Remember, this case came to me, I didnt go to it. She desperately wanted to be loved. Steve, Steve, They share photos with them on social media, like the above photo with their uncle Love, and frequently write about the importance of family. This started up again when she married my father Stan Wilson. his own suspect, a Dr. Walter Baylety who lived a short distance from the vacant lot. It actually made me think about a movie that I never watched (and dont intend to) called A Serbian Man. Regards. Tamar always loved her father and felt affection towards him, but post incest trial in 1949 they never again had any kind of relationship and dads position toward Tamar with the rest of his family was always, Lying Tamar. (He did see her on a few occasions one being a meeting of Tamars good friend, Michele Phillips when The Mamas and Papas were doing debut singing in the Sixties as he was passing through San Francisco. 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. YES. This is when I fell in love with True Crime. )for that specific linkage. Tamar Hodel. 3: Media Television/Radio boarding on being in love. Lisa K: I havent watched the miniseries either, the trailer was enough to tell me is is 95% fiction. Yes, the family dynamics have been difficult for me. Hi Steve, 1. The brief accounting I listened to when you appeared on Dr. Updated addition. Yes, Im well aware of Mr. Harnischs derogatory comments over the past two decades. He didn't kill Suzanne Degnan. 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,. As far as Tamar and Faunas biological father. He was acquitted after a widely publicized trial. Aloha: Directed by Carl Franklin. 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. 16-year-old Tamar Nais Hodel was the mother, and Faison was told that the baby's birth father was Black . Also, how this also ties in with the fact that a hobby of your fathers what photography? After moving to Hawaii, Tamar had three sons: Peace, Love (now a pro surfer), and Joy to the World Hodel. Zack, the host of the show, had an agenda different than hers. Plot. She said she didnt know. Tamar NOT GEORGE named her second daughter Deborah Elizabeth. God bless you ! Soil samples confirmed his findings. He did see her back in the early-mid Sixties and did take Fauna II (Deborah Elizabeth, daughter of Tamar and Stan Wilson, the folksinger) out alone for dinner. Steve, Unless mom, Tamar told YOU differently then what I am saying. whats next? [7], Hodel had two children, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro. The teenager, from a prominent white California family, did not list a father on the birth certificate, only that he was black. Hodel was effectively a polygamist: in the late 1940s, around the time of the deaths of Spaulding and Elizabeth Short, Hodel was living with "Dorero" and their three children; his first legal wife Dorothy Anthony and their daughter Tamar; and, at times, his original common-law wife, Emilia, mother of Hodel's eldest child (by that time an adult). Less impressed was active Detective Brian Carr, the LAPD officer then in charge of the Black Dahlia case which was still officially open. You wrote you people not in bad faith, but as a result of your misinterpretation. Killed her. Wishing you and yours continued health in the very difficult times. She had five children. Man Ray took at least two photographs of George and Dorothy Hodel's children in 1945. [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. That child was Fauna . I expect you would have Mr. Burns go back and edit out all the live footage that clearly demonstrated and used the real-life 1920s and 1930s racist references to lynchings and the use of Nigger and Negro from the script. thanks, Just came out with Book 6, In The Mesquite which details a horrific mother/daughter murder I believe he committed pre Dahlia in 1938. (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). 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. 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 . Thanks for the kind words. When did Tamar die? Marie J: Thank you for telling your story! One of Dr Hodel's daughters, Tamar, recalled her father hosting elaborate parties at their Los Angeles home, with guests including Man Ray as well as the doctor's movie star friends and clients. 3. I cant begin to imagine the complexity of emotions ranging from love to hate for a man that gave you life. Fauna's birth father was unknown, and the troubled Tamar gave up Fauna for adoption. More than 70 years later, it remains America's most infamous unsolved murder. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across . the Black Dahlia. LAPDs refusal to look at it has I think, all to do with IMAGE. Hodel came to police attention as a suspect in the Elizabeth Short murder in 1949 after the sexual abuse trial. 