It’s been over 70 years since Hollywood’s most infamous unsolved murder took place.
In the early hours of Jan. 15, 1947, 22-year-old Elizabeth Short was brutally murdered and then left on the side of the road in an undeveloped Los Angeles neighborhood. Her body had been mutilated and cut in half with surgical precision. Despite the gruesome killing, not a drop of blood was left behind.
News of Short’s death spread quickly, and before authorities could cordon off the crime scene, reporters swarmed the area. It began an intense period of tabloid press coverage fueled by rumors and inaccurate reporting. The media dubbed Short the “Black Dahlia,” a nickname inspired by the 1946 film The Blue Dahlia and influenced by Short’s rumored penchant for black clothing.
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