The first suspect and supposedly the last person to see Elizabeth alive, Robert “Red” Manly, although cleared of murder, he was haunted by the crime for the rest of his life. 
His wife stood by his side, unfortunately she had to have him committed to Patton State Hospital in 1954.
Police bulletin to the officers on the investigation.
Letters received by the newspapers. The police believe these were sent by the killer
Random pages from the LAPD case file.
I know I said I would put a link to the crime scene and morgue photos,but, honestly, you can just google “Black Dahlia Morgue photos” and hit image and all of the crime scene and morgue photos show up, WARNING, they are graphic, its hard to even realize that was once a living person.
The photo below is the doctored photo that the press released, they even changed her face and covered the cuts from her mouth to her ears. Its the only photo I can stand to even post.
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The Black Dahlia References
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/black-dahlia
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1867198_1867170_1867291,00.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short
http://blackdahlia.web.unc.edu/
https://stevehodel.com/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/has-the-black-dahlia-murder-finally-been-solved-198247/
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/
Documentaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FlqnCf1LZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKEfFfFBKo
https://www.insideedition.com/black-dahlia-murder-true-story-50461
https://www.horrorgalore.com/true-story/horrifying-mystery-black-dahlia-documentary
Books
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Avenger-True-Story/dp/0061139610
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-James-Ellroy/dp/0446618128
https://www.amazon.com/Severed-Story-Black-Dahlia-Murder/dp/187892317X
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Red-Rose-Corruption/dp/1631492268
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Dahlia-Files-Transfixed-Angeles/dp/0060582502
https://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Shadows-Hidden-Dahlia-Murder/dp/1585004847
https://www.amazon.com/Exquisite-Corpse-Surrealism-Dahlia-Murder/dp/B000WZTZOU
http://www.piueatwell.com/black-dahlia-red-rose
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