Black Dahlia Docuseries In The Works As Talestorm Claims To Have Uncovered “Startling” New Leads
A new docuseries titled 'Deconstructing Dahlia' is being developed by Talestorm, claiming to have uncovered significant new leads in the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia. The team asserts they have identified a primary suspect and evidence that could prove the original crime scene was altered. Support from Short's family has been received as the investigation seeks to obtain key evidence from the LA Police Department.
- ▪The murder of Elizabeth Short occurred in 1947 and remains one of Los Angeles' most infamous unsolved cases.
- ▪Talestorm's docuseries claims to have found new evidence, including a concealed room and new witnesses.
- ▪Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley believes there is now enough evidence for a grand jury indictment.
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Elizabeth Short Getty EXCLUSIVE: The murder of Elizabeth Short – otherwise known as the Black Dahlia – in 1947 has remained one of the highest-profile unsolved crimes in LA history. It has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, movies and films including Brian De Palma’s 2006 feature starring Scarlett Johansson and Josh Hartnett, and Chris Pine-led series I Am The Night. The team behind a new docuseries that is in the works has claimed that they have uncovered a series of “startling” new leads, including a primary suspect and evidence proving the location of the murder, and is currently pushing the LA Police Department to release key pieces of evidence that have been withheld for nearly eight decades blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec',…
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