They thought there was something fishy. Unless mom, Tamar told YOU differently then what I am saying. The late Fauna's two real-life daughters, Gentile and her half-sister, the 40-year-old Rasha Pecoraro, host a podcast, " Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia ,". Updated addition. 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. [4] Hodel returned to the United States in 1990. Fauna's own daughters, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro, have been helping to tell their mother's story following Fauna's death in 2017. On January 15, 1947, the naked body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short was discovered in an empty lot in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Steve, It actually made me think about a movie that I never watched (and dont intend to) called A Serbian Man. [4], After the success of his medical practice and becoming head of the county's Social Hygiene Bureau, Hodel was moving in affluent Los Angeles society by the 1940s. Wow! The podcast includes many of the actual investigative findings and linkage of Dr. George Hodel to the Black Dahlia murder, establishing that according to secret police records he, in fact, knew and had dated the victim in the 1940s. So, very possible she was at that school prior to coming down for the fateful events that occurred in the Summer of 49? What were all the factors in his childhood that came together to create such a hatred of women and Humanity? The other part of me hates the stronger monster inside him, the evil Mr. Are you investigating your fathers activity in Asia? Will there ever be closure? That true version of her life was dramatic enough in and of itself without going along with the storyline of the miniseries. Tamar is the mother of the five grandchildren of George Hodel interviewed in Root of Evil. Bravo to you and your family. Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. Other than that, if at all possible, I wish you peace of mind !! Dr. Hodel obtained criminal defense attorney Jerry Giesler and was acquitted after a three-week jury trial. I know he had This what she told me. He was also accused of raping his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted for that crime. Perhaps Deborah fell by changing her name to Fauna would help her get more love from her mother? According to George, A sexual relationship between a father and a daughter is normal. Despite Fauna's light skin and blue eyes, Tamar claimed her father was black. 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. He had no part in the naming. 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,. Kathleen K: We know that Fauna since meeting Tamar, her biological mother always knew the truth that her father was A White Italian Male that gave her mother alcohol then raped her in San Francisco. Tamar, was straight with her from the getgo back in the early Seventies. Many. No, recent DNA testing has eliminated and dispelled the rumor that George Hodel was her father. Though the father was. Teresa J: Released from juvenile detention to her mother's house, she got pregnant again after a boy in the neighborhood raped her. C. Crow. It isnt a reflection of his age or his inability to keep up with the times. Daughter of George Hill Hodel, and Dorothy Grace Anthony Barbe (17 April 1911 - 12 October 1995). Tamar's childhood was no less than a nightmare, as she was first sexually assaulted by her father at 11 years. Twists,", "I Am the Night: Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine Explore the Black Dahlia Mystery,", "Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine Reunite in a Thrilling Limited Series", "What Does The Hodel Family Think Of 'I Am The Night'? 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. I hope Tamar Hodel, Fauna's birth mother, gets to write her own book. It was re-published in 2019 by Graymalkin Media, including an eight-page photo insert from Hodel's personal collection. [8], Hodel spent much of the 2000s as a motivational speaker, talking about racial equality and human rights. Marie J: The famed. 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. God bless you ! This author suggests your account of your father as The Black Dahlia murderer is nothing more than a series of endless lies. Very sad. He described his activities as working undercover for LAPD detectives to help them identify and arrest corrupt police officers; in his words, " it was to try and see if other officers could be inveigled into crime." Tamar watches her father hold a party no child should witness, a full-on Satanic looking sex orgy with George Hodel front and center wearing what looks like an animal skull. As far as the hosts of Root of Evil, I had never actually met my great niece Rasha prior to our appearance on the Dr. Phil Show a few months back and had only met her sister, Yvette on two brief occasions, with her mother Fauna, more than a decade past. Yet, it very much is. Who knows what evil lurks in Men and what drives them . Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. You have more than enough sense. Yes, the Franklin/Sowden Hodel residence was the actual crime scene. Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. I have read a few times that it was he who gave her second daughter, Fauna, the middle name Elizabeth after Elizabeth Short. , In this opening introduction, Tamar presents me with the details of her teenage pregnancy and exactly how it happened and what followed during her placement in an unwed mothers home., Tamar gives us the true story of how once she was hospitalized, a very kind and loving Black man offered to help meoffered to marry me, but authorities refused. In fact, George's own daughter, fifteen-year-old Tamar Hodel claimed that she was one of his sexual partners. 