Actor career Bob Crane (1928-1978) lasted from 1965 to 1971. After that, he hit all the hardest. Teaming up with cameraman Johnny Capenter, he decided to document his successes in the sexual field.
In 1978, in Scottsdale, Crane was brutally murdered - his skull was crushed with a camera stand. The main suspect in the case was that same operator friend who was acquitted only in the mid-nineties... The killer has not yet been found.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977). The uncrowned king of rock and roll died in his own closet while reading the Star magazine article The Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus.
People are speculating on the singer's death to this day. Some claim that Elvis died of a drug overdose, some consider the incident to be a murder, and some are even sure that Presley is actually alive and faked his death to escape from his incredible popularity.
The following is known for certain. On August 16, 1977, Presley, as usual, arrived at his estate well after midnight, returning from the dentist. The rest of the night was spent talking about the upcoming tour in two days, about the book of his bodyguards, about plans for an engagement with his new girlfriend Ginger Alden.
In the morning, Presley took a dose of sedatives, but several hours later, unable to sleep, he took another dose, which in this case apparently turned out to be critical.
Pictured: Avis Presley and Ginger Alden.
Around 2 p.m., August 16, Alden, waking up and not finding Elvis in bed, went to the bathroom, where she found his lifeless body on the floor.
Was urgently called " ambulance”, which took Presley to intensive care, although it was obvious that all efforts were in vain.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, an official statement of death was made - due to heart failure - but an autopsy later showed that the cause of cardiac arrest was precisely an excessive dose of various medications (according to other sources - drugs).
After the announcement of death, crowds of thousands of fans immediately began to gather at the fence of Graceland. Presley was buried on August 18 at the cemetery, and a few months later his ashes were transferred to Graceland after an attempt was made to break into his coffin by people who wanted to check whether the “King of Rock and Roll” was truly dead.
Pictured: the Graceland estate, where Presley spent all his free time in the 1970s.
Immediately after Presley's death, theories arose that the singer was actually alive. In the late 80s, even publications appeared about Presley’s “life” after death: the singer allegedly deliberately staged his death in order to move away from the world of show business that had bored him and to indulge in spiritual improvement.
In the photo: Presley's last lifetime photo.
According to another version, Presley retired for long-term drug treatment, but missed time and was unable to return to the stage. This theory of a fake death in 1977 is fueled to this day by several facts: the secretive nature of the medical investigation into the cause of death; lack of photograph of the singer’s body; changing the middle name on the grave (Presley, supposedly, would thus not consider himself buried); and of course, the psychological reluctance of millions of fans to accept such unexpected circumstances of premature death.
In the photo: Elvis Presley's grave. At birth, Elvis was given the middle name Aaron to make it similar to his stillborn brother Garon, but the name Aaron was carved on his grave at his father's insistence because Elvis preferred the biblical pronunciation and planned to officially change his name.
Added to this were periodic testimonies from people who saw Presley in various places on the planet. This theory has become firmly entrenched in the pop culture mythology of Presley, often with a hint of irony.
In 1991, a Los Angeles newspaper published a scandalous report about a meeting with the “living” Presley. In 2006, a story appeared in the American media about the “secret life” of Presley, who allegedly died not in 1977, but in the mid-1990s.
In the photo: this is what “old Elvis” looked like in the late 90s, according to the “yellow” media.
Albert Dekker (1904-1968). Perhaps the most strange death in Hollywood. The actor's body was found in his own bathroom. Albert was hanging in a noose, the rope was tied to the shower curtain, the rope also wrapped around his legs and arms several times. The actor's wrists were handcuffed, and long thin needles were stuck into his body.
The strangest thing in this story is that the investigation recognized the actor’s death as an “accident”!
"Young Rebel", neo-romantic actor James Dean, died tragically on September 30, 1955 at the age of 24.
His mysterious death was caused by a killer car. The Porsche 550 Spyder Sport has gone down in history as the "little bastard". The actor himself gave him this name.
After buying the car, strange things began to happen. A week before Dean's death, his comrade Alec Guinness told James that he would die if he touched this car.
Then, three days before the accident, a friend asked Dean not to get in the car or drive it anywhere because she had a premonition that something bad was going to happen. Naturally, James did not pay any attention to this. Dean was simply obsessed with speed. He bought the Porsche for racing and only owned it for 9 days.
On September 30, 1955, on a highway near the city of Chalam, James Dean's car crashed into a Cadillac driven by a Harvard student at a speed of 150 km/h. For some unknown reason, the Porsche drifted into the oncoming lane. Everything the court reporter reported from the scene was contained in one line: "James Dean - broken neck - immortality."
Mechanic Rudolf Woiterich, who was sitting next to Dean, was thrown out of the car, his jaw was crushed and his leg was broken. The Cadillac student, Turnipseed, escaped with minor cuts and was not even hospitalized.
This is the last photograph of James Dean, taken on the morning of September 30, 1955. Dean is driving, with mechanic Rolf Woiterich next to him.
Dean's death caused a lot of rumors. The forensic examination led to stunning results: Dean could not have turned the steering wheel like that.
Reports from the scene stated that James Dean's head was hanging from the passenger seat while his legs were caught between the pedals, bent in a spiral as a result of the impact. A police lieutenant, accompanied by an independent crime photographer, examined the body, noting several features of the incident, including a fracture at the base of the skull at the intersection of the sphenoid and ethmoid bones, and fracture of the radius right hand, fragments of which were later found on the asphalt, non-standard fractures of the metatarsal bones. All this indicated that James Byron Dean was a passenger(!) of the car.
The position of James Dean's body, as well as the nuances of some of the injuries sustained, and the presence of biological particles found on the door near the passenger seat, indicate that Woiterich was the driver at the time of the accident. However, this evidence turned out to be insufficient. And the case was closed.
Detailed photographs showing injuries found on the body, including a fractured ribcage and numerous moon-shaped abrasions on the face and arms, were archived after being used in the police investigation and their location is currently unknown.
After the incident and the death of the actor, strange things continued to happen: a film with his participation, “Rebel Without a Cause,” was released, which included a racing scene; the main actors of the film died under mysterious circumstances. All subsequent owners of the "Little Bastard" either died or remained disabled. In 1960, the car was completely restored, however, after some time it disappeared and has not yet been found.
One of latest photos James Dean, taken on that fateful day. Its author was Sanford Roth, who was driving behind the station wagon. So who was driving at the time of the accident?
Final resting place: Dean was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, next to the farm where he grew up.
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in bed at 12305 5th Drive Helena in Brentwood (an upscale Los Angeles suburb). Her death was ruled a suicide due to an overdose of sleeping pills.
According to the official version, her body was discovered by a housekeeper. Going to the toilet at night, she saw a light in the hostess's bedroom. She knocked, but there was no answer, so she called Dr. Greenson, movie star psychiatrist. Seeing that Marilyn was lying on the bed motionless, Greenson broke the window with a poker, climbed inside and opened the door of the room. He then called surgeon Monroe Engelberg.
After this, the housekeeper decided to do the laundry in the middle of the night, and the two doctors talked for several hours and called the servant to fix it. broken window. And only in the morning they decided to call the police. The first police officer to arrive on the scene was Sergeant Jack Clemmons. It was he who noted that there were some ambiguities and mysteries in the circumstances of Monroe’s death.
In the photo: psychiatrist Ralph Greenson (center).
Let us list at least some of the inconsistencies. Housekeeper Eunice Murray could not see the light under Monroe's bedroom door. Shortly before the death of the star, the bedroom floor was covered with a new thick carpet that did not allow light into the corridor.
It was also clear from the house plan that on the way to the toilet, Murray should not have passed by the hostess’s bedroom at all.
