# I Fought The Law... and DIED!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-died/653971>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 26, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-died/653971 "2013-03-26T00:38:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-died/653971/1 "2013-03-26T00:38:27Z")

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So Bobby Fuller may not have fought the law in reality, it does appear that he had some criminal connections. IS there a good accurate book on this case of what appears to have been the murder of a rising young talent?

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fought-the-law-and-died/653971/2 "2013-03-26T01:24:44Z")

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I went through a phase where I read about a half dozen books about the LA rock scene of the 1960s and Fuller’s death is always presented as a probable (but mysterious) accident. The best guess is that he passed out or fell asleep inside his car and expired the same way several children and pets do every summer.