In the late 1940s of Los Angeles, California, Boston native Elizabeth Short became victim of one of the most prominent dead-end investigations that still has not been solved to date. The killer had subjected Short to the gruesome dismemberment of her body. At age 22, Short had been drawn to California to find success in her career as an actor. The killer had dumped Short bare in an empty piece of land, later to be discovered by someone in the area the following morning. The suspect had gone great lengths to cover his tracks by both removing the blood from Shorts body, as well as disinfecting the body. A soldier in the United States Army informed authorities that he may have been responsible for the murder. The soldier explained that he was