Tammy: Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. I understand this story is a part of your history (and it sounds like your childhood was difficult in many ways) so it gives me pause to describe it as a captivating and fascinating mystery. Dear Sir, I have immense respect for you. So, for the past twelve or so years, I have chosen just to ignore his rantings. To my knowledge, none of the living relatives ever Unless mom, Tamar told YOU differently then what I am saying. 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? 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 Fauna naci cuando Tamar tena diecisis aos. No, LAPD nor any other LE agency has never done any testing. Updated addition. 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. He had no part in the naming. She immediately gave her up for adoption. Fauna 2 was born Deborah Elizabeth Wilson. 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.) I Am The Night airs Mondays at 9 p.m. After running away from home in 1949, the teenager . Craig: Thanks for the kind words. What were all the factors in his childhood that came together to create such a hatred of women and Humanity? 10: Civil Servant, the guy LH has a clock on his site saying how many years/months/days/hours/mins/secs since the movies rights have been bought for your book (hes that petty and sad), Kate: Below is a link to the suggested reading order if one wants a true understanding of how it all comes together. When I did meet my sister I was excited, we were twins. He claims to be related to Fauna. boarding on being in love. . Stay safe. Thankyou! Working on The Early Years which will hopefully be the last book in the series and will cover his crimes from the Twenties and Thirties, so stay tuned. He had no part in the naming. No harm came to either of them so the letter remained unreported and in the family's possession for 70 years until discovered and read by Martin's granddaughter. 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. [1] Told she was multiracial, Fauna was raised by Jimmie Lee Greenwade (later Faison)[2] and given the name "Patricia Ann Greenwade". The Root of Evil producer Zak Levitt was able to obtain DNA analysis and a review of the results by one of the world's leading experts, which positively eliminated Dr. George Hodel as the biological father of Fauna Hodel. his own suspect, a Dr. Walter Baylety who lived a short distance from the vacant lot. Tamar NOT GEORGE named her second daughter Deborah Elizabeth. If George Hodel did in fact commit these additional "early years crimes" then it would make him one of the nation's most prolific serial killers. More than 70 years later, it remains America's most infamous unsolved murder. Hodel attended South Pasadena High School, graduated at age 15 and entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. I made no review about her book from its publication (2008) until just a few months past, so 11-years of no comment.. 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. God bless you ! Are you investigating your fathers activity in Asia? 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. 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. The first, a six-part limited television miniseries titled, I Am the Night, is a fictionalized drama focusing on the life of Fauna Hodel and her discovery that her grandfather, Dr. George Hill Hodel (played by actor Jefferson Mays) was the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia Murder (in real life, Fauna Hodel never met her grandfather in person, though they had one phone conversation in which George informed Fauna of Tamars residing in Hawaii). Tamar, was very clear with everyone that she only had sexual relations with her father that one time, in July 1949. But, I guess I would mainly want to pursue the WHY? Former piano child prodigy Hodel was a physician who served as the Los Angeles County Health Director in the 1940s. An only child, George was well educated and highly intelligent, becoming a musical prodigy and playing solo piano concerts at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. You are that spotlight. I was a bit disturbed when she was on board with the production of the highly fictionalized version of her life. His Hollywood residence was electronically bugged by an 18-man DA/LAPD task force between February 15 and March 27, 1950. 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. 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. [2] Their only son, he was well-educated and highly intelligent (scoring 186 on an early IQ test). Best, Steve, Do you think Dr. Hodel had anything to do with Jean Spanglers disappearance? Also, hope to put together a Documentary, miniseries to tell the full story in six or eight episodes. 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,. Oh please spare me with the, you people comment. I hope you have love and kindness in your life ?! After Tamar gave birth to Fauna, her maturity began to appear and she eventually had four additional children, Elizabeth (also known as Fauna II), and three boys, Peace, Love and Joy. Tamar claimed she had posed for nude photos for Man Ray when she was just a child. 