The Black Dahlia. The newspapers nicknamed her the black dahlia after a film noir murder mystery, the blue dahlia, which was released nine months prior to her murder. The murderer has never been found, and given how much time has passed, probably never will be.

The murderer has never been found, and given how much time has passed, probably never will be.

The newspapers nicknamed her the black dahlia after a film noir murder mystery, the blue dahlia, which was released nine months prior to her murder. When the corpse of the aspirant actress elizabeth short is found mutilated, lee becomes obsessed to solve the case called by the press black dahlia. None (elizabeth short was never known as the black dahlia; this was a name the press called her after her murder.) location: The basic rule of homicide applies.