The Black Dahlia
One
of the most frequent questions asked to me is: "Do you know
anything about the Black Dahlia case?" Or "Was it really
based on a real case?" The answer is yes to both, so
I decided to make a small page dedicated to the most famous unsolved
case in LAPD history.
Who Was The Black Dahlia?
A *brief*
biography
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The Black Dahlia was born Elizabeth Short July 29, 1924
in Hyde Park, Mass. As she matured into a teenager, Beth's looks
were more sophisticated than most of the other girls. She
dreamed of becoming an actress, and left home to california when
she was 19.
She was arrested once in Santa Barbara for
underaged drinking and told to return home by the Santa Barbara
police. She ended up in hollywood where she was last seen alive
after leaving the Biltmore hotel in January, 1947. |
What happened to her?
On January 15,
1947 Elizabeth Shorts body was discovered in a vacant lot
near Hollywood. The body was nude, severed in half with
a butcher knife, badly beaten and bruised, and reportidly sodomized
after death. The body was also drained of blood, and the
faced sliced up. For more details, which are a bit on the gruesome
side, visit The Black Dahlia Web Page. Be warned if
you have a weak stomach.
The
case to this day is unsolved. Many false confessions where
compiled by the LAPD, as usually happens to media-hyped cases
like this.
What Happened in the
Hunter version of the case?
A synopsis
of the episode, their facts, and how Hunter & McCall closed
one for the history books. will be coming soon.
Why are people so fascinated
with this case?
For
a much better insight on the case's effect of people, try here. The
author puts it in better words than I ever could.
Is there any chance for
a "cased closed" here?
Maybe.
Though the case still remains today (except in the Hunter fans
eyes), it is still periodically assigned to officers of the LAPD.
I want to know more!
What's out there?
There
are a surprising number of links about The Black Dahlia. Here's
everything I could find, web links, books, articles, movies, even
music.
The
Black Dahlia Web Page
The most extensive selection of info on the case on the net. Photos,
articles, and more. Definetly worth the look.
The Black Dahlia Murder A
brief overview.
The
Crime Library
If you like studying famous murder cases or crime in general
like me, than this site is a goldmine of information! I
could spend hours browsing this site.
Infamous Exit Scenes A section dedicated
to The Black Dahlia.
THE GRIM READER The Official
Journal of the Los Angeles Grim Society
The Black Dahlia A ininteractive game based
on the case
All books are
available at:
Severed: The
True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder. By John Gilmore.
1994, Zanja Press.
The Black Dahlia.
By James Ellroy. 1987, Mysterious Press.
Daddy Was the
Black Dahlia Killer. By Janice Knowlton with Michael Newton
1995, Pocket Books.
Reporters:
Memoirs of a Young Newspaperman. By Will Fowler. 1991,
Roundtable Publishing
For the Life
of Me. By Jimmy Richardson. 1954, Putnum. by
the LA Examiner at the time.
LAPD's Rogue
Cops. Black Dahlia Murder Case. By Vincent A. Carter
Who Is the
Black Dahlia? 1975, NBC-TV movie.
Medford Girl.
Documentary, Kyle J. Wood. $14.95 + $3.50 shipping.
Write to: Kyle J. Wood, P O Box 483, St. Ann, MO 63074. Not shown
on television. Source: The Black Dahlia Web Page.
Jimmy Vargas &
The Black Dahlias.
P.O. Box A948, Sydney South NSW 2000-1235, Australia $22
(Australian); $18 (U.S. dollars, including P/H) Self entitled
CD. Death Swings: their new CD. $14.98
Questions?
E-Mail Puckgirl
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