Results of Web Site Polls February - April 2000 Poll: Should the coroner release the autopsy report? Total 1756 Votes Yes - 1698 - 97% No - 27 - 2% Undecided - 31 - 2% October 1999 - January 2000 Poll: One documentary airs this month, another is in production. Is it too much? Total 1043 Votes Yes - there's too many "specials" being produced - 50 - 5% No - I'm interested in more - 993 - 95% September 1999 Poll: How interested are you in this case? Total 271 Votes I would lend my help - 134 - 49% I'm interested, but leave investigating to authorities - 94 - 35% It's just one of many I read about - 35 - 13% I'm not interested much - 8 - 3% July/August 1999 Poll: It's been more than 50 years... Now what should the LAPD do? Total 414 Votes Keep looking for answers - 88 - 34% Close the case, burn the files - 3 - 1% Close the case, release files - 170 - 65% June 1999 Poll: What's the best reason the Black Dahlia case is so popular? Total 414 Votes The fact she was severed (brutal crime) - 151 votes - 36% Because it is unsolved - 143 votes - 35% Hollywood crime (Beth's acting pursuit) - 71 - 17% "Confessing Sams" - 0 - 0% The era and the LAPD - 48 - 12% April 1999 Poll: What are the chances of police really nailing down who killed Beth Short? Total 214 Votes Great (intensive research can bring closing) - 17 votes - 8% It's possible - 62 votes - 29% Forget it - they'll never know - 135 - 63% February 1999 Poll: Is all the hoopla about Beth Short true concern or is it just hype? Total 129 Votes Concern (people do care) - 14 votes - 11% Hype (it's still big news, that's all) - 4 votes - 3% Totally Mixed (they care, but morbid curiosity has them hooked) - 111 - 86% January 1999 Poll: If Beth Short was not murdered, do you think she could have made it in film? Total 158 Votes Yes (she would have been well known) - 40 votes - 25% Yes, but only in underground film - 38 votes - 24% No - she wasn't movie material - 63 votes - 40% Undecided - 17 votes - 11% December 1998 Poll: If Beth Short was murdered in 1998, and given the SAME circumstances, would the LAPD have caught the killer? Total 193 Votes Yes - 128 Votes - 66% No - 45 Votes - 23% Undecided - 20 Votes - 10% October/November 1998 Poll: Should the LAPD actively continue investigating the Black Dahlia Murder? Total 228 Votes Yes - full time - 89 votes - 39% Yes - but only in their spare time - 99 votes - 43% No - 35 votes - 15% Undecided - 5 votes - 2% September/October 1998 Poll: Who Killed Beth Short? Total 116 Votes George Knowlton - 20 votes - 17% Arnold Smith - 27 votes - 23% A Serial Killer (stranger or acquaintance) - 16 votes - 14% Stranger (non-serial) - 7 votes - 6% An Acquaintance (non-serial) - 31 votes - 27% Undecided - 15 votes - 13% August/September 1998 Poll: Is there a connection between the death of Elizabeth Short and the Cleveland Torso Killings? Total 25 Votes: YES - 6 votes - 24% NO - 10 votes - 40% UNDECIDED - 9 votes - 36% Take the next poll. | Home | About Site | Beth Short | The Murder | The Investigation | Interviews | Articles | Media | | FAQ | Visitor Comments | Links | PR | Memorials | The Latest | Register | Contact | The Black Dahlia Web Site is © Pamela Hazelton. All Rights Reserved. Last update: January 23, 2000