# Celebrities who were murdered? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725 "2009-01-30T16:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/1 "2009-01-30T16:40:27Z")
How many celebrities (actors, rock stars, etc.) have been murdered? The two that spring immediately to my mind are John Lennon and Tupac Shakur (I am not sure if I spelled his name correctly). A minor B-movie actress, Lana Clarkson, also comes to mind. What other stars would be on the list? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/2 "2009-01-30T16:47:15Z")
Phil Hartman was the first one I thought of. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/3 "2009-01-30T16:48:06Z")
Soul-singer Sam Cooke was shot down by a woman in self-defense (the justice system agreed with her - she got off.) Marvin Gaye was shot by his own father. Marilyn Monroe was murdered! (If you believe the gossip rags.) ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/4 "2009-01-30T16:48:36Z")
The two that come to mind off the top of my head are Phil Hartman and Haing Ngor (The Killing Fields) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/5 "2009-01-30T16:48:51Z")
Depends on who you believe about George Reeves, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/6 "2009-01-30T16:49:02Z")
Rebecca Shaeffer (sp?) from “My Sister Sam,” with Pam Dawber. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/7 "2009-01-30T16:50:22Z")
[Rebecca Schaeffer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer). ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/8 "2009-01-30T16:51:52Z")
I came in to mention Hartman and Marvin Gaye, so I’ll add that Playmate Dorothy Stratten and Poltergeist actress Dominique Dunne were murdered (Stratten by her husband and Dunne by her boyfriend). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/9 "2009-01-30T16:52:00Z")
Biggie Smalls Sal Mineo Dimebag Darrell Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer “Stringbean” from _Hee-Haw_ Phil Hartman Bob Crane Hang S. Noir Sharon Tate Selena Dorothy Stratten ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/10 "2009-01-30T16:52:11Z")
Adrienne Shelley, Sal Mineo, and Bob Crane. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/11 "2009-01-30T16:52:15Z")
Sal Mineo Bob Crane ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/12 "2009-01-30T16:52:53Z")
Bob Crane, from ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/13 "2009-01-30T16:57:40Z")
Bassist/producer Felix Pappalardi (Cream, Mountain) Jazz great Lee Morgan ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/14 "2009-01-30T16:58:16Z")
Hey, did anyone mention Bob Crane yet? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/15 "2009-01-30T17:01:41Z")
The original [Sonny Boy Williamson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/16 "2009-01-30T17:05:28Z")
Mia Zapata Theo Van Gogh ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/17 "2009-01-30T17:07:05Z")
Whatshername. The older sister in _Poltergeist_ ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/18 "2009-01-30T17:09:33Z")
Princess Diana Maybe… ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/19 "2009-01-30T17:10:10Z")
Jam Master Jay from RUN DMC ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/20 "2009-01-30T17:12:51Z")
Carl Switzer, aka Alfalfa, from the old _Our Gang_ series. Stringbean from _Hee Haw_. How’s that for esoteric? 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725.md?page=2)