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 Also, how did he explain the homage to Elizabeth Short? I do have a question, if you believe that your sister Tamar had no relationship with your father after the trial, does that mean you think Fauna lls story about George Hodel photographing and molesting her is made up? 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. As Tamar revealed to DuJour, Fauna was the product of a sexual assault. 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I also applaud your family for bringing the years of abuse and neglect to light. Its confusing because of the two Faunas. The famed. Geraldine M or Martha J: For anybody who has read about Dr George Hill . Our father did see Tamar on occasion through the decades when passing through Hawaii enroute to the U.S. Steve. 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. Thank you for the response, Steve. She, when married my father she hoped George would be proud of her, close to her again (as she never meant to tell on him. ) Those two words are rarely part of any good faith communication. Suzi F: No, not really. Next? In January 2004 some nine months after the publication of my first book, Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder, (Arcade 2003) Tamar wrote and emailed me the below six-page Overview of the Tamar Chronicles. This was a summary of what she intended to be her autobiography in three parts. In my young mind it was my way to be New, loved, a person not sexually abused!! Fauna Hodel was born in August, 1951. 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. You may not have realized he was using such language only in quoting another person. 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. The thought has crossed my mind that this is Hustons nod to GHH or at least an indication that he was aware of some of the dark dealings of noir age Hollywood. 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: To my knowledge, none of the living relatives ever Bravo to you and your family. Much appreciated. Much Love, Uncle Steve. I am not one to get involved in petty arguments and disputes. Tamar Hodel, the daughter in that 1949 case, tells a story that supports the notion that her physician father killed the secretary. These photographs, taken at the Hodel home, picture Kelvin, Michael and Steven Hodel. Christina: Now, in the upcoming Feb. 25 episode, Fauna and Jay will journey to Hawaii to find her. Despite Fauna's light skin and blue eyes, Tamar claimed her father was black. In the evening, a cook shot himself in the head while inside his hotel room after failing to reconcile with his wife and child. I appreciate, more than you know, your quest. 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. Thank you. Fauna Hodel's quest to retrace her roots on I Am the Night has become deadly, but she's finally getting close to some answers about her birth mother, Tamar Hodel. The reason being that her mother Dorothy Anthony Barbe Hodel was originally from Portland, Oregon and married a symphony conductor from that city. 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. Hi Layla, Ive fought my whole life for equality of the races in both my thoughts and deeds so before calling this old White guy a racist you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine your own you people thoughts on the matter. 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. is there any further movement on the testing of the DNA on the envelope, which your father sealed? Surely you would have seen through her lies relating to age and background with george . Did he remain a mystery? . 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. 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. She was proud to be to married to a famous recording artist, as her first love (Josh White) was already married. Photos. Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. was far more compelling and richly detailed than lmharnischs efforts at debunking your suppositions. 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. That happened. 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." 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. 8: Clergy Former piano child prodigy Hodel was a physician who served as the Los Angeles County Health Director in the 1940s. 4. He played for music legend Sergei Rachmaninoff at his . skh. Copyright 2023 Steve Hodel. George Hodel wasn't Zodiac. Thank you for this clarity. [4] Hodel returned to the United States in 1990. (Thirteen of these crimes were originally investigated and believed serially connected by the San Diego Sheriff's and Police Departments back in the 1930s, but a suspect was never identified.) At least eight witnesses claimed first-hand knowledge of a 1946 relationship between Short and Hodel, then back in Los Angeles from China. Keelie K: Oh, you people, you people. When you first realized that, how did you feel? The Hodels lived in a Hollywood Home, designed to look like an Mayan Temple, with hidden passageways and secret panels. Tamar's mother, Dorothy, gave the baby Fauna to Jimmie Lee, a black maid in a