Biltmore Hotel
The Biltmore Hotel is located in Los Angeles, California. This is the site of the famous Black Dahlia murder. Elizabeth Short was born on July 29th, 1924 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. At a young age, Elizabeth knew that she was destined for fame. As a result, at 19 years old, she packed her bags for Los Angeles. However, she would never achieve her dream of becoming a famous Hollywood star. Her life consisted of short relationships and bad jobs. Elizabeth was nicknamed by her friends as the Black Dahlia because she always wore black clothing and had jet black hair.
On January 8th, 1947, Elizabeth and her boyfriend Red Manley went out for the night. The following morning, Elizabeth told Manley that she intended on moving back home, but first she wanted to meet her sister at the Biltmore Hotel. When he dropped her off, Elizabeth was found making phone calls in the lobby of the hotel. The employees of the hotel were the last to see her alive. Six days later, her body was found in an abandoned lot near the hotel. She was cut in half from the waist by a butcher knife. To this day, the murder case has never been solved. The ghost of Elizabeth has been spotted roaming the halls of the Biltmore and is also found in the lobby with a black dress waiting by the telephone. She has even taken elevator rides with visitors of the hotel.
(Source: Belanger, Jeff. Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. 2005.)
Came across your post and thought I’d make a comment. Yes, the last known place Elizabeth was seen alive was the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. No, this is not the “sight of the famous Black Dahlia murder.” As far as anyone knows, she was not murdered at the hotel. Also, Red was not Elizabeth’s boyfriend. Granted, he probably wanted to have some fun with her after meeting her in San Diego, but he merely gave her a ride back to Los Angeles, where she said she was meeting her sister at the Biltmore. Red Manley was married at the time of the murder and was proven to have no knowledge of what happened to her after he left her at the hotel. And I wouldn’t consider 3800 Norton Ave (where her body was found) as “near” the hotel, especially relative to Los Angeles.
did she ever haunt anybody
Good thing my mom wants to get married there