One of the more famous persons suspected of murdering Elizabeth Short was folk singer Woody Guthrie. Guthrie came under suspicion after he sent some gruesome letters to a woman he was allegedly stalking. Some felt that the letters mirrored those sent to the newspapers by the killer, who called himself the 'Black Dahlia Avenger'. While law enforcement was able to clear Woody, they still tried- unsuccessfully- to find something to charge him with. His socialist views weren't popular with the powers that be at the time, but they were unable to make anything stick. One thing is certain- Woody was not the murderer.
