The other part of me hates the stronger monster inside him, the evil Mr. The devil is something we all carry in our hearts. Fauna leaves behind two daughters, Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile. When Jenkins met Hodel and heard her story, she knew she wanted to bring it to the screen, Jenkins told Forbes. [1] Told she was multiracial, Fauna was raised by Jimmie Lee Greenwade (later Faison)[2] and given the name "Patricia Ann Greenwade". For a flash, she becomes the bull, a motif scattered throughout the show. George approached Fauna while she was at a marina with her daughter, Yvette. This question has generated the most curiosity surrounding the, At the time, George Marshall's 1946 noir film, Yes. Unbeknownst to Fauna, her parentage wasnt what her adoptive parents believed it to be. Thank you Steve for your drive to reveal this sad truth. Love, your living Neice FaunaEliz , Im sorry that happened to you. Centered on a woman named Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), I Am the Night tells the dark and winding tale of the dark side of Hollywoods Golden Age. thanks, Fauna 2 was born Deborah Elizabeth Wilson. Even the Doctor who was thought to be Jack the Ripper managed to kill many women and then move to another state continuing to con people out of money as well. Take care, No, not easty for sure. I have recently re-listened to your nieces podcast. Copyright 2023 HistoryvsHollywood.com, CTF Media. I just received this posting a few hours ago, announcing the death of my niece, Fauna Hodel, who passed away at her home under hospice care at age 66. She even addressed Steve Uncle, Not sure the reference, but it may have been from Deborah aka Fauna II? Have you ever been in touch with Beth Shorts relatives? Below is a PDF containing the complete seven pages as included in BDA III Chapter 6, Tamar Nais Hodel. Copyright 2023 Steve Hodel. 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. However, when Tamar gave away the child for adoption, they claimed Fauna was multiracial though it was later proven that she is not mixed race. 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. That's what his son, former LAPD homicide detective turned private investigator Steve Hodel (Fauna's uncle), believes. The encounter is narratively poetic. But the real Fauna spent her life telling her story. 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. {forgive me, Im not trying to flippantly insult your late father. This meant that Dr. Hodel could have been both Fauna's father and grandfather. Thank you. Their term, not mine. I just watched the episode of Zak on the Black Dahlia murder with Fauna. It couldve easily been edited as well. Ich bewundere Sie , dass Sie das alles aufgedeckt haben und hier jedem Anwort geben. If George Hill Hodels name sounds familiar, thats because he was one of the prime suspects in the murder of Elizabeth Short (a.k.a. "She stumbled into . 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/, Tree of Life-Shangri-LA 1948- Dorothy Bowman 75-Years Later Past and Present Reunited Through Internationally Recognized Artists Vintage Serigraph, The California DOJ Meeting/Briefing with Author on Dr. George Hill Hodel as Zodiac- DoJ Handwriting Expert Analysis Opines, Cannot Exclude George Hodel as Zodiac-Dr. Hodels Full DNA Profile Made Public for Law Enforcement, Los Angeles District Attorney Lt. Frank Jemisons 1950 Black Dahlia Investigation Transcribed Interview of Dorothy Huston Hodel At Santa Monica Pier Residence, Los Angeles News Reporter and LADA Spokesperson Sandi Gibbon-A Remarkable Woman-A Remarkable Career, 2003 LAPD Black Dahlia Briefing Attending Cold Case Detectives Remain Frigid- Head Deputy DA and Chief of Detectives say, Its Solved!. In the early years, I chose to respond to his misrepresentations, with just the facts but then came to realize that no amount of evidence would/could change his mind. Ps. Fair-haired and blue-eyed, Fauna waited to darken up, it was always believed she was of mixed race. (That would make it a scientific impossibility as it would require a 25-month gestation period.) It just seems like itd be difficult to do the things youve insisted he did if the man understood the nature of love and had his humanity intact} They can't talk to my secretary anymore because she's dead," he told someone else. Thank you for the clarification, 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 . Of course, my niece, Fauna in real life never met my father, nor was she ever at the Sowden/Franklin House until long after his death in 1999. Jimmie Lee taunted Fauna by telling her that she could pick up a phone and call Fauna's grandfather (by birth) anytime she wanted. An unreleased 1991 film titled Pretty Hattie's Baby is based on the early life of Fauna Hodel. She hadn't seen him in several years, but he didn't sound like the person she had known. God bless you ! I would like to see you write and produce a series based on real facts and information you have on George Hodel. I hope you have love and kindness in your life ?! Sincerely, trying to take advantage of a sensational case. But life is more complex No, all the immediate family (Beths sisters) have passed away so just extended family now. She never stopped loving him and always hoped that love would be reciprocated by him. [citation needed], Hodel died of breast cancer at age 66 on September 30, 2017.