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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.

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.

Oh, yeah. I think it's great. The aesthetic of that time. That's the thing, the aesthetic. The aesthetic, but not the vibe of what was happening.

Oh, yeah. I think it's great. The aesthetic of that time. That's the thing, the aesthetic. The aesthetic, but not the vibe of what was happening.

The aesthetic of the time is for sure. It's like a movie. Yeah, it really is. And her former roommate, Linda Rohr, said she was always going out and she loved to prowl the boulevard. Let's go, girl. Let's go, girls. In their interviews with those closest to her, investigators learned of several men they believe could have played a role in her death.

The aesthetic of the time is for sure. It's like a movie. Yeah, it really is. And her former roommate, Linda Rohr, said she was always going out and she loved to prowl the boulevard. Let's go, girl. Let's go, girls. In their interviews with those closest to her, investigators learned of several men they believe could have played a role in her death.

Of the men Short had dated, investigators were very interested in one boyfriend who Elizabeth had confessed to friends she was, quote, deadly afraid of. Oh. According to Elizabeth's former coworker, Cheryl Mayland, there was a, quote, tall, sinister, elderly man who approached her at a bar where she works a few weeks earlier and asked about Miss Short's whereabouts.

Of the men Short had dated, investigators were very interested in one boyfriend who Elizabeth had confessed to friends she was, quote, deadly afraid of. Oh. According to Elizabeth's former coworker, Cheryl Mayland, there was a, quote, tall, sinister, elderly man who approached her at a bar where she works a few weeks earlier and asked about Miss Short's whereabouts.