Pictured: Housekeeper Eunice Murray
It is unclear why the two doctors did absolutely nothing to try to bring Marilyn back to life. Almost four hours passed between the discovery of the body and the call to the police. According to the official version, Marilyn swallowed 50 Nembutal tablets. However, this is almost impossible to do without drinking water. The glass was not found at the scene.
It was never found out who Marilyn spoke to on the phone immediately before her death. At the telephone exchange, all records containing Monroe subscriber numbers were confiscated.
The position of the corpse looked suspicious. Monroe was lying face down, her legs were pushed together and extended, her arms were also calmly lying at her sides. With an overdose of sleeping pills, a different picture is usually observed - strong convulsions pass through the body. In addition, the overdose should have caused severe vomiting - this also did not happen. No remains of medication capsules were found in the actress’s stomach.
All of the above applies to the circumstances of death. But during the investigation, a lot of strange things also happened. Samples of the contents of Monroe's digestive tract taken for analysis were missing from the toxicology laboratory. Not all possible witnesses were interviewed. Sheets were disappearing from case No. 81128 (investigation into the circumstances of the death of Marilyn Monroe). The recordings of witness statements were copied by someone.
Another very important piece of evidence has also gone missing - the diary of the deceased, later nicknamed the “book of secrets.” According to those who came across the diary, it contained conversations between Monroe and John and Robert Kennedy.
The most popular version of Monroe's death, after suicide, is the fatal visit of the brother of US President John Kennedy.
According to rumors, Robert Kennedy was in Monroe's bedroom the evening before his death. Allegedly, Marilyn and Robert quarreled. After an argument, Kennedy left the house, and Monroe required medical attention.
This version is supported by the testimony of private detective Fred Otash, who stated that Monroe's house was bugged on the day of her death. Fred Otash managed to record a serious quarrel that occurred between Monroe and the brother of the US President.
“She complained that she literally “went through her hands like a piece of meat.” They were in the bedroom and they were screaming very loudly, so Bobby (Robert Kennedy's nickname) threw her on the bed and put a pillow over her face so that the neighbors wouldn't hear the screams. Then it fell silent and Kennedy left.
Monroe's relationship with the Kennedy brothers was the talk of Hollywood, although general public they were carefully hidden for a long time.
Be that as it may, even after many years it is now clear that real events The stories that surrounded Marilyn's death will never be made public. For sure, all that is known is this: the living legend mysteriously died in the prime of his life, in the fog of confusion, scandals and uncertainty.
On the morning of November 22, 1997, 37-year-old Michael Hutchence, lead singer of the Australian rock band INXS, was found dead in room 524 of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Double Bay, a suburb of Sydney. His body was discovered by a maid at 11:50 am.
On 6 February 1998, following a post-mortem examination, NSW State Coroner Derrick Hand presented his report that Hutchence had committed suicide.
“Apparently he hanged himself with his leather belt,” the investigation said, “the body was found on his knees on the floor, facing the door. Alcohol, cocaine, the antidepressant Prozac and other drugs were found in the blood.
Everyone who knew Michael was simply shocked by this sudden news; no one could explain what caused such a sad end. Officially, Hutchins' death was classified as a typical suicide, but this version may be disputed. No drugs were found in the room.
His fiancee Paula Yates, during the flight to her lover's funeral, stated that the cause of Michael's death was none other than Bob Geldoff (her ex-husband). “It was he who killed Michael,” she said, “many people call him ‘Saint’ Bob. But this bastard has not allowed us to live in peace for the last 3 years.” Paula before last days I adhered to this opinion throughout my life.
There is evidence that Hutchence himself, in the last month of his life, spoke in public about Geldof: “He is Satan. If only you knew the truth.”
"People don't care if you decide to commit suicide," Michael said in 1993. "I hope I don't join that big list."
Meanwhile, the group INXS made a considerable profit from the death of the lead singer: the guys quickly recorded an anthology and for a short time again became sales leaders.
In September 2000, Yates was found dead in her London home - her daughter crawled next to her cooling body for several hours. According to the official version, the “respectable” mother died of an overdose.
It turned out that 8 years after Hutchence’s death, the entire inheritance of the rock star (estimated at 10 to 20 million Australian dollars) disappeared without a trace, leaving his daughter, little Tiger Lily, with a measly 40 thousand dollars.
"Miracle on 34th Street" Inner world Daisy Clover" and other films, in which Natalie Wood (Natalia Gurdina) played impeccably, touched the hearts of film critics and viewers of the last century. Natalie passed away in 1981 at the age of 43. Her death is shrouded in darkness, and in the recent past, the drowning case was reopened by the police.
On the night of November 30, 1981, Natalie, her husband Robert Wagner and his friend Christopher Walken set off on a yacht off the Californian island of Santa Catalina. Besides them, Dennis Davern, the captain, was on the ship. According to him, that night Natalie quarreled with her husband Robert - allegedly, he was jealous of her Walken.
After Walken left the couple alone, they continued to argue. Davern states that he heard sounds of fighting, screams and strange noises. When he decided to find out what was happening, Wood's husband reported that Natalie had left on a boat.
However, everyone around the actress knew that she had been terribly afraid of water since 1949, when she almost drowned on the set. This fear was so strong that she refused to film even near a small lake.
Pictured: Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood. 1980
When Wood's body was found, she was wearing a nightgown and jacket. The actress had abrasions and bruises on her body.
The official version was considered an accident - after drinking too much, Natalie fell overboard. However, witnesses claimed that they heard the woman calling for help.
After the publication of Marty Rally's book "Goodbye, Natalie, Goodbye!", which mentioned the testimony of Captain Davern, the police turned their attention to new evidence. Despite suggestions from witnesses that Robert Wagner was involved in his wife’s death, he officially stated that he would help the investigation and do everything in his power to uncover the mystery of Natalie Wood’s death.
In January 2013, the Los Angeles County coroner changed the official cause of Natalie Wood's death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors" due to evidence he discovered that some bruises, contusions and scratches on the actress's body had appeared shortly before her death.
Pictured: Robert Wagner at Natalie Wood's funeral.
Tupac Shakur. The first rapper in the world to have a monument erected was shot dead at the age of 25. Once Tupac was able to survive after being shot five times, but he failed the second time.
Shakur was in a gang and was in prison more than once. He constantly got involved in unpleasant situations and paid in full. So, in 1994, the rapper was accused of rape, however, the day before the verdict was announced, he was robbed and then 5 bullets were fired at him.
It was rumored that the assassination attempt was organized by Shakur's main enemies: Puff Daddy and Notorious B.I.G. From that moment on, the “War of the Coasts” began among street gangs.
Pictured: Puff Daddy and Notorious B.I.G
In 1996, rumors began to circulate that Tupac intended to leave hip-hop for politics: allegedly, he was tired of his lifestyle, he wanted to radically change his image and even run for mayor.
On September 7, after a boxing match, Tupac and his friend Suge Knight decided to unwind a little, but on the way to one of the clubs, Suge’s car was shot at by unknown assailants. Shakur was hit by four bullets, he was taken to the hospital in serious condition, his breathing was artificially supported, but six days later, on the fateful Friday the 13th, the rapper died.
Pictured: Shakur's body in the morgue
There were many rumors surrounding the murder. Some believed that Suge Knight himself ordered Tupac, others said that he was killed because of a showdown in the casino after the fight. But the most likely version seems to be that the eastern group with which he competed, namely the Notorious B.I.G., is to blame for Shakur’s death. and Puff Daddy.
The rapper's body was cremated, and his ashes were smoked along with marijuana by his close friends and comrades.
Anna Nicole Smith, a former stripper, Playboy model and heiress to James Howard Marshall's millions, has died at the age of 39. She at one time called herself “the second Monroe.”