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. Hi steve Steve Hodel, George's son, even claims his father was the Zodiac Killer. Did Dr. Hodel molest Tamar? 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 ). (1947) (This would have been just nine weeks after he murdered Elizabeth Short.) She was a bit of a mystery to all of us at the school. I am not one to get involved in petty arguments and disputes. I' ve contemplated factors. 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. Margo: No, Tamar and George did not have a relationship AFTER the trial going forward. Cheers. Under the pretext of illness, he petitioned their father, King David, to send Tamar and her culinary skills his way. Much appreciated. 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. [1] Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. I just wish we knew more about stopping these crimes before they start. Wishing you and yours continued health in the very difficult times. Hodel, the younger's investigation presents four (4) potential crimes committed in the 1920s and nineteen (19) crimes believed committed in the 1930s. Oz/Phil(?) 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. If I think about your father at length, I feel deeply uneasy. 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. 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. boarding on being in love. I just listened to the podcast. Best, Steve, Do you think Dr. Hodel had anything to do with Jean Spanglers disappearance? In 1951, Tamar gave birth to her daughter Fauna at age 16 after being raped by a boy in her neighborhood. 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. Photos. [2] The full details of the investigation came to light only in 2003, when a "George HodelBlack Dahlia File" was discovered in archives at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. Despite their complicated family history, it seems like today, Gentile and Pecoraro have a good relationship with their aunt and uncles. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. The show is adapted from Fauna's real memoir, One Day She'll Darken, in which she discussed her half-siblings. I think she lived in the room next to mine. Love you Dearly, Fauna Elizabeth Wilson /Hodel Hello, Mr Hodel. Hodel was a gifted student as a youth and scored an impressive 186 in an . thanks, 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. 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. Thank you for this clarity. (Her father was folksinger, Stan Wilson.). 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. Also, how this also ties in with the fact that a hobby of your fathers what photography? Tamar remained in touch with her father; unfortunately, he also abused FaunaElizabeth. Dr. George Hodel is an infamous gynecologist involved in the darkest Hollywood debauchery. She never stopped loving him and always hoped that love would be reciprocated by him. 16-year-old Tamar Nais Hodel was the mother, and Faison was told that the baby's birth father was Black . 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. Death: March 08, 1982 (75) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA, United States. I had to talk to him for her sake when she they had a falling out, and only talk to me for her. Born on October 10, 1907, in Los Angeles, California, George Hill Hodel, Jr. was the only son of George Hill Hodel, Sr and Esther Hodel. He played for music legend Sergei Rachmaninoff at his . Top 10 Professions favoured by Psychopaths 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. I was speechless listening to the part about your discovery of the receipts for the concrete and fertilizer. She was eighty years old. Harnisch has been on a childish rant ever since and keeps promising to publish his book any year now. I remember she never came back and we all wondered why. Thanks for the kind words. Tamar claimed she had posed for nude photos for Man Ray when she was just a child. Hes been writing them for 18-years now, ever since my first book, Black Dahlia Avenger published in 2003. 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. In 1949, Dr. George Hill Hodel was accused of molesting and having sex with his 14-year-old daughter, Tamar. Ex-wife of John Huston and George Hill Hodel, Jr. They can't prove it now. 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. Springer was garroted on June 13, 1949, just two blocks from where Short's body was found in 1947.[9][10]. Fauna was born to a 16-year-old, Tamar Hodel, in 1951. T.J. Burks: There were two Faunas. Best, Steve, Thank you for your ceaseless commitment to the truth, Steve. Fauna Hodel was born in August, 1951. He asked her if GHH was her father, and other prurient questions. You wrote you people not in bad faith, but as a result of your misinterpretation. 