Dalen Spratt’s visit to Elizabeth Short’s grave with a “spirit box” and a Bluetooth speaker (TACKY!)


Also:
–YouTube will halt monetization of videos made entirely with AI (a.k.a. “AI Slop”), like all the ones on the Black Dahlia case.
–What is Steve Hodel’s biggest lie?
–Were wire recordings from the Hodel bug destroyed?
–If George Hodel wasn’t rich, how could he live in the Sowden House?
–My opinion of “Exquisite Corpse.”
–Is Steve Hodel writing another book on the Black Dahlia Case?
–Do you think Steve Hodel genuinely believed what he was saying when he wrote the first “Black Dahlia Avenger?” Does he still believe his own b.s.?
–Is there anything in the district attorney’s files about George Hodel knowing Elizabeth Short, or Steve’s claims that she roomed at the Sowden House?
–George Hodel, Dorothy Hodel and Matty/Maddie Comfort.
–How much space am I devoting in my book to George Hodel?
–Is it possible Duncan Hodel lied during the trial of George Hodel to protect his father?
–Is the VJ Day film of Elizabeth Short, as Steve Hodel claims?
–Did George Hodel drive a Packard matching a description of the car at the crime scene.
–Did George Hodel have a heart condition?
–Did Steve Hodel have any famous cases as a detective?
–Why can’t we see the LAPD files?
–The problematic technology of wire recordings.
–Is there anyone else working to debunk Steve Hodel?
–Was George Hodel ever the “prime suspect” in the Black Dahlia case?

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