A twenty-two-year-old young woman with a beautiful face and a restless heart. However, in the early morning of one day, he was found on the street, the body was beheaded, the internal organs were hollowed out, and he suffered unimaginable torture before dying. This is Elizabeth Ann Short, an unknown little actress, a woman who wants to marry a soldier, a withered "black dahlia."
Yes, this book is based on the famous 1947 California corpse splitting case black dahlia case, written by James Airroy known as the "devil dog of American crime fiction". In the book, he reconstructs the black Dahlia case that shocked the United States from the perspective of two boxer police officers.
The two boxers, Mr. Ice Brecht and Fire Mr. Lee Blanchard, two who were investigating other cases, were unexpectedly linked to the Black Dahlia case. As the two investigate, Miss Betty's short, unknown life gradually surfaces, bringing endless cries.
Betty has five siblings in her family, and her father leaves home at an early age, which leads to a lack of adult men in Betty's life. As an adult, she mixed in the military and show business circles, wanting to change her fate by marrying a soldier or becoming an actress. The police officers were in great confusion when investigating Betty's interpersonal relationships, and the mixed evaluations of hundreds of boyfriends and the crowd cast a veil of mystery on Betty.
Betty, who cherished the American dream, was originally unknown, but because of the bizarre and tragic cause of death, it was all over the United States. Ever since the media named Betty "Black Dahlia", every day people have gone to the police station to turn themselves in, claiming that they are related to the Black Dahlia case. This not only brought great trouble to the Los Angeles Police Department, but also brought great changes to the two police officers of Ice and Fire.
Mr. Fire reminisces about his sister Laurie through the black dahlia case, and Betty's death makes him pick up his guilt for Laurie, and it is precisely because of his negligence that his sister has disappeared to this day. So he saw the black dahlia as his way to salvation and investigated it without sleeping. Mr. Bing was only infected by his colleagues and forced to participate. But as he investigates, he discovers and has a close relationship with Madeleine, a woman who is very similar to Betty. Gradually, Mr. Bing discovers that Madeleine is not only similar to Betty in appearance, the two are inextricably linked, but at this time, he is deeply involved in it and cannot get out of the matter...
The Black Dahlia case is not the most brutal case in history, nor is it a legendary and glamorous story. The popularity of this case, in addition to the propaganda fueled by the media, is closely related to that era. In that restless era, perhaps only a farce with the participation of the whole people can calm the uneasiness in the heart, and constant crime, venting desire, and sick emotions are the ways to vent in that era.
The black dahlia died not at the hands of someone, but at that time and by all the citizens, and all accomplices will never be punished.