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Jun 2025
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Hollywood’s Darkest Secret: The Black Da...

Michelle Cuervo
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In January 1947, the mutilated body of a young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles—severed in half, drained of blood, and posed with eerie precision. Her name was Elizabeth Short. But the world would come to know her as The Black Dahlia. In this episode, we peel back the layers of one of the most haunting unsolved murders in American history. Who ... Show More
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