Los Angeles, 1947. A cold January morning turns chilling when the mutilated body of a young woman is found in a vacant lot—cut in half, drained of blood, her face eerily disfigured. That woman was Elizabeth Short, soon to be immortalized as the “Black Dahlia.”

In this episode of The Mystery Mics, we dive deep into one of the most haunting unsolved murders in American history. Who was Elizabeth Short behind the headlines? What secrets did her life hide—and why has her death remained a riddle for over seven decades?

Join us as we explore the crime scene, the suspects, the psychological darkness of post-war Hollywood, and the legacy of a case that continues to haunt investigators, writers, and listeners alike.