The Black Dahlia Case
Guide Note:
The Black Dahlia Case was the 1947 murder of Elizabeth (Becky) Short.Has never been solved,and the case remains in the public view,due to recent books and film adaptations.
Fast Facts:
Name: Elizabeth Short
Born: July 29,1924
Found Murdered: January 15,1947
Black Dahlia (1987): Book adaption by James Ellroy
Black Dahalia (2006): Film adaption,directed by Brian DePalma
Remains one of the top 100 unsolved murder cases
[edit ] The Mahalo Top 7 The Black Dahlia Web Site: The Life and Death of Elizabeth Short
Wikipedia: Black Dahlia
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Freedom of Information Privacy Act Black Dahalia.info: Black Dahlia - News
CBS.News: Black Dahlia Confidential Crime Library: The Black Dahlia Murder, aka Elizabeth Short Video: The Black Dahlia Movie Trailer (Time 2:23)
[edit ] The Black Dahlia Case Background and Profiles [edit ] The Black Dahlia Case Images and Media [edit ] The Black Dahlia Case Books and Research [edit ] The Black Dahlia Case Blogs and Message Boards [edit ] The Black Dahlia Case Timeline 1924: Born Elizabeth Short in Hyde Park, Massachusetts
1930: Cleo Short, abandoned her and her four sisters
1930: Preferred to be called Becky instead of Elizabeth
1943: Went to Vallejo , California to live with father
1943: Santa Barbara arrested for underage drinking. Told to return home.
1943:Returned to Hollywood determined to be in movies.
1944: Met Matt Gordon a Major in USAF "Flying Tigers "
1945: Fantasizes about upcoming nuptials only to learn Gordon was killed in plane crash in India
1946: Returns to southern California to be close to Joseph Gordon Fickling
1946: Nov 13- Dec 15: Lives with 8 other women in cramped 2 bedroom apartment.
1947: January 8th: Joseph Fickling receives letter from Becky, telling him she's going to Chicago and become fashion model
1947: January 9th: Flickling drives her to Los Angles bus station & checks luggage. Takes her to Biltmore Hotel and leaves her at 6:30 pm.
1947: January 15th: Becky Short's body discovered in a vacant lot
1947: January 25th: Purse and shoe found in dumpster, identified as Becky's.
Today: This crime has never been solved with several movies,books and television shows about it.
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