First, the Black Dahlia Case:
When: January 15, 1947
Where: Los Angeles, CA
The Before: Elizabeth Short was a vivacious young woman, filled with the dreams of Hollywood Stardom. Born in Massachusetts and after spending some time in Florida, she moved to California in 1942.
On January 9, 1947 Short spent the evening with Robert Manley. Manley stated that he had dropped Short of that evening at the Biltmore Hotel, now renamed the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Hotel employees confirmed Short returned to the hotel that night.
Short's body was found January 15th at 10 am. Her body was bisected just below the waist, her spine severed completely and the bones still intact. Her face had also been mutilated; the killer slitting her mouth from ear to ear. There was no blood. and later examination showed that she had been dissected; her internal organs having been completely removed.
Second, how is this connected the the Cleveland Torso Murders?:
The Suspects and Possible Connections: The Cleveland Torso Murderer, aka allegedly Jack Anderson or Francis Sweeney, is connected to the Black Dahlia case through a letter, in which the killer states that he spends his winters in California. The Chicago Lipstick Murderer, aka allegedly William Heirens. George Hill Hodel, a doctor that had been living in the area who has been accused by two of his children. Leslie Dillon, an employee of the hotel where Short had been staying and allegedly been associated with a hotel room covered in mixture of blood and feces found the morning Short's body was found.
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Sources and Further Reading:
Unsolved Crimes: infamous cases that have puzzled the greatest minds by Sarah Herman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
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