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Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation and bisection of her corpse. The case was never solved.
Known for
- 20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Truth about Black Dahlia — Self (archive footage)2007
- Elizabeth Short — Self (archive footage)2006
- Black Dahlia Confidential — Self (archive footage)2004
- Murders of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2003
- Feast of Death — Self (archive footage)2001
- James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction — Self (archive footage)1993
- Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Volume 1 — Self (archive footage)1993
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files — (archive footage) (uncredited)1992
- Faces of Death VII1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth Short , ( 1924-07-29 ) July 29, 1924, Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Disappeared
- January 9, 1947
- Died
- c. January 14–15 , 1947 (aged 22), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Homicide ( cerebral hemorrhage )
- Resting place
- Mountain View Cemetery , Oakland, California , U.S., 37°50′07″N 122°14′13″W / 37.83528°N 122.23694°W / 37.83528; -122.23694
- Occupation
- Waitress
- Known for
- Murder victim
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Short
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hyde Park
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- domestic worker
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Image
- Elizabeth Short (Colorized version).jpg
- Significant event
- murder of Elizabeth Short
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- date of birth
- 1924-07-29
- date of death
- 1947-01-15
- place of burial
- Mountain View Cemetery
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- nickname
- Beth o Pepita
- medical condition
- bronchitis
- name in native language
- Elizabeth Short
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Black Dahlia
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Encyclopedic overview
Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation and bisection of her corpse.
A native of Boston, Short spent her early life in New England and Florida before relocating to California, where her father lived. It is commonly held that she was an aspiring actress, though she had no known acting credits or jobs during her time in Los Angeles. Short acquired the nickname of the Black Dahlia posthumously, as newspapers of the period often nicknamed particularly lurid crimes; the term may have originated from the film noir thriller The Blue Dahlia (1946). After the discovery of her body, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) began an extensive investigation that produced over 150 suspects but yielded no arrests.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Dahlia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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