George Hodel

George Hodel
Hodel c. 1952
Born
George Hill Hodel Jr.

(1907-10-10)October 10, 1907
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1999(1999-05-17) (aged 91)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationPhysician
Known forBlack Dahlia murder suspect
Spouses
  • Emilia (common law; m. 1928–1930s)
  • Dorothy Anthony (m. 1930s–1940)
  • Dorothy Harvey (m. 1940–c. 1950)
  • Hortensia Laguda (m. 1950–c. 1960s)
June Hodel
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(m. 1990)​
Children
  • Duncan, son, by Emilia.
    Tamar, daughter, by Anthony
    Michael, Steven, and Kelvin, sons, by Harvey
    four children by Laguda

George Hill Hodel Jr. (October 10, 1907 – May 17, 1999) was an American physician, and a suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia.[1] He was never formally charged with the crime but, at the time, police considered him a viable suspect, and two of his children believe he was guilty. He was also accused of raping his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted of that crime. He lived overseas several times, primarily in the Philippines between 1950 and 1990.

  1. ^ Merken, Stacie (2016). "Black Dahlia Murder (1947)". In Chermak, Steven; Bailey, Frankie Y. (eds.). Crimes of the Centuries: Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. Santa Barbara, California, United States: ABC-CLIO. p. 82-84. ISBN 9781610695947 – via Google Books.