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. Thank you Steve for your drive to reveal this sad truth. But I cant imagine how Id feel to uncover evidence that my parent had had a second career as a notoriously depraved serial killer. 4. [5][6] Hodel served as the film's executive producer and creative consultant. Im curious if youre familiar with someone by the name (or handle) of lmharnisch? Hodel obtained a degree in psychiatry and counseled prisoners in the Territorial prison in Hawaii for three years, then moved on to the Philippines, where he started a new family, and appears to have remained until 1990, finally dying in 1999 in San Francisco without charges ever being filed. Paddy: Daughter of George Hill Hodel, and Dorothy Grace Anthony Barbe (17 April 1911 - 12 October 1995). Supposin' I did kill the Black Dahlia. I recently appeared on several nationally televised talk shows, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz with my two great-nieces, Rasha and Yvette, who are the daughters (different fathers) of my niece, Fauna Hodel, who passed away from cancer in 2017. On Jan. 15, 1947, residents of the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles called the police after discovering a body in an abandoned lot. My story is very similar. 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. 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. Wish you a healthy new year. In my most recent publication, Black Dahlia Avenger III, I devote an entire chapter on my half-sister presenting as best as I could, both sides, attempting to provide readers with a fuller Nature and Nurture cause and effect, along with identifying some of the failures on her part to assume responsibility for her actions. Suzi F: No, not really. It seems that Tamar's teen angst was too much for her mother . They might meet for dinner on rare occasions. Anyway, now they may have figured it out. Their term, not mine. 1. The three-page letter identified W. Glenn Martin as a paid LAPD police informant working for a "Sgt. Best, Steve. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. 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. Hi Steve, Here I was fascinated reading this. She stated she wanted to be involved in the seance with the intention of having the medium free any spirits of victims remaining in house. Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. Yes, DNA has proven that George Hodel WAS NOT her biological father. Other than that, if at all possible, I wish you peace of mind !! Thank you. The jury, which included eight women, said no. He played for music legend Sergei Rachmaninoff at his . 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. He called her "Dorero" to avoid confusion with his other wife, Dorothy Anthony, at least within their circle,[2] but she is better known as Dorothy Huston-Hodel. Thank you for the clarification, Steve. Get it? Short had suffered gruesome mutilation, notably her body being cut in half at the waist, as well as her mouth being cut ear to ear. 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. Fauna Hodel. Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. Steve, LAPDs refusal to look at it has I think, all to do with IMAGE. Hodel was a gifted student as a youth and scored an impressive 186 in an . She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth . Soon after, the father and daughter were. 3. Oh, you people, you people. Also, how did he explain the homage to Elizabeth Short? 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. One question I cant get out of my mind: Did anyone ever determine who may have been screaming during the police recording? 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. Cath. You and your family ? This what she told me. As to your questions: The handwritten envelope read, "In case of Margaret Ellen's or Glenna Jean's Death" and was initialed "WGM"; the letter was written out of fear that one or both of his teenage daughters might be killed. Its confusing because of the two Faunas. I remember she never came back and we all wondered why. When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. This started up again when she married my father Stan Wilson. [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. Soil samples confirmed his findings. Have you heard of it? I, myself, am not using the term Negro Im quoting its use as told to me by Tamar when she described her father listed on her daughter Faunas 1952 birth certificate as Negro. Throughout my writings, I also use the term Negro on the physical descriptions of suspects as described by witnesses from the 1940s and LAPD officers. Mom still loved him. Hi Kris: Thanks for the kind words. Zack, the host of the show, had an agenda different than hers. Fauna was born to a 16-year-old, Tamar Hodel, in 1951. The DA tapes recorded him saying:[2][4]. See BDA II (2014 ed. Steve, Steve, 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. [1] Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. Joan J: 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. Statements by Tamar Hodel verify George Hodel's relationship to the artist in 1947, 1948, and 1949. 