While caring for her, Marshall once took her on a plane to New York, where, in less than an hour, he spent two million dollars on jewelry. In total, he spent at least six million on it. Her marriage to Marshall lasted only 403 days and ended when he died in August 1995 from heart attack at the age of 89 years.
Anna Nicole Smith herself died on February 8, 2007. Smith was staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino. There she spent several days in bed, feeling unwell, after which she was rushed to the hospital, where she died.
Shocking posthumous photos of the star were circulated online.
And rumors about the causes of her death were discussed in the media for a long time.
The suspected cause of death was an overdose of drugs, antidepressants or painkillers.
Other theories about the cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death included pneumonia, influenza, a heart attack and the rare skin disease lupus.
During the trial, new details emerged. Anna Nicole's bodyguard Maurice Breitof said that she common law husband During the last few months of the actress's life, Howard Stern added drugs to Anna's medicine.
Howard Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapo were arrested on March 12, 2009 by the Whittier Police Department and accused of conspiring to provide drugs to Smith.
Suspicions also fell on psychotherapist Kristin Eroshevich. During the investigation, it turned out that they deliberately gave Smith excessive doses of psychotropic drugs. Moreover, doctors say, there was no need for medications and the prescriptions were written out illegally.
However, on January 6, 2011, Howard Stern left the courthouse in Los Angeles, California, after all charges against him were dropped.
Heath Ledger - Hollywood actor Australian-born, died at the peak of his career at the age of 28.
On January 22, 2008, Ledger was found dead in his New York City apartment in Manhattan.
Over 300 paparazzi filmed the removal of the actor’s body from the house.
According to Google, in the three weeks after his death, the English-language press wrote about Ledger 24,267 times. A lot of facts were reported, but no coherent story emerged from them.
The press quickly searched for evidence nervous breakdown, which allegedly occurred to the actor in connection with a break in his relationship with actress Michelle Williams.
Just 3 years ago they gave the impression of a very happy married couple.
They bought a house in Brooklyn. Soon their daughter Matilda was born. They were very loved by their neighbors and the local small-circulation press.
“What we have now is the most normal period in our lives,” Ledger said in an interview then. - We found our place on the map. I don't want to move anywhere. We are very happy".
However, the growing attention of the press along with his popularity became increasingly annoying. Ledger had an unkind relationship with the press in his homeland: at the Australian premiere of Brokeback Mountain, journalists shot him and Williams with water pistols as they walked along the red carpet.
Ledger, as they wrote, was almost in tears after this story and the next day he swore to his father that he would sell his house in Sydney and finally move to the States. Two weeks later, he received the Screen Actors Guild Award in New York. The walk along the red carpet here passed without incident - the incident happened later in the evening: at a party after the ceremony, a film was shot in which Ledger allegedly snorted cocaine. It surfaced in the press after the actor’s death.
IN recent months scandal followed scandal in his life. It soon became clear that two independent film careers and family were incompatible. The wife took her daughter and left. It turned out that drugs were involved in the case and that there would be a trial over custody.
The last interview he gave was recorded before the New Year in connection with Haynes' I'm Not There, in which Ledger played a version of Bob Dylan. A correspondent for the Los Angeles Times subsequently claimed that Ledger was slurred and did not understand the questions.
Christopher Plummer, who starred with Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, later told reporters that Ledger was so physically ill that he seemed to have pneumonia.
They also mentioned the enormous mental stress after his role in The Dark Knight.
The day after his death, the English tabloid The Sun, citing Rebecca White, Naomi Campbell's former assistant, published that Ledger, when visiting, first asked for cocaine and could easily wash down a handful of six ecstasy tablets with champagne.
However, those who were close to Ledger unanimously say that there were a lot of drugs around him, but he himself did not touch them, even when they offered him - nothing stronger than cigarettes.
From the published forensic report, it followed that on the eve of his death, Ledger took two sedatives, then a sleeping pill and two painkillers of the strength usually taken by cancer patients.
It should also be noted that Ledger did not seem to be planning to die, because he had an appointment with a friend the next day.
By the way, Heath Ledger in the role of the Joker received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor posthumously, a year and a month after his death.
According to statistics, even in developed countries one of the three murders remains unsolved. At the same time, oddly enough
The most mysterious deaths celebrities
15:00 September 16, 2017According to statistics, even in developed countries, one out of three murders remains unsolved. At the same time, oddly enough, the victims mysterious deaths become not only simple people, but also celebrities, whose every step is followed by thousands of eyes. However, stars sometimes die a mysterious and enigmatic death, the secret of which the police are unable to reveal.
Jack Nance
Jack Nance is David Lynch's favorite actor, having starred in almost all of his films - from the director's first film, Eraserhead, in 1977, to the cult Twin Peaks. On December 29, 1986, Nance was having dinner with friends when they noticed a bruise under his eye. Nance waved it off: it was nonsense, he got into a fight with some aggressive young punks. It turned out to be no nonsense: the next morning Nance was found dead in his own bathroom. According to doctors, the blow received in the fight caused the formation of a hematoma in the brain, which, growing, killed the actor in two days. But many did not believe this version. Nance had it in his blood high level alcohol, so the cause of death was cited as both drinking (Nance was a famous alcoholic) and conflicts with colleagues (even David Lynch was accused). But confirmation alternative versions never found.
Barbara Colby
Barbara Colby was a TV show star in the 1980s. On July 24, 1975, she and her colleague James Kiernan left the studio acting in Venice, a suburb of Los Angeles. Suddenly, two men approached the couple and shot them both at point-blank range. Colby died on the spot, Kiernan died shortly after her, however, having managed to give a statement to the police. He said that they did not know the attackers, did not provoke them in any way, and they did not even try to rob them. What prompted the murder is still unknown.
Johnny Stompanato
Johnny Stompanato was famous in 1950s Hollywood solely because of his amorous connections: he was a gigolo who specialized in aging film actresses. At the time of his death, he was living with actress Lana Turner. The relationship between the couple was scandalous: Stompanato beat his girlfriend, threatened her and abused her in every possible way. One evening, in the heat of an argument, he threatened to kill her 14-year-old daughter Cheryl. Cheryl stood outside the door and heard everything, and when Stompanato left the room, the girl stabbed him with a knife. Alphonse bled to death before the doctors arrived. Despite the apparent clarity, this crime still remains a mystery. Many believe that Turner herself killed Stompanato, and Cheryl took the blame because, as a minor, she faced a much less severe punishment. There is another version - that Cheryl herself was in love with Johnny, and killed him, realizing that she would not get him. But to what extent these versions correspond to the truth is now impossible to say.
Elliot Smith
Elliot Smith was a talented and sought-after musician who, in particular, wrote the soundtrack to the film Good Will Hunting. In October 2003, he committed suicide by stabbing himself in the chest. The extremely strange choice of suicide method gave rise to a lot of rumors that Elliott was actually killed. Moreover, at the time of his death, his girlfriend was in the house, with whom, in her own words, they had quarreled. According to her, she locked herself in the bathroom for about a quarter of an hour, and when she came out, it was already over. What can I say? Really strange story.
Jill Dando
Jill Dando was a BBC journalist. After a 14-year career, she was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home in suburban London. No one heard the shot, and the body was discovered only 40 minutes later. Neighbor Dando saw a male figure moving away from the house, but could not describe the man. The death of the journalist still remains a mystery, although there are many suspects in her murder: with her bold journalistic speeches, she made many enemies - from Yugoslav terrorist groups to the pedophile mafia.