Nevada casino. The name of the school St. Helens Hall never came up in any of my conversations with Tamar, but it is certainly possible. Death: March 08, 1982 (75) Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA, United States. No, recent DNA testing has eliminated and dispelled the rumor that George Hodel was her father. He died in 1999, at the age of 91. I never visited Ireland, but would love to see it someday. I Do not know if youre religous but it seems there had to be something outside yourself guiding you to keep digging. I would like to see you write and produce a series based on real facts and information you have on George Hodel. Fauna Hodel is likely the child of Tamar Hodel; George may have been her father. Deborah is Tamars daughter, my niece fathered by Folksinger Stan Wilson, who changed her name to Fauna II some years later. So sick. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. Tamar Hodel was an incorrigible liar and problem child who made "unfounded complaints" and lodged mass accusations against her father and more than a dozen high school students. [1] Told she was multiracial, Fauna was raised by Jimmie Lee Greenwade (later Faison)[2] and given the name "Patricia Ann Greenwade". Cheers. I have read a few times that it was he who gave her second daughter, Fauna, the middle name Elizabeth after Elizabeth Short. Fauna passed away shortly before the DNA results came out? Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. In the summer of 1949, the 14-year-old moved into the Franklin Avenue house. Secrets and lies have permeated the Hodel family for far too long and finally the spotlight zeros in on the truth as it should. [2] Hodel's medical degree also aroused suspicion, given the hypothesis that whoever bisected Short's body had some degree of surgical skill. . The six-episode series is loosely based on Hodel's 2008 memoir "One Day She'll Darken." Her daughters, Yvette Gentile and Rasha Pecoraro, continued the project and together, have been working. (That pregnancy was aborted in 1949.). She (or he) brought up the question of Tamars possibly incestuous 1949 pregnancy. P.S To any who may read this God bless you and your families and the wonderful people who serve us through this crisis ! Two daughters, Fauna and Fauna II (Deborah Elizabeth), and three sons, Peace, Love and Joy. 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, and Joy. That is what she told me. It has been speculated that Fauna was Tamar's daughter from that incestuous relationship. That isnt my opinion as I havent read your books; I think my only exposure to your story was a segment I caught on one of the daytime talkies. ), https://stevehodel.com/2019/05/31/the-hollywood-reporter-perpetuating-the-myth-tnt-executives-continue-to-remain-silent-on-the-fact-they-obtained-dna-analysis-proving-george-hodel-is-not-biological-father-of-fauna-hodel/. Tamar placed her child for adoption and when Fauna discovered her mother's identity, she worked to find. At the same time, I would caution against using the expression you people. 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. 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. Dear Sir, I have immense respect for you. Carr added that if he ever took a case as weak as Steve Hodel's to a prosecutor he would be "laughed out of the office". So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? Mom still loved him. No, not easty for sure. Both series surmise that Fauna might be both the granddaughter and the daughter of Hodel, though there is no evidence as to who her real father is. George Hodel was a notorious Los Angeles doctor whose sexual proclivities and surgical knowledge have led many to believe that he killed Elizabeth Short. 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 na's birth father was unknown, and the troubled tamar gave up fauna for adoption. Tamar had the baby girl at a hospital in San Francisco. Writer: I Am the Night. George Hodel's lawyer ran an all-out smear campaign against Tamar, calling her a promiscuous, incorrigible, pathological liar, and the physician was acquitted. DuJour reports that Tamar eventually moved to Hawaii with Debbie (who changed her name to Fauna-Elizabeth), and had three sons. 2. Get it? Best, Steve. Steve Hodel has since produced two additional books on the Dahlia case, and several books on the Zodiac killer and other cases, attempting to link them to his father. (1921-1969). To manage such an investigation, I suspect youd have to remain as objective as possible. No, all the immediate family (Beths sisters) have passed away so just extended family now. Site by AuthorBytes. The term simply did not exist in awareness; hence the misogyny, sadism, and nihilism. So it appears to the very same outcometo please George, so she indirectly was telling the truth. In 1951, Fauna Hodel, the white daughter of a prominent California family, was given away at birth to a young black woman who worked as a restroom attendant in a Nevada casino. 