Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged killer’s own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and once-celebrated doctor who rubbed elbows with noted surrealists… and had a vile history of abuse and terror, even against his own ... Show More
Oct 10
Hairstylist’s Final Moments Caught on Killer's Phone
A 46-year-old hairstylist and mom from Ohio was shot dead in her own bedroom in October 2023. Warrensville Heights police received a chilling 911 call from Amanda Williams’ fiancé, Tirrell Edwards, who said he was the gunman, but claimed he did it in self-defense. Get the full st ... Show More
50m 20s
Oct 3
Pregnant Woman's Murder Exposed by Garbage Truck Video
Young mom Tania Wise, almost nine months pregnant with her second child, is found dead in a ditch. At first, her on-again-off-again boyfriend is the suspect, but as detectives talk to Tania’s friends, they’re tipped off to a married man working at a trash truck company. Detective ... Show More
51m 29s
Oct 2023
53: Drained of Blood and Cut in Half: The Black Dahlia
Today’s episode is on the infamous Black Dahlia murder in 1940s Los Angeles. 22 year old Elizabeth Short was found dead and dismembered, in a case that has left detectives stumped for over 75 years. Since the murder, there have been multiple suspects - but to this day, nobody has ... Show More
1h 17m
Jan 2021
“Black Dahlia Murderer” Dr. George Hodel Pt. 1
In 1999, a former homicide detective flipped through a photo album belonging to his late father. One face stood out above the rest: Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress whose gruesome murder decades earlier was still unsolved — but not, perhaps, for long. Learn more about your ad ... Show More
53m 13s
Jun 2025
Hollywood’s Darkest Secret: The Black Dahlia Murder
In January 1947, the mutilated body of a young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles—severed in half, drained of blood, and posed with eerie precision. Her name was Elizabeth Short. But the world would come to know her as The Black Dahlia.
In this episode, we peel back t ... Show More
34m 7s
Feb 2019
Sneak Peek: "You couldn't make this story up."
Steve Hodel, a former LAPD homicide detective, and son of George Hodel - the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder, takes us through the gruesome discovery found in Los Angeles on January 15, 1947.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More
6m 1s