[4]. Steve. I dont want to tell your story anymore. Im well aware of what century this is. Id be interested in hearing your thoughts too. Fauna Hodels 1951 Birth Certificate: Tamar in her own words bda III all seven pages. I feel like all the other cast members have said something, It has recently dawned on Camila Morrone what an odd and challenging thing it is to be a photographer. was far more compelling and richly detailed than lmharnischs efforts at debunking your suppositions. Hi Steve, See BDA II (2014 ed. That true version of her life was dramatic enough in and of itself without going along with the storyline of the miniseries. 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. Yes, Im well aware of Mr. Harnischs derogatory comments over the past two decades. Dive deeper into the true story behind I Am the Night by watching interviews with the real Fauna Hodel and her birth mother, Tamar Hodel. I just want you to get away, Jay Singletary says to Fauna in the show. Sadly, Fauna died before the show made it to TV, but it's based on her 2008 memoir, and the rest of . (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). She is happily hitched to his handsome husband Gino. Fauna Hodel may have passed away before I Am the Night, TNT's adaptation of her 2008 memoir, made it to screen, but there are two key people who helped to ensure her story was done justice. Steve, where in Donegal does your mums family come from ?Im fascinated here in Donegal lol. 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. The theme of incest and murder at the end of the movie is so clear to me made me wonder why John Huston would have taken such an interest in the acting part, as he rarely portrayed a character in films. They raised her in Sparks, a town just east of Reno. So, at best, Jay Singletary is a combination of a number of different reporters and detectives who investigated the Black Dahlia murder, but there is no single person on which the character is based. I am sure Tamar had different stories for different people, so what is the truth of it? Inka: He had no part in the naming. Thanks for your thoughtful response Steve. Thank you. If not George, who was the father of that baby? But behind the shocking case of a young actress's gruesome slaying lies the story of another woman. TNTs new limited drama series I Am the Night may appear to some as your run-of-the-mill crime mystery, but the show is inspired by one fascinating true story. T.J. Burks: There were two Faunas. Fauna was the daughter of my half . Theyre having so much fun!) Im curious if youre familiar with someone by the name (or handle) of lmharnisch? Fauna Hodel. For those less aware of the Black Dahlia case, the murder made headlines when Shorts body was discovered severed in half at the waist. Again, all about IMAGE. She was told that his body had been mutilated, his penis cut off and shoved in his mouth. It would take years for her to discover that her biological parents were actually white. Fauna, played by India Eisley in the TNT series, was the granddaughter of George Hodel, a suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. 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? It listed her father as "Negro", his "name withheld". Theres a particular moment in Love Is Blind season 4 that indicates that things might be different this time around tha, This story includes spoilers for Hulus UnPrisoned Season 1. 1: CEO August 1, 1951 - September 30, 2017. 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. ) In my young mind it was my way to be New, loved, a person not sexually abused!! Much appreciated. Born August 1, 1951, in San Francisco, Fauna Hodel was the first child of 16-year-old Tamar Nais Hodel and the granddaughter of Los Angeles doctor and socialite George Hodel. 7: Police 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. I was a bit disturbed when she was on board with the production of the highly fictionalized version of her life. Sorry, not sure where exactly. Dear Sir, I have immense respect for you. 5: Surgeon Ive just finished the podcast, havent watched the miniseries Nor do I intend to . Fauna brushed off the strangeness and told him he could come visit, not fully realizing how much he'd changed. 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. "She was kind, compassionate, and loving, always. 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. Only source on it is Ancestry.com I remember she never came back and we all wondered why. Bravo to you and your family. Dear Uncle steve, please correct the information concerning my name Elizabeth, as I believed what my Mother, Tamar, told me. Mom still loved him. So, for the past twelve or so years, I have chosen just to ignore his rantings. Updated addition. Its really suspicious for me to see a comment from Fauna herself in May 24, 2019 when she supposedly passed in 2017. During our interview with Dr. Oz (or possibly it was Dr Phil, I forget which show) Rasha told the viewing public that she believed her grandmother, Tamar Hodel (my half-sister) was, Pure Evil. I corrected her on the spot and attempted to explain that Tamar was a teenage victim of incest and sexual abuse at the hands of our father, which subsequently caused her to spin out of control and make some major bad choices as she grew from a teen into adulthood. At this important life juncture, Fauna was. Fauna wondered whether Johnny had been killed because of the sexual advances he had made toward her on the phone. George Hodel wasnt in California the year that Fauna finally reunited with her birth mother, Tamar. You have more than enough sense. You and your family ? read my books. 