What specific victims does Steve Hodel include in what he calls the "Black Dahlia Avenger" series?
He ties his father to 16 brutal killings of women in Los Angeles between 1943 and 1950, specifically naming Ora Murray, Georgette Bauerdorf, Jeanne French, and Louise Springer.
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What evidence does Steve Hodel claim links his father to the Zodiac murders?
Hodel states that handwriting examiners in blind comparisons found it "highly probable" that George Hodel authored both the Black Dahlia taunt notes and the Zodiac cryptograms. He also claims his father's violence potentially ended with the death of cabdriver Paul Stine in 1969, the last named Zodiac victim.
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What details are provided regarding the discovery of Elizabeth Short's body on January 15, 1947?
Her mutilated, bisected body was found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. She was 22 years old. The remains were drained of blood, her right breast was removed, the body had cigarette burns, the mouth was slashed, and the corpse was posed on paper cement sacks.
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What specific medical evidence does Steve Hodel cite to link his father to the Black Dahlia murder?
Steve Hodel cites George Hodel's UCSF medical school transcripts, which show he completed 766 hours of surgical training, performed 53 operations, and conducted 12 autopsies. He argues the clean bisection of Elizabeth Short's body through the lower lumbar spine without sawing bone matched a standard autopsy method taught in the 1930s.
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