Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. 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. The only way to understand and see how it all fits together is to read all of the books, which are in fact, one ongoing investigation, each adding a significant amount of new evidence to the previous investigation. Fauna Hodel (August 1, 1951 September 30, 2017) was an American author and motivational speaker, who wrote the true-crime memoir One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel, documenting her unusual beginnings and the connection to her grandfather, George Hodel, a prime suspect in the infamous Black Dahlia murder mystery. My mother was similar and I suspect there was some atleast emotional incest in her past. Tamar married folk. You said that, no, George was not the father, and that that pregnancy was terminated. She desperately wanted to be loved. Thank you for the kind words and well wishes to me and my readers. DuJour reports that Tamar eventually moved to Hawaii with Debbie (who changed her name to Fauna-Elizabeth), and had three sons. Fauna II's full name is Deborah Elizabeth and she was 18 at the time. C. Crow. 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. 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. Absolutely fascinating story but how is it that you were none the wiser to your exwifes deceptions. Here I was fascinated reading this. 9: Chef Released from juvenile detention to her mother's house, she got pregnant again after a boy in the neighborhood raped her. George Hill Hodel Jr. was born on October 10, 1907, and raised in Los Angeles, California. 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. Best, Steve, Thank you for your ceaseless commitment to the truth, Steve. George Hodel was accused of raping his 14-year-old daughter Tamar there in . Fauna Hodel was born in August, 1951. Hodel, the younger's investigation presents four (4) potential crimes committed in the 1920s and nineteen (19) crimes believed committed in the 1930s. That's in the original newspaper coverage, which most people haven't read. No, not easty for sure. Much appreciated. 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. After moving to Hawaii, Tamar had three sons: Peace, Love (now a pro surfer), and Joy to the World Hodel. I imagine they are heartened that someone is working so tirelessly to solve her case. Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. They were never really interested as they believed that my investigation was just another of the many I remember she never came back and we all wondered why. Fauna with Jimmie Lee. Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. 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. 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. I will continue to wear the dual masks of Drama (Thalia God of Comedy and Melpomene God of Tragedy). Tamar Hodel was Fauna Hodel 's mother. Man Ray took at least two photographs of George and Dorothy Hodel's children in 1945. In the evening, a cook shot himself in the head while inside his hotel room after failing to reconcile with his wife and child. 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. skh. He was also a musical prodigy. Anyway, now they may have figured it out. I could not continue to be Deborah, to abused, to damaged, even after being lent overnight to wealthy men finally stopped Tamar kept abusing me in every way possible, I was so brainwashed it was many years to realize what she was doing to me still. Thoughtprint Press) presenting possible crimes committed in Northern and Southern California by George Hodel in the 1920s and 1930s. Fauna naci cuando Tamar tena diecisis aos. 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 . But I cant imagine how Id feel to uncover evidence that my parent had had a second career as a notoriously depraved serial killer. See blog on it HERE. 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. Much appreciated. The podcast also features audio from old interviews with Hodel's biological mother Tamar (who died in 2015), as well as George Hodel's son Steve (Fauna's uncle), who has claimed his father was . C. Crow, C. Crow: I continue to present my fathers additional crimes and am working on what I hope will be the last book, The Early Years covering his crimes from the 20s and 30s. [5] Two witnesses to the alleged abuse testified at the trial. I know youre old, and probably still stuck in the olden times, but it is 2021. Thank you. Good Morning Mr Hodel, Fauna grew up believing she was of mixed race, encountering prejudice from both blacks and whites. 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. As we know, sadly those actions resulted in both men and the Department having serious blood on their hands from the murders that followed in the Sixties. 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. If so, I want to believe that wherever she is, she now knows the truth. Wishing to distance the family from both George Hodel's trial and Tamar Hodel's alleged interracial romance, Tamar's mother arranged for a black woman to adopt the child. He played for music legend Sergei Rachmaninoff at his . . Daughter of George Hill Hodel, and Dorothy Grace Anthony Barbe (17 April 1911 - 12 October 1995). 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. Born on October 10, 1907, George Hill Hodel Jr. was raised in Los Angeles, California by his parents, George Sr. and Esther Hodel, who were of Russian Jewish ancestry. I attempt to examine and present many of the triggers for this in my separate books. 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. All Best, Steve. You are that spotlight. Fauna Hodel Early Life Story, Family Background and Education. 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). 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. Best, Steve. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. Tamar always maintained that the father was An Italian in San Francisco that got her drunk and took advantage of her. See the below link to the full story. 2: Lawyer Even then, I tend to leave room for the story to change, if that makes sense. He didn't kill Suzanne Degnan. 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. But things may get even more complicated for her when she discovers Tamar had other children after giving her up for adoption. Faison was told that a mixed race baby was being born and the mother was too young to keep it. If not George, who was the father of that baby? 1: CEO Ex-wife of John Huston and George Hill Hodel, Jr. 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. 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. (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. 