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This site is dedicated to Elizabeth Short the person known as the Black Dahlia. But who was Elizabeth Short? The Biography section of this website reveals the actual person. The Chronology gives an outline of the Black Dahlia's life and the time in which she lived. Quotes from people who knew Elizabeth Short indicate how she was perceived by others. And Fact vs. Fiction lays to rest some of the myths surrounding the Black Dahlia murder. The Investigation section contains a transcript of the Inquest, documents from the District Attorney's office, and an overview of suspects. It is hoped the information posted here will shed light on the life and death of one of the most publicized and puzzled-over murder victims of the 20th century.
—Mary Pacios
 
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Fact or Fiction

Dispels some of the myths surrounding Elizaeth Short and the Black Dahlia murder. FACT VERSUS FICTION

Los Angeles District Attorney Files

Official statements of Ann Toth compared with Don Wolfe's edited version:
ANN TOTH

District Attorney suspects:
SUSPECTS

Excerpts From Index/Digest summary report to the Grand Jury
INDEX/DIGEST

Excerpts concerning the Elizabeth Short and Jeanne French investigations:
ELIZABETH SHORT/JEANNE FRENCH

1949 Grand Jury Final Report:
GRAND JURY REPORT

FBI FILES

FBI website with Elizabeth Short's file:
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/short_e.htm

NOTE: The site has the file listed incorrectly as Elizabeth Ann Short. As her mother stated at the Inquest and as her birth certificate shows Elizabeth had no middle name. The site also lists her date of death incorrectly as January 14, 1947. BIRTH CERTIFICATE

FBI website with Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's file:
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/siege.htm

Inquest
Transcript of the Inquest
INQUEST


 
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Childhood Shadows:
The Hidden Story of the Black Dahlia

(Updated 2007)

Sample Chapter...


Childhood Shadows: The Hidden Story of the Black Dahlia

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