Quick Facts Case Detail Information Discovery Location Vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. Time Period / Date January 15, 1947 (Victim last seen January 9, 1947). Famous Victim Elizabeth Short, posthumously dubbed the “Black Dahlia”. Condition of Remains Cleanly bisected at the waist, entirely exsanguinated, and surgically washed. Primary Cause of Death Hemorrhaging … Read more
Few unsolved crimes in American history have attracted as much attention as the Villisca Axe Murders. During the early hours of June 10, 1912, eight people—including Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children, and two young overnight guests—were killed inside the Moore family home in Villisca, Iowa. All of the victims died from repeated blows … Read more
Quick Facts Case Detail Information Location Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA Date December 24–25, 1945 Family Members George and Jennie Sodder and their ten children Children Missing Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty Sodder Official Cause Residential house fire Status Five children officially presumed dead, though their remains were never conclusively identified Historical Significance One of … Read more