Voorhees was eliminated as a suspect in the Black Dahlia slaying because his handwriting did not match that in the killer's note,[5] and after he refused to give any details and his testimony was proven false.
[9] Voorhees had been working as a porter in a Los Angeles hotel when he called the police to confess to Short's murder citing a guilty conscience.
[3] After confessing, Voorhees spent the night in the Los Angeles County Jail after he told LAPD detective E.R.
A police psychiatrist, Dr. Paul De River,[7] delayed a lie detector test on Voorhees until he recovered from what was described as a "befuddled and bewildered" state.
On the day Short's body was discovered, January 15, Voorhees registered at a hotel at 1012 East Seventh Street in Los Angeles, at 10:45 A.M.