While the Black Dahlia investigation officially remains open, the LAPD has "misplaced" all of the physical evidence in the case, eliminating, at least for now, the opportunity to apply modern forensic techniques to her personal effects and the few items gathered at the crime scene.

In spite of thousands of leads and multiple confessions, the murder of Elizabeth Short has never been solved. Or has it?

In Chapter 24, we take a look at my comments about the main suspects in the murder. I'll also share my comments about the investigation in general along with some tips on safely navigating the world of online dating. You can take a quiz to test your knowledge of the Black Dahlia case, enjoy some snarky humor, and peruse a list of references and cool sites.

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So who killed the Black Dahlia? In Chapter 23 of Anthrax to Zodiac, we take a look at the main suspects in the murder.

Could it have been Mark Hansen, a nightclub owner with connections deep in the underbelly of Hollywood who was said to have been obsessed with Short? Or was it Hansen’s associate, Artie Loy aka Jeff Connors, who admitted to police that he knew Short, was in LA at the time of her murder, and even claimed to have seen her at a bar the night before she was found dead. Or was the killer George Hodel, a polygamous venereal disease doctor with connections to the corrupt LAPD? Or could it have been Walter Bayley, a morphine-addicted surgeon with bizarre sexual proclivities who had lived near the dump site?

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In Chapter 22 of Anthrax to Zodiac, we take a deep dive into the massive investigation that followed the discovery of Elizabeth Short's bisected corpse. Read how the case was investigated in a quagmire of graft and public corruption by a police department and prosecutor’s office reeling from scandals and revelations that had been plaguing the city for a decade.

Learn how Short’s belongings were mailed to the Los Angeles Examiner after being soaked in gasoline, and see her purse and shoe that were retrieved from an LA landfill. And read about the stunning revelation that the LAPD is currently unable to locate any of the physical evidence in this open case.

While the entire book will be presented free of charge in these blog posts, you can obtain the ebook version of all of Part 5 – Who Killed the Black Dahlia? for free by clicking on the button at the bottom of this post. You can also buy the entire anthology of Anthrax to Zodiac at Amazon.com.