Facts about the Black Dahlia case-Content might be disturbing

On 15 January 1957, Elizabeth was found disfigured and her body was sliced half at the waist in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. Elizabeth murder case was one of the oldest unsolved case in Los Angeles history. A local resident known as Betty Bersinger discovered Elizabeth body while she was walking with her 3 years old daughter. Betty thought it was a discarded mannequin, but when she realized that it was a real dead body, she reported it to the police. Elizabeth's body was severely disfigured especially at the waist and had drained entirely of her blood. Her face had been slashed from the corners of her mouth to her ears causing her to have the Glasgow smile. She had several cuts on her thigh and portions of her flesh had been sliced away. Her skull was not fractured but there were bruises on the front and right side of her scalp including a small bleed. On January 25,  Elizabeth handbag and one of her shoe were found on top of a garbage can in an alley. 

Before and after picture of Elizabeth Short "Black Dahlia"