Editing George Hodel (section)

===Ruth Spaulding===
Hodel first came under suspicion for murder in 1945, following the death of his secretary, Ruth Spaulding, by a drug overdose. He was suspected of having murdered her in order to cover up his financial fraud, such as billing patients for tests that were never performed, and to protect various valuable secrets he had obtained about police and politicians from clients for his illegal abortion services. At about this time, Hodel left briefly for China, where he worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. These events first came to public attention in 2004.