Black Dahlia
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| - | '''Elizabeth "Betty" Short''' ([[July 29]] [[1924]] – [[January 15]] [[1947]]), was an aspiring [[actress]], today better known as the [[Black Dahlia]]. She was the victim of a [[gruesome]] and [[unsolved]] [[murder]] at the age of 22. | + | |
| + | "'''The Black Dahlia'''" was a nickname given to '''Elizabeth Short''' (July 29, 1924 – ca. January 15, 1947), an American woman and the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder. She acquired the moniker [[posthumous]]ly by newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly colorful. Short was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in [[Leimert Park]], Los Angeles, California. Short's [[unsolved murder]] has been the source of widespread speculation, leading to many [[Black Dahlia suspects|suspects]], along with several books and film adaptations of the story. | ||
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| *[[Neo-noir]] author [[James Ellroy]] based his 1987 book, ''[[The Black Dahlia (novel)|The Black Dahlia]]'' on the crime. | *[[Neo-noir]] author [[James Ellroy]] based his 1987 book, ''[[The Black Dahlia (novel)|The Black Dahlia]]'' on the crime. | ||
| *A film by [[Brian De Palma]], ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', based on the Ellroy novel was released in September 2006. | *A film by [[Brian De Palma]], ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', based on the Ellroy novel was released in September 2006. | ||
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"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – ca. January 15, 1947), an American woman and the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder. She acquired the moniker posthumously by newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly colorful. Short was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. Short's unsolved murder has been the source of widespread speculation, leading to many suspects, along with several books and film adaptations of the story.
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- Neo-noir author James Ellroy based his 1987 book, The Black Dahlia on the crime.
- A film by Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia, based on the Ellroy novel was released in September 2006.
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