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
Victim: The Other Side of Murder and film rights. The crime resulted in the deaths of three victims and in horrific injuries to the surviving two. Stanley Walker, Ansley, and Carol Naisbitt were murdered. Cortney Naisbitt and Orren Walker survived, albeit with severe injuries. The crime was perpetrated by three men, all of whom were United States Air Force airmen stationed at Hill Air Force Base. The Hi-Fi murders was the basis for the 1991 CBS television movie "Aftermath: A Test of Love", starring Richard Chamberlain and Michael Learned. Victim: The Other Side of Murder Victim: The Other Side of Murder (Delacorte Press, ) is a