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And so they were saying, like, did you see her buying wax candies? Did you see anybody? Because, like, who knows? Did you see somebody, like, fiddling with their teeth, like, with, you know, sticking something in their teeth, like, on a bus, anywhere? They're literally trying anything. Literally anything. Because these are, like, unique traits.

And so they were saying, like, did you see her buying wax candies? Did you see anybody? Because, like, who knows? Did you see somebody, like, fiddling with their teeth, like, with, you know, sticking something in their teeth, like, on a bus, anywhere? They're literally trying anything. Literally anything. Because these are, like, unique traits.

That they're like, okay, maybe that's something.

That they're like, okay, maybe that's something.

Yeah, like maybe that's something if somebody says like, oh, weird, I did see a girl sitting there like sticking something in her tooth on the bus or something like that, that can at least help them figure something out.

Yeah, like maybe that's something if somebody says like, oh, weird, I did see a girl sitting there like sticking something in her tooth on the bus or something like that, that can at least help them figure something out.

While most of the tips came from the Los Angeles area, they did receive calls and letters from other parts of the country too, which very unnecessarily taxed agency resources. It just made it even worse. In early February, for example, investigators received a call from officials at Fort Dix in New Jersey.

While most of the tips came from the Los Angeles area, they did receive calls and letters from other parts of the country too, which very unnecessarily taxed agency resources. It just made it even worse. In early February, for example, investigators received a call from officials at Fort Dix in New Jersey.

reporting that one of their soldiers, Joseph Dumais, had disclosed to Army investigators that he'd been on a date with Elizabeth Short the night she disappeared. Now, he's in New Jersey. According to Dumais, he had gone on a date with Short on the evening of January 9th, but, quote, after the date, his mind went blank. And the next thing he remembered, he was in Pennsylvania Station, New York.

reporting that one of their soldiers, Joseph Dumais, had disclosed to Army investigators that he'd been on a date with Elizabeth Short the night she disappeared. Now, he's in New Jersey. According to Dumais, he had gone on a date with Short on the evening of January 9th, but, quote, after the date, his mind went blank. And the next thing he remembered, he was in Pennsylvania Station, New York.

Yeah. Totally. Fort Dix investigators analyzed the uniform Dumais had been wearing that night and found what turned out to be bloodstains on one of the pockets of his pants.

Yeah. Totally. Fort Dix investigators analyzed the uniform Dumais had been wearing that night and found what turned out to be bloodstains on one of the pockets of his pants.

Now, when they began digging into his background, investigators learned that the 29-year-old soldier had been married three times. And on at least one occasion, he had been examined by a psychiatrist who recommended he be hospitalized for psychological reasons. Eee.

Now, when they began digging into his background, investigators learned that the 29-year-old soldier had been married three times. And on at least one occasion, he had been examined by a psychiatrist who recommended he be hospitalized for psychological reasons. Eee.

Also, while Dumais claimed to have been in Los Angeles the previous month, there was no record of him having traveled to California recently. Yeah. It was eventually determined that he had nothing to do with Elizabeth's murder. And the bloodstains in his pockets could have, quote, come from a bloody handkerchief.

Also, while Dumais claimed to have been in Los Angeles the previous month, there was no record of him having traveled to California recently. Yeah. It was eventually determined that he had nothing to do with Elizabeth's murder. And the bloodstains in his pockets could have, quote, come from a bloody handkerchief.

But by then, investigators had already wasted several days and precious man hours in this completely false bullshit lead. Which is really fucking annoying. As the first week of February came to an end, investigators had become so desperate for any new leads and eventually returned to what the press described as quite, as quote, twice cold clues. Holy shit. Doubling back on things.

But by then, investigators had already wasted several days and precious man hours in this completely false bullshit lead. Which is really fucking annoying. As the first week of February came to an end, investigators had become so desperate for any new leads and eventually returned to what the press described as quite, as quote, twice cold clues. Holy shit. Doubling back on things.

While some members of the team went back to old suspects and witnesses hoping to find anything that could point them in a new direction, several other detectives started following anything that even resembled a lead, no matter how insignificant, like the cavity thing. Right.

While some members of the team went back to old suspects and witnesses hoping to find anything that could point them in a new direction, several other detectives started following anything that even resembled a lead, no matter how insignificant, like the cavity thing. Right.