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Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia by TNT / Cadence13

Feb 20, 201940:04Society & Culture

Former LAPD Homicide Detective, Steve Hodel, explains the identity of the Black Dahlia, the circumstances of her murder in 1947 Los Angeles, and how the LAPD's profile of her killer fit Steve's own father, George Hodel....

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