Severed : the true story of the Black Dahlia /

The Black Dahlia murder hit post-World War II in Los Angeles like a bombshell and this impenetrable mystery remains the haunting crown jewel of LAPD's unsolved murder cases to this day. Even before her savage death, beautiful 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, an aspiring starlet and nightclub habit...

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Main Author: Gilmore, John, 1935-2016 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Amok, [2021].
Edition:Third edition.
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Summary:The Black Dahlia murder hit post-World War II in Los Angeles like a bombshell and this impenetrable mystery remains the haunting crown jewel of LAPD's unsolved murder cases to this day. Even before her savage death, beautiful 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, an aspiring starlet and nightclub habitue, was known as the Black Dahlia. Since her horrific demise, the Black Dahlia has become a magnetic loon in American pop culture, a mythical symbol of noir Hollywood.
Item Description:Previous edition: Los Angeles: Zanja Press, 1994.
Includes index.
Physical Description:xvii, 260 pages, [48] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781878923318
1878923315