Born on July 29, 1924, Short was one of four sisters and grew up outside of Boston, according to the book The Black Dahlia: Shattered Dreams, written by Brenda Haugen. Short’s life was marred ...
Dubbed "The Black Dahlia" by the press due to her affinity ... Years later in 2003, a retired LAPD detective wrote a book pointing to his father, gynecologist George Hodel, who died in 1999 ...
Soon after the murder, Ms Short's birth certificate was found in an envelope that read: "Here is Dahlia's belongings, letter to follow" ...