[Music] it’s one of the most infamous and
it’s one of the most infamous and
it’s one of the most infamous and gruesome cold cases of all time welcome
gruesome cold cases of all time welcome
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installment we’ll be counting down the most important facts about the murder of
most important facts about the murder of
most important facts about the murder of Elizabeth Short an aspiring actress
Elizabeth Short an aspiring actress
Elizabeth Short an aspiring actress whose brutal death captured the morbid
whose brutal death captured the morbid
whose brutal death captured the morbid imaginations and obsessions of many
imaginations and obsessions of many
imaginations and obsessions of many across the country the kind of person
across the country the kind of person
across the country the kind of person that perpetrated this crime was what I
that perpetrated this crime was what I
that perpetrated this crime was what I would call a sexual sadist the crime
would call a sexual sadist the crime
would call a sexual sadist the crime became known as the black dahlia murder
became known as the black dahlia murder
became known as the black dahlia murder and is one of the most hotly debated
and is one of the most hotly debated
and is one of the most hotly debated conspiracies in Hollywood history fans
conspiracies in Hollywood history fans
conspiracies in Hollywood history fans you all know Joe Gillis the well-known
you all know Joe Gillis the well-known
you all know Joe Gillis the well-known screenwriter uranium smuggler and black
screenwriter uranium smuggler and black
screenwriter uranium smuggler and black daddies number 5 for murder shocked the
daddies number 5 for murder shocked the
daddies number 5 for murder shocked the Los Angeles community great cash does
Los Angeles community great cash does
Los Angeles community great cash does assure the murder of Elizabeth Short is
assure the murder of Elizabeth Short is
assure the murder of Elizabeth Short is probably most remembered by
probably most remembered by
probably most remembered by criminologists for shocking violence as
criminologists for shocking violence as
criminologists for shocking violence as well as the Frank and specific disposal
well as the Frank and specific disposal
well as the Frank and specific disposal of her body her corpse was discovered by
of her body her corpse was discovered by
of her body her corpse was discovered by a woman walking with her young child
a woman walking with her young child
a woman walking with her young child near a vacant lot on the morning of
near a vacant lot on the morning of
near a vacant lot on the morning of January 15 1947 the nude body had been
January 15 1947 the nude body had been
January 15 1947 the nude body had been severed at the waist and there was
severed at the waist and there was
severed at the waist and there was hardly any blood at the scene implying
hardly any blood at the scene implying
hardly any blood at the scene implying short had been murdered elsewhere had
short had been murdered elsewhere had
short had been murdered elsewhere had her blood drained and was then
her blood drained and was then
her blood drained and was then transported to the location finally her
transported to the location finally her
transported to the location finally her body was posed legs spread arms bent
body was posed legs spread arms bent
body was posed legs spread arms bent over her head shorts murder captured the
over her head shorts murder captured the
over her head shorts murder captured the Los Angeles communities attention almost
Los Angeles communities attention almost
Los Angeles communities attention almost immediately with many of the city’s
immediately with many of the city’s
immediately with many of the city’s local papers scrambling to piece
local papers scrambling to piece
local papers scrambling to piece together as much information as they
together as much information as they
together as much information as they could about this beautiful mysterious
could about this beautiful mysterious
could about this beautiful mysterious young woman who at 22 years old started
young woman who at 22 years old started
young woman who at 22 years old started down her tragic road as the Black Dahlia
down her tragic road as the Black Dahlia
down her tragic road as the Black Dahlia she’s been played up as the hottest
she’s been played up as the hottest
she’s been played up as the hottest number since the atom bomb number four
number since the atom bomb number four
number since the atom bomb number four there is a wealth of misinformation and
there is a wealth of misinformation and
there is a wealth of misinformation and fiction about Elizabeth Short and told
fiction about Elizabeth Short and told
fiction about Elizabeth Short and told that I’m very photogenic in the late 40s
that I’m very photogenic in the late 40s
that I’m very photogenic in the late 40s newspapers were the source of news and
newspapers were the source of news and
newspapers were the source of news and had a vested interest in making the news
had a vested interest in making the news
had a vested interest in making the news titillating the los angeles examiner
titillating the los angeles examiner
titillating the los angeles examiner owned by tabloid magnate William
owned by tabloid magnate William
owned by tabloid magnate William Randolph Hearst was at the forefront of
Randolph Hearst was at the forefront of
Randolph Hearst was at the forefront of covering the story he bevels paint
covering the story he bevels paint
covering the story he bevels paint embedded in a black dress like some
embedded in a black dress like some
embedded in a black dress like some actress in that Alan Ladd movie blue
actress in that Alan Ladd movie blue
actress in that Alan Ladd movie blue dahlia the press created the black
dahlia the press created the black
dahlia the press created the black dahlia moniker almost immediately
dahlia moniker almost immediately
dahlia moniker almost immediately following her death a lazy reference to
following her death a lazy reference to
following her death a lazy reference to a popular movie of the time called the
a popular movie of the time called the
a popular movie of the time called the Blue Dahlia
Blue Dahlia
Blue Dahlia oh brother overall the press
oh brother overall the press
