The Most Infamous Cold Case | The Black Dahlia

About this episode

This episode explores the infamous unsolved case of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, and its impact on American history and media.

Way back in 1947, the most infamous unsolved case in American history happened. A young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, that young woman was Elizabeth Short, a young woman with hopes and dreams of becoming a Hollywood starlet. Before the investigation could even get going, the media dubbed her the Black Dahlia, and the rest is history. Paypal Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/horrorshots Youtube Website: Horror Shots Instagram: ominousoriginspodcast Facebook: Horrorshots

People in this episode

Host: Casey Chaplin

Topics covered

• cold case
• true crime
• unsolved mystery
• history
• media influence

Keywords

• Black Dahlia
• Elizabeth Short
• cold case
• Los Angeles
• 1947
• true crime
• unsolved case

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