Hi listeners, it's Vanessa from Serial Killers and I'm excited to delve deeper into the story

of one of True Crimes' most infamous mysteries.

This week we're doing things a little differently because this story is anything but straightforward.

So with that in mind, Carter from Unsolved Murders is joining me as we sift through this

case from Hollywood's Golden Age.

The case of the Black Dahlia is an enduring mystery that has fascinated True Crime aficionados

for decades.

But while most people know about the iconic murder at the center of the story, few people

know about the other unsolved cases that surround it.

We're joining forces to explore these crimes, as well as the theory that they weren't a

spate of disconnected tragedies, they were the work of a single serial killer.

Due to the graphic nature of this murder case, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, mutilation, incest, and sexual abuse of minors.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

The psych ward was never quiet, even at night.

The lights were dimmed, but Mary Unkafer could still hear the mumbling of a patient next

store, and what sounded like screaming from down the hallway.

Mary was no stranger to this place.

As a police officer, she'd been tasked with bringing many people here over the years,

criminals mostly, whose sanity had to be assessed.

But her charge tonight was different.

Mary looked at the young woman, lying motionless beneath starched sheets, Lillian Lenerac, an

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