George Reeves
George Reeves became famous for his role as Superman in The Adventures of Superman, a cult TV series from the 1950s. On June 16, 1959, he descended from the second floor of his house to the first, where his fiancée, Leonor Lemmon, was having a party with friends. After that, he stood back up and shot himself in the heart with a revolver. A typical suicide... except that the revolver with which Reeves allegedly committed suicide did not contain his fingerprints - or anyone else's fingerprints at all. Enthusiastic investigators put forward two versions. The first is that Lemmon was in a fever or accidentally shot her fiance during an argument. The second is that the mafia is to blame for everything, since Reeves was the lover of Toni Mannix, the wife of Eddie Mannix, the president of the MGM studio, who is closely associated with the mafia. However, for some reason the police were not interested in these versions, and Reeves’ death remained a mystery.
Mary Rogers
Mary Rogers was not an actress - she was a simple saleswoman who worked in a cigar store in New York in the 1830s. However, the girl was so beautiful that she was considered a real city celebrity. City newspapers wrote about her, calling her “an excellent cigar saleswoman.” However, in 1841, Mary Rogers unexpectedly drowned in the Hudson. This death gave rise to a whole wave of rumors. First one, then another of her was blamed for her death. numerous fans. Well, when a month later her fiancé committed suicide, he became the main accused. However, no one's guilt in the death of Mary Rogers has ever been proven.
Thomas Ince
Thomas Ince, the "father of the Western" who directed more than 800 films, died in mysterious circumstances. Together with his wife, he went to the yacht of his business partner, media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, to celebrate his own birthday. However, a day later, Ince was brought ashore dead. The doctor wrote in his conclusion that Ince died of a heart attack, but the port workers and sailors who saw the body saw with their own eyes Ince’s broken head with dried blood. According to rumors, Hearst himself shot Ince in an accident - after which it was not difficult for the millionaire to instill in the witnesses the correct version of what happened.
William Desmond Taylor
William Desmond Taylor was a famous film director during World War II. He was famous for his generosity, cordiality and good manners, so, as far as we know, he had no enemies. All the greater was the public's amazement when Taylor's body was found in his home in Los Angeles with a bullet in his back. No one heard the shot or saw the killer, there was no weapon at the crime scene, and all fingerprints were carefully erased. The police tried to solve the mystery for many years, but were never able to.
Tupac Shakur
In the fall of 1996, Tupac Shakur received several gunshot wounds on the streets of Las Vegas. Doctors fought for his life for several days, but on September 13, 1996, he died in the hospital from internal bleeding. It is known that Tupac Shakur was one of the most active participants in the so-called “War of the East and West Coasts” - a conflict between two rap groups, which often resulted in shootouts. Therefore, the most plausible version is that one of his enemies-colleagues in the rap scene is behind Tupac’s death. However, the police have not yet found either the perpetrator of the murder or his customer.
Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac Shakur's main enemy, rapper with East Coast Notorious B.I.G., aka Christopher Wallace, was killed just six months after his damned rival. Wallace, who was vacationing in Los Angeles, stopped at a traffic light when another car approached and four shots were fired. Wallace died instantly. Despite the abundance of people on the street, no one really saw the shooter, who was never found. Wallace's death is called revenge for Tupac, and some even suspect Los Angeles police officers, tired of endless rap wars, of it. But no one knows the exact answer to the question of who fired and who was behind these shots.
Krista Helm
Looking at famous personalities and reading about them, it seems that the only thing they do is shovel money, party at resorts and live happily ever after. Hearing about the death of these people, you understand how short human life, and that even millions cannot be saved from accidents, fatal diseases and tragic circumstances. Even curses are not avoided.
1. Natalie Wood
“Miracle on 34th Street”, “The Inner World of Daisy Clover” and other films in which Natalie Wood played impeccably touched the hearts of film critics and audiences of the last century. Natalie passed away in 1981 at the age of 43. Her death is shrouded in darkness, and in the recent past, the drowning case was reopened by the police.
On the night of November 30, 1981, Natalie, her husband Robert Wagner and his friend Christopher Walken set off on a yacht off the Californian island of Santa Catalina. Besides them, Dennis Davern, the captain, was on the ship. According to him, that night Natalie quarreled with her husband Robert - allegedly, he was jealous of her Walken. After Walken left the couple alone, they continued to argue. Davern states that he heard sounds of fighting, screams and strange noises. When he decided to find out what was happening, Wood's husband reported that Natalie had left on a boat. However, everyone around the actress knew that she had been terribly afraid of water since 1949, when she almost drowned on the set. This fear was so strong that she refused to film even near a small lake.
When Wood's body was found, she was wearing a nightgown and jacket. The actress had abrasions and bruises on her body, which she received as a result of a fight with her husband. The official version was considered an accident - after drinking too much, Natalie fell overboard. However, witnesses claimed that they heard the woman calling for help.
After the publication of Marty Rally's book "Goodbye, Natalie, Goodbye!", which mentioned the testimony of Captain Davern, the police turned their attention to new evidence. Despite suggestions from witnesses that Robert Wagner was involved in his wife’s death, he officially stated that he would help the investigation and do everything in his power to uncover the mystery of Natalie Wood’s death.
2.
Who would have thought that the handsome and public favorite Heath Ledger could suffer from depression? He had everything: recognition, roles, love from fans and even a little daughter. And yet, this could not save him from sudden death.
On January 22, 2008, 28-year-old Ledger was found in a New York apartment. According to police, the actor was naked and surrounded by jars containing numerous drugs. An autopsy of the body did not show anything, so an additional toxicological examination was carried out. It was subsequently announced that Heath died from taking an inappropriate combination of sleeping pills, painkillers, and tranquilizers.
Heath Ledger as the Joker
In the last months of his life, Ledger starred in the film “The Dark Knight.” In an interview given to one of the tabloids, the actor said that he slept only two hours a day during filming, and most spent time in solitude to better understand the character of his character. This filming, against the background of his divorce from Michelle Williams, apparently greatly exhausted the actor. Some put forward incredible versions that he was killed by sectarians, others believe that it was suicide, and others talk about an accident. It should also be noted that Ledger did not seem to be planning to die, because he had an appointment with a friend the next day.
By the way, Heath Ledger in the role of the Joker received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor posthumously, a year and a month after his death.
3. James Dean
Death famous actor and a car racing fan raises many questions, but what happened after it is even more shocking and raises thoughts about a possible curse.
On September 30, 1955, at the age of 24, Dean drove his brand new Porsche 550 “Spider” to the races in Salinas in the company of mechanic Rolf Wütherich. Dean was driving along the highway past the town of Kholame, and a Ford was moving towards him, driven by student Donald Thornspeed. The cars collided head-on. Mechanic Wütherich was seriously injured, and Dean died on the way to the hospital. His last words were: “This guy should have stopped, he saw us.” However, Thornspeed later told the press that he did not see Dean's car on the road.
After purchasing the car, which the actor affectionately called “Little Bastard,” strange things began to happen. A week before Dean's death, his comrade Alec Guinness told James that he would die if he touched this car. Then, three days before the accident, a friend asked Dean not to get in the car or drive it anywhere because she had a premonition that something bad was going to happen. Naturally, James did not pay any attention to this.
After the incident and the death of the actor, strange things continued to happen: a film with his participation, “Rebel Without a Cause,” was released, which included a racing scene; the main actors of the film died under mysterious circumstances. All subsequent owners of the "Little Bastard" either died or remained disabled. In 1960, the car was completely restored, however, after some time it disappeared and has not yet been found.
4. Anna Nicole Smith
The controversial actress and Playboy model died at 39. In addition to her turbulent career, Anna Nicole had an equally turbulent personal life: several husbands, high-profile divorce proceedings, a son who died of a drug overdose at the age of 20 literally in her arms.
