Elizabeth Short was a beautiful young woman who dreamed of becoming a film actress. She looked like a porcelain doll with her black curls, her full hips, her pale skin, and her blue eyes (Scheeres 3). People said Short didn't smoke, didn't drink or swore even though he spent most of his time in nightclubs with men (Crime & Investigation Network 1). Most people knew Elizabeth Short by her nickname “Black Dahlia.” Most people say that Short got this nickname from the movie "The Blue Dahlia" and his love for the color black (Scheeres 3). However, Short did not know that this nickname would stick with her long after her death. The Black Dahlia was brutally murdered in the late 1940s and the murder is still unsolved today. Elizabeth Short was born on July 29, 1924 to Cleo and Phoebe Short. Elizabeth, her parents, and her four sisters lived in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Cleo, her father, left the family during the depression because he went bankrupt. Elizabeth lived a fairly normal life growing up. However, she had breathing problems that eventually forced her to spend winters in Miami, Florida. Wanting to become an actress, Elizabeth moved to Valljo, California to live with her father (Scheeres 3). Within a year, Short was sent home for underage drinking. Once again, Short began spending summers in Massachusetts and winters in Florida. Once in Florida, she met and fell in love with Major Matthew M. Gordon Jr.. Gordon was in the Air Force and was soon sent to India. While in India, he proposed to Elizabeth in a letter, but Gordon died in a plane crash before he could return to America (Crime & Investigation Network 1). To help deal with Gordon's death, Elizabeth spent time with men, especially... middle of paper... her, someone who didn't know, or someone who knew that Black Dahlia was close to knowing that they had killed. someone else, the killer got away. Works CitedAiderz. "The Black Dahlia, an introduction to the tragic Elizabeth Short." www.eshorttheblackdahlia.blogspot.com. The black dahlia solution. “The solution to the murder/riddle.” www.blackdahliasolution.org/cryptol1.htm.Crime & Investigation Network. "Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia." www.crimandinvestigation.co.uk/crimefiles/elizabeth-short-the-black-dahlia/biography.html. Downes, Robert. "Who killed the black dahlia." www.northernexpress.com/michigan/article-1676-who-killed-the-black-dahlia.htm. Scheeres, Julia. "The Black Dahlia." www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/dahliaindex_1.html. Truex, Leslie. "Who killed the black dahlia." www.hyperlink.com/who-killed-the-black-dahlia-b1645a10.