Madness and Murder

Episode 11: The Cold Case of The Famous Black Dahlia


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Authors:  Ella Katona and Meghan Haddow


Elizabeth Short was a 22 year old woman who came to Hollywood to become an actress in 1947. In her time there, she was kidnapped and murdered. The murder has yet to been caught. During that time, the case attracted the public and media attention's significantly. With her popularity, she was dubbed the nickname of the Black Dahlia due to the 1946 film called the Blue Dahlia.

In this podcast, we discuss the events leading up to her murder, what happened after, who the potential suspects are today and why we chose this case.

Music: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podingron_Bear/Tender/GlassPiano/

Sources:

Black Dahlia(FBI) :

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia

The Black Dahlia Murder (Crime Museum) : https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/

FBI Records: The Vault : https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20%28E%20Short%29%20/

Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia (Local History) : https://localhistories.org/elizabeth-short/

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