Oakland, California: Grave of the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short
The victim of a sensational unsolved Hollywood murder in 1947 is buried in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mountain View Cemetery
- Address:
- 5000 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA
- Directions:
- Mountain View Cemetery at the end of Piedmont Avenue. Drive to 4th fountain. Take stairs on the left. Aound 5 rows up, on the left.
- Hours:
- Gates open 8-dusk. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 510-658-2588
- Admission:
- Free.
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Go to the fourth (and last) fountain and climb up the plot 52 stairs. The grave is at the 8th row up, and 14th headstone in, on the left.
[Matt, 08/20/2022]
Drive to the 4th fountain. Take the stairs on the left. Tombstone is around 5 rows up, on the left. It's relatively noticeable once close.
[je, 10/29/2015]
Elizabeth Short was brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947 and her murder was called The Black Dahlia Murder. Ms. Short is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
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