On this date in 1947, the mutilated remains of a young woman were found in Los Angeles. The woman would soon be identified as Elizabeth Short, an unemployed 22 year old, originally from Massachusetts. The news media would soon dub her the Black Dahlia. The LAPD conducted an exhaustive investigation, but the case remains unsolved.
Further reading:
truTV – Black Dahlia
Wikipedia – Black Dahlia
John D.:
God, has it been THAT long already?
And still unsolved…
This has got to be one of THE most baffling cold cases on record…!
Good find.
Stay safe out there.
There are numerous theories as to who the killer is, but at this point, I’m inclined to believe they’ll never solve it.