The Ongoing Hunt For The ‘Black Dahlia’ Killer
The gruesome discovery of Elizabeth Short’s body in a Los Angeles vacant lot in 1947 presented police with a uniquely horrific crime. The 22-year-old, posthumously dubbed the “Black Dahlia,” had her corpse surgically severed at the torso, completely drained of blood, and her mouth carved into a grotesque smile. Adding to the sensational nature of the case, an individual claiming to be the killer mailed a package to a newspaper containing some of Short’s personal identification. Even with one of the most extensive investigations in the city’s history that involved hundreds of officers and produced dozens of confessions, the identity of the person responsible for the brutal murder has never been established.
The Unknown Culprit Behind The Hinterkaifeck Slayings
On a remote German farmstead in 1922, an unknown assailant used a mattock to systematically murder all six residents of the Hinterkaifeck homestead, luring most of them into a barn one by one. The crime was preceded by bizarre events, including the discovery of footprints in the snow that led to the property but not away, and unexplained noises coming from the attic. Chillingly, evidence suggests the killer remained on the farm for several days after the slayings, feeding the cattle and eating food from the kitchen before vanishing. Despite an extensive investigation that ruled out robbery as a motive, the perpetrator of this meticulously executed massacre was never identified.
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