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. 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. Photos. I applaud you for continuing to fight for justice for all of Georges victims. The son makes a clear disclaimer that "none of the presented crimes contain proof beyond a reasonable doubt and without hard physical evidence such as DNA linkage are not solvable." Then I read the word negro, and now Im done. (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. If not George, who was the father of that baby? "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 . She was a bit of a mystery to all of us at the school. Two years before Fauna was even born, Tamar. 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,. Included in the letter was the fact that LAPD, after being informed that "GH" knew victim Springer, brought "GH" in to be "grilled about the Springer murder." Though the father was. Daughter of George Hill Hodel, and Dorothy Grace Anthony Barbe (17 April 1911 - 12 October 1995). 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 . 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. Cheers. Thank you for allowing the public to know the truth. 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. Jay Singletary (Chris Pine) and Fauna Hodel (India Eisley) are on the hunt for Tamar Hodel in "Aloha". Absolutely fascinating story but how is it that you were none the wiser to your exwifes deceptions. Steve Hodel, George's son, even claims his father was the Zodiac Killer. In the summer of 1949, the 14-year-old moved into the Franklin Avenue house. However, suspicion of Hodel was not publicly known until decades later. When you first realized that, how did you feel? Thank you for telling your story! trying to take advantage of a sensational case. As Gentile explained in the podcast, her uncles were three, five, and seven when she met them and their full names are Peace on Earth, Joy to the World, and Love. I have followed this entire story through my childhood into adulthood and it amazes me how strong and telling you are. Harnisch has been on a childish rant ever since and keeps promising to publish his book any year now. Again, thanks to you and my many readers for your ongoing confidence and support. Fauna Hodel is likely the child of Tamar Hodel; George may have been her father. Much appreciated. For much of her life Tamar Hodel struggled to recover from abuse and condemnation. Nevertheless, Id have to dive deep into the sea of evidence youve provided before I could feel more confident. . But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. Many of my HODEL family members ARE BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. I also applaud your family for bringing the years of abuse and neglect to light. Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth Wilson), Love, Peace and Joy. Fauna Elizabeth: Dear Fauna: In our hundred or more hours of discussions after our fathers death in 1999, your mother, my sister, Tamar told me many personal stories, as I wanted to know as much as possible about what she could recall about our father and his life. Two of Hodel's biggest opponents were none other than his own children. Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. 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 October 1949, Hodel's name was mentioned in a formal written report to the grand jury as one of five prime suspects in the Short murder, but none of the named suspects were submitted to the grand jury for consideration for indictment, as the investigation was still ongoing. After moving to Hawaii, Tamar had three sons: Peace, Love (now a pro surfer), and Joy to the World Hodel. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. 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 THANK YOU for printing for story in her own words The Tamar Chronicles. No movement on DNA testing by LAPD. Assume there was DNA left at Elizabeths crime scene? Truth being, Law Enforcement solved the case 70 years ago, and were about to arrest him when he fled the country. On the cold, sunny morning of Jan. 15, 1947, a woman walking her 3-year-old daughter in the Leimert Park neighborhood found the mutilated corpse of Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia." Thirteen miles away from the crime scene is where many experts believe Short's murderer lived and possibly where he killed her. Site by AuthorBytes. It was a fortress from the world," says Tamar Hodel, one of 11 children the doctor had by five different women. Patti L. Tamar's Real Story In 1949, two years before Fauna was born, 14-year-old Tamar visited her father, Dr. George Hodel, at his home in Hollywood. Tamar Hodel. . Share this: Twitter Facebook Email Print Reddit Tumblr Loading. Do you happened to know a relative by the name Starr Hodel? I am sure Tamar had different stories for different people, so what is the truth of it? Tom Hiddleston Is Officially Returning For 'The Night Manager' Season 2, 'Daisy Jones & The Six' Was Partially Inspired By This Viral Fleetwood Mac Moment, Randy Roth From 'A Rose For Her Grave' Is Still In Prison, Here's When You Can Watch The Final Season Of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. 