Historical Events tagged with "black dahlia"

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Crime & Law

Discovery of Elizabeth Short's corpse

January 15th, 1947 78 years ago

The remains of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, were found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. Her body was severed at the waist and extensively mutilated, stirring public intrigue and media frenzy. Short had been reported missing prior to the discovery of her body, and her untimely death quickly became a sensational story that captivated the nation, leading to one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in American history.

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