3. The Black Dahlia Murder (1947): Elizabeth Short, dubbed the "Black Dahlia," was found gruesomely murdered in Los Angeles. Her body was severed in half, and the case remains unsolved, leading to numerous theories and suspicions surrounding the identity of the killer.

Issued Daily Except Saturday Sunday & Holi- I days by Police Printing Bureau SPECIAL For Circulation Among Police Daily Police Bulletin S Officers Exclusively. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CHIEF'S OFFICE, City Hall (Phone Michigan 5211-Connecting all Stations and Depts.) Vol. 40 Tuesday, January 21, 1947 C. B. HORRALL, Chief of Police No. 14. WANTED INFORMATION ON ELIZABETH SHORT Between Dates January 9 and 15, 1947 з Description: Female, American, 22 years, 5 ft. 6 in., 118 lbs., black hair, green eyes, very attractive, bad lower teeth, finger nails chewed to quick. This subject found brutally murdered, body severed and mutilated January 15, 1947, at 39th and Norton. Subject on whom information wanted last seen January 9, 1947 when she got out of car at Biltmore Hotel. At that time she was wearing black suit, no collar on coat, probably Cardigan style, white fluffy blouse, black suede high-heeled shoes, nylon stockings, white gloves full-length beige coat, carried black plastic handbag (2 handles) 12 x 8, in which she had black address book. Subject readily makes friends with both sexes and frequented cocktail bars and night spots. On leaving car she went into lobby of the Biltmore, and was last seen there. 62 2928 43 Inquiry should be made at all hotels, motels, apartment houses, cocktail bars and lounges, night clubs to ascertain whereabouts of victim between dates mentioned. In conversations subject readily identified herself as Elizabeth or "Beth" Short. Attention Officers H. H. Hansen and F. A. Brown, Homicide Detail. U. SU JAN 23 1947 KINDLY NOTIFY C. B. HORRALL, CHIEF OF POLICE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

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Görsel, 1947 yılında Los Angeles Polis Departmanı'nın yayınladığı bir gazete haberi. Haber, 22 yaşında, çekici bir kadın olan Elizabeth Short'ın (takma adı "Beth") 9 ve 15 Ocak 1947 tarihleri arasında kaybolduğu ve daha sonra parçalanmış bir şekilde bulunup öldürüldüğü hakkında bilgi arayışını duyuruyor. Haberde, Elizabeth'in fiziksel özellikleri, giydiği kıyafetler ve son görüldüğü yerler gibi detaylar yer alıyor. Haber, kayıp hakkında bilgi veren herkesi, o dönemde Los Angeles'taki çeşitli mekanlarda soruşturma yapmaya çağırıyor. Görseldeki mizah anlayışı yoktur. Haber, bir cinayet olayıyla ilgili ciddi bir soruşturma ve halktan yardım isteme amacı taşımaktadır.