Wow! After a long intermission, I am back. Life has forced me to focus on other areas of my life, but I haven’t forgotten about the case nor have I forgotten about my blog.

Since I last posted, I’ve had the opportunity to watch the “Black Dahlia” film and frankly, I am appalled. The way Elizabeth is portrayed is hideous and the actress portraying Elizabeth looks nothing like her. But I doubt we’ll find another woman with Elizabeth’s gorgeous face.

I finished reading Severed and that was also appalling. People seem hellbent on slandering her name. No matter what any person claims, I believe Elizabeth was a decent person, not a gutter whore who would perform oral sex for a pair of shoes.

A beautiful, very moving documentary about Bette, made by Larry Harnisch. Be warned: It is a long video. About 21 minutes long, so watch it with you have plenty of time.
 

Got it!

Severed arrived in the mail today. Even though I am reading 2 other books, I dove head first in to it.  I got to see a couple of shots of Elizabeth that I hadn’t seen before, which was great. She was such a beauty.

 I’ve read only a few pages so far, but in the few pages I did read, I feel like I was at the crime scene. I wonder…does the woman who discovered her body know what a monumental revelation she’d made? Did she know how important the murder and the case would become? Does she know how precious Elizabeth was? She was a part of something huge and I’m sure she didn’t realize it.

 January 15, 1947. History and time are split in two on this date. Afterwards, “before that day” and “after that day” are how time and history are measured. The world stopped that day and only a mere resemblance of the world before that day was left to start spinning again. Nothing would ever be the same.

First book on the case

I purchased the book Severed from Amazon.com late last week. The book should arrive sometime midweek. I hope that perhaps it will give me more insight into the case. I know very little about the investigation because, until now, I haven’t been interested. I don’t like to dwell on how her life was ended, but I feel it’s important. If I honestly want to learn all I can about Elizabeth, I have to take the bad with the good.