Alina

Yeah, it's like from the... It's that classic photo where you can... It looks, you know, the crime scene looks like there is a mannequin laying in the grass. Yeah, yeah. And of course, we're going to get into the specifics of this because it was not a bloody crime scene. She was drained of blood. Yeah. In part two, we will get into all the theories. We're going to talk about who we think did it.

We're going to talk about, you know, a lot of the people that they were going after for suspects. So don't worry, we'll get more into that. And I think in part two, too, we'll kind of go through even more of some of the nuances of this stuff. But right now, we're going to tell you about Elizabeth Short. I'm going to tell you about the crime scene. I'm going to tell you about how she was found.

We're going to talk about, you know, a lot of the people that they were going after for suspects. So don't worry, we'll get more into that. And I think in part two, too, we'll kind of go through even more of some of the nuances of this stuff. But right now, we're going to tell you about Elizabeth Short. I'm going to tell you about the crime scene. I'm going to tell you about how she was found.

And we'll get a little bit into some of the suspects.

And we'll get a little bit into some of the suspects.

So strap in AJ Benza. I hope you're listening. Oh, my God. Hi, AJ Benza.

So strap in AJ Benza. I hope you're listening. Oh, my God. Hi, AJ Benza.

You know, we're live Googling right now. We're taking us back to a cool and very overcast day, January 15th, 1947. All right. This is when Betty Bersinger and her three-year-old daughter, Anne, left the house for a nice little morning walk. Just a stroll. Yeah, just a stroll.

You know, we're live Googling right now. We're taking us back to a cool and very overcast day, January 15th, 1947. All right. This is when Betty Bersinger and her three-year-old daughter, Anne, left the house for a nice little morning walk. Just a stroll. Yeah, just a stroll.

So the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, which is just five miles south of Hollywood, was a very newly developed and planned community. And there were still a lot of vacant lots in it. They were along Norton Avenue. And people would use these vacant lots a lot of the time because people are always going to people.

So the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles, which is just five miles south of Hollywood, was a very newly developed and planned community. And there were still a lot of vacant lots in it. They were along Norton Avenue. And people would use these vacant lots a lot of the time because people are always going to people.

To dump garbage everywhere. Other stuff, you know, like be the dumb part of people. So when Betty caught sight of a pale white thing in the tall grass in the empty lot, she thought, oh, someone left a broken tailor's mannequin in the lot rather than just getting rid of it properly. Yeah.

To dump garbage everywhere. Other stuff, you know, like be the dumb part of people. So when Betty caught sight of a pale white thing in the tall grass in the empty lot, she thought, oh, someone left a broken tailor's mannequin in the lot rather than just getting rid of it properly. Yeah.

You know, it was just one of those things that she kind of walked by and was like, can people stop peopling, please?

You know, it was just one of those things that she kind of walked by and was like, can people stop peopling, please?

Exactly. But then Betty got closer to the object, which was just a few inches from the edge of the sidewalk. If you have ever seen the crime scene photos or anything like that or been to that area, you know that she was right up out in the open. To think that she was with her three-year-old daughter. Yeah.

Exactly. But then Betty got closer to the object, which was just a few inches from the edge of the sidewalk. If you have ever seen the crime scene photos or anything like that or been to that area, you know that she was right up out in the open. To think that she was with her three-year-old daughter. Yeah.

That shakes me to my core. And, I mean, Elizabeth's body was right on the grass next to the sidewalk. I mean, all of it was intentional. And she immediately realized she was not looking at a mannequin at all, but a horrifically mutilated body of a young woman who had been bisected at the waist.

That shakes me to my core. And, I mean, Elizabeth's body was right on the grass next to the sidewalk. I mean, all of it was intentional. And she immediately realized she was not looking at a mannequin at all, but a horrifically mutilated body of a young woman who had been bisected at the waist.

I think that's what initially really drew me to this case, like made me just like morbidly fascinated and absolutely horrified by this case was just the extent of the mutilation that was done to this woman. Yeah. I could not conceive of it. I still can't conceive of it.