George Hodel's Responsible For The Murder Of The Black Dahlia

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The Black Dahlia
The story of the Black Dahlia had people trying to find answers for years, with so many suspects and not many answers it only led to more mystery. Not much is known about the murder that happened and there are many possibilities, but among all the suspects, one thing is clear and that is Ed burns didn't commit the crime. George Hodel committed the murder and there is a lot of evidence against him to prove this statement. In the murder of the Black Dahlia, Ed Burns didn't commit the crime, but George Hodel was the one who is responsible for the murder. The mystery of the Black Dahlia has interested people for decades, the murder happened mid January 1947. A body was found cut in half in a vacant lot on L.A’s South Norton Avenue. A police detective later said after seeing the crime scene “ I just can't imagine someone else doing that to another human being.”( “Black Dahlia” ), the crime scene was that gruesome. The murder victim was 22 year old Elizabeth Short, called the Black Dahlia by the murderer. The mystery got its public interest when the L.A.P.D couldn't find someone responsible for the …show more content…

George Hodel was a far more likely killer of Ms. Short. At one point, the LAPD put voice surveillance within his home due to the fact of him being such a large suspect. What the police had found on the tapes were horrifying. At 8:25pm one night, the screams of a woman could be heard on the tapes. Before the screams in the tapes, this voice was not heard previously. Also heard was Hodel confessing to murdering a woman with a pillow, wrapping her in a blanket, and putting her in a taxi to be sent away. Later, Hodel was quoted with saying, “Supposin’ I did kill the Black Dahlia. They couldn’t prove it now. They can’t talk to my secretary any more because she’s dead,” (The Black Dahlia). Due to these circumstances, during the original investigation, he was a main suspect in the murder. Consequently, the FBI got involved and used him as a main suspect as

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