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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