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,"
Frances Elizabeth Barrow She died at 30 East Thirty-fifth street, in New York City, May 7, 1894. The interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Two daughters, Mrs. S. L. Holly and Mrs. Theodore Connoly, survived her. Frances Elizabeth Barrow Frances Elizabeth Barrow (pen name, Aunt Fanny; nickname, "Frankie Blue"; February 22, 1822 - May 7, 1894) was an American author of children's stories. Frances Elizabeth Mease was born in Charleston, South Carolina, February 22, 1822. Her parents were Charles Benton Mease, of Charleston, and Sarah Matilda Graham of Boston. Barrow's sister, Alexina Black Mease married Richard Grant White in 1850. When her father committed