Elizabeth Short
- Born
- 29 July 1924 (22 years old)
- Died
- 14 January 1947
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Gender
- Female
Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 14–15, 1947), posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation and bisection of her corpse. The case was never solved.
