LOS ANGELES - A former LAPD detective, who believes his father killed the Black Dahlia, 
said Friday that a cadaver dog's search of a Hollywood home turned up the scent of death.
Steve Hodel, author of "Black Dahlia Avenger," teamed with retired 
police Sgt. Paul Dostie of Mammoth Lakes and Buster, a Labrador retriever
 trained to detect the unique smell of human composition.
The Nov. 9 search of the historic Sowden House on 
Franklin Avenue in Hollywood was set up in conjunction with the TV show
 "Ghost Hunters." Although it was filmed, the segment with Buster never aired.
"It certainly seems like someone was murdered there," Dostie said. 
"Something happened."
Hodel said it was clear the search would turn