Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Three: City of Broken Dreams

E369 - Broken: The Black Dahlia Murder - Part Three: City of Broken Dreams

Published: November 4, 2025

Duration: 27:37

In 1946, Elizabeth Short – the young woman the world would later know as The Black Dahlia – returned to California chasing love, glamour, and a new beginning. Instead, she found herself drifting through a postwar Los Angeles filled with promise, danger, and people who would soon become key figures in one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history.

In this episode, we follow Beth — now calling herself Betty — from Long Beach to Hollywood and finally to San Diego in the final weeks before her disappearance. Along the way, she crosses paths with men who offer affection and opportun...