Elizabeth Red Manley Case

An unidentified white woman was found outside of a residential area on January fifteenth by one Betty Bersinger and her young daughter. The woman was approximately twenty years old, five foot five with short curly hair. The victim had lacerations on her body and a slash from ear to ear.Before Elizabeth died she was forced to eat feces, flesh and pubic hair had been shaved off and shoved into her vagina and rectum.The killer had also removed her uterus after he killed her. Her body was drained of blood there is no sign of any around the crime scene either. The body had been cut in half at the waist her intestines tucked beneath her. This suggests the killer would have previous knowledge of the human body. The perpetrator would also have to

He was a friend of Elizabeth's who had driven her to the Biltmore Hotel on January 9th. He was eliminated as a suspect after giving officers a solid alibi and passing two separate polygraphs while on sodium pentathol, a truth serum. When the police found a purse and a shoe in a trashcan a few miles from the crime scene, Manley was able to confirm they were Elizabeths. There was doubt cast when it was revealed that Manley had been discharged for mental disability. He had struggled with auditory hallucinations and nervous

He was said to sleep around and hold orgies at his home.He was no stranger to the law as he had been accused of molesting his fourteen-year-old daughter. His own son Steve Hodel is leading the investigation of Elizabeth's death. He started the investigation after his father died and he was going through his belongings. Steve found a photo book of his fathers along with multiple nude women was Elizabeth's picture.While going through the LAPD evidence against Hodel there was an audio recording found from when he had bugged Hodel's house. While most of the recording consists of Hodel having sex, talking about money problems and belittling his secretary. There are a couple key pieces of evidence. After hearing a woman screaming Hodel is heard saying, “Realise there was nothing I could do, put a pillow over her head and cover her with a blanket. Get a taxi. Expired 12:59. They thought there was something fishy. Anyway, now they may have figured it out. Killed her.”(Alexis Fitts 2016). Dr. George Hodel was also heard saying “Supposin’ I did kill the Black Dahlia. They couldn’t prove it now. They can’t talk to my secretary anymore because she’s dead.” (Alexis Fitts 2016). Even with these recording the police never charged Dr.George Hodel of any