Truly Twisted: The Black Dahlia

About this episode

This episode explores the infamous Black Dahlia case and its impact on American media.

On January 15, 1947, a mother walking her child in a vacant Los Angeles lot discovered what she initially thought was a discarded mannequin, tragically it was the body of Elizabeth Short . She had been severed at the waist and drained of blood—a crime so theatrical and gruesome it changed the American media forever. In this episode, we peel back the layers of the "Black Dahlia" myth and the top suspects of who could be responsible. This week Kaydra from Perplexity A Mystery Podcast is on the mic to help unpack this infamous case. You can find all things perplexing at https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/ Join me on social media @itstrulytwisted on Instagram and @trulytwisted on TikTok. You can follow me personally @littleleesha Follow On Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@itstrulytwisted Recourses used in todays episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-black-dahlia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia_suspects https://goldenglobes.com/articles/forgotten-hollywood-mystery-black-dahlia-killing/

People in this episode

Guest: Kaydra

Topics covered

• true crime
• mystery
• historical crime
• media influence
• unsolved cases

Keywords

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

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Los Angeles

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