The Black Dahlia murder: The dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.

Black Dahlia

American murder victim (1924–1947)

Elizabeth Short, 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…