oh brother overall the press sensationalized the story by creating
sensationalized the story by creating
sensationalized the story by creating short into some Boulevard prowling loose
short into some Boulevard prowling loose
short into some Boulevard prowling loose moral woman of the night
moral woman of the night
moral woman of the night sadly the inventions didn’t end with the
sadly the inventions didn’t end with the
sadly the inventions didn’t end with the papers as various books kept the rumour
papers as various books kept the rumour
papers as various books kept the rumour mill turning among them were allegations
mill turning among them were allegations
mill turning among them were allegations that short was born a hermaphrodite that
that short was born a hermaphrodite that
that short was born a hermaphrodite that she was a prostitute who worked with
she was a prostitute who worked with
she was a prostitute who worked with Marilyn Monroe as a double act or even
Marilyn Monroe as a double act or even
Marilyn Monroe as a double act or even that important men had impregnated her
that important men had impregnated her
that important men had impregnated her and as a result had her murdered by the
and as a result had her murdered by the
and as a result had her murdered by the mob shorts childhood friend Mary Paseos
mob shorts childhood friend Mary Paseos
mob shorts childhood friend Mary Paseos even authored a book in 1999 where she
even authored a book in 1999 where she
even authored a book in 1999 where she suggested that Orson Welles was the
suggested that Orson Welles was the
suggested that Orson Welles was the killer
killer
killer none of these insinuations are true I do
none of these insinuations are true I do
none of these insinuations are true I do I think what I tell him to think number
I think what I tell him to think number
I think what I tell him to think number three a man claiming to be Schwartz
three a man claiming to be Schwartz
three a man claiming to be Schwartz killer sent her belongings to the local
killer sent her belongings to the local
killer sent her belongings to the local news the editor of the Los Angeles
news the editor of the Los Angeles
news the editor of the Los Angeles Herald Express received phone call from
Herald Express received phone call from
Herald Express received phone call from a man claiming to be Elizabeth Schwartz
a man claiming to be Elizabeth Schwartz
a man claiming to be Elizabeth Schwartz killer less than 10 days after her body
killer less than 10 days after her body
killer less than 10 days after her body was found the man promised to mail proof
was found the man promised to mail proof
was found the man promised to mail proof of his crime and soon afterward package
of his crime and soon afterward package
of his crime and soon afterward package was intercepted by the postal service
was intercepted by the postal service
was intercepted by the postal service after being dropped into a public
after being dropped into a public
after being dropped into a public mailbox the package contained among
mailbox the package contained among
mailbox the package contained among other articles Schwartz birth
other articles Schwartz birth
other articles Schwartz birth certificate a Greyhound bus claim check
certificate a Greyhound bus claim check
certificate a Greyhound bus claim check an address book with the name mark
an address book with the name mark
an address book with the name mark Hanson on it and Western Union telegram
Hanson on it and Western Union telegram
Hanson on it and Western Union telegram signed read read was the nickname of
signed read read was the nickname of
signed read read was the nickname of Robert Manley a traveling salesman who
Robert Manley a traveling salesman who
Robert Manley a traveling salesman who dropped off short to the last place she
dropped off short to the last place she
dropped off short to the last place she was seen the Biltmore Hotel On January 9
was seen the Biltmore Hotel On January 9
was seen the Biltmore Hotel On January 9 1947 the package itself was soaked in
1947 the package itself was soaked in
1947 the package itself was soaked in gasoline likely intended to remove
gasoline likely intended to remove
gasoline likely intended to remove fingerprints the crime lab nevertheless
fingerprints the crime lab nevertheless
fingerprints the crime lab nevertheless managed to pull some prints but to this
managed to pull some prints but to this
managed to pull some prints but to this day the prints don’t match any on file
day the prints don’t match any on file
day the prints don’t match any on file leading investigators to surmise that
leading investigators to surmise that
leading investigators to surmise that this was the killer’s one and only crime
this was the killer’s one and only crime
this was the killer’s one and only crime number two the black dahlia files are
number two the black dahlia files are
number two the black dahlia files are still closed to the public I was reading
still closed to the public I was reading
still closed to the public I was reading in your deal there how they never caught
in your deal there how they never caught
in your deal there how they never caught that black doli killer like Dahlia yeah
that black doli killer like Dahlia yeah
that black doli killer like Dahlia yeah well as wondered have come the murder of
well as wondered have come the murder of
well as wondered have come the murder of Elizabeth Short remains open and
Elizabeth Short remains open and
Elizabeth Short remains open and unsolved pending new evidence as one of
unsolved pending new evidence as one of
unsolved pending new evidence as one of history’s most high-profile cold cases
history’s most high-profile cold cases
history’s most high-profile cold cases this was not a rage kind of a murder
this was not a rage kind of a murder
this was not a rage kind of a murder this was a planned fantasized about
this was a planned fantasized about
this was a planned fantasized about event that this killer had rehearsed
event that this killer had rehearsed
event that this killer had rehearsed many many times the files of the Black
many many times the files of the Black
many many times the files of the Black Dahlia Murder remain closed to the
Dahlia Murder remain closed to the
Dahlia Murder remain closed to the public however with only one Los Angeles
