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jg.;i=:ae�iiiiéI;§iisp¢¢i'-hasmbeeiié�ablished _in"m'.-.der of .i22;1j¬a;��9 d. Elizabeth"?$1_10rt, whose -mutilated" -bod}?was--found -dumped in 1; v§,".icant lot<in'__s0i1thweste_r_n LogAngeles Wednesday" mornin»_g't';-_.;Identifl_<:atioi17 of -the .gi;1_;-
moles on the back.?o£1-fliéi'éi�1ecli*.�§§--1Q -Theexactly with� '3 ?�i,he"fcoroner's officefound WednesdayNorton Ave. betweenColiseum St.
Yesterday an-'autop2:y;_'.;i115i&edthe girl hadsharp metal weapons -,lb�e'Iore"'she;died,. thenbutchered. _:� -;�" �Dr. Frederick D. Ne92'ivbai'r',ii:h.le£_'
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de squad was , r, r-5' T ,5��»"=' spur apprehén -- _ �
criminal, city'ot�ci'__aJ§;_ _! "a ~$10,000_.re_' 1mm new - 1 -wonld rrop<>=e-- 'T**F�§:�:�33:Es- .;Q15 City, = __'?;},;f§f,'~f- �-�*7-Automobiles� -:§i»*f;:- " I
Officers in the border city im-mediately feared that San Diego's89-dis"tic_ yvprnan killer, already be-lieved responsible for at �leastseven unsolved mu_rders,- was on�92¢�.Pr§W1'.az:.a.in-. , . . . 1 ;_ -'
For 15 years, police and psychol-Ogists have agreedthat the killerwas �a sexual sadist whose crimesincreased in brutality. _ _ _A
I-' -Byfstudying the records� ot un-3°lY°d . F?-5.9.9». . .u.�?Y . °°!.1Zi°°t"1'°¢1
f�nat» Miss Short.�who worked and-�lived�i_n*San Diego, could well -be___.the___1nad �killer's �latest victim-"in �lms #1 th.em.a11.
i, began gig Feb., 1931. whenVirginia, - 1 .- ..'»1-='.°=':r.ear:<>.1.�1'..=i= "1slr1:wss»
" _._¢1�-*'¢i1Y.j:b�921===d~1ni=s_92m- Louise =T¬ubeiI,_174year-old<clerk.':.=.=1:se¢1s. ,.we=, ¬9!'¥*d;-!11°!%th8, later-.$»7?T=�»0n_-<Aprii 25'-of rtheaame year,' j__body of �Dolly Bibbens, attrac-
; _ti e,'_i1vejll-to-do - widow, was found_ -.he'r__apartment. She had been .Q"81¥-~,,13_98@t1§géa,t;ter~£1rst' being
� 'D!#9;;�=vyeelcsi-later, Hazel sma-shaq, :ql921_§-iantittil s. 22-year-old tele-phone "qoperator,-Ewes-' found mur-
liliiin� oi seven= 1 Elurerniézitbliéei in-�{¢§£s �last ' hiigiit was at strikingmad butcher. murder of Elizabeth Short, 22, whose body was found __h__er_e
.pther'-unsolved San Diego sex crimes. a V __�' * . Q ' .4- - of . -1 .
