Elizabeth Short

Elizabeth Short

Born 29 July 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died 14 January 1947 (aged 22)

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.