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NI vt Ey ue) oa i Saspect Clairis— He Killed Dalia ' ‘ ST. OLS, March 18 ¢ Melvi Bailey, 23; held onzan. auto wow PEYelo” Charge, confessed ‘today ‘to the mutilation: slaying.. of Hliza- beth Short, the “Black: Dahlia,” whose body was, ‘found: in, a, “Lids Angeles lot-last January 15:° *- Leonard. Murphy,.chief of detét- tives, said Bailey: “seems to-tell & straight story:” . Bailey said he was “dazed” the: night of the-slaying by benzedrine he had taken “for a lift” and did nat remember the details. How- ever, he gave names and dates co. cerning, .everits.\leadingyto-* the: slaying. Police said he would: bf. held for questioning -by: Los: Ay- geles police to, determine the at: thenticity, of. his confession. wh {In Tos Angeles, police “said there were several discrepancies in Bailey’s story, especially as re- garded dates. It was ‘pointed: out that Bailey’ said he killed the girl early on’ the mofnitig of January ‘13 and immediately dumped “her body in alot. ‘The body ;was not found until January’.15 and an j autopsy showed -the girl. had beén déad less than 12 “hours. [We are neither: accepting, nor | vejecting ‘Bailey.as a logical suf.) peft.until we have: chécked' detai of |his™ story,’” fai ‘Detective’ DL | He ary Hansen.] . . a 632 yar 9 1947 WASHINGTON TIMBS-HERALD Page “~ roy Mr. Tolson Mr. £. A. Tamm _ Mr. Clegg Mr. Coffey i Mr. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Carson Mr. Egan Mr. Hendon ; Mr. Pennington __ Mr. Quinn Pamm , Mr. Neasef r4 af Miss Gang: oS N * ~ 1 . arn ead 4 we aw’ & ae ? e tT lew tnaus —euclemartennes —tneturangetndy aan CORDED cv MAR 20 1947 Wereewmmenentreee ee Rweeemnie §