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Out of the 150 suspects, who killed 'The Black Dahlia'?
Elizabeth Short, known posthumously as the "Black Dahlia," was a 22-year-old aspiring actress who was brutally murdered on January 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered by a local resident in a vacant lot near Leimert Park. The gruesome nature of the crime, including the fact that Short’s body had been cut in half and drained of blood, captivated the public's imagination and quickly became one of Los Angeles' most infamous cold cases. The media dubbed her "the Black Dah ...Read More
Elizabeth Short, known posthumously as the "Black Dahlia," was a 22-year-old aspiring actress who was brutally murdered on January 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered by a local resident in a vacant lot near Leimert Park. The gruesome nature of the crime, including the fact that Short’s body had been cut in half and drained of blood, captivated the public's imagination and quickly became one of Los Angeles' most infamous cold cases. The media dubbed her "the Black Dah ...Read More
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Elizabeth Short
March 15, 2024
Female
Caucasian / White
Los Angeles
CA
1947-01-15
1924-07-29
true
$130,000.00
22
Elizabeth Short
Elizabeth
Short
Victim
Brown
Blue
5'5
115 lbs
11/16/2025
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I recently watched a documentary about the Black Dahlia case, and one detail that struck me was the ... ...Read More
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Hi everyone, I've been following the Black Dahlia case for a while, and something that always stands... ...Read More
10/06/2023
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Hey everyone, I've been digging into the less-discussed aspects of the Black Dahlia case and came ac... ...Read More
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