Hi, Eric Rivenis here. This week we revisit an interview that came out

wow, seven years ago this June. Steve Hodell, as many of you may recall,

chatted with me for quite a while about his late father, George Hodell,

who he believes was the black Dahlia killer. When this was originally

released, it easily became the most popular interview I had conducted

up to that point from a download perspective. Lots and lots of listens, shares,

radio shows were mentioning the interview to their audiences. It definitely

raised the profile of the podcast. Feedback and criticism came rolling in

immediately afterwards. Many listeners loved Steve's delivery style, his passion

for the case came through. They said, it's such a unique situation, right,

for a son to accuse his own father of murder. It's a twist that you don't

normally encounter in true crime. And many thought that he presented a very strong

case that George Hodell murdered Elizabeth Short. Others weren't so

complimentary. When listener said the author lacked detached objectivity,

another wrote that he seemed like he was trying to force puzzle pieces together.

Many listeners were offended, believing that he didn't properly defend his

sister, who had suffered, of course, terrible abuse and trauma at the hands of

their father. So this was just a taste of what came back to me after this

interview first came out. And as I'm taking a break from the show this week,

I thought it would be interesting to look back on it. So for me,

listening back to the interview, and for the first time I think since I've

released it, I found some of his arguments extremely intriguing, especially

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