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Regardless of where the name came from, it definitely added to the sensationalism and mysterious tone of the case. And like we said, that's the reason why it's part of the reason why it has so much notoriety today is that when it's easy to remember the name of the case, the Black Dahlia murder. it's easy to reference, you know what I mean?

And again, like you said, it's going to sell more papers, which means it's going to sell more books, which means it's going to be something people want to talk about. It's just a catchy name. It really is. So like the crime scene itself, the canvas of the neighborhood offered really few clues to guide the investigation.

And again, like you said, it's going to sell more papers, which means it's going to sell more books, which means it's going to be something people want to talk about. It's just a catchy name. It really is. So like the crime scene itself, the canvas of the neighborhood offered really few clues to guide the investigation.

One local man, Bob Meyer, told detectives he'd seen a late 1930s model Ford sedan stop in front of the lot around 630 a.m. that day. And he said it lingered near the area where the body was found before driving away.

One local man, Bob Meyer, told detectives he'd seen a late 1930s model Ford sedan stop in front of the lot around 630 a.m. that day. And he said it lingered near the area where the body was found before driving away.

But he couldn't recall any of the other details.

But he couldn't recall any of the other details.

To me, that seems like somebody who's dropping off a body. Yep. Fortunately for detectives, the identification of the victim offered several new leads because now we could start connecting people to her. So they started with her mother, Phoebe, and they talked to her.

To me, that seems like somebody who's dropping off a body. Yep. Fortunately for detectives, the identification of the victim offered several new leads because now we could start connecting people to her. So they started with her mother, Phoebe, and they talked to her.

Investigators set out to learn everything they could about Elizabeth with Phoebe in the hope that something in her background would help lead them to her killer. Phoebe actually learned of her daughter's death when she received a call from a Los Angeles examiner, which was soon confirmed by LAPD detectives. That's awful. So she found out in an awful way.

Investigators set out to learn everything they could about Elizabeth with Phoebe in the hope that something in her background would help lead them to her killer. Phoebe actually learned of her daughter's death when she received a call from a Los Angeles examiner, which was soon confirmed by LAPD detectives. That's awful. So she found out in an awful way.

According to Phoebe, Elizabeth traveled to San Diego a few weeks before her death and had found work with the Naval Hospital there. She said she left Hollywood because of the movie strike, which made it difficult to get work as an extra. Phoebe didn't know why her daughter had returned to Los Angeles on the night of her disappearance, and she really couldn't offer any insight.

According to Phoebe, Elizabeth traveled to San Diego a few weeks before her death and had found work with the Naval Hospital there. She said she left Hollywood because of the movie strike, which made it difficult to get work as an extra. Phoebe didn't know why her daughter had returned to Los Angeles on the night of her disappearance, and she really couldn't offer any insight.

Now, given the sexual undertones of the murder, the investigation definitely turned to Elizabeth's romantic life. According to her mother, Phoebe, Elizabeth's only serious relationship was with Matt Gordon, the Air Force pilot who she planned to marry. Other than Matt Gordon, Phoebe Short knew really no other serious relationships that Elizabeth had been in before her death.

Now, given the sexual undertones of the murder, the investigation definitely turned to Elizabeth's romantic life. According to her mother, Phoebe, Elizabeth's only serious relationship was with Matt Gordon, the Air Force pilot who she planned to marry. Other than Matt Gordon, Phoebe Short knew really no other serious relationships that Elizabeth had been in before her death.

Her mother didn't know about serious relationships, but her friends and roommates definitely were like, she definitely had some relationships, but not serious.

Her mother didn't know about serious relationships, but her friends and roommates definitely were like, she definitely had some relationships, but not serious.

Yeah. According to Los Angeles Times article filed shortly after her death, she was known among her friends as, quote, a girl with a different boyfriend every night.

Yeah. According to Los Angeles Times article filed shortly after her death, she was known among her friends as, quote, a girl with a different boyfriend every night.

Good for her. Several roommates and others who knew her claimed she had a fondness for sailors and often visited the nightclubs where soldiers were known to visit.