Short Elizabeth. The Black Dahlia Murder

“I Want to make God laugh-tell him your plans” - says the famous proverb. Young and beautiful American woman, Elizabeth short had a standard for her age, dreams – a good marriage and become an actress. However, many of the other girls she knows that to achieve my goals girl spared neither time nor effort. However the destiny has disposed differently in American and world history Shorts Elizabeth came not as talented an actress, as a victim of cruel and senseless at first sight of the murder.

Brief biography Elizabeth

Girl, famous throughout the world as the Black Dahlia, was born in Massachusetts (city of London) in 1924. Later the family moved to Medford, Elizabeth's father started to trade in Golf equipment. The business was quite successful, and the family could safely be called wealthy. The mother did not work, and the children were only four. During the great depression the company of Elizabeth's father went bankrupt, and he disappeared. Machine the head of the family was found near the river, the main version of the disappearance was a suicide. Adolescence Elizabeth Short was often enough to go to her aunt in Miami, claiming that the home climate harm her health. At that time, the girl got the idea to become the wife of a military pilot. The second dream Elizabeth was a great movie, it really is believed that will be able to conquer Hollywood and soon will speak about her entire world.

Personal life Black Dahlia

While Still a minor, Elizabeth tried to maintain herself. The girl loved and knew how to dress and care for themselves and understand that not only natural beauty attracts men. However, having worked as a waitress, dishwasher, and even a model in the Department store, she realized that all of these activities does not bring it to the fulfillment of their desires. After this Short Elizabeth gets to work on a military base, camp Cooke. However, to survive in this place for a long time did not work, ordinary servicemen liked the young beauty, but the leadership came to the conclusion that the girl behaves too provocatively, and fired her.

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Then Elizabeth long enough met with pilot Joseph Fillingham, however, he left for the war without a promise to marry his girlfriend. Probably, our heroine after this thought yourself a free woman and soon entered into a romantic relationship with the air force major Matt Gordon. It is not known what Elizabeth felt, but the pilot had lost his head from love, made an offer. Unfortunately, the wedding did not take place because the groom was tragically killed in a plane crash on the way home. After this event Short for decency has Paradela a few weeks, and then moved to Miami, where she was regularly seen with different and quite respectable men. At the same time she regularly moved from place to place, rented a new apartment and house and was still thinking about the career of an actress or model. She wound up meeting new friends and lived off their suitors. Most likely sooner or later succeed, it really would have made, if not, something bad happened.

A Mysterious murder that hit his cruelty

In 1947, the police in Los Angeles received a report about the discovery of the human body. At the intersection of 39th street and Norton Avenue a local resident noticed in the grass the motionless body and hurried to report this finding. Police officers who arrived on call, was shocked – on the ground really lay the dismembered corpse of a naked woman. The victim's body was neatly cut in the waist, in the presence of multiple marks of violence, and the face was mutilated beyond recognition. It is worth noting that American horror story was at that time already recognized the existence of serial killers and psychopathic murderers. But this crime caused a shudder to even the most seasoned detectives. In the city there are new sexual predator? But who is this woman and what she did with such cruelty? The investigation had involved experts from the FBI, and soon the coroner has made it even more incredible insights, conducted the autopsy and a detailed examination of the body.

Examination Results

On the victim's body at the initial examination were discovered numerous violent injury. On her wrists and ankles to the naked eye was visible rope burns on the face and body – multiple bruises and his mouth was cut. All of these features in conjunction with the lack of clothing gave ground to the assumption about rape in especially perverted form. However, after opening the experts clearly said – before his death the victim has sexual contact, and there is reason to believe that she was a virgin. It is also safe to conclude that the place of discovery of the dismembered body was taken and thrown away after committing the crime. Moreover, the murder was committed deliberately. Sacrifice some time tortured, then killed (death was caused by multiple blows to the head resulting in traumatic brain injury), and then dismembered very sharp and thin object to, washed and removed. Especially surprised the police selection tools to separate the upper parttorso from the lower. Most often in such cases, use an axe or saw. When committing the crime used a surgical scalpel or a very sharp knife.

Elizabeth short – the victim of a terrible murder!

