It’s one of the most notorious unsolved murders in United States History: the brutal killing of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, whose body was dumped in a lot, dismembered into two pieces.

Show Notes

But who was Elizabeth Short? In Part One of this Two Part Episode, we look at the murder and the victim, a bright young woman who had dreams and ambitions whose life was cut short far too soon. 

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