16 episodes
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia TNT / Cadence13
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- True Crime
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4.6 • 17.8K Ratings
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When Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, was brutally killed in 1947, it gripped the entire country. More than 70 years later, it remains America's most infamous unsolved murder. Many believe Dr. George Hodel was the killer, thanks to an investigation by Hodel's own son. But murder is just part of the Hodel family story, one filled with horrifying secrets that ripple across generations. Now, through never-before-heard archival audio and first-time interviews, the Hodel family opens up to reveal their shocking story. In this eight-part documentary series, sisters Rasha Pecoraro and Yvette Gentile, the great grand daughters of George Hodel, take a deep dive into their family history to try to figure out what really happened, and where do they all go from here? Root of Evil is the companion podcast to TNTs limited series I Am the Night. Inspired by the true story of the Hodel family, the series stars Chris Pine and comes from acclaimed Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.
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Saved By The Ghetto
Fauna Hodel, a biracial girl living in Sparks, Nevada, finds out the truth about who she really is, where she came from, and her terrifying family history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Skilled Surgeon
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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George's Gift
A deeper look into the life of George Hodel and his children; his interests, his parties, and the horrifying incident in 1949 that would reshape the Hodel family forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Minotaur
Steve Hodel receives a phone call that pulls him out of retirement to investigate the Black Dahlia, a murder that had been ice cold for more than 50 years. The deeper Steve gets, the more he comes to accept his father was a sadistic killer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Traumatic Reenactment
The vicious cycle of family trauma continues as George Hodel's daughter, Tamar becomes a mother. Her children tell the heartbreaking story of growing up in a shockingly toxic environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Supposin' I Did Kill The Black Dahlia
Steve Hodel uncovers a pile of evidence connecting his father, George Hodel, to the Black Dahlia murderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Customer Reviews
Amazing story
I can’t tell you how grateful I am to hear your truth. Your brave individuals and shave each other. Thank you for sharing your story . My heart is with with you all for bravery, for truth and changing your lives♥️
Woke Agenda Driven
Terrible story very suited for our times where the woke movement agenda is the trend of our day and pushed in the headlines and is forced upon the minds of the people on a daily basis through mainstream media outlets. Any opportunity to castigate white people and cause them to have white guilt through white shaming and to believe that their race is systematically racist and evil even though the white race is the world’s minority. Story about a white woman who grew up believing she was black and found out she was white and sank into depression. Her mother also despised her own race and wanted her daughter raised by blacks yet the very black couple that raised her kicked her out of their home at age twelve but the white race is evil. Only listened because I was intrigued about the the Elizabeth Short case not in hearing liberal white women talk about how they were victims of white male dominated patriarchy and how they despise their own white race. I give it a one star rating for the woke agenda crammed down our throats. Another story ruined by liberals.
Not impressed
This podcast is and the whole set of stories being peddled by the Hodel family are doing more harm than good for the case of Elizabeth Short. It makes me very sad that people seem so certain of what mostly equates to family folklore as concrete proof of the gruesome torture and murder of Elizabeth Short. I would recommend any to listen to Wondery “The Black Dahlia Serial Killers” It’s more fact based and based in investigated to find suspects rather than settling on a suspect and confirmation bias.