dered in the Indian Village, Balboa.Park. She had been stabbed 17times. . _ - ' �- While still investigating these
three murders, police were calledtoi the apartment ot. Maud Det-wile:-,. attractive divorcee. She,too, had been raped and sadisti-cally slain. ' _ _
� There was a three year lull_be-fore the sex.tiend struck 122.111.-Then, on the morning ot Ma_ 'h 4,1984, police found Mrs. WesleyAdams dead. the victim ct �hkillerfollowing a similar pattern to thefirst three crinies. _ 1 5 ,.,;,'_Almonth later, San.D go wasshocked by one or the most.bat-�ing or all s_ex_ crlme.cases._1-Iang-g_»trom¢a_tree om.B§§'cl§' ' _
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. A1-ope arotind her-;-neck wastied to the limbs or :two trees,but an autopsy indicated she hadbeen raped ' and murdered else-where, before - being -tied-. to the1-,;§ee,_ - - _: -1 ,-_»;. V~;'Before the --summer ended, thesadist struclr again. .~ Celia ~Oota, 16-year-old high
Next, and pei�hnpS__!ll0St-'8P6¢_§_I5-=cular in the series,�w_as thmbrutalimurder of Miss Ruthside YWCA . secretary; agdida�giif;ter of a. promlnent.Ph9eni�i§ig**er. ~Visiting n'eji-.i$acii£i<>imig,;ia:¢. � ' eh_~
Dur1i1g_ Stay� Jobs were few and money was�scarce for Elizabeth Short dur-ing her residence at a Hollywoodihotei last year, two youths andiTthehhotel's clerk tom police lastinig L _ * '
Har�ld Costa. 31. and'Donaldheyes,� g2�-both residents of thehotel 'at"1611 "North Orange. drive-oaldthey had been boy friendso£*"E1!!w-beth's two roonunates.1gx;a.1'gery'§§raha1n and Lynn Mar-
- �Whenever we took the girls� out to dinner, they always1 asked us it they might bringBeth along,� Costa recalled.�They said the kid was brokeand hungry." s- ~ -_"_Leyes added that the threegirls occasionally; worked {aswaitresses. i " 7 " i 1'. "Miss Short was always get-
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�When Beth and the others.two girls checked out of thehotel last October,� the clerkadded, �they piled ui¢u- bag-gage in the short. dark ma.n�sl.our and drove ott.� 'Cos and Leyes remember a
date ey had mid with the t reegirls hen Elizabeth asked 'be.excus because �her hairne dedanother henna rinse."_I
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To recount the happenings on Thursday, January 16, 1 /involving the identification� of Elizabeth Short and the= I92 possible iziterest ofpof the Los Angeles Times,�b I wish to advise asvfollowsz � 'L _~ "s-iS'h'ort1y after 10 a.m. on the morning of J'anuary�l692! �of the local Hearst bureau, which represents the Los�i Examiner, called and related the murder and stated that in cooperation .� 1 Police the Los Angeles Examiner was sending .the "with the Los Ange es _ . _ A; fingerprints of the girl to Washington via International News PhotosI wire service�. They were sending them at considerablecost and as e»� � ' 1: tha 1 soon as they arrwedpasked if we could _c_h_ec _V em.i the ajgrangements with Hr; Quinn ~Tamm in Ident. - _
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a ilwl_ � 4|, V E At"ap:�p'roa:imately l:30�p.m; of the-;;§92ga,_s-5;� Angeles Times ;_GQ'_ll¬d Quinn Tamng and in my absence was5 nes � eferredto the unidentifliedHr. Jo . G X1 that she had..~a;w re from her a' er ,furnis_hing_,th_e: f,ingerp_rint,:.§,1@;s;&1;n� ¢ it� ld ber tr , ,f§ication._l_,_I_j"l_1�"I!Q§I:_:nes told a _ vwou� 1 H an 7,;�- "diffi¢v1#_�;-#,@;é�¢*"=ifu G set vf�fi"99'f1?.ti'!*,?»_,.wi*!¥,_e,O�lu., the' ' ' - ' " ' " i ' -' 11 'iJo"e�s�§�-;�f"£all� h c1assif_ic_gt_io,n_~;_and.of OOUT88vlDl'bhV_,!}_Q<;=[§§�l6¢ ,Howeue_r, r,,,._W_he wou1d,�fcaheck'"gn the matter.__ �Jlr;._:Jones_ch�eched,,�3pith Qu,inn_§'1:a§g§;¬e;;w_h�o,�£4'th n underway and referred*1l|§;';**". informed�;§fh_i_]i_o_'ZF,§�_the search that wa " e_ _Jones 'to�,~,emeIY._,""�P,;to1d Mrgxfones �lag othin . d" o »s" t hi *
Jones� office andé�k.Jones absence talked to Supervis and also gavethe fingerprint classification. stated he would gethold of Mr. Jones and have him back. Mr. Jones was u .out and_was unable to es untilshortly after 6 o'clock, and at that ti �oiled- back. On this occasion he was perturbed and stated that anotherpaper had received a reply, that it looked like the Bureau wasplaying favorites and indicated that he was being given a run-H around. At this moment Mr. Jones came in. Mr. Jones talked to' him and told him I was handling the matter. Mr. Jones, in accord-ance with my instructions, then referred we my office.when nailed he obviously had a chip on his shoulder and heimmediately went into a tirade that he had called Jones and wasbeing given a run-around and he demanded to know what the scorewas, stating that his paper had a deadline to make.
