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The podcast discusses two true crime cases: the unsolved murder of the Black Dahlia and the Alcatraz Escape. The Black Dahlia case involves the discovery of the mutilated body of actress Elizabeth Short in 1947, with no evidence found at the scene. The case remains unsolved, with many theories and speculation. The Alcatraz Escape occurred in 1962 when three inmates cleverly evaded guards using dummy heads. The FBI believes they did not survive due to the harsh conditions of the bay. The investigation was later handed over to the U.S. Marshal Service. The podcast host personally believes the inmates did not make it and may have been eaten by sharks. Hi, and welcome to my True Crime Podcast, where we discuss true crime cases very briefly. And thank you to Lenny Boy for providing this spooky little intro sound at the beginning of my podcast. This week, we are discussing two different true crime cases. The first true crime case that will be discussed is the unsolved murder of the Black Dahlia. I found information about the Black Dahlia case on the FBI's website of major true crime cases. However, most of my knowledge about this case is from watching and listening to tons of different people on the internet who are also interested in the Black Dahlia unsolved murder case. On January 15, 1947, a mother was on a walk with her child in a Los Angeles neighborhood and stumbled upon the separate remains of a young woman. The young woman was naked and sliced in half. The deceased young woman was later identified as a young and up-and-coming actress by the name of Elizabeth Short. Investigators found no blood or any other forms of evidence where Ms. Short's remains were found, leading investigators to believe that Ms. Short was murdered in a separate location. Due to a lack of evidence, the case of Elizabeth Short-slash-the-Black-Dahlia remains unsolved to this very day. The first time I heard of the Black Dahlia case was on the television show, American Horror Story. In its first season, the writers of the show spun their own little take on what they believed happened to the Black Dahlia. Many people across the world are fascinated with this case and have their own theories on who they think murdered Ms. Short. I personally believe she was probably murdered by someone she knew. I am also very freaked out by how she was murdered. Like whoever murdered her was a very sick and depraved person. Moving on to my next true crime case, another true crime case that I find interesting is Alcatraz Escape. Before Alcatraz was a tourist destination, it was a maximum security prison. Alcatraz was located in San Francisco Bay, California on a rocky island surrounded by nothing but water. In the early morning on June 12, 1962, three inmates were not found in their beds for their early morning bed check. These inmates were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris. John Anglin and Clarence Anglin were brothers. All three inmates were assigned to adjoining cells and you may be asking yourselves how these three inmates managed to evade the night shift guards. Well, my answer to that question is that these three inmates were clever and built dummy heads and attached their real hair to them and managed to fool the night shift guards. After the morning shift guards realized that the three inmates were gone, the prison was immediately put on lockdown and an investigation ensued. The inmates managed to escape the prison portion, but it remains unsolved if they ever made it to the mainland or Angel Island. The FBI believes the men did not survive the escape due to various reasons. One of the main reasons is that the strong currents and frigid winds of the bay water would not allow for the men to survive the more than a mile long swim from Alcatraz to Angel Island. The FBI is no longer in charge of this investigation because they closed it on December 31, 1979 and gave the responsibility of solving this case to the U.S. Marshal Service. I do not believe the men made it to Angel Island because as the FBI mentioned, the coldness of the water and strength of the currents were not conducive to the men's survival. I believe that they were maybe eaten by some sharks and that's why no one found the remains. Thanks for listening in. I hope you enjoyed listening to my podcast and I also hope you learned something new about some true crime cases that still remain a very mystery to this very day.