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The Morbidly Fascinating Page This Month's Subject: The Black Dahlia See John Gilmore's article HERE |
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PIECES OF ELIZABETH: An Ode to the Black Dahlia by Dennis Bagwell See: Dennis Bagwell HERE Impressionable young girl Like a thousand girls before her She came looking as they do In a grassy vacant lot Another transient victim How did she arrive Whatever his motive Both legs were broken Her internal organs missing Her teeth were all broken The worst thing of all I think Was the killer a drifter? Maybe he was distinguished Could it have been a doctor? Who failed to provide She was no perfect angel An unfortunate situation Like a thousand girls before her
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January 15, 2014 is the 67th anniversary of The Black Dahlia's Death. What happened to Elizabeth Short? The Black Dahlia murder hit post-War Los Angeles like a bombshell and this impenetrable mystery was the haunting crown jewel of LAPD’s unsolved murders. Even before her savage death, beautiful 22-year old Elizabeth Short, an aspiring starlet and nightclub habitué, was known as the Black Dahlia. Since her horrible demise, she has become a magnetic icon in American pop culture, a mythical symbol of noir Hollywood. On January 15, 1947 a woman had been walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of Norton St., in Liemert Park, Los Angeles. She caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a department store mannequin lying in the weeds; the top half separated from the lower half. As she approached the mannequin, she realized that it was actually the nude body of a woman. Shortly after Beth's funeral, a mysterious package arrived at the LA police department. It contained Beth's belongings including her purse, ID, the address book of a local nightclub owner. Upon examination of the returned items, it was determined that no possible lead could come from the evidence. Everything had been washed in gasoline, removing all fingerprints. To date, according to the LAPD, the case goes unsolved. MEET JOHN GILMORE, AN EXPERT IN THE POST-INVESTIGATION AND AUTHOR OF SEVERED See John's article about Elizabeth Short HERE Read more about Elizabeth Short at
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