The Resume

(July 29, 1924-January 1947)
Body discovered January 15th, exact date of death unknown
Birth name was Elizabeth Short
Victim in famed murder case
Found mutilated and cut in half with the initials ‘B.D.’ carved into her thigh

Why she might be annoying:

Her murder was unsolved and the killer(s) went free.
Her murder currently holds the record for most false confessions.
She never got to fulfill her dream of becoming a full-fledged actress.
Her genitals were not fully developed.
Some believe she was a submissive prostitute, others say that she was not capable of sexual intercourse.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her nickname 'Black Dahlia' comes from her black hair and preference for black clothing.
She made friends easily.
She refused to sleep around to get ahead in show business.

Credit: Professor Von Snoot

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alternative Reel's 10 Most Bizarre Celebrity Deaths (Ranked: 2)
• Black and White
• E!'s Most Horrifying Hollywood Murders (Ranked: 5)
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 22)
• I Died in 1947 (Ranked: 22)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Like to Dress All in Black
• I was Murdered
• I was Tortured
• MsMojo's Top 10 Unsolved Classic Hollywood Mysteries (Ranked: 1)
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• Profiles 6501-6750 (Ranked: 6506)
• Time Magazine Top 25 Crimes of the Century (Ranked: 5)
• Whores and Johns

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 41.77% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 37.78% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 36.23% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 179 Votes: 45.25% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 230 Votes: 41.30% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 261 Votes: 45.21% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 515 Votes: 52.04% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 805 Votes: 42.48% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 341 Votes: 41.35% Annoying