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 January 2019, the American TV network TNT simultaneously aired two "companion" productions. [2] After another four children, they divorced in the 1960s; she was later a member of the Philippine Congress as Hortensia Starke. She was abused by her father, dragged publicly in the press for daring to speak up at 16, and then. She gave birth to Fauna in 1951 when she was 16 years old, but immediately gave her up for adoption. The reason being that her mother Dorothy Anthony Barbe Hodel was originally from Portland, Oregon and married a symphony conductor from that city. Traumatic Reenactment - Root of Evil: The True . Lisa K: I havent watched the miniseries either, the trailer was enough to tell me is is 95% fiction. Dee: He didn't kill Suzanne Degnan. Hi Steve, [2] Hodel's medical degree also aroused suspicion, given the hypothesis that whoever bisected Short's body had some degree of surgical skill. 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). Only source on it is Ancestry.com Clearly, his role as Noah Cross was an indication and I believe a definite reference to what he knew, though, in real life, George was not the father of his granddaughter by way of his sexual relations with his fourteen-year-old daughter, Tamar. Fauna Hodel Early Life Story, Family Background and Education. You said that, no, George was not the father, and that that pregnancy was terminated. St. Helens Hall would have been the name of the boarding hall. Thank you. 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. Hodel graduated from Berkeley pre-med in June 1932. Dear Mr. Hodel 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. I present strong evidence in my investigation and books that Jean Spangler was very likely a kidnap/murder victim of and by George Hodel. I suppose thats a normal reaction when pondering a sociopathic ghoul who hates women and is incapable of feeling compassion, warmth, or tenderness for fellow human beings. Fauna with her friends from Church in Reno c.1958. Its obvious a crime was being committed and that the PD failed to intervene, but curious if the woman has ever been identified? Tamar, was very clear with everyone that she only had sexual relations with her father that one time, in July 1949. I have not read your books (yet) as I just stumbled onto your site after googling about the I am the night series after recently watching it. Sadly, that cannot change. Absolutely fascinating story but how is it that you were none the wiser to your exwifes deceptions. When you first realized that, how did you feel? She was the mother of five children; Fauna Hodel, Fauna II (born Deborah Elizabeth . [1] Told she was multiracial, Fauna was raised by Jimmie Lee Greenwade (later Faison)[2] and given the name "Patricia Ann Greenwade". So it appears to the very same outcometo please George, so she indirectly was telling the truth. The book inspired I Am the Night, a 2019 six-episode limited television series starring Chris Pine and India Eisley, directed by Patty Jenkins. All five of Tamar's children had different fathers, Gentile explained. 20 Who was Tamar Hodel's biological mother? Deborah is Tamars daughter, my niece fathered by Folksinger Stan Wilson, who changed her name to Fauna II some years later. My heart felt condolences go out to each one of them. Keelie K: I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. his own suspect, a Dr. Walter Baylety who lived a short distance from the vacant lot. Two years before Fauna was even born, Tamar. Thanks for the kind words. The jury, which included eight women, said no. To manage such an investigation, I suspect youd have to remain as objective as possible. That's a lie. THANK YOU for printing for story in her own words The Tamar Chronicles. 8: Clergy When Fauna first discovered the whereabouts of Tamar and made contact, she received a photograph of Tamar with her newly discovered brothers and sister. 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 Gregory. Was Fauna Hodel the child of incest, and the catalyst for a sensational trial that left her well-to-do family scarred by scandal, even as the accused sexual predator walked free? Tamar and her half-brother, Steve, remember their father's house as a place. They share photos with them on social media, like the above photo with their uncle Love, and frequently write about the importance of family. Again, all about IMAGE. ", "BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Retired LAPD detective reveals new evidence pointing to prime suspect his father", "Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia", "Anatomy of a Podcast: Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia- DNA Test Answers Question of Fauna Hodel's Paternity", "A Rare Tour of Dr. George Hodel's Whimsically Weird Childhood House", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Hodel&oldid=1140979512, Michael, Steven, and Kelvin Hodel, sons by Harvey, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 19:11. Thankyou! However, suspicion of Hodel was not publicly known until decades later. Its really suspicious for me to see a comment from Fauna herself in May 24, 2019 when she supposedly passed in 2017. When others listen to Root of Evil my bothers statements bear out mine, as to the warped relationship she keep with George. Thank you for the response, Steve. Just as many television shows/movies/books often use terms that are racist and deeply insensitive when referring to anyone who isnt a straight, white, Christian person in order to give an accurate representation of the time and place the story is set. That child was Fauna . Nevertheless, Id have to dive deep into the sea of evidence youve provided before I could feel more confident. By around 1928, Hodel was in a common-law marriage with a woman named Emilia; they had a son, Duncan. 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.
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