Alina

It was common for murder victims to be dumped in various locations, like the lot where Elizabeth Short was found, especially around Los Angeles. It was just, you know, just the area. But from the moment investigators arrived at the scene, it was clear that this was not their run of the mill. No.

There was a lot here. It was definitely not the killer trying to get rid of this body quickly. No. That is for sure. Like, this was not like, I just have to remove myself from this situation. Shock factor. They had arranged Elizabeth Short's body in a very particular way and had chosen a location where she would 100% be discovered very quickly. Mm-hmm. Like... Very quickly.

There was a lot here. It was definitely not the killer trying to get rid of this body quickly. No. That is for sure. Like, this was not like, I just have to remove myself from this situation. Shock factor. They had arranged Elizabeth Short's body in a very particular way and had chosen a location where she would 100% be discovered very quickly. Mm-hmm. Like... Very quickly.

And the way she was arranged, like the two halves of her body were placed close to one another with about 12 inches between them. And the upper half was placed somewhat asymmetrically from the lower half, like a little bit to the side. And her arms were raised above her head and both of them were bent at an angle. Okay. Very much so like you were posing for a photograph. Right. That makes sense.

And the way she was arranged, like the two halves of her body were placed close to one another with about 12 inches between them. And the upper half was placed somewhat asymmetrically from the lower half, like a little bit to the side. And her arms were raised above her head and both of them were bent at an angle. Okay. Very much so like you were posing for a photograph. Right. That makes sense.

She was also completely nude. But it was very much like she was posing like you would lay on a bed to pose for a photograph. Yeah. Like you would see in a magazine at the time.

She was also completely nude. But it was very much like she was posing like you would lay on a bed to pose for a photograph. Yeah. Like you would see in a magazine at the time.

Like a spicy magazine.

Like a spicy magazine.

You know? Yeah. So it was very clear that they were trying to pose her in a way that it would shock and in a way that they they were definitely trying to send a message either about who they believed she was or about something else outside of something in their pathology. Exactly. The level of violence that the victim had been subjected to.

You know? Yeah. So it was very clear that they were trying to pose her in a way that it would shock and in a way that they they were definitely trying to send a message either about who they believed she was or about something else outside of something in their pathology. Exactly. The level of violence that the victim had been subjected to.

I mean, it exceeded what most veteran law enforcement officers and on the LAPD had ever seen or would ever see. Really saying something.

I mean, it exceeded what most veteran law enforcement officers and on the LAPD had ever seen or would ever see. Really saying something.

Detective P.W. Freestone told reporters at the scene, this is the most brutal example of a sex crime I have ever seen. She had been cleanly, and when I say cleanly, I mean cleanly bisected at the waist, which is shockingly cleanly. Absolutely insane. Yes. Whoever had done this, it felt like they had access to the type of tools required to do that in a surgical setting. Yeah. This is like...

Detective P.W. Freestone told reporters at the scene, this is the most brutal example of a sex crime I have ever seen. She had been cleanly, and when I say cleanly, I mean cleanly bisected at the waist, which is shockingly cleanly. Absolutely insane. Yes. Whoever had done this, it felt like they had access to the type of tools required to do that in a surgical setting. Yeah. This is like...

This is kind of like when I go back to Jack the Ripper. Don't worry, I'll talk about the DNA soon. Thank you for tagging me and everything. But... This is kind of what I say with Jack the Ripper that I don't think, like, it's hard to understand how difficult it is to cut parts of the human body cleanly. Yeah, I can imagine. If you haven't tried to cut human body parts cleanly.

This is kind of like when I go back to Jack the Ripper. Don't worry, I'll talk about the DNA soon. Thank you for tagging me and everything. But... This is kind of what I say with Jack the Ripper that I don't think, like, it's hard to understand how difficult it is to cut parts of the human body cleanly. Yeah, I can imagine. If you haven't tried to cut human body parts cleanly.

Can confidently say I've never tried.

Can confidently say I've never tried.

So it's like if you have not been in a profession where you have done that or been around that, it's a little hard to wrap your brain around.