Black Dahlia: A Day When Dreaming Ends *GRAPHIC PHOTOS*

*****CAUTION: GRAPHIC CRIME SCENE PHOTOS!!*****
I made this about aspiring actress Elizabeth Short aka The Black Dahlia. She was sadistically murdered in Los Angeles in 1947 and her killer was never found. Her murder remains unsolved. I've always been fascinated with this case. Books I've read on this case include: "Severed" by John Gilmore, "Childhood Shadows" by Mary Pacios (Beth's childhood friend) and "That Cases That Haunt Us" by John Douglas. All great books that depict Beth Short's brief stay in Hollywood.

Beth was virtually homeless, working odd jobs and trying to break into acting. She moved from one place to another, never staying anywhere for too long and depending on others for shelter, and food.

No one really knows where the name "The Black Dahlia" came from. Some say journalists started calling Beth "The Black Dahlia" after she was murdered, or some say that she was called that in life because of her black attire. No one really knows.
She was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston and resided in Medford, Massachusetts during her childhood. She is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

May she rest in peace forever and may her killer forever rot in hell!
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[BarbieOnAcidKAT]

very well done video

my only disapointment is that the "movie" black dahlia was even acknowledged in your video because the movie was a gross and slanderous representation of beth short.

[Muffynbear]

To be honest, I hated the Black Dahlia movie myself. I only included the picture from that movie because I felt like the actress captured Beth's despair quite well. I'm not trying to endorse the Black Dahlia movie, nor am I trying portray the movie as fact.

[555Derilict666]

Can someone tell me what this song is?

[Muffynbear]

It's called "One Day I'll Fly Away" sung by Nicole Kidman from the movie soundtrack to "Moulin Rouge".

[britneybitch37]

muffynbear...if u really did ur history of this case which i have,even travelled to the place of the scene,u will then no it took over 30 years for the family to actually admit,she was.B.D.

[Muffynbear]

Where is the source that states her family admitted it was her? I would love to see it. What does traveling to the scene of the crime have to do with her family admitting it was her in the pictures?

[PrincessEliona]

i saw the photos they were terrible...I hope i would never see ANYTHING like that again

[trilobite3339]

this happens in america everyday

[42angels1]

@KittyKat200785 / Get the book written by Donald H. Wolfe: The Black Dahlia Files (The Mob, and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles ) ISBN 13: 978-0-06-058249-4 /  ISBN: 10: 0-06-058249-9

The Black Dahlia Files / Copy2005 by Donald H. Wolfe. This book will truly answer all questions; it will tell you about Beth's last days and the beginning of what, who, where and when it all started and ended. This book will give you 'all' the answers... THIS 'IS' THE BOOK THAT WILL TELL ALL!!!

[42angels1]

I know it's been a long time since the 'Black Dahlia' case came into 'Front Page News'... and by now, her memory; and questions of her have long passed. But not for me, and others. We will always remember her; though her life was filled with mystery, "Who was she? What were her dreams; and her real 'reality'? She was beautiful; yet so very mysterious!" I, for one; will never stop trying to find her spirit and her dreams. I want to know 'who she really was'... and want her to know I still care.

[KittyKat200785]

I dont know why but Crime stories and there photos always fasinates me... i might sound disturbed but i want to get into the mind of the killer to see what makes them kill... but they digusted me when they murder....if i hadnt have got my illness and was ablle to work i'd love to be a detective solving crimes.... this crime story fasinates me but so does Jack the Ripper and there are a few others i wont name... the guy who murdered this beautiful lady needs desprate help... rather needed

[KittyKat200785]

@jallendubya Actuly he changes his story everytime... so its not clear how he got the scars on his face... as at one point in the movie he also said he did them himself..... 

[lalahland]

I think it is possible that a woman killed her. The crime says hate all over it, and she was a pretty girl who drew attention. I'd say whoever did this hated her face/smile. Whoever did this hated her tattoo. Whoever did this mutilated her femininity and basically was telling her to "take that!". She had trauma to the face, but there was no spermatozoa found anywhere. Somebody didn't just kill her, they DESTROYED her, with no hope of putting her back together. She was dismantled.

[420Hempking]

i searched this after playing LA Noire

[ImFuturePara]

i find it hard to understand black and white pictures, i can never make out what they are... only if they had coloured pictures and cameras back then :(

[d34dincid3]

The murderer was probably a loaded toff prick with influence !

[jallendubya]

I liked the 50/50 pic. Wonder if the director of Batman Dark Knight got the idea of the Joker's mouth from this story? He says his father cut his face in the film.