public however with only one Los Angeles
public however with only one Los Angeles homicide detective
homicide detective
homicide detective possessing access to the four filing
possessing access to the four filing
possessing access to the four filing cabinets in which the files are kept
cabinets in which the files are kept
cabinets in which the files are kept this detective is known as the
this detective is known as the
this detective is known as the gatekeeper and they eventually pass
gatekeeper and they eventually pass
gatekeeper and they eventually pass along this charge to another single
along this charge to another single
along this charge to another single detective down the line of course
detective down the line of course
detective down the line of course whenever there are secrecy involved
whenever there are secrecy involved
whenever there are secrecy involved conspiracy theories abound however due
conspiracy theories abound however due
conspiracy theories abound however due to the age of this case security level
to the age of this case security level
to the age of this case security level should probably be considered moot as
should probably be considered moot as
should probably be considered moot as everyone who knew Betty short is
everyone who knew Betty short is
everyone who knew Betty short is probably dead she herself would have
probably dead she herself would have
probably dead she herself would have turned 90 in 2014 making her murder one
turned 90 in 2014 making her murder one
turned 90 in 2014 making her murder one whose hidden secrets will most likely
whose hidden secrets will most likely
whose hidden secrets will most likely remain that way for the foreseeable
remain that way for the foreseeable
remain that way for the foreseeable future
future
future number one a police error might have let
number one a police error might have let
number one a police error might have let the killer walk I’m bettin he’s still
the killer walk I’m bettin he’s still
the killer walk I’m bettin he’s still alive ah we all living in a trailer park
alive ah we all living in a trailer park
alive ah we all living in a trailer park show me the police first encounter of
show me the police first encounter of
show me the police first encounter of Lesley Dylan and embalmers assistant
Lesley Dylan and embalmers assistant
Lesley Dylan and embalmers assistant after he began correspondence about the
after he began correspondence about the
after he began correspondence about the case with police psychiatrist Jay Paul
case with police psychiatrist Jay Paul
case with police psychiatrist Jay Paul to River Dylan had the skills required
to River Dylan had the skills required
to River Dylan had the skills required to drain blood from her body lived
to drain blood from her body lived
to drain blood from her body lived within walking distance of the dumpster
within walking distance of the dumpster
within walking distance of the dumpster where Schwarz shoes and handbag were
where Schwarz shoes and handbag were
where Schwarz shoes and handbag were found and could not be accounted for
found and could not be accounted for
found and could not be accounted for during the time of shorts murder
during the time of shorts murder
during the time of shorts murder suspecting Dylan was their man police
suspecting Dylan was their man police
suspecting Dylan was their man police booked him and tried to get a confession
booked him and tried to get a confession
booked him and tried to get a confession however Dylan was held against his will
however Dylan was held against his will
however Dylan was held against his will and without access to an attorney making
and without access to an attorney making
and without access to an attorney making it an illegal detention and effectively
it an illegal detention and effectively
it an illegal detention and effectively nullifying any headway the police had
nullifying any headway the police had
nullifying any headway the police had made in their investigation of him
made in their investigation of him
made in their investigation of him partially in response to this fiasco
partially in response to this fiasco
partially in response to this fiasco a special investigative grand jury was
a special investigative grand jury was
a special investigative grand jury was impaneled with the results of this
impaneled with the results of this
impaneled with the results of this inquiry revealing rampant corruption at
inquiry revealing rampant corruption at
inquiry revealing rampant corruption at the highest levels of the LAPD petty
the highest levels of the LAPD petty
the highest levels of the LAPD petty jealousies and alliances led to the
jealousies and alliances led to the
jealousies and alliances led to the department’s inability to solve a rash
department’s inability to solve a rash
department’s inability to solve a rash of violent crimes against women
of violent crimes against women
of violent crimes against women including the black dahlia murder
including the black dahlia murder
including the black dahlia murder someone asked me once if I thought
someone asked me once if I thought
someone asked me once if I thought Hollywood had murdered her and
now after a number of years I’d like to
now after a number of years I’d like to say yes Hollywood did kill her so can
say yes Hollywood did kill her so can
say yes Hollywood did kill her so can you crack this cold case and do you
you crack this cold case and do you
you crack this cold case and do you think more of the Case Files should be
think more of the Case Files should be
think more of the Case Files should be open to the public for more gatekeeper
open to the public for more gatekeeper
open to the public for more gatekeeper top tens and bled dry top fives be sure
top tens and bled dry top fives be sure
top tens and bled dry top fives be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com I’m an
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to subscribe to watchmojo.com I’m an actress I’m gonna make it big everyone
actress I’m gonna make it big everyone
actress I’m gonna make it big everyone says so you can expect to see me up on
says so you can expect to see me up on
says so you can expect to see me up on the silver screen one day
the silver screen one day
the silver screen one day [Music]
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