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. Best, Steve, Do you think Dr. Hodel had anything to do with Jean Spanglers disappearance? It is confusing. Thank you so much for sharing your deeply personal story with us. Geraldine M or Martha J: Remember, this case came to me, I didnt go to it. 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. Springer was garroted on June 13, 1949, just two blocks from where Short's body was found in 1947.[9][10]. He married (legally) for the fourth time, to a woman named June, in San Francisco,[2] where he remained for the rest of his life. I was wondering if you are aware of the photo taken of Elizabeth Shorts crime scene that was seemingly taken at night which, presumably would suggest it was the killer who took the photo as she was found in the morning? I have always wondered how Tamars relationship with your father resumed after the incest trial. You and your family ? Just seeing things from both sides. Joan J: 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." 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 was speechless listening to the part about your discovery of the receipts for the concrete and fertilizer. That is what she told me. Hello, Mr Hodel. 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). So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? Now, through never-before-heard archival audio and first-time interviews, the Hodel family opens up to reveal their shocking story. George is a monster to an unimaginable degree but the good he gave this earth came in the form of you, your siblings, nieces and nephews. George Hodel was a notorious Los Angeles doctor whose sexual proclivities and surgical knowledge have led many to believe that he killed Elizabeth Short. Also, hope to put together a Documentary, miniseries to tell the full story in six or eight episodes. 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. Were lucky, we have had a Great Leader emerge whose gallantry, honesty and valour has Captained our ship with great transparency ! He claims to be related to Fauna. Lisa K: I havent watched the miniseries either, the trailer was enough to tell me is is 95% fiction. Martin's letter claimed that both he and "GH" personally knew Springer and that he believed "GH" had also killed her. Men like that dont change and remain flat earth believers until the end. As Tamar revealed to DuJour, Fauna was the product of a sexual assault. Hodel came to police attention as a suspect in the Elizabeth Short murder in 1949 after the sexual abuse trial. By confirming my investigation they would confirm that fact, which they apparently decided is not acceptable. 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 ). Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. I present strong evidence in my investigation and books that Jean Spangler was very likely a kidnap/murder victim of and by George Hodel. 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. I had to talk to him for her sake when she they had a falling out, and only talk to me for her. For your information, this old guy doesnt have a racist bone in his body thanks to my mothers teaching and raising me and my brothers to love and respect ALL RACES from our childhood. 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. is there any further movement on the testing of the DNA on the envelope, which your father sealed? You are truly an inspiration and a reminder that there are always people on the good side of the fight, no matter how difficult that may be. 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. George Hill Hodel, Jr. was an American physician who was considered as prime suspect in the murder of an American woman named Elizabeth Short. However, Fauna never knew her grandfather, as her mother, Tamar Hodel, gave her up for adoption in 1951, four years after the Black Dahlia's murder, when Tamar was only 16. 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. Hi steve Childhood & Early Life. It has been speculated that Fauna was Tamar's daughter from that incestuous relationship. Other than that, if at all possible, I wish you peace of mind !! As Tamar's half-brother Steve shared on his blog, Tamar died in 2015 at the age of 80. With Chris Pine, India Eisley, Jefferson Mays, Leland Orser. 6: Journalist 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? Cheers. They remained in touch with each other as long as I can remember.. her reasons to win his love and hopefully gain financial support as well. Steve. I just watched Ken Burns wonderful documentary on JAZZ from the 1920s forward. Now, in the upcoming Feb. 25 episode, Fauna and Jay will journey to Hawaii to find her. five brothers all who were coal miners in PA, and my grandfathers parents The Martin letter, reproduced in full in the chapter "Afterword" in Black Dahlia Avenger III,[8] went on to name "GH" on 17 separate occasions identifying him as a personal acquaintance of Martin's as well as of McCauley's, and named him as the killer of both Short and of a second lone woman, Louise Springer, the "Green Twig Murder" victim. Bless you and know that what you are doing is reaching more people than you will ever know. 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. Meagan: No, it happened. Family dynamics are so complex, and I thought my family was the archetype of dysfunction. 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'? 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. 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 just have one question.if you were able to speak to your father today, what (if anything) would you say to him? It seems as though they continued to have a relationship, but how was that possible after the way he vilfied her? [9] [10] I hope you are okay. However, suspicion of Hodel was not publicly known until decades later. She never stopped loving him and always hoped that love would be reciprocated by him. Fauna 1 who died in 2017 and Fauna II (originally named Deborah Elizabeth, but changed her name to Fauna as an adult.) read my books. Yes, DNA has proven that George Hodel WAS NOT her biological father. I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). Elizabeth Short - the Black Dahlia - had been gruesomely . Tamar placed her child for adoption and when Fauna discovered her mother's identity, she worked to find. Fauna with her two daughters Rasha, left and Yvette right. Point is I was a teenager Not an adult when I became Fauna. Photos. She was a bit of a mystery to all of us at the school. Although the Hodel family has many more skeletons than other families, you all are dealing with this by acknowledging, acceptance and healing. 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. The school itself was Oregon Episcopal School. She had five children. 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.