The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia refers to the nickname given to Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress who was brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. Her body was found mutilated and posed in a vacant lot, capturing widespread media attention and becoming a longstanding unsolved murder mystery. The case is famous for its graphic nature and the intense public and media fascination with her life and death. Despite numerous investigations, the exact perpetrator remains unknown, making it one of the most infamous unsolved crimes in American history.