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I noted in the Los Angeles Times story that the Times Astated that the Times had been informed of the identity of the girlby the FBI after the Times had sent the fingerprint classification 'to Washington. * - , .. _ ; f,.~//.§- I Shortly before 6 o'clock INS had a query from_the Los _;3_Angeles Herald Empress. They.of.course were fully informed as to ii,
itthe developments in the case by? the Herald Express 'is a.day Hearst paper and INS sta led on making any reply. "§§i�§;5%§» __~ . __...r{.¢ _ _ . ., .-" » < at-1;» - »~ ,;_ $33.
At abiout.�/"o'c1ock that evening pcalled meand asked if we would give out a short statement around 9 o'clock ]?i" which_would protect him since the Eaaminer would-then be on the �iervstreet. At 8:40 p.m. I received a call from the AP, advising that *%§_the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Eraminer had the story.- �s�I told the AP that I would check on the matter and�call them back. sfI then issued a short statement to INS and called the AP back and ",$;issued a short statement to them and to the UP. The statement issued,
has a leg to stand on éince the Ewaminer was entitled to the pro-tection that they had. I recall very distinctly that during the' ' dl attitude4 jsmear campaign of 194? exhibited an unfrien y In Itoward the Bureau. With my recollection serving me eorrec y,d tiall that at one of the AG's press confer-~ was-informed confi en ' y _ V _:_ _"" ences?asked questions indicating an unfriendly attitudetoward e Bureau. ' ' n o
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T� SAG, Lo: Angela: _"W Follouing is the report of the FBI laboratory giving tho
results of examinations oonduabad on evidanoa received from your of£$.ca.-Thia report serves to confirm and supplment the Bureau's wire of FebmaryAV 2o, 1947.
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RE: ELIZABETH SHORT"BLACK DAHLIA" MURDER III LOS ANGELESINFORMATION CONCERNING _
Dear Sir:
The manner in which ELIZABETH SHORT's body was dissected has in-dicated the possibility that the murderer was a person somewhat experienced inmedical work. The Los Angeles Police Department has undertaken to develop sus-pects among the medical and dental schools in the area, as hell as among otherstudents who have anything to do with human anatomy.
; The University of Southern California Medical School was reluctantto ttrn over a list of their students to the police department without beingassured that the names would not be indexed into police or FBI records as sus-pects in the case. This assurance has been given them.~ I am enclosing two copies of a list of th Univ rsity of SouthernCalifornia medical students, giving the name, address, » dattand Army -or Navy compensation number where known. Those students with "c" numbers are inschool under the G.I. Bill of Rights. It is requested that the Bu:;eau_searchthese names through the criminal record indices and in the event any criminalrecord is determined for any of these men, a copy is requested to be sent airmail to this office. , . b
It will be noted that eight names are preceded with an asteriskIn these cases, if ah�i�gegprint card is located for the individual, it is requested that a photographic copy of fingerprints be furnished to this officeby air mail as the Los Angeles Police Department Crime Laboratory has comparethe handwriting oftfthese individuals with notes received in the case and�hasconcluded that there is some similarity and they would like to be able to com-pare latent fingerprints also. T
I feel that we can be of much assistance to the Los AngelesPolice Department in this case and the Bureau's expedit'ous attentio o t Qproject sill be sincerely appreciated by ' %G0RDED 0
I At the completion of tlié� Bureau's search, itis requested thatthe list be destroyed or returned t;>92 the Los Angeles Cffice. r
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Pmclosed is a transcript of an anonymous co':;r.unication receivedat the Bureau which makes reference to the �urder of the captioned victim.* ' 1 � �neeles Police Department for5,1,, You should submit such information so tn». 1.05 .. ,,_such action as that agency deems advisable.
this letter for the Foston Field Divisioncommunication which also makes reference
to the disappearance of Pauia iselden. In view of the nature of the anonymouscomrmnication, it is not believed advisable for the Boston Field Divisionto initiate any investigation on the basis oi� tnis letter.
