Sydney Sumner
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It's great for the prosecution.
He had this black hood on, little slits in the eyes.
He goes around killing people by rope, by gun, by knife.
So what I'm hearing are three types of evidence, right?
The fact that maybe the Black Dahlia killer stayed at the Zodiac Motel or that's where the murder happened.
I believe I know who killed the Black Dahlia.
His name was George Hodel, but here's the kicker.
I also think he was the Zodiac Killer.
After George's death, his son Steve found pictures that resembled the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short.
And since he found that picture, he's been able to catalog enough evidence to make a book.
And here's just a few parts of that evidence.
There were six prime suspects at the time of Elizabeth Short's murder.
Turns out George Hodel was one of them.
They even bugged his home for a little bit.
And I'm going to read you one of the transcripts.
Supposing I did kill the Black Dahlia.
They can't prove it.
They can't talk to my secretary anymore because she's dead.
I'm Sydney Sumner.
Justice Tim Mazzei was very clear he expects trial to begin as scheduled, despite the challenges on several key pieces of evidence.