Elizabeth Short

Born

1924-07-29

Died

1947-01-14

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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.