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,"
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