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rachellerachelle 's review for:
Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder
by Steve Hodel
Regardless of whether or not George Hodel is the Black Dahlia killer, I found the first part of the book very interesting. The intersection of old Hollywood, surrealism, sadism, sex parties, and murder is fascinating.
It's the other half of the book that I struggled with. I don't find the evidence compelling and it's circumstantial at best. Steve Hodel is a detective so he knows what he's talking about I just didn't find it believable or to be true. For example, I don't think that the supposed picture of Elizabeth Short in the album Steve received from George's widow is of Elizabeth Short. I can't believe that the author just frankly writes that it's her when it clearly looks nothing like her. Did nobody say this to him? Is everyone blind?
I'll be happy if I never have to see the word "swarthy" used again, too. You're in Los Angeles, California. There's a lot of "swarthy" people that live there, your dad is not the only one.
George Hodel was an enigma and obviously bad dude but there's no way in hell he was as prolific a killer and rapist as Steve Hodel so desperately believes. It's kind of sad actually. What makes Steve so convinced his dad was responsible for all this tragedy? Why does he think this? Because the "evidence" he comes up with sounds more like the ramblings of a person obsessed with making everything fit into their narrative no matter what logic or common sense will tell you.
It's the other half of the book that I struggled with. I don't find the evidence compelling and it's circumstantial at best. Steve Hodel is a detective so he knows what he's talking about I just didn't find it believable or to be true. For example, I don't think that the supposed picture of Elizabeth Short in the album Steve received from George's widow is of Elizabeth Short. I can't believe that the author just frankly writes that it's her when it clearly looks nothing like her. Did nobody say this to him? Is everyone blind?
I'll be happy if I never have to see the word "swarthy" used again, too. You're in Los Angeles, California. There's a lot of "swarthy" people that live there, your dad is not the only one.
George Hodel was an enigma and obviously bad dude but there's no way in hell he was as prolific a killer and rapist as Steve Hodel so desperately believes. It's kind of sad actually. What makes Steve so convinced his dad was responsible for all this tragedy? Why does he think this? Because the "evidence" he comes up with sounds more like the ramblings of a person obsessed with making everything fit into their narrative no matter what logic or common sense will tell you.