THE BLACK DAHLIA - a HOLLYWOOD MURdER
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In 1947, a young woman's mutilated body was found in a vacant Los Angeles lot
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An Unsolved Mystery
She was identified as Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress working as a waitress
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The Hollywood Connection
The gruesome murder quickly became an infamous - and destined to be a cold case - mystery
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Who Killed Elizabeth Short?
Elizabeth Short dominated the headlines and was nicknamed 'The Black Dahlia' by the media
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Soon after the murder, Ms Short's birth certificate was found in an envelope that read: "Here is Dahlia's belongings, letter to follow"
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The FBI investigation was hampered by several men confessing to having killed Ms Short, among them Daniel Voorhees (pictured)
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60 Confessions
The lengthy list of suspects allegedly included actor-director Orson Welles
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Another Hollywood Connect
Still unsolved, The Black Dahlia's murder has been the subject of books and films
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