Fact #60560

Unemployed 22-year-old waitress Elizabeth 'Betty' Short, soon to become known as The Black Dahlia, is last seen alive. Her body will be found mutilated and sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Her killer will never be caught. This gruesome murder will inspire books, films and several songs including The Black Dahlia by Lamb of God [2000]; The Black Dahlia a Grammy Award-winning jazz orchestral composition by Bob Belden [2001]; Black Dahlia by Anthrax [2003]; My Black Dahlia by Hollywood Undead [2008] and Black Dahlia by Porcupine Tree [2009]. It's worth mentioning that there's also a 'melodic death metal' band called The Black Dahlia Murder.