Elizabeth Short was born in Boston on July 29th, 1924 to Cleo Short and Phoebe May Sawyer. She was the third of five daughters and grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. Her father built miniature golf courses but lost most of his assets when the stock market crashed. In 1930, Short parked his car on a bridge and vanished. While it was believed that he had committed suicide, it was later found that he had actually run away to California.
Short spent most of her life moving around. Due to severe asthma, she was sent to live in Florida during the winter when she was 16. She would spend her summers back home in Medford. After coming of age, she moved briefly to live with her father in California, but was eventually sent back to Massachusetts when she was arrested for underage drinking. She then returned to Florida, where she was engaged to be married. Tragically, her beloved was killed in an airplane crash. She finally moved back to the Los Angeles area, where she would spend the rest of her short life.
The naked body of Ms. Short was found in a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. She was sawed in two at the mid-section. She had been completely drained of blood and was completely washed clean. Her face was slashed from the corners of her mouth towards her ears, giving her a Glasgow Smile (also known as a Chelsea Grin). She also had multiple cuts on her thighs and breasts, where entire portions of flesh had been removed. The body had been posed with her hands above her head, her legs open. An autopsy showed that Short had serious ligature marks on her wrists and ankles. The cause of death was determined to be hemorrhage from the slits on her face along with shock due to a few blows to her head. She was just 22 years old.
Following the identification of the body, The Los Angeles Examiner, a daily newspaper, contacted her mother, telling her that Elizabeth had won a beauty contest. After getting as much personal information as they could from her, they then revealed that Elizabeth was actually dead. The newspaper offered to pay to fly her out to LA to help with the investigation. However, it was only a trick to keep her away from police and other reporters in order to protect their story. They later sensationalized the story. He clothes went from conservative to a “tight skirt and a sheer blouse.” Only then did she become The Black Dahlia.
Due to the popularity of the case, over 50 men and women confessed to the murder. The police narrowed it down to 25 possible suspects, but those were eventually ruled out as well.
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