# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/21 "2009-01-30T17:13:59Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Whatshername. The older sister in _Poltergeist_ Dominique Dunne. See post 8. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/22 "2009-01-30T17:16:11Z")
Three celebrities who were _murdered_ on September 11, 2001: David Angell (producer) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1948. Executive producer of Frasier Berry Berenson (photographer/actress) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1948. Married to Anthony Perkins, Marisa Berenson’s sister Barbara Olson (political commentator, writer) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1956. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/23 "2009-01-30T17:19:28Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Carl Switzer, aka Alfalfa, from the old _Our Gang_ series. Are we counting it as "murder’ if the homicide was ruled justified? ---
**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, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/24 "2009-01-30T17:21:55Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Are we counting it as "murder’ if the homicide was ruled justified? D’oh! :smack: I confused “violently” with murdered. But Stringbean’s still a fair call. As I recall, he and his wife were gunned down after answering the front door. May have been by an acquaintance, not sure. EDIT: No, not an acquaintance. Story [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringbean). ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/25 "2009-01-30T17:28:18Z")
Brian Jones (come on, it was part of Mick & Keith’s deal with Satan). No mention of Bob Crane yet? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/26 "2009-01-30T17:28:46Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Three celebrities who were _murdered_ on September 11, 2001: > > David Angell (producer) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1948. Executive producer of Frasier > > Berry Berenson (photographer/actress) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1948. Married to Anthony Perkins, Marisa Berenson’s sister > > Barbara Olson (political commentator, writer) – Dead. Murdered by terrorists. Died September 11, 2001. Born 1956. I don’t think the first or lasat of those count as celebrities. I doubt either ever had any difficulty finding privacy while dining out. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/27 "2009-01-30T17:37:10Z")
[Lyman Bostock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Bostock), [major league baseball player](http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bostoly01.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/28 "2009-01-30T17:43:44Z")
Notorious BIG ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/29 "2009-01-30T17:49:46Z")
Master bluesman [Robert Johnson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)), unless it was Hellhounds. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/30 "2009-01-30T17:50:41Z")
Jaco Pastorius, bassist Dian Fossey, zoologist and author of _Gorillas in the Mist_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/31 "2009-01-30T17:55:44Z")
Indie actress and filmmaker [Adrienne Shelly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Shelly) was murdered in her apartment by a 19-year-old construction worker. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/32 "2009-01-30T18:21:37Z")
Former Little Rascal Jay R. Smith. [Karyn Kupcinet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karyn_Kupcinet) ---
**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, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/33 "2009-01-30T18:26:24Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Dominique Dunne. See post 8. Well, shut my mouth, there she is. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/34 "2009-01-30T18:30:37Z")
King Curtis ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/35 "2009-01-30T19:17:38Z")
[Dorothy Stratton](http://www.answers.com/topic/dorothy-stratten), Playmate and actress, murdered by her sleazebag of a husband. [William Desmond Taylor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Desmond_Taylor), big Holloywood director of the 1920s, his murder remains officially unsolved. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/36 "2009-01-30T19:45:30Z")
Versace > [@](#): > > I don’t think the first or lasat of those count as celebrities. I doubt either ever had any difficulty finding privacy while dining out. I don’t think that is the definition of celebrity. To me those two were a lot more well know than Berenson who was better know for who she was related to. David Angell won 24 emmys. I saw his name every week on Frasier (and Wings, and Cheers). Sure I wouldn’t recognize him in a restaurant but I knew who he was. Barbara Olsen was frequently on TV as a political commentator. She was on her way to tape Politically Incorrect on 9-11. And she wrote several books. And she was married to the Solicitor General of the United States. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/37 "2009-01-30T19:45:33Z")
Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley of the band Hanoi Rocks was killed by Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil when Vince crashed into another car while drunk. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/38 "2009-01-30T19:50:37Z")
[Comin Soon | Truely](http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.18381/Morbid) Here’s a couple. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/39 "2009-01-30T20:46:34Z")
Sharon Tate, as mentioned above, murdered by Charles Manson followers. She was only two weeks from giving birth. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725/40 "2009-01-30T20:52:24Z")
[Euronymous](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euronymous), guitarist of the Norwegian black metal group Mayhem. Murdered by his bandmate Varg Vikernes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-were-murdered/483725.md?page=3)