Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder section with many never before-published photos from the life of Elizabeth Short and from the case, including graphic crime scene and postmortem police photos. The book was well-received upon publication, receiving praise from publisher Larry Flynt, as well as David Lynch, who optioned the book for film rights in 1995; the film eventually fell through. Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder is a 1994 American historical true crime book by John Gilmore. The book details the life and death of Elizabeth Short, also known as "The Black Dahlia,"
Seventh Victim Seventh Victim "Seventh Victim" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert Sheckley, originally published in" Galaxy Science Fiction "in 1953. In 1957 it was adapted for NBC's "X Minus One" radio play as "The Seventh Victim." It was heavily revised for the 1965 Italian movie "The 10th Victim". Sheckley published a novelization of the film under that title the next year, and later followed with two sequels, 1987's "Victim Prime" and 1988's "Hunter/Victim." The story concerns a future society that has eliminated major warfare by allowing members of society who are inclined to violence to join The