Elizabeth Short

Steve Hodel answers your questions

August 7, 2011 By Alice

Steve Hodel is here to answer your questions. Steve immediately started answering the questions as soon as we emailed him the post. Thank you very much for doing this for DCC readers, Steve! 1: Do you know a guy named Lloyd Richman? No, name means nothing to me. 2: Did George Hodel was ever friends […]

Questions for Steve re the Black Dahlia Case

August 6, 2011 By Alice

Questions for Steve re the Black Dahlia Case. In his book, Black Dahlia Avenger, Steve shows that his father was inspired by the art of Man Ray. Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, (August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976), Man Ray was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. I wanted to know more and looked […]

Recap #cclivechat July 15, 2011

July 15, 2011 By Alice

Recap #cclivechat July 15, 2011. This themed chat was about the case of Elizabeth Short a.k.a. the Black Dahlia. A lot has been written about her case and obviously we cannot cover everything. We zoomed in on preserved evidence and possibilities for DNA and partial fingerprinting but of course, everything hinges on the availability of the […]

Hodel answers questions about the Black Dahlia

June 19, 2011 By Alice

Steve Hodel will answer your questions. As you know, our #cclivechat on July 15, 2011, centers on the case of Elizabeth Short. Elizabeth (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947) was found savagely murdered and her body was left in plain view for anyone to see the grotesque mutilations that she was subjected to before she […]

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On March 31, 2016, an evidentiary hearing was held to request touch DNA testing. On July 18, 2016, Judge Whitehead denied that request.

On November 23, 2016, an appeal was filed with the Florida Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court denied the request for touch DNA analysis.

On May 8, 2017 a motion for a rehearing with the US Supreme Court was filed. It was denied November 13, 2017.

In the summer of 2019, the appeal for DNA testing to the Florida Conviction Integrity Unit was denied.