Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder 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," an infamous murder victim whose mutilated body was found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles in 1947, and whose murder has remained unsolved for decades. According to Gilmore, he was inspired to write the book after having met Elizabeth Short when he was eleven years old. Published in 1994, it was the first and one of
Murder of Larry King and recognition to create a public service announcement about the murder which ran on LOGO and across MTV networks. Victim of police brutality Rodney King compared the murder to his own experience as a victim of hate crime stating, "What have we learned? What have we changed?" An examination of the circumstances that preceded and followed the 2008 murder was captured in the 2013 HBO documentary film, "Valentine Road". The murder was a central inspiration for Canadian writer Raziel Reid's award-winning young adult novel "When Everything Feels Like the Movies", published in 2014. and 's novel "L'enfant mascara", published in