Severed

by John Gilmore | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 9781878923103 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 6/8/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, June 8, 2020
I've had this softcover on my keeper shelves for a long time now, and I think it's time it went traveling.

It's a fascinating account of a truly heinous crime (and with as much in the way of "gory details" as anyone could ask!): the savage torture, murder and dismemberment of Elizabeth "Black Dahlia" Short in 1947. The author has accumulated a lot of data about the Dahlia case and about another murder that, he suggests, was committed by the same person. He also proposes a solution to the case, and while I can't say that he isn't convincing, I suppose part of me balks whenever a famous "unsolved" case looks like it might be settled - in a way, I'd almost rather not know...

Lots of period detail and behind-the-scenes info here; a good read for true-crime buffs. [But it is very, very graphic, including photos of Short's devastated body. You have been warned!]

Since I first read the book, I've read other accounts of the case, both fictional and non - and I even got to visit a memorial to Short in Medford, MA, near the place where she spent her childhood. (For an interesting graphic-novel-style account of the case, check out Rick Geary's Black Dahlia, from his 20th-century-murders series.)

Released 3 yrs ago (6/14/2020 UTC) at Little Free Library, Hartshorn Mill Rd in Amherst, New Hampshire USA

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*** Released for the 2020 Allergic to A challenge. ***

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