George Hodel

George Hodel
George Hodel
	Hodel c. 1952
Born	George Hill Hodel; October 10, 1907; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 17, 1999 (aged 91); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	Physician
Known for	Black Dahlia murder suspect
Spouses	Emilia (common law; m. 1928–1930s); Dorothy Anthony (m. 1930s–1940); Dorothy Harvey (m. 1940–c. 1950); Hortensia Laguda (m. 1950–c. 1960s); ; June Hodel (m. 1990)
Children	Duncan, son, by Emilia.; Tamar, daughter, by Anthony.; Michael, Steven, and Kelvin, sons, by Harvey.; Four children by Laguda;

George Hill Hodel (October 10, 1907 – May 17, 1999) was an American physician, and a prime suspect in the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, also known as the Black Dahlia. He was initially considered a viable suspect but never formally charged with the crime and police ultimately cleared him after several weeks of investigation. However, two of Hodel’s children believe he was guilty of killing Short. Hodel was also charged with the rape of his daughter, Tamar Hodel, but was acquitted of that crime. He lived overseas several times, primarily in the Philippines between 1950 and 1990.