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Oct 2023
1h 19m

53: Drained of Blood and Cut in Half: Th...

Eleanor Neale
About this episode
Today’s episode is on the infamous Black Dahlia murder in 1940s Los Angeles. 22 year old Elizabeth Short was found dead and dismembered, in a case that has left detectives stumped for over 75 years. Since the murder, there have been multiple suspects - but to this day, nobody has been convicted.

Trigger Warning: sexual assault, abuse, suicide, incest, abortion, gore, mutilation

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