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. Again, thanks to you and my many readers for your ongoing confidence and support. The TNT mini-series blends the real-life stories of Fauna and George Hodel with fabrications like Chris Pine's Jay Singletary, in service of a rehashing of the still-unsolved Black Dahlia murder. When Fauna Hodel was born, she was given up for adoption to a hotel maid and her husband who lived outside Reno, Nevada. One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel, "The Wild, True Story That Inspired 'I Am the Night': So. Plus, hes a doctor. So was George in Hawaii then, thousands of miles away, when Tamar got pregnant? Did he remain a mystery? Below is a link to the suggested reading order if one wants a true understanding of how it all comes together. (A claim hes made over the past twenty-three years.) I only know what she told me. 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. (See full description and details in Tamars own words as to the how and why of it below.). 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. Its a shame because it seemed she cared so much about GHH victims. 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. [3] She spent her formative years not knowing her name or biological parentage.[4][1]. In fact, the Ted Lasso star says she would absolutely be okay wo, The Power (And Risks) Of Therapy On Reality TV, Zin Moreno Is Ready to Tell Her Side of the Story, Can Someone Please Get A Licensed Therapist On The Set Of, Fauna Hodels (India Eisley) existence are officially out, where strange orgies with the intelligentsia, Tamar linked George to the still-unsolved Black Dahlia murder. were there any reports from Surrealists at the time? Mind yourselves. . . She suspects that her elusive grandfather, George Hodel, had something to do with why the movie never saw the light of day, since its release would have further tarnished his reputation. Hello, Mr Hodel. Id just like to say, I hope this finds you and finds you in good health ? Fauna and her husband Billy became even more suspicious that their phones were being tapped not long after Fauna's cousin Johnny called her out of the blue and asked if he could come visit. Dee: There was no Jay Singletary. 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. Thanks for the kind words. In 1949, Dr. George Hill Hodel was accused of molesting and having sex with his 14-year-old daughter, Tamar. 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. She liberates herself from George, physically and metaphorically. When the . Though truth be told it never was. I dont know if it was ever asked and answered but why did the second daughter change her name to Fauna 2. When reality TV hosts talk about the most dramatic season yet, their exclamations are typicall, The first time Kelly Mi Li ever tried therapy, she invited the world to watch. P.S To any who may read this God bless you and your families and the wonderful people who serve us through this crisis ! 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. They might meet for dinner on rare occasions. Also, how did he explain the homage to Elizabeth Short? [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. Mr. Hodel, if Fauna past away in 2017 from cancer, how could she write you asking for a correction regarding her middle name in May 2019? Theyre listed as retired from the Los Angeles Times and its my impression theyve kept a blog and contributed to an online journal called The Daily Mirror. You said that, no, George was not the father, and that that pregnancy was terminated. George Hodel was also 100 percent realhe really was a suspect in the Black Dahlia murder, but he was never formally charged. Best Regards, Steve, https://stevehodel.com/author-books-suggested-reading-order/. When she was going through photo albums with her half-siblings, Later in life, Fauna moved to Hawaii and had another daughter, Rasha Pecoraro, with a different man. She didn't grow up knowing her . Wow! Further recent DNA tests have confirmed that George Hodel has been eliminated as the father of Fauna Hodel. Yes. The book inspired I Am the Night, a 2019 six-episode limited television series starring Chris Pine and India Eisley, directed by Patty Jenkins. The film deals with Fauna's adoptive family taking in a light-skinned child with a mysterious past, which includes her grandfather being a suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case. five brothers all who were coal miners in PA, and my grandfathers parents Thank you for telling your story! 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. The inspiration for the TNT TV series I Am the Night. 2. (Also, FYI, you can search any subject by using the SEARCH BOX under my badge on the Squad Room Blog page. LAPDs refusal to look at it has I think, all to do with IMAGE. Fauna never met George Hodel and was never in the Sowden/Franklin House until long after her grandfathers death in 1999. I also applaud your family for bringing the years of abuse and neglect to light. Fauna and her husband began to believe that whoever had been listening in on their calls might be responsible for Johnny's murder. boarding on being in love. One of these stories was as I have related in BDA, telling me of her going to our father at age 12 and asking him to help her name her the Black haired doll she had just received from her mother for her 12th birthday in late March of that year. Here I was fascinated reading this.
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