Elizabeth Short Research Paper

Elizabeth Short ( born July 29th, 1924 -Jan 14-15 1947) also known as the black Dahlia was brutally murdered and found in a parking lot. In an article that discusses possibly who and where Elizabeth Short was brutally murdered, the author states that “ there were multiple suspects but not pinning one to the case. A local resident found the mutilated body of a young woman in a vacant lot on south Norton Avenue near L.A’s Leimert Park” (Pruitt). This quote shows… how Elizabeth's short body was discovered yet no one knows who did it. In an article that discusses What happened to Elizabeth Short, the author states that “ she was found January 15, 1947. Her torso had been cut in half. Some of her organs had been removed. Her head had been bludgeoned.

For example, in an article that discusses who killed the Black Dahlia, the author states “ the book suggests that Dilon committed the crime at the request of nightclub owner Mark Hansen, whose sexual advances short had reportedly rebuffed. According to Eatwell, the crime took place at the local Aster Motel, where she says the owner found one of his rooms covered in blood and fecal matter the day following her murder-but having had domestic abuse trouble himself with the police, chose to clean it up rather than report it” (Pruitt). This piece of evidence demonstrates that the crime scene most likely took place in one of the motel rooms and that the owner took the time to clean the crime scene and not report it meaning he could have been the murderer and tried to cover his tracks. In Another article about the death of a dreamer, the author states “ Harnisch became convinced Bayley was a viable suspect after learning that one of the doctors was good friends with Elizabeth’s sister, Virginia”(Hunt). From this, the reader can see that Harnisch believed a doctor did it since the cut was neatly sliced open when Elizabeth was found. Based on the evidence presented we can see that multiple people had really good reasons why multiple people could have been apart or killed Elizabeth

For example, in an article about an ex-LAPD who was looking into the case, the author states “ Detectives had long suspected that only a doctor could have cut up short so neatly, and Hodel hired a handwriting expert who found it was '' highly probable” that it was George Hodel’s handwriting”( Murr). This piece of evidence demonstrates that an expert was hired to look into the handwritten letter that was sent in and as that expert decoded the letter it is safe to assume it was George Hodel who murdered Elizabeth Short. In an article about further information on the death of Elizabeth Short, the author states “ Kay agrees that Dr. Hodelwas also behind the 1947 murder of a young nurse named Jeanne. According to the handwriting expert, that writing also looks like George Hodel’s”... along with the information given about George Hodel telling a friend “suppose I did kill the Black Dahlia'' put into a transcript summary by that friend “they couldn’t prove it now” (Murr). From this, the reader can see that not only is Goerge Hodel putting him into a position of incriminating himself but it also shows that he could have been the killer of a previous murder from a few years back. Based on the evidence presented the reader can see that George Hodel is most likely to be the killer of Elizabeth Short. Previous evidence about his handwriting and several statements were