Ever since Hollywood became the capital of motion pictures, youngsters have left their hometowns seeking fame and fortune on the West Coast. Rags to riches stories are few and far between and most people find nothing more than broken dreams. In one case, however, the quest for recognition proved fatal.
Elizabeth Ann Short hailed from a small Massachusetts town where her mother introduced her to the movies at a young age. Betty, as she was known in those days, fell in love with this form of entertainment. She saw it as a way to escape her poverty and so she decided to head out west and bec…
