reviewed: Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
Amazing Podcast
I never knew there was so much I didn’t know about the Black Dahlia murder.
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Beautifully Horrifying
I want to preface this by saying before starting this podcast, I knew of “an LAPD cop who had accused his doctor father of being Elizabeth’s murderer”. The truth is I recommend this to any true crime junky. It’s beautifully executed, horrific, and jaw dropping. I was in tears as Deborah tells her story of the abuse she endured and driving down the road with my hand over my mouth as Steve revealed what he found not only in the DA vault but also the Wright archives. Seriously give this one a listen people.
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Favorite Pod of All Time. Hands down.
I cannot recommend this podcast highly enough and to anyone who will listen. Truly mind blowing, and extremely well produced and well told story in captivating sequence. Well worth the listen!!! And re-listen!
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It’s was ok.
The story is fascinating. I like the hosts and I learned new details about the Black Dalia’s case. However the story doesn’t have any other sources besides the “family” and the last episode just let me thinking that the whole thing was fake. The family reunion was filled with fake crying and cheesy dialogue. It was entertaining but I don’t feel it was real.
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Very, very slow start
First two hours of listening to the hosts giving useless background information and talking about themselves was agonizing. Gets good after that
Reviewed on Apple Podcastsreviewed: Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
This started my obsession of podcasts
My fav podcast of all time.
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So good
I listen to a lot of podcasts. This is my favorite of all time.
Reviewed on Apple Podcastsreviewed: Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
1000/10 recommend
This is one of my favorite podcasts. It is such an interesting story and done so well. Each episode will leave you gasping in shock and not being able to wait to listen to the next episode. There are so many twist and turns to this story and when you think it cannot get any crazier, it does. If you love true crime or just want a podcast that will keep you hooked from the very first episode, definitely give this one a listen. I always recommend this podcast to anyone looking for something new to listen to.
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The truth behind the black dalia murders.
The truth behind the black dalia murders. Great podcast!!! 💝The LAPD has the possibility and the ability to solve the crime and bring closure to the murder and many others with one dna test but the choose not too.
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So many different sides to a story you think you know
Root of Evil is a very beautifully done podcast on such a grim subject. Massive undertaking to put all these fractured traumatic stories together and even give the family members a voice after so long. I felt very honored to hear the personal testimony of the family members. Root of Evil is a very special sort of true crime podcast and very worth your time I highly recommend it.
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Great Podcast
I drive for a living and listen to many podcasts, this one instantly had me hooked and made my night of driving fly by as I listened to all 8 episodes!!! Very captivating!!
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Great podcast!!!
If you like true crime listen to this podcast!! Could not stop listening.
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AMAZING!!
this was an emotional rollercoaster and as a psychology student…. i LOVED it. learning about the psyche of george, tamar, and learning the family dynamics really was everything i want in a podcast. i’ve been debating between two minors: gender and sexuality studies or family studies. this has made me lean to family studies. i hope the whole family is doing well and is growing their bond
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A lesson on healing disguised as a True Crime podcast
This podcast is a lot of things. It is a chilling, gripping oration of the black dahlia murder and gives incredible evidence against George Hodel as the perpetrator. However, it truly struck me as the story of a family and how the cycle of abuse took its toll on each member. Be mindful that there is quite a bit of explicit content in this show that some may find disturbing or unsettling, but the narrative is laid out beautifully to show how a family born from evil and abuse recovers itself and learns to find good. It had such an emotional effect on me and if listened to carefully, could help so many victims of abuse seek help and change for themselves.
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Overproduced and overblown
First complaint: the constant ominous music underneath mundane details gets distracting real fast. The vocal distortion in certain parts to make things “scarier” is equally unnecessary and annoying. Second: The forensic expert they consulted said “I can tell this was a planned killing”. Oh CAN YOU?? Groundbreaking…Third: There is no sourcing. We are supposed to take evidence of an estranged mother and someone supposedly related to a Black Dahlia suspect as truth without any evidence of that.
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Chilling and Gripping
This is a great podcast in that it tells a story really well, the family works so hard to break these terrible patterns and move on to live healthier lives. It is, however, very dark. I listen to and read some dark isn, but wow, this podcast had me in tears in some moments. They were hard to listen to. Well done and I’m happy to know the story as I do find it very interesting, but yikes, not an easy listen.
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Brilliantly delivered
This podcast will be the one that stands out to me out of majority of true crime ones I have listened too being an avid listener it was so gripping, an emotional rollercoaster of events and very upsetting but also uplifting because the hodel family have broke the viscous cycle which is very important right now. Highly recommend!
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Wow
This podcast will blow your mind! It starts you in a winding road and you assume it’s leading you one way, but it’s about love, and becoming a survivor!
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Gripping story
I found it a bit hard to keep up with who everyone was to begin with. But once I got into I couldn’t stop listening. I binged all the episodes over 2 days. I hope for the victims sake a conviction is made by courts. And on a way I’m glad the delving into this story bought the family closer. It’s awful what they all went through. But thank you for sharing your story
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Excellent and chilling
First review I’ve written and I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts over the years… this is probably top 3 for me. So well done, researched and presented. It’s a Terribly disturbing story so be warned. This story had to be told is how I took it.
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New episodes post every Wednesday. 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.
New episodes post every Wednesday. 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.