![Phoebe May Short, left, sits with her son-in law and daughter, Charles and Virginia West of Berkeley, California, at the inquest into the January 15 mutilation slaying of another daughter, Elizabeth Short Phoebe May Short, left, sits with her son-in law and daughter, Charles and Virginia West of Berkeley, California, at the inquest into the January 15 mutilation slaying of another daughter, Elizabeth Short](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NE2MXF/phoebe-may-short-left-sits-with-her-son-in-law-and-daughter-charles-and-virginia-west-of-berkeley-california-at-the-inquest-into-the-january-15-mutilation-slaying-of-another-daughter-elizabeth-short-in-los-angeles-jan-22-1947-seated-in-front-of-them-is-robert-manley-a-witness-who-was-released-on-monday-after-being-held-for-several-hours-in-the-case-ap-photodick-strobel-2NE2MXF.jpg)
Phoebe May Short, left, sits with her son-in law and daughter, Charles and Virginia West of Berkeley, California, at the inquest into the January 15 mutilation slaying of another daughter, Elizabeth Short
![Robert 'Red' Manley, Virginia Short Sister (left) and Phoebe Short Elizabeth's mother (right) in LAPD Police Station for an initial … | Black dahlia, Dahlia, Black Robert 'Red' Manley, Virginia Short Sister (left) and Phoebe Short Elizabeth's mother (right) in LAPD Police Station for an initial … | Black dahlia, Dahlia, Black](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/31/20/5d/31205d9d90a5f0b9a711bdb54c18aeb8.jpg)
Robert 'Red' Manley, Virginia Short Sister (left) and Phoebe Short Elizabeth's mother (right) in LAPD Police Station for an initial … | Black dahlia, Dahlia, Black
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![Phoebe Short, center, is shown with her daughter Virginia West, right, and Charles A. West at the inquest into the slaying of her daughter, Elizabeth Short, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 22, 1947. Short, 22, known as "Black Dahlia" because she wore black ... Phoebe Short, center, is shown with her daughter Virginia West, right, and Charles A. West at the inquest into the slaying of her daughter, Elizabeth Short, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 22, 1947. Short, 22, known as "Black Dahlia" because she wore black ...](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2ngemwy/phoebe-short-center-is-shown-with-her-daughter-virginia-west-right-and-charles-a-west-at-the-inquest-into-the-slaying-of-her-daughter-elizabeth-short-in-los-angeles-calif-jan-22-1947-short-22-known-as-black-dahlia-because-she-wore-black-clothes-and-a-dahlia-in-her-black-hair-moved-from-massachusetts-to-hollywood-to-become-a-star-her-mutilated-body-was-found-jan-15-ap-photoharold-filan-2ngemwy.jpg)