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� and police have been here many times cleaning upIlzsaw an old mattress being brought � '
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As you know, the Black Dahlia case has been 0quickly hushed up, and apparently all covered up. Noeffort was ' ' 'made to bring the culprit to "92JS�blC¬¢His name and his room number_and all _ are well known to the olicebut the is Fbessinsb' H
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after Pinto e ouse here from a truck - marked M"�6_2 on the 92 _back 1eft_.corner- on the first of Feb.about I2;3O p.m. .
; says the firemen have found an enormousamount .61� old papers between this house and the next .- corner restaurant and saloons - and that theyfhgve been H� '
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who had been with thewas shoved when drunk from the roof or 4th!loor and taken to the hospital - �probably the sameambulance that took the Black.-Dahlia. Another -affairthat took place in his room an � ed �down in a book-
on 5th Stestore or Magazine shop , *-- the store vacated' _and which was quickly hus e p in-and ,
ow being used to store liquor - was more than suspicious.�/? will never forget that poor store-keep¥'i'® ' *e¬'1;____ 7B1 screaming and being suddenly choked stil "sfI iVe' The old:-man with the whitecdog called chel,1 .that used to live _ who talked too about
this affair, has now disappeared: I am tol e_,is~-inbE a hospital from liquor pOlSOI1iI1go _5 Hoping this information may be of serv ce,
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You will recall we addressed a letter to the Eocidi�M�ecurity Administration requesting their assistance by fur- -���������nishing record information in their possession to assist inlocating a suspect in the very vicious murder qf Elizabeth Shortwhich occurred just recently in California and has received somuch publicity. We are now in receipt of the reply which is arather verbose declination based on_a"regulat' 'Social Security Board. It is attached.-~"~~" "
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During the war, Social Security furnished us informationon cases directly concerned with the "successful prosecution af thewar". {cu will recall that just recently they wrote to the AttorneyGeneral and stated since the President's proclamation terminatinghostilities, this cooperation could now be honored only when wecertify that the case in question grew but of the war. weaccordingly directed a memorandum to the Attorney General protesting
_ the lack of cooperation on the part of Social Security_and pointing -out that we now have'cases which are of at least as grave concern~to the security qf the country as during the war and asking him to
this invaluable information. -make every effort to effect arrangements whereby we could secure
y There are attached for your approval a teletype to LosAngeles advising that Social Security has refused togfurnish theinformation needed by the police and a memorandum to the AttorneyGeneral advising af this incident to supplement our previous memora
SOCI A L S ECU R I T Y ADl.'IINIS'I'R; TIONWASHINGTON. D. C.
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Mr. John Edgar Hoover
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Dear Mr. Hoover: I am replying to your letter of January 28, 1947, whichdelivered to us, in which you request information from our records "concerning the employment of Elizabeth Short.
The subject of such requests has been previously discussed with theDepartment of Justice; you may recall that early in 1937, your departmentrequested access to our records for the location of individuals suspectedof_.criminal acts. At that time, every consideration was given to therequest but because of the Social Security Board's often�repeated publicpledge that information furnished would be used only for the purposesof the Social Security Act, and after consulting with other governmentalagencies, representatives of organized labor, and others, the request"was denied. Since that time we have followed the policy of refusing to �furnish confidential information from our records except for the purposesof administering the Act. An exception was made, however, in ouragreement whereby your department has been furnished information whensuch disclosures would be in the interest of the successful prosecutipnof the war. A
Supporting this policy Congress, in the 1939 amendments to the SocialSecurity Act, enacted Section 1106 which provides that the records ofthe Social Security Board now the Social Security Administration! shallbe regarded as confidential and that no disclosures thereof may be madeexcept as the Board may by__regulation_s_,prescribg,,_ Regulation I, adoptedin confomityéwlt�hmthis 'statute,�'1§resci7i'Ees at infomation may be dis-closed and to whom. - _,_ __" ~. '.'*.=�z§i
Although I appreciate entirely your desire for such information I regretthat the request, in accordance with this Regulé�ion, is not one for
' n v b a 001*�whic an excep ion may e ma e. 33SincerelyZ »./506 T �aw
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; Ur. ILL�; .Jl_i�tche1l, Acting Uommi§W!' G�"�°�-,--�_ sioner of the 5ocia1 Security " ii� '; .--4d51i."i_é§trvt_§0.n �is <1,,,_9n_s> V '1; ° P�! A3*�§%1i¬!¢'?of�!!§�6§'T<�?*i¢i"m?'iv�6%��§%�'i�T%7' I.- ~ " ' onta" the Attorney General per _ _"____§_¢5.9_1}_!n§ ___.
