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This article is about the murder victim. For other uses, see Black Dahlia (disambiguation). Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947.
May 22, 2023 · The 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, also known as the “Black Dahlia,” is one of the oldest cold cases in Los Angeles. Not only was it a horrific crime, but it’s also proven notoriously difficult to solve.
Apr 23, 2021 · Nicknamed "the Black Dahlia," Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress, was brutally murdered in Los Angeles, California, her body cut in half and severely mutilated. Her body was found on...
Sep 8, 2022 · The Black Dahlia suspects include doctors, gangsters, and even a legendary Hollywood director. Below, look through the evidence and decide for yourself if any of these seven Black Dahlia suspects could have committed perhaps the most infamous murder in American history.
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- A mother and her toddler found Elizabeth Short's body. On the morning of January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger was pushing her 3-year-old daughter Anne in a stroller down the sidewalk, heading to a shoe repair shop.
- There was no blood found at the scene. The naked body Bersinger discovered was in horrifying condition. In addition to being cut completely in half at the waist, and having her intestines removed, Short's mouth had been slashed from ear-to-ear, giving her face a ghastly, semi-smiling appearance known as a Glasgow Smile.
- The FBI identified Short with fingerprints and a proto fax machine. In order to identify the body, the Los Angeles Police Department pulled fingerprints off the corpse, which it then sent to the FBI through a device called a Soundphoto (a forerunner to the fax machine).
- The Black Dahlia nickname has murky origins. There are a number of competing theories about who exactly coined Short’s infamous moniker. Some say it was a media invention, while others claim Short’s friends had nicknamed her "Black Dahlia."
The young woman turned out to be a 22-year-old Hollywood hopeful named Elizabeth Short—later dubbed the “Black Dahlia” by the press for her rumored penchant for sheer black clothes...
Feb 25, 2021 · A botched attempt to force a confession led to a grand jury investigation. A new lead emerged the following year when former L.A. resident Leslie Dillon, then living in Florida, contacted the...