On February 8, 2007, Anna Nicole herself died in a hotel room in the Bahamas. There are many versions of her death. Many claimed that against the backdrop of the death of her son, unstable mental state and alcoholism, the actress committed suicide. But an autopsy found that Smith had pneumonia, and due to the weakening of her body after childbirth and stress, the disease progressed. There was also a version that Anna Nicole died from one of the varieties of tuberculosis.
The cause of the star's death remains a mystery to this day. The list of assumptions includes suicide, drug overdose, rehabilitation after a failed facelift and many others.
5. Bruce Lee
A man who devoted his entire life to martial arts and improving his own body died because of a headache pill?.. The death of 32-year-old Bruce Lee still excites the public.
On July 20, 1973, newspapers came out with the message on the front page: “Bruce Lee has died!” This was so unexpected that rumors were connected with the filming in which the actor participated - his character was supposed to die. When information about Lee's death was later confirmed, the whole world was taken aback. No one could have imagined that one of the most strong men on the planet can die so unexpectedly.
The first version, announced as official, stated that Lee died of natural causes - from a brain tumor. But of course, a few days later rumors appeared that the actor had been killed. The disappearance of a doctor's death certificate added to the matter without a trace. Several witnesses said Lee was brought to the hospital by his mistress Betty Ting Pei, where he collapsed at her house. Then they began to say that Bruce was taking drugs, from an overdose of which he died in Betty Ping’s apartment. It was also said that Li was a victim of the Chinese mafia organization Triad, which he had crossed paths with in the past.
The most interesting version was that the actor was killed by a killer who mastered the so-called “delayed death technique” - a special blow after which a person can die months later. And some fans believed that Bruce Lee did not die at all, but faked his death to hide from his enemies.
6.
The son of the legendary Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee, became famous after starring in the cult mystical film The Raven. The 28-year-old guy was like his father in many ways: his passion for martial arts, his profession as an actor, and his ridiculous premature death.
On March 31, 1993, Hollywood was shocked by the news of the death of Brandon, who was wounded right on the set of the gloomy “The Crow.” Eight hours before filming the fatal scene, Brandon picked up the prop gun, twirled it in his hands, put it to his temple, pulled the trigger - and nothing happened. Some of those present gasped, and Brandon, grinning, declared that this toy would do him no harm.
While filming the scene where main character should have died, Brandon was shot from the same fake Magnum. This time there was only one blank bullet in the pistol, which did not suit his caliber - because of this, the shot turned out to be very powerful, and the actor’s body was pierced right through. Brandon lay on the surgical table for more than five hours, but he could not be saved. Doctors reported that he was “literally bleeding to death, and even if he had survived, he would have remained paralyzed for life.”
Brandon Lee as Raven
As it turned out later, the filming of “The Raven” took place in a tense atmosphere: many claimed that there was a curse on the film. The actors were constantly injured, the scenery broke for no apparent reason, the journalist who wrote about the filming had an accident, and the artist went crazy. The filming had to be completed using computer effects and a stunt double.
Brandon tragically died a week before his wedding to Eliza Hutton. He was buried next to his father in Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.
7. Tupac Shakur
The first rapper in the world to have a monument erected was shot dead at the age of 25. Once Tupac was able to survive after being shot five times, but he failed the second time.
Shakur was in a gang and was in prison more than once. He constantly got involved in unpleasant situations and paid in full. So, in 1994, the rapper was accused of rape, however, the day before the verdict was announced, he was robbed and then 5 bullets were fired at him. It was rumored that the assassination attempt was organized by Shakur's main enemies: Puff Daddy and Notorious B.I.G. From that moment on, the “War of the Coasts” began among street gangs.
In 1996, rumors began to circulate that Tupac intended to leave hip-hop for politics: allegedly, he was tired of his lifestyle, he wanted to radically change his image and even run for mayor.
On September 7, after a boxing match, Tupac and his friend Suge Knight decided to unwind a little, but on the way to one of the clubs, Suge’s car was shot at by unknown assailants. Shakur was hit by four bullets, he was taken to the hospital in serious condition, his breathing was artificially supported, but six days later, on the fateful Friday the 13th, the rapper died.
There were many rumors surrounding the murder. Some believed that Suge Knight himself ordered Tupac, others said that he was killed because of a showdown in the casino after the fight. Many still believe that Tupac is actually alive and that his death was faked. But the most likely version seems to be that the eastern group with which he competed, namely the Notorious B.I.G., is to blame for Shakur’s death. and Puff Daddy. The rapper's body was cremated, and his ashes were smoked along with marijuana by his close friends and comrades.
In this post we will look at the veiled secrets of the death of our domestic celebrities- actors, musicians and simply famous public figures
Vasily Shukshin
His Last year life was very successful... Sergei Bondarchuk offered Shukshin the role of Lopakhin in the film “They Fought for the Motherland.” Filming began in August 1974 on the Don. By the beginning of October, Shukshin had almost completely completed the role; he only had to star in the last episode. On October 4 he was supposed to return to Moscow...
On October 1, Shukshin felt well. He called home from the post office in Moscow, went to the bathhouse, and watched the USSR-Canada hockey match on TV until late at night with everyone else. At the end of it they separated. At about nine in the morning Burkov went out into the corridor with the intention of waking up Shukshin. He recalls: “I knocked on Shukshin’s door. The door was not locked. But I didn’t go in. I was scared of something. I called out to him. It was time for him to get up for filming. He didn’t answer. Well, I think, let him sleep...” From Burkov’s recollections: “I walked down the corridor and ran into Gubenko. “Nikolai,” I asked, “look at Vasya, he’s going to be filming soon, but for some reason he’s not getting up.” He came in. He started shaking him by the shoulder, "My hand felt like it was lifeless; I touched the pulse, but there was none. Shukshin died in his sleep. 'From heart failure,' the doctors said."
There is a version that on that fateful night a murder occurred on the ship “Danube”. After all, Vasily Makarovich never complained about his heart. Before filming, Shukshin underwent examination at the “Kremlin hospital”. According to the testimony of some members of the film crew, a day or two before the actor’s death, a stranger appeared on the set where the film “They Fought for the Motherland” was filmed. And no one knew where he came from and for what purpose he hung around there. And he disappeared immediately after the death of Vasily Makarovich.
Zoya Fedorova
On December 11, 1981, 71-year-old actress Zoya Fedorova was shot in the back of the head in her three-room apartment No. 243, building 4/2 on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The murder has still not been solved. Among his possible motives are the actress’s alleged involvement in secret KGB operations (there were rumors about the KGB’s involvement in the murder) and her connection with the so-called “diamond mafia,” which consisted mainly of relatives of high-ranking Soviet officials and was engaged in the purchase and resale of jewelry and antiques.
Victor Tsoi
On August 15, 1990, at 12:15 p.m., at 35 km of the Soka-Talsi highway (Latvia), a dark blue Moskvich-2141 car collided with an Ikarus-280 regular bus. The driver of the Moskvich was the famous musician, leader of the Kino group Viktor Tsoi.
Official version: “the car was moving along the highway at a speed of at least 130 km/h, the driver Viktor Robertovich Tsoi lost control. V.R. Tsoi’s death occurred instantly...” From the case materials: “Ikarus-250” was swept off the road into the small river Teitupe, behind the bridge... The driver J. K. Fibiks, who works at the Tallinn branch of Latselkhoztehnika, escaped with minor bruises and fright. Before that, he took a tourist group to the airport and was returning back. The new "Moskvich-2141" Y6832 MM was thrown 18 meters towards the bridge by a powerful blow. Only the rear bumper remained intact. Upon examination, it is noticeable that the impact on the car occurred from left to right, front to back. Apparently, the front bumper of the Ikarus went over the hood of the Moskvich straight into the cabin. The steering wheel is bent on the driver's side, the seats are knocked down, and the front panel is broken. The hood flew off, everything else was crushed."
