Dumais was cleared of any involvement in the crime, although he continued to claim he killed Short each time he was arrested for various offenses, well into the 1950s.
Dumais blev renset for enhver involvering i kriminalitet, men han fortsatte med at påstå, at han dræbte Elizabeth Short, hver gang han blev anholdt for forskellige forseelser, langt ind i 1950'erne.