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The Consult: Real FBI Profilers

106. The Black Dahlia – Part 2

The Consult: Real FBI Profilers

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True Crime

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In the second part of our analysis of the Black Dahlia case, we examine the victimology of Elizabeth Short. Who was she, and what can her life tell us about the person who killed her? We explore her background, relationships, lifestyle, and movements leading up to her death.


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In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder.

0:20.4

Sometimes the cases we discuss involve children.

0:24.4

Listener discretion is advised.

0:28.3

Music Welcome to the consult.

0:48.3

I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and I'm joined by my colleagues.

0:53.9

Angela Serser.

0:55.0

Susan Costler Drew.

0:57.0

And Bob Drew.

0:58.0

Angela, Susan, and Bob are also retired FBI profilers, and we all work together in the

1:05.0

FBI's behavioral analysis unit.

1:07.0

Today we're continuing our discussion of one of the most infamous unsolved murders in

1:12.7

American history the black dahlia case this is part two of our analysis of the

1:18.4

1947 murder of 22 year old elizabeth short in los angeles california in part one we

1:26.4

discussed the crime scene and went over the results of

1:29.1

Elizabeth's autopsy. Today, we'll be focusing on her victimology, who she was as a person,

1:36.0

the circumstances of her life, and what her background and behavior might tell us about the

1:41.0

person who killed her. Before we get started, I want to remind listeners that if you'd

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