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Murder of Cheri Jo Bates
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The murder of Cheri Jo Bates occurred in Riverside, California, on October 30, 1966. Bates, an 18-year-old college freshman, was stabbed and slashed to death on the grounds of Riverside City College.
Bates in 1966
Bates in 1966
Officers from the Riverside Police Department examine the crime scene at Terracina Drive. Bates's body lies at the right of the gravel path.
Officers from the Riverside Police Department examine the crime scene at Terracina Drive. Bates's body lies at the right of the gravel path.
The typewritten confession received by the Riverside Police Department and The Press-Enterprise on November 29, 1966
The typewritten confession received by the Riverside Police Department and The Press-Enterprise on November 29, 1966
The inscription upon the Riverside City College library desk, discovered in 1967
The inscription upon the Riverside City College library desk, discovered in 1967
Black Dahlia
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Elizabeth Short, posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly p
Murder of Cheri Jo Bates
…because—among other cases—Hodel has also claimed that his father was the Zodiac, the Lipstick Killer, and the perpetrator of the 1947 murder of the Black Dahlia. In August 2021, the RPD's cold case unit published an update regarding the handwritten correspondence, stating that the author of the letters claiming…
Short in 1946
Short in 1946
Short's arrest photo from 1943 for underage drinking
Short's arrest photo from 1943 for underage drinking
Police search for remains in the Cleveland Torso Murders, 1936; some journalists and law enforcement have speculated a connection between the Clevelan
Police search for remains in the Cleveland Torso Murders, 1936; some journalists and law enforcement have speculated a connection between the Cleveland crimes and Short's murder.
Some sources attribute the Black Dahlia name to the 1946 film noir The Blue Dahlia, starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (pictured).
Some sources attribute the Black Dahlia name to the 1946 film noir The Blue Dahlia, starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (pictured).