A forensic medical examination showed that no alcohol was found in the blood of the deceased. Death occurred as a result of an accident from multiple injuries to the body. A criminal case was not initiated “due to the lack of corpus delicti in the actions of the drivers.” And, therefore, forensic, investigative and other examinations were not carried out.
Mike Naumenko
In August 1991, Mike Naumenko, the leader of the Zoo group, was found dead in his room in a communal apartment on Razyezzhaya Street: the cause of his death was a fracture of the base of the skull. Doctors determined that death occurred on August 27, 1991 from a cerebral hemorrhage. The circumstances of his death remain largely mysterious. As rock journalist N. Kharitonov wrote: “With Tsoi, at least, everything was clear - if not in essence, then in form - how it all happened. Mike... simply disappeared, leaving no traces.”
The drummer of the Zoo group, Valery Kirilov, expressed a different point of view: according to him, Mike Naumenko really died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but it did not occur due to natural causes, but due to a fracture of the base of the skull as a result of a brutal blow dealt to him in the yard in time of robbery. This is evidenced by the loss of Mike Naumenko’s personal belongings. There is also testimony from one teenager who allegedly saw Mike being lifted from the ground in the yard. After the attack, Mike did not die on the spot, but managed to go up to his home, but there he became completely weak and lay unconscious for a long time, unnoticed by anyone in the communal apartment. When his loved ones finally found him and called an ambulance, it was already too late. Alexey Rybin, producer of the album of songs by Mike Naumenko “Park of the MIKE period,” had his own version: “Alcohol is to blame, of course. The night before his death, Vasin drank heavily. Mike was bad, in a very serious condition, with a black face. "In this state, falling with the back of your head on the asphalt is easier than a lung. Mike received a fracture of the base of the skull - a typical alcoholic death, when a person in a deep intoxication falls on his back."
Igor Talkov
Igor Talkov was killed on October 6, 1991. It all happened in the St. Petersburg Yubileiny Sports Palace: the singer was shot right outside the dressing room as a result of a brawl with his concert director Valery Shlyafman and Igor Malakhov. The second possible suspect in the singer’s murder, Shlyafman, now lives in Israel. The criminal investigation into Talkov’s death was suspended several years ago, but was not closed.
During the investigation into Talkov's murder, his administrator Valery Shlyafman became one of the main suspects along with Aziza's bodyguard Igor Malakhov, who started the shootout on October 6, 1991. After a series of examinations, the investigation came to the conclusion that the last, fatal shot was fired from Shlyafman’s pistol. The funeral of the legendary musician, who died at the peak of his fame, was crowded. The burial site is to this day a place of pilgrimage for connoisseurs of his work, and much mystical is associated with the grave itself, as with Talkov’s life.
Igor Sorin
According to the official version, Igor Sorin, the ex-soloist of the group "Ivanushki-International", jumped from the sixth floor balcony of the Cosmos studio. At 7.10 am Igor was taken to the 71st city hospital. Doctors found a fracture of the first and fifth cervical vertebrae, bruised kidneys, complete paralysis of the lower body, and partial paralysis of the arms. The decision was made to operate. The operation was successful, but the artist’s heart could not stand it, and on September 4, the artist died.
Meanwhile, in July 2013, Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov told in an interview with Evgeny Dodolev (Moscow-24 channel) that in fact there was a manslaughter: Igor’s neck was accidentally broken and then thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of his death . Grigoriev-Apollonov clarified that he visited Sorin in the hospital - he was still conscious. “He had no bruises. Will you fall from the seventh floor without bruises?” continued “red-haired Ivanushka.” “Some karateka just broke his neck.” In this regard, on August 29, 2013, State Duma deputy Nadezhda Shkolkina sent a request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yu. Chaika with a request to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the death of the former lead singer of the group “Ivanushki - International” Igor Sorin.
Mikhail Krug
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Krug’s house in the village of Mamulino (Tver microdistrict) was attacked. In addition to the singer, there were four more people in the house - his wife, mother-in-law and children. The door of the three-story house was open. Two unknown intruders entered the third floor of the house approximately between 23:00 and 0:15, where they found Krug's mother-in-law and attacked her, causing her bodily harm. Mikhail Krug and his wife Irina came running to the woman’s screams. The criminals opened fire with pistols. Irina managed to hide with her neighbors, and Mikhail received two severe gunshot wounds, after which he lost consciousness for a while. The criminals fled the crime scene. Having come to his senses, Krug managed to get to the house of neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where his wife was hiding. Rusakov took him to Tver City Hospital No. 6. Meanwhile, the police and ambulance were called and found his wounded mother-in-law in Krug’s house. The children of the Circle were not harmed, as they were sleeping when the crime was committed. Mikhail Krug himself, despite the efforts of doctors, died on the morning of July 1.
The farewell funeral service took place on July 3 at 10 a.m. at the Tver Drama Theater. The funeral was attended by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Alexander Semchev, Efrem Amiramov, Katya Ogonyok, the Zhemchuzhny brothers, Vika Tsyganova, many leaders of the Tver region, including its governor, Vladimir Platov. Funeral procession of cars stretched for several kilometers. After the funeral service in the Resurrection Cathedral in Tver, Krug was buried in the Dmitrovo-Cherkassky cemetery. Various versions of the murder were built. For example, producer Vadim Tsyganov suggested that this could be an attempted robbery. Shortly before the murder, Krug recorded an album under the working title “Tverichanka” (later released under the name “Confession”), for which he was due to receive a fee any day. This version was rejected by those who believed that Krug was sincerely respected in criminal circles, but it was this version that was the most popular at the beginning of the investigation. According to another version, Krug became the victim of a planned, and possibly contracted, murder.
Murat Nasyrov
According to the official version, Murat Nasyrov committed suicide. The prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the singer's death and, having found no evidence confirming the violent nature of his death, closed the case. On January 19, 2007, the singer jumped from the fifth floor, wearing a camera around his neck and clutching his own portrait to his chest.
The singer’s relatives stated: “For us, Murat’s death is still a mystery. But we know for sure: he definitely did not intend to die. But they could have pushed him to do this!... - Murat could have been poisoned,” the singer’s brother believes. “This our family's assumption. Three hours before the incident, he was sitting in a group, everyone was drinking a cocktail. Murat was also drinking. Then he left, and the girl Kristina from the company felt bad after the cocktail, she doesn’t even remember what happened to her next... And Murat arrived home... From my brother’s story: “They show that Murat called Baglan Sadvakasov’s close friend from home: “Zhanna, everything is fine.” Do you know that he called from Natasha’s cell phone (the singer’s wife - approx.), which was at home? But Natasha herself was not at home. When those events happened to Murat, that he allegedly had an attack and wanted to commit suicide, they said that his daughter allegedly sent a message to her mother on her cell phone, but it turns out that she had a cell phone at home!” “He was going to go somewhere. What happened, why did he dress so nicely? And then, where is that camera that they are all talking about?.. And then the fact itself: who saw that Murat fell from the window? The real reason hard to find out. Murat took everything with him. But I am convinced: there was no suicide or accident."