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. Hello, Mr Hodel. He had no part in the naming. If so, I want to believe that wherever she is, she now knows the truth. From where her handbag was found (Griffith Park) and Elisabeth Short was found (Leimert Park). Did Dr. Hodel molest Tamar? George Hill Hodel, Jr. was an American physician who was considered as prime suspect in the murder of an American woman named Elizabeth Short. : 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. Mind yourselves. Then I read the word negro, and now Im done. Thanks for the kind words. In fact, George's own daughter, fifteen-year-old Tamar Hodel claimed that she was one of his sexual partners. . (A claim hes made over the past twenty-three years.) Plus, hes a doctor. 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. 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. Im about to write a book myself on the life and murder of my best friend Christine who was tortured and murdered by 3 so called friends in 2011 in San Bernardino County her body was located buried in a shallow grave, Sherry T: [2] With Ray and some other Surrealists, he shared an interest in sadomasochism; with the young men of the Hollywood scene, he shared a fondness for partying, drinking, and womanizing.[2]. Assume you are referring to the below paragraph. Head Deputy District Attorney Stephen Kay described himself as highly impressed by Steve Hodel's research and conclusions and even went so far as to declare the case had been solved. Negro is absolutely offensive and disrespectful when used flippantly, without care for the hurt it causes so many. Thank you. Other than that, if at all possible, I wish you peace of mind !! Hard to have a conversation with a serial killer/psychopath and or to get any straight answers from him. Thankyou! Im curious if youre familiar with someone by the name (or handle) of lmharnisch? Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! As the Daily News reported in 1949, Tamar had leveled charges of incest against her father George, an act that she claimed occurred during a deviant, hypnotic orgy at his home. I have always wondered how Tamars relationship with your father resumed after the incest trial. Hodel attended South Pasadena High School, graduated at age 15 and entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. Soon after, the father and daughter were. Good evening, Mr. Hodel, (On his blog site Harnisch informs his readers that he hasnt and doesnt read my books.), My father had a total lack of empathy for anyone. The blogs go back more than a decade. I only know what she told me. Much appreciated. Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. Tamar Hodel, who was mad at her father because he wouldn't allow her to get an abortion. 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 ). 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. 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. If not George, who was the father of that baby? If nobody is calling you or those you love crackers, then you can see why negro is offensive you disrespectful mutant. By around 1928, Hodel was in a common-law marriage with a woman named Emilia; they had a son, Duncan. The Martin letter made it clear that "GH" was known and protected by law enforcement officers, and that they "let him go." 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. C. Crow. Thank you for allowing the public to know the truth. 6: Journalist My roots on my mothers side go back to County Donegal, Ireland. He was enamored of the darker side of Surrealism and the decadence surrounding that art scene, befriending photographer Man Ray, film director John Huston and their associates. I was speechless listening to the part about your discovery of the receipts for the concrete and fertilizer. Dee: To be continued. Ive just finished the podcast, havent watched the miniseries Nor do I intend to . ET. Thanks for your thoughtful response Steve. https://stevehodel.com/2016/10/29/john-huston-peter-viertel-white-hunter-black-heart-friendship-cold-blooded-premeditated-murder/, Huston having been married to my mother, Dorothy Huston Hodel for seven years prior to marrying George Hodel certainly KNEW and was a regular partygoer to the Sowden/Franklin House at the time of dads arrest for Incest and Child Molestation with my halfsister, Tamar in 1949. Now real linkage or evidence, but then my book, Black Dahlia Avenger came out two years later and presented real evidence and the secret DA files showing George Hodel was the No.1 suspect all along and the top brass all separately and in secret claimed the case was solved and Dr. Hodel did it Harnisch, abandoned by Det. I hope Tamar Hodel, Fauna's birth mother, gets to write her own book. Fauna Hodel Early Life Story, Family Background and Education. The jury, which included eight women, said no. Amnon had to finagle a way to get Tamar to visit him because the king's children dwelled in different abodes.