Alayna

It sounds like he was going through it. Yeah. For sure. The next day, Voorhees changed his story, telling detectives he, quote, might have killed Short. But he couldn't lead police to the scene of the murder. Okay. Didn't know where that was.

It sounds like he was going through it. Yeah. For sure. The next day, Voorhees changed his story, telling detectives he, quote, might have killed Short. But he couldn't lead police to the scene of the murder. Okay. Didn't know where that was.

Borges was held for a few more days while police looked further into his story, but eventually it became very clear that this was a completely bullshit false confession and he was let go.

Borges was held for a few more days while police looked further into his story, but eventually it became very clear that this was a completely bullshit false confession and he was let go.

It's like this was hours and hours.

It's like this was hours and hours.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Now, like their theory about a spurned lover, you know, an ex of some sort, detectives had expressed a great deal of confidence that the letters from the Black Dahlia Avenger would lead them to Elizabeth Short's killer. But after Daniel Voorhees' confession turned out to be false and the communication with the Avenger stopped... They once again found themselves at a dead end.

Now, like their theory about a spurned lover, you know, an ex of some sort, detectives had expressed a great deal of confidence that the letters from the Black Dahlia Avenger would lead them to Elizabeth Short's killer. But after Daniel Voorhees' confession turned out to be false and the communication with the Avenger stopped... They once again found themselves at a dead end.

After two weeks of intense investigation involving hundreds of LAPD officers, they had combed through all the leads and clues they had and they had yet to find the murder weapon. They didn't find the crime scene. They didn't find a single suspect that was even remotely viable at this point. The LA Times declared, quote, it appeared almost certain the elusive killer was a stranger to Miss Short.

After two weeks of intense investigation involving hundreds of LAPD officers, they had combed through all the leads and clues they had and they had yet to find the murder weapon. They didn't find the crime scene. They didn't find a single suspect that was even remotely viable at this point. The LA Times declared, quote, it appeared almost certain the elusive killer was a stranger to Miss Short.

And they wrote, as even her closest associates have given not the slightest inkling to police of the identity of the murderer. Chief of Police Jack Donahoe agreed, telling reporters that most likely, quote, the Black Dahlia's nemesis was a pickup whom she did not previously know.

And they wrote, as even her closest associates have given not the slightest inkling to police of the identity of the murderer. Chief of Police Jack Donahoe agreed, telling reporters that most likely, quote, the Black Dahlia's nemesis was a pickup whom she did not previously know.

In the earlier days of February, tips continued to come into the LAPD and each one they ran down. They didn't ignore any of them. They didn't just assume they were stupid. They ran down and pursued all of them. Among them was a woman in Long Beach who claimed to have heard, quote, unearthly screams coming from a, quote, long expensive car on the night Elizabeth disappeared. Uh-huh.

In the earlier days of February, tips continued to come into the LAPD and each one they ran down. They didn't ignore any of them. They didn't just assume they were stupid. They ran down and pursued all of them. Among them was a woman in Long Beach who claimed to have heard, quote, unearthly screams coming from a, quote, long expensive car on the night Elizabeth disappeared. Uh-huh.

Did you call anyone when that was going on? This informant told police she'd been waiting at a bus stop that evening when she saw a man, quote, holding a woman down in the rear seat of the car with a man and a woman on the front seat. And she didn't call anyone. Why are you waiting until now to say anything? Then there was a tip from Elizabeth's friends where they were just trying to like.

Did you call anyone when that was going on? This informant told police she'd been waiting at a bus stop that evening when she saw a man, quote, holding a woman down in the rear seat of the car with a man and a woman on the front seat. And she didn't call anyone. Why are you waiting until now to say anything? Then there was a tip from Elizabeth's friends where they were just trying to like.

Think of anything. They were trying to think of anything that could help. So they said she had recently, quote, plugged cavities in her teeth with wax from candies, which sent investigators back to potential witnesses to ask whether they'd seen anyone caring for their teeth in such a way. Wait, what? She would plug the cavities in her teeth with wax candies. Yeah.

Think of anything. They were trying to think of anything that could help. So they said she had recently, quote, plugged cavities in her teeth with wax from candies, which sent investigators back to potential witnesses to ask whether they'd seen anyone caring for their teeth in such a way. Wait, what? She would plug the cavities in her teeth with wax candies. Yeah.