How can one person possibly have done so many crimes but was never arrested for any of them? Dr. George Hill Hodel was a physician, who was one of the main suspects in murdering a young actress named Elizabeth Short. He also could have been linked to two other killers, The Lipstick Killer and The Zodiac Killer. Dr. Hodel was someone that was very smart and well known around the town, so it is hard to understand why he could have possibly done these horrific murders.
There was nothing unusual about how Dr. Hodel grew up. He was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 10, 1907. His mother and father were together and he was their only child. He was also a musical prodigy, and played as a solo pianist in several concerts. He was a very smart kid, with an IQ 186. After he graduated with a medical degree, he opened his own practice and was a physician for many celebrities. When George became older, he was married a total of four times and had two children.…show more content… Hodel first came into the officials’ eyes when his secretary, Ruth Spaulding, unexpectedly died of a drug overdose. Many people thought that he made her do it because he was involved in many financial frauds, for example, making patients pay for treatments that they did not have. He used her overdose as a way to cover up his frauds. He was never convicted for the death of Ruth. In 1947, an aspiring actress, by the name of Elizabeth Short. She went on a trip, six days after she returned, her remains were found in a vacant lot close to Dr. Hodel’s practice. This is still one of the biggest cases that the LAPD ever had to deal with. There was originally over 150 suspects for the case. Everyone was interviewed and they cut the number down to only 25 suspects, which included Dr. Hodel. The body was found dissected and drained of blood, so officials figured that the
