This was one of the first audiobook I purchased on my most recent subscription, nearly 10 years ago. I recently re-listened to it, and remembered the compelling story being related. It’s a sensational(istic) account of a man seeming to discover the heinous history of his father. Upon the most recent listen, I did notice that a lot of what was being conveyed was akin to a house of cards. Alleged evidence presented, conclusions drawn that it *must* be George Hodel (sometimes as skimpy as ‘he was an imposing figure, very self-confident, bordering on arrogant… That’s my dad!’). Then the next chapter, reminding the listener that he’d definitively proven that his father was (something like) the man who checked in to the hotel with Elizabeth Short three days earlier, yada yada yada. He hadn’t really, but we’re meant to be swept along.
I don’t know if this man’s father was the monster portrayed or not. It is a compelling story. But the less than intellectually honest presentation makes me wonder about the reliability of the author. (Along with the subsequent books claiming his father was also Zodiac, and who-knows how many other serial killers).