Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder

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Jack Luna

True Crime, Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

In 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in a vacant Los Angeles lot. The press dubbed her the Black Dahlia, and her murder became one of the most infamous unsolved cases in American history.

Behind the lurid headlines and wild speculation was a real woman, one whose life and story have been overshadowed by the myth.

Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder reveals who Elizabeth Short was, the shocking details of her murder, and the search for her killer. Along the way, we uncover the facts, the rumors, and the pieces of history that time tried to erase.

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0:00.0	Please give my friend Esther Ludlow's new podcast, a listen.
0:06.3	Esther, she is one of the original true crime podcasters and one whom has been ripped off over time by larger podcasts coming along the line.
0:16.3	And it has always been a good friend of mine as an independent podcaster, an independent true crime
0:21.2	podcaster, a real spirit.
0:25.3	Her name was Elizabeth Short, but the world would come to know her by another name.
0:31.1	The Black Dahlia.
0:32.3	The Black Dahlia.
0:33.3	The Black Dahlia.
0:34.4	The Black Dahlia.
0:35.3	In 1947, her body was found severed and a vacant lot in Los Angeles.
0:41.8	The headlines were sensational.
0:44.1	The rumors endless.
0:45.9	But who was the real woman behind the myth?
0:49.2	How did Elizabeth's life lead her to become one of the most infamous murder victims in history.
0:56.0	And the question that still haunts us nearly 80 years later, who killed her?
1:02.0	Join me for my new six-part series of Once Upon a Crime, Broken, the Black Dahlia murder.
1:08.0	I'll peel back the layers of truth and legend to uncover the real Black Dahlia
1:13.1	and provide details lost to history
1:15.8	in this chilling case.
1:17.9	Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
1:21.2	Amazon Music, or wherever you listen,
1:24.1	or watch on YouTube.
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