Roman Trakhtenberg
The death of the famous showman, successful television and radio host Roman Trakhtenberg struck all his colleagues, close friends and the public. Roman Trakhtenberg was 41 years old, he said about himself that he had never been sick. On November 20, 2009, during a live broadcast of the “Trakhty-Bakhty” program on Mayak, he suddenly became ill. His co-host Lena Batinova recalls: “When some song was on the air, Roma said: “Batinova, I feel bad...” I took him to the window so that he could get some fresh air. The editors called an ambulance, but she didn’t I didn’t have time to take Roma to the hospital.” According to the official conclusion of specialists, Trachtenberg died due to acute cardiovascular failure and coronary heart disease, and he also had liver problems. Experts explained that the causes of death were obvious: Trachtenberg had a weak heart. An average dose of alcohol was found in Roman’s blood; there were no traces of drugs. Before his death, Roman often spoke on air about constant dreams in which he invariably died. Literally a few hours before the tragedy in his last live he pathetically noted: “I want to die on stage...”.
Vladimir Turchinsky
Vladimir Turchinsky died on December 16, 2009 in his country house in the village of Pashukovo, Noginsk district. According to experts, Turchinsky’s death was due to acute coronary insufficiency. Upon the death of Vladimir Turchinsky, investigators checked the medical institutions where he was observed for the last six months of his life. One of the clinics that was checked first was a hospital in the Begovaya area, where Dynamite performed a blood purification procedure. His friends said: “Volodya was supposed to stay in the clinic for 24 hours after the transfusion, but instead he immediately went home to spend the night. And the cardiac arrest began in a dream: if it had happened during the day or in the hospital, the person could still have been saved. he was mad... All because of this rejuvenation"
Vladislav Galkin
During the initial external examination of the body, no signs of violent death were found. An examination showed that the actor died approximately two to three days before the discovery of the body, and the cause of death was named acute heart failure with cardiac arrest. The death certificate lists “cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac arrest)” as the cause. In the program “Man and the Law,” Vladislav Galkin’s father, actor Boris Galkin, provided facts on the basis of which one can assume a deliberate murder. So, on February 19, Vladislav Galkin withdrew $136,000 from the bank, which he intended to spend on renovations in an apartment purchased after separating from his wife. According to his father, the actor kept money at home (which the alleged customers and perpetrators of the crime might have known about); in addition, SMS messages containing threats were sent to Galkin Jr.’s phone, and a few days after the visit to the bank, bruises appeared on the actor’s face.
According to Boris Galkin, abrasions and bruises were visible on the body of the already dead actor and during the initial medical examination immediately after the discovery of the corpse. The amount indicated by Galkin Sr. was not found during the search of the apartment. The father was also embarrassed by the presence of a bottle of cognac and a packet of tomato juice in the room next to the body: after Vladislav was diagnosed with pancreatitis, he stopped drinking alcohol and went on a diet. Boris Galkin’s version is also supported by a family friend, doctor Mikhail Zakharov, who suggests that the characteristic bruises and hemorrhage indicate death as a result of strangulation
Alexander Belyavsky
On September 8, 2012, in the center of Moscow, he died by jumping from the window of his apartment, National artist Alexander Belyavsky. The performer of the role of Fox in the Soviet TV series “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” died on the spot as a result of hitting the ground, it was reported law enforcement agencies. According to preliminary data, the 80-year-old actor jumped out of a window on the landing between the fifth and sixth floors of a residential building. At the same time, he lived on the second floor and after suffered a stroke had difficulty moving. The actor's eldest daughter Nadezhda claims that even if he could climb the stairs to the fifth floor on his own, it is unlikely that he could climb onto the windowsill. She is absolutely sure that her father’s death was a tragic accident. He could have fallen out of the window due to heart problems.
Andrei Panin
On March 7, 2013, Andrei Panin was found dead in an apartment on Balaklavsky Avenue. The cause of death was initially listed as an accident. The actor was found lying on the floor in his apartment, and experts initially believed that he fell from a height own growth and hit his head. However, some time later, forensic experts came to the conclusion that the artist was severely beaten before his death. The actor suffered multiple fractures of the vault and base of the skull, a severe brain contusion, abrasions on his knuckles and bruises on his knees. Strange sounds and groans were also heard by neighbors who did not pay due attention to them.
“They beat me with hard, blunt objects. Wooden legs from stools and chairs. And also with bottles,” experts say. They said that in Panin’s wounds they found glass shards that got there during the blows. Panin also had at least three serious wounds on his head. A close friend of the artist, Boris Polunin, stated that at the time Panin’s body was found, the entire apartment was covered in blood. “There was blood in all the rooms,” he said. According to him, Andrei Panin was found in the kitchen, while the balcony was closed and supported by a kitchen table and chairs. Investigators have opened a criminal case into the death of actor Andrei Panin in Moscow. The case was initiated under Part 4, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence).
Some mysterious deaths are beyond the power of doctors, police, or private investigators to solve. Here are ten fatal cases that still excite the minds of lovers of secrets and conspiracy theories.
Tom Thomson
On July 8, 1917, the famous Canadian artist Tom Thomson went fishing in a canoe. Two hours later the boat washed ashore - empty. Two Thomson spinning rods also disappeared. All that was found on board was an untouched bag of food and one of two oars.At first, they didn’t give any attention to his disappearance - Tom was a creative person and could easily go ashore somewhere on a remote island and admire nature all day long.
Three days later, a group of rangers was finally sent to search for him. On July 16, the body of a 40-year-old painter was found floating on the lake surface 115 meters from land. The examination showed that Tom's body found itself in the water on the 2nd day of his absence, but there was no water in his lungs. There were no visible signs of drowning, such as dried foam around the nostrils.
There was a narrow 10-centimeter bruise on the deceased's temple, and his ankle was wrapped 16 times with fishing line, tightly embedded in the skin. The coroner made the seemingly obvious conclusion - an accident. The artist got tangled in the gear, slipped and hit his head.
Mark Robinson close friend Thomson and one of the rangers involved in the search stated that when he cut the fishing line from the deceased's leg, it did not appear to be randomly twisted around the leg. He was sure that it had been wrapped on purpose - tightly and neatly. Relatives also did not accept the version of accidental death, because Thomson was an experienced fisherman and simply could not get tangled in the fishing line so stupidly.
In addition to the suicide theory, many other hypotheses have been expressed: he could have been killed by fugitive laborers or poachers whom Thomson accidentally saw, or by “enemy spies” hiding in the forest. There was even a version that did not stand up to criticism, about a local tornado that took the artist by surprise. One way or another, what Tom Thomson died from is unknown to this day.
On April 15, 1926, member of the Australian Parliament Frederick MacDonald disappeared without a trace, leaving a suicide note. His colleague, parliamentarian Thomas John Lee, was suspected of his kidnapping and murder. 
Lee, according to other senators, was a scoundrel. In 1925, he, who had recently received a seat in parliament, offered MacDonald a bribe of 2 thousand dollars so that he would refuse to take part in the next elections. Frederick “suicided” right before Lee’s hearing.
A couple of years after MacDonald's disappearance, another of Lee's opponents and also a member of Parliament, Hyman Goldstein, threw himself into the sea from a cliff. Shortly before his death, Goldstein invested in Lee's company, which was soon accused of fraud. Outraged, Goldstein organized a committee to investigate Lee's activities, but... a couple of days before the first hearing, the honest politician's body was caught by a fishing trawler.
But there was no direct evidence of Lee's involvement in two deaths that looked like suicide, and the senator went unpunished. In 1946, he moved to London, where he again showed his bestial nature: he strangled his girlfriend's lover and hid his body at a construction site. He was declared insane and placed in a prison hospital for the insane. After a year of imprisonment, he died, taking the secret of Frederick MacDonald's death to his grave.
William Briggs
In 1930, a man named Alfred Rose tried to fake his death to collect insurance money. He found a victim of suitable build, hit him on the head with a hammer, put him in a car and set him on fire. Rose was exposed and sentenced to death by hanging. But who was his victim? 
