What was the nickname given to Elizabeth Short after her death?
Black Rose
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Black Dahlia
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Answer
Elizabeth Short was posthumously nicknamed the "Black Dahlia." This nickname was given by the media, who often created nicknames for particularly lurid crimes during that time. The name may have been inspired by the 1946 film noir, The Blue Dahlia.
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