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_ The wire mentioned in Hr. Tamm'sMi;a'B�;Zehm____;Tsimemorandum was sent to SAC Hood Misa�aady 1iipursuant to the Director's � Zeé
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/ - -.Based upon the reqoest whichwas mde by...the Les Ahgeles Divisio:':§;;;��°§-5»;--___-_:'_of our fhiladelphia Office tecohduct investigation ixieonnection with ~92;1}e__¢.___-� T�. "Black Dahlia� case; 1 called Philadelphia and instructed they that >basis o£..the -information available to the Bureau, we did not desireinquii-ies'made'in this case. 4 . ' . ~ » "i wire reflects� that the I-os �Ahgeles Policeh th ir an inquiries that the victim
�aring the pertihent period, the Lose Angeles"Police Depsr _ht"s}_ti1l desires�-that hew mo� - ~ _ _. Y4 � p _ � ~� ix� ""- -.°- -s _- Is have not. conducted any investigatiozx_{f.�!§_ this case__sfnIT;I.'__do_wnot we
ought to enter it at this late date. .f1'he;_Phi1ads1phia.-0£fice;gas�*i;sstr92i""�conduct» any investigation and unless �advised to :th_°- contrary'¢..they will ' _approved, a sire should be �sent .to our _Los Angeles Oftice advising that: jie:are tor-be conducted in� this case as previously instructed and that, of� - _ }e_$ur_.___�;Laboratory facilities are availa'b1'e. �there is no reaso� to change these st";§_fia W T 1H NH s Ma Eh ouLD i q '
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~~ our cooperation; ,�!he'y hate found out throng e o . . v__V _ iii the."B1ack Dahlia" case, Betty Short, >was_i_g_e.rried 1'-00118. the Army, "end although the Army reports reflect that was�present._es.ch
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�co séonfj which may link 23-year-om li1dIelV31'§~§Bai1ey with the mutilation-
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The handkerchief, given �police by»Bailey,.vwas-found-1yestex-day to have mmea-wiui-"mmm..nma several;WOeksB-$0. Baileyclaimsitislidiss� Shorts handkerchief and her blood andthat he carried it, as "a "keepsake"alter slashing and cutting her bodyin4two with an eight inch Marinecombat knife.
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Later, Bailey said, he andl�ss Shorttookadriveinastolenauto. Duringtherlde, he said, they argued aboutmi� S� 1'°"'= ml?-=-_. . 1. �
Bailey said he stopped the car alongthe Long Beach;road near the shore.After more argmnents, he knocked MissShort: unconscious and carried herbody down to the beach, slashed herrepeatedly across the breasts, abdomenand groimandthencutherbodyin
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Bailey, who made his �rst contes-sion March 18, changed his statementadding more details to the gruesomestory he told oi mutilating the girl�:body because she refused to accom-pany him £rgn,I4:s_-Aageles._to St
His new statement did not correct theoriginal discrepan'cy.in'the dates� - MiaBhort�s_ body was found January 15,and police said shoves dead less than12 hours. Bailey claims he killed thegirl January 13. -'~
Lbs Angeles police. will attemdetermine if the blood on the h d-kerchiet is the �sameztype as oiMiss Short. .. ._ ..- �- Bailey said on--the"_night or -
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