For a long time It was believed that the man Rose killed was William Thomas Briggs, who disappeared at the same time the ill-fated car was set on fire. In addition, his height and build resembled a killer. It was only in 2014 that Briggs' relatives did a DNA test to put an end to this mysterious murder.
When the results came back from the examination, it turned out that the DNA of the relatives did not match the DNA of the person who was burned in the car. Thus, there were two mysteries: where did Briggs disappear and who actually burned in Rose’s car?
One of the most mysterious crimes of the past is the murder of Julia Wallace. Historians called it "a case worthy of a Jack the Ripper mystery."On January 20, 1931, the Liverpool Chess Club received a call from someone introducing himself as R.M. Qualtru, and asked Julia's husband, insurer Herbert Wallace, to come on the phone. “Tomorrow, at 19:30, I will be waiting for you at number 25 East Menlove Gardens to arrange insurance for your daughter..
Delighted by the client who had fallen from heaven, Wallace went home, and the next day he went to the appointed address. A surprise awaited him: there were three Menlove Gardens streets in this area: North (“North”), South (“South”) and West (“West”). Even the locals had never heard of East Menlove Gardens.
Late in the evening, disappointed, he returned home. When his wife did not open the door for him, he tried to open it with the key, but in vain. The back door was also blocked. Calling the neighbors, he began to break down the back door when it opened easily, although it had been locked a couple of minutes ago.
In the living room, a horrifying sight met his eyes: the bloody corpse of his wife lay on the living room floor.
During the police inspection of the house, curious facts emerged. £4 disappeared from the bookshelf, but the family's main savings, kept in a tin on a nearby shelf, were untouched. The criminal visited Julia's boudoir and threw her pillow into the fireplace and turned inside out two handbags and three hats that were stored in the closet, which, like the bedside table and dressing table, were locked. A fireplace poker, the suspected murder weapon, was missing from the living room.
The examination found no signs of forced entry on the keyhole of the front door, nor on the back door lock. The investigation accused Wallace of murdering his wife and sentenced him to death by hanging. But later, the court - for the first time in British history - decided that it was impossible to send a person to the noose without a single piece of evidence, and released Wallace. In 1932, he told the press that he knew the name of Julia's killer, but for some reason was afraid to divulge it.
Laetitia Touro
On a Parisian evening in May 1937 at 6:27 p.m., 29-year-old Italian Laetitia Norriset Touro boarded the metro at Porte de Charenton station. She was the only passenger in the first class carriage. 
When the carriage doors opened a couple of minutes later at the next station, Turo was still the only passenger, but now she was dead. There was a dagger sticking out of her neck.
The girl's death was mysterious, like her life. In the eyes of society, she was a simple widow, barely making ends meet by working in a glue factory. At night, she transformed into an informant for the Parisian police and spent time in seedy nightclubs in search of information.
She was also credited with an affair with the famous right-wing journalist Gabriel Jeantette, who was involved in smuggling weapons for the influential terrorist group Comite secret d'action revolutionnaire (Secret Revolutionary Committee).
Its members called themselves Cagoule ("hoods") and wore hoods to hide their faces. The “Hoods” were financed by the pro-government elites of Paris. They were responsible for at least seven murders, two terrorist attacks and the creation of an armed militia.
In 1937, two “hoods” ended up in the police, where they were interrogated with passion in the Turo case. Both admitted that the girl was killed by their killer. Later, one of the bandits changed his testimony. The second one was beaten half to death by an unknown person and could no longer testify due to health reasons.
Some conspiracy theorists say that Letizia Turo was killed because she learned the terrible secrets of Mussolini, because killing with a dagger in the neck was the favorite method of Italian killers.
Harry Oakes
Harry Oakes, the richest man in the Bahamas, was found dead on July 8, 1943. Someone beat him to death with a spiked baseball bat, doused him in gasoline, and covered him in pillow feathers. The killer tried to set fire to the corpse, but for some reason the flames did not start. 
Oakes made his fortune in gold mines in Canada before fleeing to the Bahamas to avoid paying taxes.
The governor of the islands was a good friend of Oakes, so he hired two private detectives to get to the bottom of the truth. Soon his son-in-law Alfred de Marini was accused of murdering the businessman. Oakes hated his daughter's husband, believing that he was just waiting for his death in order to inherit his fortune and live happily ever after. In addition, Marini’s fingerprint was found at the crime scene. A significant motive is that the young man was put on trial.
It later turned out that the print was slipped by detectives who wanted to say goodbye to the complicated case as soon as possible. Marini was acquitted, and a new suspect appeared in the case, Oakes' business partner, Harold Christie.
Christie owes Oakes a significant amount. There were witnesses who saw him leaving the deceased's house around the time Oakes' body was supposed to catch fire. Christie himself claimed that he slept in his room all night. The police sent him home.
Lilly Linderstorm
Lilly Lindestorm, a 32-year-old divorcee from Stockholm, lived in a tiny apartment and made a living as a prostitute. On May 1, 1932, she was discussing plans for the upcoming May holidays in the kitchen with 35-year-old Minnie Jenson, a neighbor and fellow misfortune.Neighbors called Lilly “call-girl” not only because of her profession, but also because she was the only one with a telephone installed in the whole house. The conversation between two friends was interrupted by a telephone call. Lilly received a call from another client, and Minnie retreated to her room. Half an hour later, Lilly stopped by Minnie's to borrow some condoms. When Minnie decided to visit her friend again a few hours later, no one answered the door. Deciding that the date was continuing, the woman left.
Three days passed before Minnie decided to call the police. Law enforcement officers broke down the door and saw a completely naked girl lying face down in a pillow. She was killed with three shots to the head. Lilly's clothes were neatly folded into a pile.
I had this one already creepy story absolutely crazy aspect. There was a gravy boat stained with blood in the room. As shown forensic examination, with this gravy boat the killer collected blood from Lilly’s wound and drank it.
The police interviewed 80 of Minnie's clients, but all of them were above suspicion. The name of the Atlas vampire is still a mystery.
Mary Mauney
Late on the evening of September 24, 1905, the mangled remains of a young woman were found on the tracks of a tunnel in southeast England. At first, the police considered the death a suicide, but further examination showed that she had first been strangled with a scarf. The body found by the railway guard was still warm - barely half an hour had passed since the death. The murdered woman, Mary Mauney, was identified by her brother Robert. 
The police tried to reconstruct Mary's last actions. It turned out that at about 19:00 she was talking with a friend, telling her that she was going for a walk and would return soon.
There were two witnesses who saw Mary at the station that evening. There were also those who noticed her in the first class carriage in the company of a man. Another witness reported seeing a man matching the previous description exit a first class carriage alone. The train passed through the same tunnel at 22:19. The body was found at 22:55.
The police naturally decided that Mary’s lover threw her out of the carriage at full speed. But after checking all the male surroundings of the girl, they just shrugged - everyone had an irrefutable alibi.
Three people close to Charles were suspected: his wife Florence, who was tired of her husband’s cruel, perverted advances, her former lover James Halley, and the maid Miss Cox, who was about to be fired. A version was also put forward that Charles Bravo planned to poison his wife, but by mistake he himself drank the poison intended for her.
Gunther Stoll
The mysterious death of the German Gunter Stoll occurred on October 26, 1984. He, still alive but badly maimed, was found early in the morning in a car in a ditch near the highway. He died on the way to the hospital without regaining consciousness. 
Stoll’s wife recalled that on the eve of the murder he told her: “Now he’s in my hands!”, after which he wrote this note, took it with him and left the house.
Over the following years, two noteworthy versions were expressed that could shed light on the mystery of YOGTZE. This could be a reference to the TZE additive used in yogurt (Gunther was a food technologist). Or the word did not use the letter G, but the number 6 - YO6TZE, a radio signal used in Romania.
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