L.A. Kompany: Black Dahlia Murder Suspect Robert M. "Red" Manley

Black Dahlia Suspect. Robert M. "Red" Manley. The last person seen with Elizabeth Short before her disappearance, Manley was the LAPD's top suspect in the first few days after killing. After two polygraph tests and a sworn alibi, Manley was set free. ... Captain James Hamilton, of the Police Intelligence Division of the LAPD, said Manley volunteered to take a truth serum, which substantiated his claims of innocence in the Black Dahlia murder. For Red, it must have seemed ...