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Murder Victim. She was nicknamed "the Black Dahlia" by the press media for her dyed black hair, love of black evening dresses, and for wearing a Dahlia flower in her hair. On mid-morning of January 15, 1947, Betty Bersinger was walking down a weedy, vacant block in Los Angeles, when she noticed someone lying just off the sidewalk in the foot tall weeds. She discovered a woman, naked and laying on her back, dead and cut in half at the waist. The victim, Elizabeth Short, had clearly been murdered someplace else, and her body "poised" to be found. Police quickly identified her using fingerprints on file with the FBI Headquarters, in one of the first uses of facsimile machines. Although Betty Short was well-known around Hollywood circles, police were unable to identify the killer sufficiently to bring a case to court. She was born Elizabeth "Betty" Short in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, raised in Medford, and dropped out of school at age 16. Her father, Cleo Short, had abandoned the family in 1930, after losing his job in the Great Depression. In 1942, she went to Miami Beach, Florida, where she got a job as a waitress. There she met Army Air Corps pilot, Major Matt Gordon, Jr, and in early 1945, became engaged to him. When Gordon was killed in India in April 1945, she returned to Medford for a year, then moved to Hollywood, California, where she shared a room with seven other women. There, she worked the Hollywood crowd, trying to become an actress, and becoming lovers with many of the men who traveled in the fast lane of Hollywood. Her cause of death was "hemorrhage and shock from concussion of the brain and lacerations to her face, due to multiple blows using a blunt instrument." After she was killed, her body was cut in half at the waist, with a sharp instrument similar to a surgeon's scalpel, and with such precision that it was apparently the work of a professionally-trained doctor. She had been raped, although it was difficult to determine if this occurred before death or after. The killer made numerous deep gashes in her body. Despite extensive research over a year's time, the police were never able to determine her killer sufficiently to bring him to court on a charge of murder. To date, the case remains unsolved.
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Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton of Dnong, VIC Australia was born in 1865, and died at age 82 years old in 1947 in Dandenong. Elizabeth Burton was buried on March 26, 1947 at Dandenong Cemetery in Dandenong.
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Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton of Norfolk Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton.
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Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton of Dandenong Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton.
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Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton of Dandenong Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton.
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Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton of Dnong Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Ann (Short) Burton.
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Elizabeth A Short of Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL was born on November 24, 1930, and died at age 68 years old on February 9, 1999. Elizabeth Short was buried at Florida National Cemetery
Section 203 Site 902 6502 Sw. 102nd Ave., in Bushnell.
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Elizabeth Doris Short of Mission Viejo, Orange County, CA was born on April 2, 1928, and died at age 80 years old on August 2, 2008. Elizabeth Short was buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Section CBD Row 3 Site 743 P.o. Box 6237, in San Diego.
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Elizabeth J Short of Dade City, Pasco County, FL was born on April 15, 1924, and died at age 76 years old on June 24, 2000. Elizabeth Short was buried at Springfield National Cemetery
Section 29 Site 361 1702 East Seminole Street, in Springfield, Mo.
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Elizabeth Short of Walker County, TX was born circa 1947. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Hendrix) Short.
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Elizabeth Short of TX was born circa 1944. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Briglia) Short.
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Elizabeth L Short of TX was born circa 1961. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth L. (Quinones) Short.
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Elizabeth Short of TX was born circa 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Medina) Short.
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Elizabeth Short of TX was born circa 1963. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Garcia) Short.
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Elizabeth J Short of TX was born circa 1962. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth J. (Ellis) Short.
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Elizabeth I Short of TX was born circa 1951. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth I. (Mckeel) Short.
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Elizabeth C Short of TX was born circa 1956. Elizabeth Short was married to Jerry M. Short on December 22, 1979 in Bowie County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth C. (Elwick) Short.
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Elizabeth A Short of TX was born circa 1951. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth A. (Abbott) Short.
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Elizabeth A Short of TX was born circa 1957. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth A. (Heath) Short.
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Elizabeth A Short of Matagorda County, TX was born circa 1934. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth A. (Sedlock) Short.
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Elizabeth Short of TX was born circa 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Bryant) Short.
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Elizabeth R Short of TX was born circa 1958. Elizabeth Short was married to Thomas L. Short on November 24, 2007 in Kendall County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth R. (Wyall) Short.
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Elizabeth Short of TX was born circa 1959. Elizabeth Short was married to Rutherford D. Short on July 29, 2006 in Cameron County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Huerta) Short.
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Elizabeth A Short of TX was born circa 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Short.
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Elizabeth M Short was born to John Holman Short and Effie Moore Wills, and has siblings Ralph Orlen Short, Martha Short, M Herbert Short, Eugene Short, John T Short, Dera Odessa Short, Winifred L Short, and Victor L Short. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth M Short.
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Elizabeth Short was born on June 10, 1902, and died at age 59 years old on August 29, 1961. Elizabeth Short was buried at Beverly National Cemetery
Section K Site 740 916 Bridgeboro Road - Bridgeboro Road, in Beverly, Nj. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Short.
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Elizabeth A Short of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on February 16, 1925, and died at age 69 years old on July 12, 1994.
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Elisabeth Short
Elise Short (Jan 6, 1905 - Aug 3, 1994)
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Elizah Short (Feb 4, 1883 - May 1971)
Elizia Short (Oct 15, 1904 - Aug 1987)
Elkton Short (Nov 1, 1909 - Sep 1958)
Ella Short
Ellen Short
Ellie Short
Elliehue Short (Jul 26, 1882 - Jun 1963)
Elliot Short (Feb 18, 1922 - Apr 1980)
Elliott Short (Dec 15, 1900 - Oct 1975)
Ellis Short
Elloise Short (May 2, 1925 - Jan 1978)
Ellsworth Short
Elma Short
Elman Short (Jul 10, 1947 - Nov 19, 2007)
Elmer Short
Elmo Short (Sep 26, 1900 - Feb 1987)
Elmon Short (Feb 18, 1922 - Oct 15, 2010)
Elmore Short (Apr 8, 1916 - Oct 1, 1992)
Elmyra Short (Nov 19, 1933 - Jun 22, 2000)
Elna Short (Mar 14, 1897 - Jan 1978)
Elnior Short (Aug 26, 1911 - Feb 4, 2004)
Elnora Short
Elois Short
Eloise Short
Elouise Short (Feb 10, 1951 - Mar 2, 2009)
Elroy Short
Elsa Short
Else Short (May 18, 1927 - May 12, 2005)
Elsie Short
Elta Short (Apr 1, 1918 - May 1984)
Elton Short
Elva Short
Elven Short (Sep 7, 1920 - Dec 21, 1990)
Elvera Short
Elverson Short (Mar 25, 1931 - Oct 2, 1997)
Elvia Short
Elvie Short
Elvin Short
Elvina Short
Elvira Short (Jan 6, 1916 - Jan 22, 2006)
Elvra Short (Jan 21, 1915 - Dec 1984)
Elwin Short
Elwood Short
Elwyn Short (Born circa 1963)
Elyse Short (Born circa 1949)
Elza Short
Elze Short (Dec 1, 1896 - Jan 7, 1977)
Elzia Short (May 20, 1905 - Aug 22, 2000)
Emadelle Short (Jul 14, 1920 - Sep 6, 2006)
Emanuel Short (Jun 28, 1885 - Jan 1964)
Emearl Short (Jan 20, 1903 - Jul 1972)
Emeline Short
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