Orson Welles was among the list of suspects in the Black Dahlia murder, because for the Lady from Shanghai he used mannequins reminiscent of the atrocious crime.

Perhaps the best answer to his accusers was "The Outsiders", an unfinished film shot in 1948, in which he included 6 fictional characters, the victim portrayed by a certain Helen, and some historical crime suspects, portrayed by 3 elders from the US Navy, a nightclub owner, and a hotel security manager.