The body of this 22-year-old aspiring actress was found mutilated on January 15,
The body of this 22-year-old aspiring actress was found mutilated on January 15, 1947, in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California (USA). To this day, no one knows who killed her — even though dozens of people have claimed responsibility for the crime. Elizabeth was found dead in a vacant lot in Los Angeles by Betty Bersinger, a local resident. The woman was walking with her 3-year-old daughter around 10 a.m. when she saw something in the grass that looked like a broken mannequin. When she got closer, she was horrified to realize it was a naked female body, and she immediately called the police. Reports from the time indicated that the corpse had been cut in half, one nipple mutilated, and all the blood drained. There was also a macabre cut on her face — her mouth had been slashed from ear to ear, leaving a grotesque “smile.” Investigators also discovered that the body had been washed, and several organs — including the spleen, heart, and intestines — had been remo...
