The Ruthless Murder of Elizabeth Short

Better known as “The Black Dahlia,” Elizabeth Short was found dismembered in Los Angeles. Her murder remains unsolved.

Heather Monroe
Nov 3 · 10 min read
Elizabeth Short, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Elizabeth Short was born on July 29,1924, to Cleo and Phoebe Mae Short in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Cleo and Phoebe lived at 115 Salem Street in Medford, Massachusetts. She was the couple’s third of…

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Heather Monroe

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Welcome readers! Heather Monroe is a genealogist and writer who resides in California with her partner and their nine children. •True Crime• History• Memoir•

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