With the identification of the body found had problems. The body was too badly mutilated, documents, clothing, and special signs were absent. Without much enthusiasm, police conducted a fingerprint examination. And immediately got a positive result. The FBI database found the right fingerprints. There was no doubt, before the detectives and experts, the body of Elizabeth short – beauty, who dreamed to conquer Hollywood. Remarkably, the fingerprints of a girl appeared in the database almost by accident – it was removed during employment on a military base.

Legend of the Black Georgina

By the identity of the victim, the police has started surveys her family and friends. At the same time, information about the horrific crime began to appear in local Newspapers. Journalists are often called the poor beautiful nickname - the Black Dahlia. The belief that it is a nickname she actually received from friends during his lifetime. Elizabeth was dark-haired and liked to wear black, putting on bright makeup. In combination with pale porcelain skin was really bright image of the fatal seductress. However, it is possible that the beautiful name of the deceased came up and the journalists themselves. Interestingly – the police intentionally concealed the fact that the alleged victim is a virgin. While the Newspapers constantly called her a bitch and assumed that this way of life was the cause of the incident.

Investigation

All people from the entourage of the deceased the murder of Elizabeth short very much struck and grieved. Some close friends of the Black Dahlia, said that with men she wasn't always careful. Elizabeth often behaved provocatively, hinting at a close relationship, but did not have sexual relations with her Boyfriends and fans. As soon as the admirer began to explicitly hint at sexual intimacy or demand it, Elizabeth firmly and unequivocally denied. Detectives came to the conclusion that the motive to kill the girl could be anyone of her Boyfriends. However, checked many close friends of the deceased, and nobody was one hundred percent alibi.

Who is the killer of Elizabeth short?

In the course of the investigation it was established that the Black Dahlia was found not only with the rich secular men. After the death of her fiancé, the girl remembered his first pilot, Joseph Flickinger she first wrote to him. And after a brief correspondence, the man even took a short vacation to meet with Elizabeth personally. However the Black Dahlia behaved as always – “lovers" sweet talked, walked and went to a cafe, but slept on different beds. However, to make Flyinga official suspect was impossible as at the time of the murder he was at a military base in Germany and to leave her was not possible. Also checked a few more fans and admirers of spectacular girls, but they aroused the suspicions and had an alibi.

Funny message

The Story of Elizabeth short only stopped appearing on the front pages of Newspapers, as something strange happened. In the mail was removed the envelope that is signed incorrectly. It was compiled from newspaper clippings note: “So young! I will make it, as did the Black Dahlia" below signature – “the Avenger of the Black Dahlia", and also a photo of young men with the caption “Next”. In addition, on the envelope was written that inside things belong to the Black Georgino, and indeed together with the note, the detectives got a birth certificate for Elizabeth, her medical insurance, business cards and notebook of Mark Hansen. This man was found and questioned, established the identity of the person depicted in the photo with the caption “Next”. However, both irrelevant to the Elizabeth and her death had not.

The Circle of suspects widens

The Murder of Elizabeth short in 1947 has produced considerable public outcry and simply could not remain undisclosed. After the strange message was checked about twenty men, raised suspicion among the police. And then something incredible happened, the police station received a letter in which the anonymous author described in detail how he killed and dismembered a young girl. It is possible that it was Short for Elizabeth. With great difficulty, the detectives found the author of the message, it appeared to be Leslie Dillon. The man was found and questioned, but it soon became clear that he suffers from schizophrenia and in his letter just outlined the personal reconstruction of the events, which are learned from the Newspapers. The following suspect was al Morrison (aka – Adam Smith, Jack Anderson Wilson), he pointed out a police informer, which the man allegedly personally told about the perfect. However, once you have obtained a warrant for the arrest of this man, the incredible happened-he died in a fire at the Motel. Further investigation developed the other versions, but to find the real killer and prove his guilt and did not work.

History Elizabeth short: a documentary andartwork

Since the tragic death of the Black Dahlia has been more than half a century, but this terrible and mysterious story is still not forgotten. In 1987 he published a book by James Ellroy, based on real crime. Its name – ‘Black Dahlia". Wrote about high-profile murders and detective Steve Hodel. In addition, American horror story got a few movies, documentary and a big-budget art, telling about the crime. The image of Elizabeth short used Marilyn Manson as well as many popular performers dedicated to the victim of an unknown serial killer songs that later became hits.