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. Tamar married folk. Homer Faison with Fauna at about 5 years old. He was a musical prodigy as a child and performed as a solo pianist in several concerts at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. anyone who can read can tell usually when using quotations that youre quoting what someone else in the past tense has said , ie: your half sister Tamar ,theres a reason people in his profession rank number 3 and 6 in professions favoured by Psychopaths. I admire you for uncovering all this and for answering everyone here. The term simply did not exist in awareness; hence the misogyny, sadism, and nihilism. I attempt to examine and present many of the triggers for this in my separate books. So, very possible she was at that school prior to coming down for the fateful events that occurred in the Summer of 49? The show is adapted from Fauna's real memoir, One Day She'll Darken, in which she discussed her half-siblings. Thank you. is there any further movement on the testing of the DNA on the envelope, which your father sealed? She gave birth to Fauna in 1951 when she was 16 years old, but immediately gave her up for adoption. Keelie K: 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. Carr's opinion was that Hodel's theory was based on a few intriguing facts linked together by unsubstantiated supposition. McCauley, LAPD Internal Affairs Division). But thanks to Tamar's surviving children and grandchildren, Fauna's incredible life story is being told and this family has managed to stay bonded through it all. C. Crow, C. Crow: . In the first episode of their I Am the Night companion podcast, Root of Evil, they featured a recording of their mother talking about when she first met Tamar and her brothers and sister in Hawaii. He was planning his own book naming a Dr. Walter Bayley as the killer and has been promising his readers to publish the proofs for the past twenty-four years. Dee: She never stopped loving him and always hoped that love would be reciprocated by him. She bore, five children. whats next? 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. Mother said few things that never varied, this is one. They share photos with them on social media, like the above photo with their uncle Love, and frequently write about the importance of family. Did she board 1 year at St. Helens Hall in Portland, OR for 7th or 8th grade? Tamar is the mother of the five grandchildren of George Hodel interviewed in Root of Evil. Two separate victims from the 1930s cases (unrelated to each other) attended school (one in high school and one in college) with George Hodel and the suggested motive, as in many of his crimes, was his hatred of being rejected by them in his youth. Also, how this also ties in with the fact that a hobby of your fathers what photography? The actual facts surrounding Tamars pregnancy and adoption and Tamars motives, are very different from how they have been portrayed by others, so best to hear them told, as they actually occurred, in the very words of Faunas mother, Tamar Nais Hodel. 2: Lawyer Now, through never-before-heard archival audio and first-time interviews, the Hodel family opens up to reveal their shocking story. 1 podcast ranking" in the United States. If I think about your father at length, I feel deeply uneasy. Geraldine M or Martha J: When questioned by the police, she said she had left because "her home life was too depressing," on account of "all. 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. Image courtesy of TNT. Wishing you and yours continued health in the very difficult times. He usually represents his Daughter as a sexual item in front of his relatives and friends. But, LAPD claimd they are too busy to do any followup. No luminol ever test back then or through the decades. He lived overseas several times, primarily between 1950 and 1990 in the Philippines. The Hodels lived in a Hollywood Home, designed to look like an Mayan Temple, with hidden passageways and secret panels. Again, all about IMAGE. Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. Love, your living Neice FaunaEliz , Im sorry that happened to you. Yes, Im familiar with the derogatory comments by Larry Harnisch on his website. Faison was told that a mixed race baby was being born and the mother was too young to keep it. You are a rare person to rise above a nightmare environment and land grounded. Bravo to you and your family. Scenes for the series were shot on location at Dr. Hodel's 1945-50 residence, the historic Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.-built John Sowden House at 5121 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, California. 16-year-old Tamar Nais Hodel was the mother, and Faison was told that the baby's birth father was Black . [9] [10] I think she lived in the room next to mine. George Hill Hodel, Jr. was an American physician who was considered as prime suspect in the murder of an American woman named Elizabeth Short.
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