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ob Date; fanuary 28, 1947 January 28, } = S78 3, ta To: Executive Director Social Security Board \aw a Washington, D.C. G1 From; john Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation . Subject; ELIZABETH SHORT This Bureau has received a request from an official of the Los Angeles Police Department for assistance in the investigation of the case of Elizabeth Short, who was a victim of a ruthless murder on January 14, 1947, at Los Angeles. You will recall that this is the case which has received considerable newspaper publicity and at the present time the Los Angeles Police Department investi~ gation is at a standstill, The only existing lead at this time is a matter of checking her past employment through the records of the Social Security Board, it is, therefore, requested that this Bureau be supplied with information from the Social Security records concerning Elizabeth Short, Her Social Security Number is listed as 0-22-18+-4750. Of particular interest is information gon= cerning her employment record, Miss Short is described as whité; aj age, 2 approximately 22; height, 5 feet 6 inches; hair, light brown, dyed Shack eyes, green. Information contained in your records will be of invaluable assistance in the handling of this matter, Your cooperation would be srentiy,gopecisted. a soe