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A horror film franchise is seemingly cursed when it experiences tragedies including hauntings, serious accidents, fatal illness and murder.
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime: https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/lets-taco-bout-true-crime
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
https://www.ranker.com/list/victims-of-the-poltergeist-curse/melissa-brinks
https://www.grunge.com/35883/bizarre-things-happened-set-poltergeist/
http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2015/12/22/the-shocking-history-of-the-poltergeist-curse/
http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Oliver.htm
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/143731%7C0/Heather-O-Rourke/
https://www.statesman.com/article/20110202/NEWS/302029646
From 1922 to the 1940s over 40 child actors would be cast in a popular series of short films and many of them would later fall victim to strange accidents, illnesses, drug addiction, financial hardship, murder and suicide. This is The Curse of The Little Rascals.
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
Television Episode: E! True Hollywood Story: Curse of the Little Rascals
Alfalfa's Mysterious Death - www.tvparty.com
Convicted killer of "Little Rascal" dies - AP, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, July 19, 2014
Three child actors become stars after being cast in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1978. But, all three would go on to live troubled adult lives including drug addiction, legal troubles and untimely death.
These are the stories of Todd Bridges, Dana Plato and Gary Coleman.
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
The Tragic Stars of Different Strokes, People Magazine, March 25, 1991
Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes by Dennis McClellan for The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2010.
The Overdose Death of Dana Plato by Frank Wilkins for ReelReviews.com.
Todd Bridges book: Killing Wills: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Simon and Schuster, 2010.
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We continue the story of one of the most infamous murders ever committed in New Zealand. Known as the Parker-Hulme Murder it was shocking because of it's brutality as well as because, it was soon discovered, it had been perpetrated by two teenaged girls. In the conclusion, we'll discover that one of the convicted murderers would go on to an illustrious career as one of the world's most well known crime-fiction writers. Her past would stay concealed for almost 40 years before her true identity was discovered.
Today's episode also includes Patreon supporter shout outs and the winner of this month's prize drawing. www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime
Resources:
Book: Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham
Movie: Heavenly Creatures (1994) directed by Peter Jackson
The last chapter of this series continues with stories of the darker side of the Academy Awards. You'll hear about missing and stolen Oscars, the tragic story of the Oscar Night Streaker and a murder committed by the son of an Oscar winning songwriter.
Note: Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and served for almost a year before his murder. I apologize for the omission.
#Oscars #AcademyAwards #CelebrityCrimes #HollywoodCrime
Resources:
Documentary - Uncle Bob, written, produced and directed by Robert Oppel
Television Show: Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors - Season 1, Episode 1 - Power, Privilege and Passion, (Investigation Discovery Channel) - This episode details the case of the murder of Sylvie Cachay.
A man escapes the genocide in Cambodia and becomes an Academy Award Winning Actor in the U.S.
#genocide #Cambodia #VietnamWar #refugees #Hollywoodcrime
Dr. Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields & with his Oscar
Resources:
Books: A Cambodian Odyssey by Haing. S. Ngor and Roger Warner, Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing S. Ngor
Movies: The Killing Fields (1984), directed by Roland Joffe, starring Haing S. Ngor, Sam Waterston, John Malkovich
Documentary: The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor (2015), Produced, written, directed and edited by Arthur Dong (Deep Focus Productions)
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Roman Polanski lives a life of hardship and tragedy before becoming an award winning director - and a fugitive from justice after being charged with the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
We'll hear from my special guest AJ Benza, the host of the podcast Fame is a Bitch about the inner workings of Hollywood and his first-hand impressions of Roman Polanski.
Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate on their wedding day in 1968.
#hollywoodcrimes #charlesmanson #celebritycrime
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, "The Celebrity Defense: Sex, fame and the case of Roman Polanski," Dec 14, 2009.
Christopher Sandford, The Telegraph UK, "Why did Roman Polanski risk it?," Oct 3, 2009.
Marlow Stern, The Daily Beast, "Roman Polanski is a Child Rapist: It's Long Past Time for Hollywood to Cast Him Out," Oct 23, 2017.
Mark David Chapman stalks and murders John Lennon on a New York city street in 1980. This is Chapter 3 of Fatal Fans.
John Lennon autographs his album for Mark Chapman a few hours before Chapman shoots him dead on December 8, 1980.
Resources:
Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman by Jack Jones
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John Hinckley, Jr. tries to impress an actress by killing President Ronald Reagan. Was he legally insane? This is the final chapter in the series "Fatal Fans".
John Hinckley's mug shot - dated 3/30/81 - the day he tried to kill President Reagan.
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Resources: "At the Edge of Death" by Edmund Morris for Newsweek, October 4, 1999.
Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Regan by Edmund Morris, Random House, 1999.
An unhinged fan has murderous plans towards young actress Rebecca Schaeffer.
Rebecca Schaeffer
Robert John Bardo in court.
Resources:
"An Innocent Life, A Heartbreaking Death" by Pete Axthelm, People Magazine, July 31, 1989.
"In the Mind of a Stalker" by M. Tharp, U.S. News and World Report, Feb 17, 1992.
A young actress is stalked by an unhinged drifter who is intent on killing her.
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Theresa Saldana arrives at the court house 2 weeks after her near fatal attack.
Arthur Jackson in court charged with first degree attempted murder.
The Queen of Tejano Music is gunned down by a fan in 1995.
Resources: Music: Selena - Ones - (Greatest Hits Album)
DVD: Selena - the Movie
Book: To Selena with Love - by Chris Perez
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Two of music's biggest rap stars are cut down in their prime. But, who killed them? This week's episode - Tupac and Biggie.
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Resources for this episode:
Music: 2Pac's Greatest Hits The Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits
Books: Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon - Tayannah Lee McQuillar and Fred L. Johnson III, PhD Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of Tupc, Biggie and Jam Master Jay Investigations - Derrick Parker The Rose that Grew from Concrete: Poems by Tupac Shakur
Movies and Documentaries: Tupac: Resurrection Notorious Biggie and Tupac: The Story Behind the Murders of Rap's Biggest Superstars
The second installment in the series about the tragic endings of musical icons this time I discuss the life and death of Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain. Justin Evans from the Generation Why and The Peripheral podcasts weighs in on "Soaked in Bleach" and the murder theory.
www.TheGenerationWhyPodcast.com
Click on the links below for resources and to purchase the music.
Books: Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain - Charles R. Cross
This series tells the tragic stories of recording artists who were killed or died under mysterious circumstances. In the first chapter, Marvin Gaye, a top R&B recording artist is murdered by a family member in 1984.
Books: Marvin Gaye: My Brother by Frankie Gaye Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz