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Celebrities, tragically, rarely die of old age in their own beds, surrounded by loving relatives - much more often they die from accidents, illness or car accidents.
These are just some of them.
car crashes
Princess Diana
August 31, 1997 will forever go down in history as the day of the tragic death of Princess Diana of Wales: the 36-year-old princess, her friend Dodi al-Fayed and the driver died in an accident in the tunnel in front of the Alma bridge on the Seine embankment in Paris. The reasons for the accident are still unclear - presumably, trying to elude the paparazzi chasing Diana's car, the driver of the princess lost control. There is, however, a much more scandalous explanation for the tragedy - Dodi's father, billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed, among others, is sure that the car accident that claimed the lives of Princess Diana and his son was rigged.
Jane Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield, the actress and prototype of the Barbie doll, died in a car accident in 1967, at the age of 34, along with her friend Sam Brody. It was rumored that Jane's head was blown off in this accident. In the back seats of the car were her three children, who received minor injuries and survived.
Françoise Dorléac
French actress, sister of Catherine Deneuve and daughter of French actor Maurice Dorléac.
On June 26, 1967, she was heading to Nice airport. The car she was driving in was hit terrible accident, as a result of which the 25-year-old actress died.
And yet, despite the fact that this girl died so early and had so little time, she is still known not only as the sister of Catherine Deneuve, who later became famous throughout the world, but as a real star of French cinema of the second half of the last century.
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly, ex Hollywood actress and wife of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. Due to a heart attack, Princess Grace lost control, and the car, which was her daughter Stephanie, fell off a sharp turn, falling into a ravine. Grace Kelly's daughter, despite her injuries, survived, and the doctors could not save the princess.
James Dean
On September 30, 1955, a car accident claimed the life of Hollywood actor James Dean. Despite the fact that Dean starred in only three major films, he was 24 years old, the actor became a real "icon" lost generation, a role model for thousands of fans. James Dean himself was guilty of a fatal accident, losing control of his Porsche Spider 550 sports car at high speed. Dean's car crashed into a tree, and the actor himself died, breaking his neck.
Falco
In February 1998, pop singer Falko, a German-born and the only one, died in an accident. german singer, who managed to conquer the US charts with a composition on German. Outside of his native Germany, Falco is known for his song "Body Next to Body", recorded with popular actress Brigitte Nielsen. The singer himself became the culprit of the accident: on February 6, 1998, Falco got behind the wheel of his Mitsubishi Pajero in a state of alcohol intoxication and at high speed collided with a bus near the city of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Falco died at the scene from his injuries.
Helmut Newton
In 2004, the fashion world lost another luminary: the legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton, who worked for Vogue for four decades and created portraits of many Hollywood celebrities and supermodels, died in a car accident in California. 83-year-old Newton, driving out of the parking lot of the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, lost control of his Cadillac limousine and crashed into a wall. An hour later, the famous photographer died in the hospital.
Lisa Lopez
She was one of three members of the American group TLC, which became known far beyond the United States thanks to the hits Waterfalls and No scrubs. The nickname "left eye" - the left eye - Lisa took for herself, because one day she was told that she had beautiful eyes, especially the left one. At concerts, she put a condom on the left lens of her glasses, thus promoting safe sex. Lisa died in a car accident in Honduras in 2002. At this time, her second solo album and the fourth album of the group TLC were being prepared for release.
Viktor Tsoi
On August 15, 1990, at 12:28, Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident. The accident occurred at the 35th kilometer of the Sloka-Talsi highway near Tukums in Latvia, a few dozen kilometers from Riga. According to the most plausible official version, Tsoi fell asleep at the wheel, after which his "Moskvich-2141" light gray flew into the oncoming lane and collided with the Ikarus-250 bus
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell, author famous book Gone with the wind, lived almost all her life in Atlanta. On August 11, 1949, she was crossing a street in Atlanta on her way to a theater when she was hit by a speeding taxi. She died of her injuries five days later.
Plane crashes
Aaliya
Aaliya - American actress, singer and model. In an interview with an American publication, Aaliya spoke about the origin of her name. "Aaliya is an Arabic name with great power," she said. As an actress, Aaliya starred in the films Romeo Must Die and Queen of the Damned. The singer died on August 25, 2001, as a result of a plane crash on which she was returning from the island of Abaco, where she was filming her new video. None of the eight people on board survived.
Carol Lombard
Carol Lombard is a famous actress. Lombard was married to actor Clark Gable from 1939 until her death in a plane crash. Carol Lombard used her star charm that she, her mother, and her secretary be allowed to remain on the plane, from which the rest of the passengers were disembarked to accommodate military personnel. After taking off from Las Vegas, the pilot failed to gain sufficient altitude, and the plane crashed into Table Rock, breaking in two. The front section where Carol sat was practically flattened out.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French writer, poet and professional pilot. (author of the book "The Little Prince"). On July 31, 1944, Saint-Exupery went from the Borgo airfield on the island of Corsica on a reconnaissance flight and did not return. According to press publications from March 2008, the 88-year-old German Luftwaffe veteran Horst Rippert stated that that it was he who shot down the plane of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. According to his statements, he did not know who was at the controls of the enemy aircraft.
John F. Kennedy Jr.
An American journalist and lawyer, the third child and first son of the 35th US President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy. On July 16, 1999, John F. Saratoga". Kennedy himself flew the plane and was heading to Massachusetts for the wedding of his cousin Rory Kennedy, the youngest daughter of Robert Kennedy (born after his assassination). The plane crashed, falling into the Atlantic Ocean at high speed. As shown by the investigation, the disaster occurred due to disorientation in space and due to poor visibility.
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly (22 years old). American singer and songwriter, one of the pioneers of rock and roll. According to Rolling Stone magazine, he is ranked 13th in the list of "Greatest Artists of All Time". On February 3, 1959, while on tour, he abandoned a boring bus and decided to get to his next destination by plane. The plane got into a storm and crashed.
Murders
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate, a Golden Globe nominee and director Roman Polanski's wife, was everyone's favorite thanks to her kindness and cheerful disposition. The actress, who was eight months pregnant, and her four friends were killed by members of the Charles Manson gang. Despite the fact that Tate begged for the life of her unborn child, the killers stabbed Sharon 16 times.
John Lennon
On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was assassinated by US citizen Mark David Chapman. On the day of his death, Lennon gave his last interview American journalists, and at 10:50 pm, when John and Yoko were entering under the arch of their house, returning from the Hit Factory recording studio, Chapman, who earlier that day had taken Lennon's autograph on the cover of the new Double Fantasy album, which was released in three weeks earlier, fired five shots into his back, four of which hit. Lennon was taken to the Roosevelt Hospital in just a few minutes by a police car called by the doorman of the Dakota. But the doctors' attempts to save Lennon were in vain - due to a large loss of blood, he died, the official time of death was 23 hours and 15 minutes. He was cremated in New York and Lennon's ashes were given to Yoko Ono.
Selena
Selena was called the "Mexican Madonna", she was the main singer in the Latin American scene. Selena became famous at a fairly young age and for her short, but bright life She has released over a dozen albums. Selena was killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar. In addition to working at the fan club, Saldivar was the manager of Selena's stores in Texas, but she was fired for theft. In March 1995, Selena and Saldívar met at a hotel in the Texas city of Corpus Christi to settle their final financial issues. When the meeting ended and Selena was about to leave the hotel, Yolanda Saldívar shot her in the back. The singer was able to get to the reception, but later died in the hospital from blood loss.
Dorothy Stratten
Dorothy Stratten was one of Playboy magazine's most famous models. She became "Girl of the Month" in August 1979 and "Girl of the Year" in 1980. Dorothy was shot by her husband Paul Snyder, with whom they were at that time in a state of divorce and the model lived with her friend, director Peter Bogdanovich. Stratten and Snyder met to discuss financial side divorce, later the girl was found shot through the head in her husband's bedroom. Snyder killed Dorothy and then committed suicide.
Dominic Dunn
Dominique Dunn is an American actress (22 years old), best known for her role in the horror film Poltergeist (1982). Shortly after the film's release, the actress was strangled to death by her jealous boyfriend, the chef at Ma Maison, outside her Hollywood home. She was taken to the hospital in a coma, where she died five days later.
Tupac Shakur
In 1996, the rapper received 4 more bullets - in the chest, in the pelvis and one in each thigh, and one of the bullets ricocheted into the chest of the musician. Tupac died 6 days later in intensive care.
Robert Knox
Robert Knox, who played a cameo role as Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has died from a stab wound sustained during a pub brawl. The murder took place on May 24, 2008 in the London suburb of Sidcup. Rob Knox died outside a bar he used to go to on Fridays. Death was recorded by doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolich.
Adrienne Shelley
American actress, film director and screenwriter.
Adrienne, 40, was found dead in her Manhattan office. Her husband, Andy Sharp, found her hanging from a sheet in the bathroom. Initially, the cause of death was considered a version of suicide. Later, 19-year-old construction worker Diego Pillco was arrested in New York. Under interrogation by the police, he made a confession about the staging. Pillko was renovating the house, and Shelley complained about the noise from his work. As a result of a quarrel, an angry worker attacked the actress. Adrienne Shelley stayed three year old daughter Sophie.
Gianni Versace
An Italian fashion designer who founded the Gianni Versace brand in 1978, under which luxury clothing, accessories, cosmetics, perfumes and furniture were produced. After the death of the couturier, the brand was renamed "Versace".
Gianni Versace: in 1997, the fashion designer was shot and killed during his morning walk by a homo serial killer sexual orientation Andrew Cunanan for no apparent reason. The shooter committed suicide immediately after the assassination attempt.
Brandon Lee
American actor, son of Bruce Lee. Like his father, he died at a young age (28 years old), on the set.
February 1, 1993 in Wilmington, Brandon turned 28 years old. Near the end of filming, in one of the scenes where the main character is shot with a gun, at 00:30 the actor was shot with a .44 caliber revolver by actor Michael Massey, who played one of the villains (Fanboy). The plug stuck in the barrel was not noticed by the members film crew and flew out of the barrel when fired with a blank cartridge. The actor was wounded in the stomach, a foreign body stuck in the spine, causing extensive blood loss. Brandon Lee died 12 hours later in a hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas; while the presidential motorcade was moving through the streets of the city, shots were heard. The first bullet hit the president in the back of the neck and exited the throat from the front, the second hit the head and caused the destruction of the bones of the skull in the back of the head, as well as damage to the medulla. President Kennedy was taken to the operating room, where, half an hour after the assassination attempt, he was pronounced dead. In addition, Texas Governor Connolly, who was riding in the same car, was seriously injured, and one of the passers-by was also slightly injured.
Lee Harvey Oswald, arrested on suspicion of murder, was shot and killed two days later at a police station by Dallas resident Jack Ruby, who also later died in prison.
Marvin Gaye
American singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist musician, songwriter and music producer, along with Stevie Wonder, who was at the forefront of modern rhythm and blues. He died during a family quarrel at the hands of his father the day before his forty-fifth birthday. When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was created (1987), the name of Marvin Gaye was also immortalized in it.
Mia Zapata
American rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Soloist of the band "The Gits"
Late on the evening of July 7, 1993, Mia left the recording studio and visited her friend, last time she was seen alive at about 2:00 am. Zapata was severely beaten, raped and strangled to death on her way home.
It is known that on the day of the murder, the singer had a headset with her, which confirms the version that she did not know about the persecution.
It took 7 years until new data appeared in the investigation. random check Seattle police DNA led to the arrest of fisherman Jesús Mescuya, a Cuban who had briefly lived in Seattle at the time Mia was killed. His DNA matched samples taken from saliva found on Zapata's body. The sample remained in storage until the STR technology was developed, which made it possible to completely extract information from DNA. Mesquia's DNA was entered into the DNA database following his arrest for a burglary in Florida in 2002.
Jesús Mescuya was found guilty of killing the singer and received 36 years imprisonment dated March 25, 2004.
Marie Trintignant
French actress.
Marie Trintignant is the daughter of famous parents. Her father is actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, and her mother is screenwriter and director Nadine Trintignant.
In July 2003, Marie Trintignant was in Vilnius filming TV movie Nadine Trintignant on the life of writer Sidonie Colette. There was also a friend of Marie Bertrand Canta, the lead singer of the French group Noir Désir, with whom she had a love relationship for a year and a half. On July 27, 2003, out of jealousy, he beat her, causing severe head injuries. Marie was in a coma for several days, on July 31, 2003 she was transferred to the Artman clinic in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly and died a day later. An autopsy showed that the cause of death was a traumatic brain injury caused by blows to the face.
Lana Clarkson
American actress and fashion model.
Lana Clarkson, 40, was shot in the mouth by producer Phil Spector in his mansion.
In the early hours of the morning, Clarkson met Spector while working at the House of Blues. Clarkson went with Spector to his mansion, while Spector's driver was outside in the car. About an hour later, the driver heard a shot.
Spector says Clarkson accidentally shot herself
He was sentenced to 19 years in prison on May 29, 2009, 15 years for the murder of an actress, and 4 years for illegal possession of a weapon.
Maple Batalia
Actress and model.
She was shot dead in Surrey at the age of 19.
Rob Knox
In the London suburb of Sidcup from a knife wound received in street fight 18-year-old actor Rob Knox, who played the cameo role of Marcus Belby in the film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", died
Accidents, unexplained circumstances or suicide
Natalie Wood
An American actress of Russian origin, three times nominated for an Oscar. On the night of November 29-30, Natalie Wood, her husband Robert Wagner and family friend Christopher Walken went on a sea cruise on the Shine yacht. According to the generally accepted version, being in a state of intoxication, Wood decided to fix the rope and, unable to stay on her feet, fell into the water, from which she drowned. But this is doubtful, because, as a result of a tragedy experienced in childhood, Natalie was afraid of water. Another interesting fact is that the life of the actress was insured for thirteen million dollars, which in the event of her death should have been received by her husband. What really happened that night remains unclear to this day.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe died on the night of August 5, 1962 in Brentwood at the age of 36 from a lethal dose of sleeping pills. There are five versions of the cause of her death - a murder committed by special services on the orders of the Kennedy brothers in order to avoid publicity of their sexual relations; a murder committed by the mafia; a drug overdose; suicide; the tragic mistake of psychoanalyst actress Ralph Greenson, who ordered the patient to take chloral hydrate shortly after taking Nembutal.
Edie Sedgwick
Edie Sedgwick - American actress, socialite and the muse of Andy Warhol. Sedgwick became famous thanks to the filming of Warhol's underground films and participation in his Factory project. Sedgwick struggled with drug addiction most of his adult life. In 1971, she was no longer using drugs, but her doctor prescribed barbiturates to stop her physical pain. On the night of November 15, 1971, Sedgwick drank the prescribed amount of medicine and went to bed, in the morning Edie never woke up.
Ruslana Korshunova
In New York, 20-year-old model Ruslana Korshunova jumped out of the window of her apartment, located on the ninth floor of a skyscraper in Manhattan. The girl who arrived from Kazakhstan three years ago made an enchanting modeling career in America. She had contracts with the most famous fashion houses and trademarks- DKNY, Christian Dior, Nina Ricci and Kenzo... Ruslana's unexpected death shocked everyone.
Ernest Hemingway
July 2, 1961 famous American writer Ernest Hemingway shot himself in the chest with a gun. This happened a few days after his return from a psychiatric clinic. He did not leave a suicide note, so the motives for his suicide are unknown, but there is speculation that they are related to the writer's alcoholism. Ernest Hemingway's father also committed suicide.
Kurt Cobain
On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain, leader of the cult group Nirvana. His body was discovered by an electrician in a locked greenhouse, next to him on the table lay an allegedly farewell letter from the musician. In this death, however, there are still many obscure moments. During the autopsy, doctors found 225-240 milligrams of heroin in Cobain's blood - a lethal dose from which people usually die before they finish it. One of the articles, citing the results of clinical studies, was called: "The dead do not pull the trigger." Well, in the suicide letter of the musician there is not a single direct statement that he wants to die. "I need to be a little dumb to regain the enthusiasm that I had as a child"; “I no longer have passion, but I remember: it is better to burn out than to dissolve” - these lines can be interpreted in different ways. A last phrase“Keep going” (here, too, there is no unambiguous translation: either “live” or “keep doing what you are doing”), addressed by Kurt to his wife Courtney Love, generally raises doubts among graphologists about authenticity: in it they found more than twenty inconsistencies with musician's handwriting.
John Belushi
American comedian, screenwriter.
Older brother of actor James Belushi.
Died of a heart attack caused by an overdose of a speedball at the Chateau Marmont on March 5, 1982. He was buried March 9 at Aubels Hill Cemetery, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Amy Winehouse
An English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals and eccentric performance of a mixture of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz, critically acclaimed as one of the leading British female artists of the 2000s.
She died on July 23, 2011 at her home in Camden from alcohol poisoning at the age of 27.
Tony Scott
Tony Scott, director of Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Passengers on the 123. Ridley Scott's younger brother committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in California. A suicide note was found in his car, a black Toyota Prius parked on the bridge.
Brian Bianchini
American actor and model.
On March 16, 2004, Brian Bianchini, suffering from severe depression, committed suicide. He was buried in the Italian cemetery in the town of Colma, near San Francisco.
Ambrose Olsen
American model.
On April 22, 2010, Ambrose Olsen committed suicide in his New York City apartment. Body of a 24 year old young man was found by his close friend a couple of days later. According to police reports, Olsen hanged himself.
Corey Haim
Canadian actor who rose to fame as a teenager. For several years he was the most popular teenager in the world
Early popularity brought Haim money and fame, and by the age of 15 he began to take drugs. Drug addiction did not leave Heim until the end of her life.
At the age of 38, the actor died from a drug overdose.
Natasha Richardson
English and American theater, film and voice actress.
On March 16, 2009, the actress suffered a serious head injury at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. Representatives said ski resort, she was riding without a helmet on the novice track and after the fall she did not receive visible damage. The victim was offered to see a doctor, but Natasha refused medical assistance. After some time, the condition of the actress deteriorated sharply, she fell into a coma and was taken to the Sacré-Coeur hospital in Montreal.
On March 18, Natasha's family decided to disconnect her from the life support system, because. according to doctors, brain death had occurred and life support was meaningless. According to doctors, her death could have been prevented if the actress had sought medical help in time.
Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith "woke up famous" after the publication of her photos in Playboy magazine, and also after her marriage to 89-year-old billionaire James Howard Marshall, who, by the way, died after a year of married life. On February 8, 2007, Anna Nicole was found unconscious in a Florida hotel. Preliminary version - drug overdose. Later, 11 types of drugs were found in her body. An autopsy showed that Anna Nicole suffered from a severe and advanced form of pneumonia. Against the background of a general weakening of the body after childbirth, several plastic surgeries and constant depression, the disease only progressed, which ultimately led to death, and the drugs with which she relieved pain and fought depression only aggravated everything. It was also stipulated that the star's death may have been precipitated by lupus vulgaris (a type of skin tuberculosis).
Lolo Ferrari
French dancer, sex star, pornographic actress, actress and singer, known as "the woman with the largest breasts in the world", although her size was artificially achieved.
On the morning of March 5, 2000, at the age of 37, Lolo Ferrari was found dead by her husband in her home in Grasse on the French Riviera. The first autopsy determined that she died from an overdose of antidepressants and tranquilizers. She was depressed and her death was ruled a suicide. Her parents suspected that her husband was involved in the death and obtained a second autopsy two years later. This second autopsy showed that suffocation could not be ruled out. Her widower was arrested on suspicion of causing death and spent 13 months in prison. After a second medical analysis, he was finally cleared of all charges in 2007.
Heath Ledger
Famous Australian and, later, Hollywood actor. The second actor in history (after Peter Finch) to be awarded an Oscar posthumously. January 22, 2008 at 3:31 pm Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment in Manhattan. An autopsy was unable to establish the exact cause of death, so an additional toxicological examination was required, the results of which were announced official reason Ledger's death - acute intoxication caused by the combined action of painkillers (including narcotic analgesics), hypnotics and tranquilizers (oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine). Perhaps the actor was suffering from a breakup with Michelle Williams.
Judy Garland
Judy Garland committed suicide at age 47 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills after another quarrel with husband. He did not find her body until the next day; she sat on the toilet in the locked bathroom, where he had to climb through the window.
Brittany Murphy
The actress died on December 20, 2009 at the age of 32 at her home in Los Angeles from a heart attack.
Forensic experts who carried out all the necessary procedures reported that pneumonia, complicated by an overdose, became the cause of the actress's cardiac arrest. medicines on the background of iron deficiency anemia.
Carol Landis
American actress, best known for her role as Loana in One Million Years B.C. (1940). She has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her accomplishments.
Carol Landis began an affair with actor Rex Harris, who at that time was married to actress Lilly Palmer. After he refused to leave his family for her on July 5, 1948, Carol was crushed and depressed. Unable to bear it, she committed suicide by taking a large dose of medicine.
Vic Morrow
Actor Vic Morrow died on the set of The Twilight Zone (1983) after rotating helicopter blades, which went out of control during a special effects explosion, cut off his head at full speed.
Jeff Buckley
Cult American rock vocalist and guitarist. Played with the band Gods & Monsters. (Jeffrey Scott Buckley, November 17, 1966, Anaheim, California - May 29, 1997). His father famous rock musician Tim Buckley (1947-1975) also died in his youth - at 28 years old (from a drug overdose).
Drowned May 29 in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi. His body in clothes and shoes was fished downstream on June 4, 1997. No alcohol or drugs were found, so manic depression or suicide was suggested.
Chrissy Taylor
Chrissy Taylor got a pass to model business thanks to his supermodel sister Niki Taylor. From the age of 11, she began to participate in filming with her sister, and soon her career went up. Chrissy was found dead in her parents' apartment by her sister. As it turned out later, the cause of death of the model was an asthma attack complicated by sudden cardiac arrhythmia. It is curious that Chrissy had no heart problems before.
cappuccino
French actress and model. She was nominated for the Golden Globe (1961). She is best known for her role as Simone Clouseau in The Pink Panther (1963), opposite Peter Sellers. In the USSR, the film "Bluff" (1976) with Adriano Celentano and Anthony Quinn was popular, in which Cappuccine played the role of Belle Duke.
Cappuccine was plagued by mental attacks all her life, during which she sought to commit suicide. She was rescued several times, but in 1990, at the age of 62, she died in Lausanne, jumping out of the window of her apartment on the eighth floor. An obituary in the New York Times stated that her only heirs were her three cats.
Lucy Gordon
British film actress and fashion model.
On May 20, 2009, 2 days before her 29th birthday, the actress hanged herself. Lucy Gordon's body was found in the actress's Paris apartment. Early in the morning, the awakened common-law spouse Gordon - Jerome Almers found the girl hanging herself. In a panic, the young man began to call for help. However, Lucy could no longer be helped.
Delilah
French singer and actress Italian descent born and raised in Egypt.
On the night of May 2-3, 1987, Dalida committed suicide by taking a large dose of sleeping pills and drinking his whiskey. There was a note on the table: “Life has become unbearable for me. Excuse me". Her heart stopped on May 3 around 11 am. On May 7, the funeral service and funeral of the singer at the Montmartre cemetery acquired a truly national scale - almost all of Paris came to say goodbye to the legend.
Bruce Lee
Master of martial arts, American and Hong Kong film actor, as well as film director, director of combat scenes, producer and screenwriter.
Bruce Lee died suddenly in Hong Kong, while working on the next film "The Game of Death": he took a headache pill containing aspirin and meprobamate, which led to cerebral edema. An autopsy showed that the cerebral edema was caused by a hypersensitive reaction to the components of the drug.
Isadora Duncan
American dancer, considered the founder of free dance - the forerunner of modern dance. She was married to Sergei Yesenin.
On September 14, 1927, Isadora went for a car ride, tying her long red scarf, which covered her body, neck and hung from the car window. The car was traveling at full speed when Duncan's scarf wrapped around one of the wheels, throwing her onto the road with monstrous force. The car continued on for a few more yards, dragging the body of the dancer behind it. was called health care, and it was soon established that Isadora Duncan died instantly, strangled by her own scarf.
Michael Jackson
On the morning of June 25, 2009, Michael passed out and fell while in a house he was renting in Holmby Hills, west Los Angeles. At 12:21 local Pacific time, a call to 911 was recorded. Arriving after 3 minutes and 17 seconds, the doctors found Jackson no longer breathing with a stopped heart and immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Efforts to bring Jackson back to life continued along the way and for an hour after arriving at the UCLA Medical Center at 1:14 p.m. These attempts were unsuccessful. Death was pronounced at 14:26 local time. Rumors and news of the death of Michael Jackson broke online records, causing a kind of Internet "traffic jams" and a sharp increase in traffic on sites such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Twitter and Wikipedia.
On August 24, the conclusions of a forensic medical examination were made public - death was due to an overdose of the potent anesthetic propofol. A number of other potent substances (lorazepam, diazepam, midazolam) were also found in the blood.
On August 28, the Los Angeles coroner announced that Michael Jackson's death would be qualified as a homicide.
Sergei Bodrov
Russian director, actor, screenwriter.
He went missing with a film crew during the Kolka glacier descent in the Karmadon Gorge, where the film "The Messenger" was filmed.
Alexander McQueen
English fashion designer. Known for his defiant displays. Commander of the Order of the British Empire, four times recognized as the best British fashion designer of the year.
He was found hanged in his own apartment on February 11, 2010. According to the British news channel Sky News, the preliminary cause of death is suicide. On February 2, McQueen's mother Joyce died, causing Alexander's depression. British police have confirmed that the designer hanged himself in the dressing room of his home, leaving suicide note, the text of which is not revealed
Cliff Burton
The second bass player of the metal band Metallica, in 2011 recognized as one of the best bass players of all time according to a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine.
During the European tour in support of the new Master of Puppets album, the musicians were forced to sleep in uncomfortable bunks on their tour bus. At 7:00 in the morning the driver (being intoxicated with alcohol and drugs) lost control, and the bus, after a long skid, collapsed from the embankment onto its side. Cliff, during the fall of the bus, fell halfway out of the window and was crushed by the bus. According to one version, he died instantly, and according to another, he was crushed by the bus after they tried to turn the bus over and lift it, but the cable broke and the bus collapsed, crushing Burton. The driver himself explained this catastrophic event by the fact that he simply ran into a frozen puddle.
Elvis Presley
On August 16, 1977, Presley, as usual, arrived at his estate well after midnight, having returned 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 sedative drugs, but a few hours later, unable to sleep, he took another dose, in this case, apparently, it turned out to be critical. After that, he spent some time reading books in a boudoir-style bathroom. Around 2 p.m. on 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 brought Presley to intensive care, although it was obvious that all efforts were in vain. At four o'clock in the afternoon, an official announcement was made of death - due to heart failure - but an autopsy then showed that the cause of cardiac arrest was precisely an excessive dose of various medications (otherwise, drugs; however, due to the semi-secret nature of the investigation, there are also many other versions of death along with popular legend that the singer is still alive.
drug overdose
Jim Morrison
American singer, poet, songwriter, leader, and vocalist bands The Doors.
According to the official version, Morrison died on July 3, 1971 in Paris from a heart attack, however, real reason no one knows his death. Among the options were: a heroin overdose in the Parisian club Rock-n-Roll Circus, suicide, staging of suicide by the FBI services, which were then actively fighting members of the hippie movement, and so on. Rumors still circulate around his death. The only person who saw the singer's death was Morrison's girlfriend, Pamela. But she took the secret of his death with her to the grave, as she died of a drug overdose three years later. Jim Morrison is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His grave has become a place of cult worship for fans who write on neighboring graves with inscriptions about their love for their idol and lines from songs Doors.
River Phoenix
American actor and teen idol. Older brother of actor Joaquin Phoenix.
River's death was due to a drug overdose. He was in the Hollywood club Viper Room (partly owned by actor Johnny Depp) with his sister Ryan, brother Joaquin and lover - actress Samantha Mathis. When Joaquin saw that River fell and began to convulse, he immediately called an ambulance. However, the doctors were no longer able to do something, and River died on the way to the hospital.
Janis Joplin
American rock singer, considered the best white blues singer and one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music.
On October 4, 1970, after a recording session at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, she locked herself in her room and injected a huge dose of heroin. Janice died quickly, but she was not found until eighteen hours later. The investigator stated that death was the result of an overdose. "The dose is so huge that it is a clear suicide," he said.
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix. The musician swallowed 9 German sleeping pills in his hotel room. They made him nauseous and suffocated. Hendrix passed away on September 18, 1970. At that time, he was working on a new song, which contained the lines: "Life will fly by faster than you can blink."
Whitney Houston
American pop, soul and rhythm and blues singer, actress, producer, fashion model. One of the most commercially successful performers in the history of world music. Known for its musical achievements, vocal abilities and a scandalous personal life.
She died on February 11, 2012 in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on the eve of the 54th Grammy ceremony. The singer was found unconscious in the bathroom of her hotel room by her aunt Mary Jones.
On March 23, 2012, the results of a police investigation were made public, which showed that the causes of death of the singer were drowning, atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
According to representatives of the investigation, the examination showed that the singer was a chronic cocaine addict. Other drugs found in her blood included marijuana, a sedative (muscle relaxant), and an anti-allergic drug.
Jack London
On November 22, 1916, the famous American writer Jack London took a lethal dose of morphine. It is believed that this was a planned suicide, not an accident. Nothing is known about the reasons that prompted the writer to this act, but they may have been related to the creative crisis in which he was in the last years of his life.
AIDS
Freddie Mercury
On November 23, 1991, Freddie made an official statement that he had AIDS: “Given the rumors that have been circulating in the press for the past two weeks, I want to confirm: my blood test showed the presence of HIV. I have AIDS. I considered it necessary to keep this information a secret in order to keep the peace of my family and friends. However, the time has come to tell the truth to my friends and fans around the world. I hope everyone will join the fight against this terrible disease." He also ordered that all rights to the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" be transferred to the Terence Higgins Foundation, created to fight AIDS and HIV.
The next day, November 24, at about seven o'clock in the evening, Freddie Mercury died at his home in London from bronchial pneumonia that developed on the background of AIDS. After the news of his death became known, thousands of people came to the fence of his Garden Lodge to place bouquets of flowers, postcards, letters and photographs on the paths.
Isaac Asimov
Renowned writer and major master science fiction, inventor of the word "robotics" (robotics - robotics, robotics). In 1983, when very little was known about AIDS, the writer underwent heart surgery and was infected with HIV through donated blood. A few years later, he needed a second operation, and by chance, HIV was discovered during hospitalization. The operation had to be abandoned. Isaac Asimov died three years later. Ten years later, his wife reported the true cause of the writer's death.
Rock Hudson
Hollywood star of the first magnitude, hero-lover and superman Rock Hudson hid his whole life that he was a homosexual. Only the tragic circumstances of the last years of his life, when Rock found out that he had AIDS, forced him to make an unwanted coming-out.
Gia Karanji
Gia Carangi is considered one of the first supermodels, the forerunner of 1980s supermodels Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford. Due to the striking resemblance to Karanji, the latter was often called Baby Gia. Gia's condition began to deteriorate in the early 80s, after he was heavily addicted to heroin. By December 1984, Gia had reached rock bottom. After pressure from her family, Gia was enrolled in a recovery program at Eagleville Hospital in Montgomery. She declared herself a beggar and lived on welfare. In 1986, she ended up in the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia. However, after the examination, it turned out that the model had HIV. Karanji is one of the first famous women in the United States, whose cause of death was openly named the immunodeficiency virus.
Anthony Perkins
Actor Anthony Perkins was born in Los Angeles (California, USA). He graduated from Rollins College and studied at Columbia University. His debut took place in 1953 in the film "Actress". By the early 60s, Anthony Perkins had become one of the most popular American actors. Of particular note are the significant and psychological interesting work actor in Alfred Hitchcock in Psychosis, Orson Welles in The Trial. His roles in the films "Catch-22", "Scandal", "Murder on the Orient Express" became famous.
Tony Richardson
British film director, screenwriter and producer. Oscar winner in 1963.
He was married to actress Vanessa Redgrave from 1962-1967. Both daughters from marriage - Natasha Richardson and Joely Richardson became actresses.
He died on November 14, 1991 from AIDS (Los Angeles, USA) at the age of 63. Since then, his daughter, actress Natasha Richardson (1963-2009), has been involved in HIV charity campaigns.
Celebrities often transform into other people on stage and on film set, but in real life their misdeeds can have critical consequences. How about murders? We know several actors, musicians and just famous personalities who - accidentally or intentionally - killed a person, or even several. Who are these people?
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious (aka John Simon Ritchie) is known to us as the bassist of the Sex Pistols punk band from the UK. The musician and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen were heroin addicts. One of the doses was the last for the girl, but not because of an overdose. According to the official version of the police investigating the death of Nancy, having taken the drug, Sid passed out in a hotel room, and when he came to, he found a girlfriend stabbed to death in the bathroom. He himself called an ambulance and denied his guilt in every possible way, since he treated Nancy well and never showed cruelty to her. Already in prison, the musician tried to commit suicide, but the attempt ended in failure. Once released after posting bail, he took a large dose of heroin and this time fell asleep for good.Waltraud Mayer
german opera diva went to the murder because of the thirst for money. On the accounts of her elderly husband Herman Hill (the difference in the age of the spouses was almost 20 years) was 5.5 million euros. He was a wealthy fishmonger. 55-year-old Waltraud killed her husband (he was declared missing), and then arranged a "casting" for his role. 
The singer's idea was simple: to pass off the impostor as her husband, force him to rewrite her money and let him go to all four parties with a reward. She hoped that no one would notice the substitution: the couple lived modestly in a small village and rarely caught the eye of their neighbors. But the brutal woman was handed over to the police by one of the men who participated in the “listening”, but were refused. The police called the case a perfect murder in the style of Hitchcock thrillers.
Leonid Yakubovich
The permanent host of the Field of Miracles capital show has been driving confidently for many years. Despite his great experience, in 2001 he killed a 30-year-old resident of Kyrgyzstan, Sergei Nikitenko, on his Hyundai Accent. The young man died in the hospital a few days later. The investigation established that the culprit of the accident was a drunken pedestrian who threw himself under the wheels at a red signal, and not the driver, so Leonid Yakubovich escaped with a strong nervous shock. Law enforcement officers closed the case a couple of weeks after the incident. 
Konstantin Meladze
A couple of days before the New Year 2013, producer Konstantin Meladze knocked to death a 30-year-old Ukrainian woman and mother of two children from the village of Kozin. It happened in the area of a pedestrian crossing on the highway Kyiv - Obukhov. The driver was sober, did not flee the scene of the crime and did not deny that he was driving. Law enforcement officers opened a criminal case, but Meladze, for some reason, went through it as a witness. He entered into an out-of-court agreement with the relatives of the deceased, under which he undertook to support the children whom he had made orphans. 
Don King
King is perhaps the world's most famous organizer of boxing matches. However, the "godfather" of American boxing is also an experienced killer. For the first time, his actions were recognized as justified self-defense: he shot the robber who attacked him when he tried to escape from the scene of the crime. The second time he faced justice 12 years later - after he strangled the athlete Sam Garratt, who owed him some $ 600, with his own hands. 
At that time, the star of the boxing world owned millions and was going to avoid punishment at all costs. Don King intimidated witnesses, bribed witnesses, but the verdict was inexorable: murder of the second degree. But one more meeting with the judge - and now King is accused of nothing more than murder by sudden intent. As a result, he spent a little more than three years behind bars.
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. is one of the most notable musical figures in the foreign rap scene. In 1993, he was arrested during an MTV awards ceremony on suspicion of killing a rival gang member, Philip Voldermarium. Among the suspects were also two people from the rapper's close circle, including Snoop's bodyguard, who personally shot Philip. The star's lawyers managed to prove that the murder was an act of self-defense - allegedly Voldermarium threatened Snoop Dogg and his friends with weapons. 
Mikhail Kazakov
The star of "Yeralash" and the sitcom " father's daughters» Mikhail Kazakov, better known to viewers as Bochkin and Ilya Polezhaikin, has dark pages in his biography. In 2005, he came to the defense of his classmate Victoria, who was threatened by a jealous young man, and in the heat of a fight, stabbed the offender several times with a knife. The victim, Kirill Gurkin, died in the hospital. A criminal case was opened against the young actor, and he still had to spend one year in prison, after which Kazakov was acquitted, recognizing his act as exceeding the limits of necessary defense. A year later, Mikhail returned to the cinema. 
Philip Kirkorov
A Russian pop star can be included in the list with a stretch. In the April 2017 issue of the Secret to a Million show, Philip Kirkorov admitted that in 2003, during a concert in the USA, he accidentally pushed a 70-year-old security guard away from him with force. The man fell and hit his head. A few months later, the guard died, the artist was accused of murder. The case ended only in 2010, and the jury acquitted the artist with a margin of only 2%. 
Matthew Broderick
Actor Matthew Broderick became a murderer by coincidence, as a result of an accident. In 1987, he collided with another car while traveling in Ireland, resulting in the death of two passengers of the second participant in the accident. Matthew was under investigation, but was eventually acquitted. However, this incident seriously affected his personal life: after the tragedy, he broke up with his girlfriend, actress Jennifer Grey, and then for several years he had a hard time recovering from a deep nervous shock. 
Lane Garrison
Actor Layne Garrison is best known for her role as The Outcast in the TV series Breakout. As in the case of Broderick, he became the culprit of a severe fatal accident, but this time the star guy was still found guilty. In a state of extreme alcohol and drug intoxication, he crashed into a tree, while three minors were in the car with him: two girls and a guy who died on the spot. 
The dose of alcohol in the actor's blood was twice the legal limit, and forensic experts also found traces of cocaine in the body. At the same time, the court appointed Lane a rather lenient sentence - 40 months in prison, and even those offender did not serve completely, but only half - he was released on parole for good behavior.
Mike Jace
Fans of the series know Mike Jace for his roles in The Shield and The Mentalist, but law enforcement officers know him as a brutal killer. In May 2014, the black actor seemed to have decided to end his film career, otherwise how else to explain his terrible act? 
With the words “Do you like to run? Then run!" Jace shot his wife in the back, then in the legs. The crime was witnessed by their two sons. He immediately called the police, but was too late: the cops were already rushing to his house, having received a message from the neighbors. The court sentenced Michael to 40 years in prison for domestic violence and the subsequent death of his wife.
Edward Radzinsky
In 2011, 74-year-old writer Edward Radzinsky became the culprit of an accident: he went around a traffic jam in the opposite direction and crashed into a car driven by 25-year-old Kirill Choporov. Sitting nearby, 24-year-old Maria Kulikova died from the blow. In the protocol, the writer admitted his guilt, according to eyewitnesses, he behaved adequately at the scene of the accident: he did not threaten, did not call "higher authorities", did not boast of his status. The appointed examination found Choporov partially guilty of the accident. Although a criminal case was opened against Radzinsky, in 2014 it was stopped due to an amnesty timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The writer paid the relatives of the deceased 2 million rubles. 
Igor Petrenko
Personally, Igor Petrenko did not kill anyone, but he served time as an accomplice in the murder. He ended up in the dock at the age of 15 after his friend Sasha owed one person about 100 thousand rubles and, realizing that he could not repay the debt, he decided to scare the creditor with a shotgun, taking Igor as an assistant. The case turned into a murder, and Igor spent a year in Matrosskaya Tishina awaiting a verdict (a milder measure of restraint was later chosen). In 1997, he was sentenced to 8 years probation.Rebecca Gayheart accidentally hit a 9-year-old boy
William Burroughs
The writer William Burroughs is known among fans of the literary movement of the beatniks as a very eccentric personality. Moreover, in his youth he did not even think about the career of a writer. Together with his wife Joan, he traded in the purchase of stolen goods and drug dealing. Both were on drugs: he was on morphine, she was on amphetamine. One day in September 1951, he came up with the idea of "playing William Tell." He put a glass on his wife’s head, since they didn’t have the apple that was in the legend about Tell, and shot at him, but missed and hit the woman exactly in the forehead. The murder got away with the future writer - he had fairly wealthy parents who helped hush up the case. 
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In this post, I will tell you about the most mysterious deaths of Russian celebrities who died under strange and inexplicable circumstances. I advise you to read, then you will learn a lot of interesting information.
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 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 in Moscow from the post office, went to the bathhouse, deep night together with everyone watched on TV a hockey match between the USSR and Canada. Upon completion, they separated. At about nine in the morning, Burkov went out into the corridor with the intention of waking Shukshin. He recalls: “I knocked on Shukshin’s door. The door was not locked. But I didn’t go in. I was frightened of something. I called out to him. It was time for him to get up for the shooting.
From the memoirs of Burkov: “I went down the corridor and ran into Gubenko. “Nikolai,” I asked, “look at Vasya, he will soon be shooting, but he doesn’t get up for some reason.” He came in. He began to shake his shoulder, hand, as if lifeless, touched the pulse, but it was not there. Shukshin died in his sleep. "From heart failure," the doctors said "...
There is a version that on that fateful night there was a murder on the ship "Danube". After all, Vasily Makarovich never complained about his heart. Before filming, Shukshin was examined in the "Kremlin hospital". According to the testimonies of some members of the film crew, a day or two before the death of the actor, some kind of stranger. And no one knew where he came from and for what purpose he wandered 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 her head in her three-room apartment No. 243 at 4/2 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The murder has not yet been solved. Among his possible motives are the alleged involvement of the actress in secret KGB operations (there were rumors of KGB 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 buying and reselling jewelry and antiques.
Viktor Tsoi
On August 15, 1990, at 12:15, on the 35th km of the Soka - Talsi (Latvia) highway, a Moskvich-2141 car collided dark blue with regular bus "Ikarus-280". The driver of the "Moskvich" was a famous musician, the leader of the "Kino" group Viktor Tsoi.
The 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. The death of V.R. Tsoi came instantly..."
From the case file:
"Ikarus-250" was blown off the road into the small river Töitupe, over the bridge... The driver J.K. Phibiks, who works in the Tallinn branch of Latselhoztechnika, escaped with minor bruises and fright. Before that, he took the tourist group to the airport and returned back.
The new "Moskvich-2141" Ya6832 MM was thrown 18 meters to the bridge with a powerful blow. Only the rear bumper remained intact. On examination, it is noticeable that the blow to the car fell 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, the front panel shield is broken. The hood flew off, everything else was crumpled."
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 numerous injuries to the body. The criminal case was not initiated "due to the lack of corpus delicti in the actions of the drivers." And, consequently, forensic, investigative and other examinations were not carried out.
Mike Naumenko
In August 1991, Mike Naumenko, the leader of the Zoopark group, was found dead in his room in a communal apartment on Razezzhaya 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 the rock journalist N. Kharitonov wrote: "With Tsoi, at least, everything was clear - if not in essence, then in form - how it all happened. Mike ... just disappeared, leaving no traces."
The drummer of the Zoopark group Valery Kirilov expressed a different point of view: according to him, Mike Naumenko really died of 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 severe blow inflicted on him in the yard in robbery time. This is evidenced by the loss of personal belongings of Mike Naumenko.
There is also the testimony of one teenager who allegedly saw Mike being picked up 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 finally weakened and lay unconscious for a long time, no one in the communal apartment is not noticed. When his family finally found him and called an ambulance, it was already too late.
Alexey Rybin, producer of Mike Naumenko's album of songs "Mike Period Park", had his own version: "Of course, alcohol is to blame. On the night before his death, Vasin drank heavily. Mike was ill, in very serious condition, with a black face. In in such a 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 falls on his back in deep intoxication.
Igor Talkov
Igor Talkov was killed on October 6, 1991. It all happened in the Yubileiny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg: the singer was shot right near the dressing room as a result of a scuffle with his concert director Valery Shlyafman and Igor Malakhov. The second possible suspect in the singer's murder, Shlyafman, now lives in Israel. Criminal proceedings on the death of Talkov were suspended several years ago, but not closed.
During the investigation into the murder of Talkov, his administrator Valery Shlyafman became one of the main suspects, along with Aziza's bodyguard Igor Malakhov, who on October 6, 1991 started a showdown with shooting. After a series of examinations, the investigation concluded that the last, fatal, shot was fired from Shlyafman's pistol.
The funeral of the legendary musician, who died at the height of his fame, was crowded. The burial to this day is a place of pilgrimage for connoisseurs of his work, and a lot of mystical is connected with the grave itself, as well as with the life of Talkov.
Igor Sorin
According to the official version, Igor Sorin, the ex-soloist of the Ivanushki-International group, jumped out of the balcony of the sixth floor of the Kosmos studio. At 7.10 am Igor was taken to the 71st city hospital. Doctors ascertained a fracture of the first and fifth cervical vertebrae, kidney contusion, complete paralysis of the lower body, 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, Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov told in an interview with Yevgeny Dodolev (Moskva-24 channel) that in fact there was a manslaughter: Igor's neck was accidentally twisted and then thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of death . Grigoriev-Apollonov clarified that he visited Sorin in the hospital - he was still conscious. “He didn’t have bruises. Will you fall from the seventh floor without bruises?” continued “red-haired Ivanushka.” “Some karateka just twisted 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.
Michael Krug
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, an attack was made on Krug's house in the village of Mamulino (Tver microdistrict). In the house, in addition to the singer, there were four more people - 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 between approximately 11:00 p.m. and 0:15 a.m., where they found Krug's mother-in-law, and attacked her, causing her bodily harm. Mikhail Krug and his wife Irina ran to the screams of the woman. 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 perpetrators fled the scene. Krug, who came to his senses, managed to get to the house of his neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where his wife was hiding. Rusakov took him to Tver City Hospital No. 6. In the meantime, the police and an ambulance arrived and found his wounded mother-in-law in Krug's house. The children of the Circle were not injured, as they were sleeping at the time of the crime. Mikhail Krug himself, despite the efforts of doctors, died on the morning of July 1.
A farewell memorial service was held on July 3 at 10 am in Tverskoy 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. The funeral procession of cars stretched for several kilometers. After the funeral service in the Resurrection Cathedral in Tver, Krug was buried at the Dmitrov-Cherkassky cemetery.
Versions of the murder were built very different. 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 supposed to receive a fee from day to day. This version was dismissed by those who believed that Krug was sincerely respected in criminal circles, but it was she who was the most popular at the beginning of the investigation. According to another version, the Circle became the victim of a planned, and, possibly, contract killing.
Murat Nasyrov
According to the official version, Murat Nasyrov committed suicide. The prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the death of the singer and, having not found any evidence confirming the violent nature of his death, closed the case. On January 19, 2007, the singer jumped from the fifth floor, putting a camera around his neck and clutching his own portrait to his chest.
The singer’s relatives said: “For us, Murat’s death is still a mystery. But we know for sure: he definitely wasn’t going to die. But they could have pushed him to this!...
- Murat could have been poisoned, - the singer's brother believes. - This is the assumption of our family. Three hours before the incident, he was sitting in a company, everyone was drinking a cocktail. Murat also drank. Then he left, and the girl Christina from the company felt bad after the cocktail, she doesn’t even remember what happened to her next ... And Murat came home ...
From the brother's story: "They show that Murat called from home close friend Baglana Sadvakasova: "Janna, everything is fine." Do you know that he called from Natasha's mobile 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 fell into a seizure, wanted to commit suicide, they said that the daughter allegedly sent her mother a cellular message, and the mobile phone, it turns out, was at home!
“He was going to go somewhere. What happened, why did he dress so beautifully? And then, where is the camera that they all talk about? .. And then the fact itself: who saw Murat fall from the window? Murat took everything with him. But I am convinced that there was no suicide or accident."
Roman Trachtenberg
The death of the famous showman, successful TV and radio host Roman Trachtenberg struck all his colleagues, close friends and the public. Roman Trachtenberg was 41 years old, he said about himself that he had never been sick. On November 20, 2009, during the live broadcast of the Trakhty-Barakty 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 breathe fresh air. The editors called an ambulance, but she did not have time to take Roma to the hospital.
According to the official conclusion of experts, Trachtenberg died due to acute cardiovascular insufficiency and coronary heart disease, he also had problems with the liver. The 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 the 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 died as a result of acute coronary insufficiency. Upon the death of Vladimir Turchinsky, investigators checked the medical facilities where he was observed for the last six months of his life. One of the clinics that was checked first of all was a hospital in the Begovaya district, where Dynamite performed a blood purification procedure.
His friends said: “Volodya was supposed to stay in the clinic for a day after the transfusion, but instead he immediately went home to spend the night. he was crazy ... All because of this rejuvenation "
Vladislav Galkin
On February 27, 2010, at about 2:00 pm, Vladislav Galkin was found dead in a Moscow apartment. The day before, the actor's father sounded the alarm, informing a family friend that Vladislav had not been in touch for more than a day. Friends came to the actor's apartment, but no one answered the doorbell. The called rescue team opened the door of the apartment at 14:07. According to differing reports, the body of the actor was found in bed, or on the floor, he was lying face down.
During the initial external examination of the body, no signs of violent death were found. The examination showed that the actor died approximately two to three days before the discovery of the body, and the cause of death was called acute heart failure with cardiac arrest. The death certificate lists "cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac arrest)" as the cause.
In the program "Man and the Law", the father of Vladislav Galkin, actor Boris Galkin, provided facts on the basis of which one can make an assumption about a premeditated murder. So, on February 19, Vladislav Galkin withdrew $ 136,000 from the bank, which he was going to spend on repairs in the apartment he bought after breaking up with his wife. According to his father, the actor kept the money at home (which the alleged customers and perpetrators of the crime could know about); in addition, threatening SMS messages came to the phone of Galkin Jr., and a few days after the visit to the bank, bruises appeared on the face of the actor.
According to Boris Galkin, abrasions and bruises were visible on the body of an 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 embarrassed by the presence in the room next to the body of a bottle of cognac and a package tomato juice: after Vladislav was diagnosed with pancreatitis, he stopped drinking alcohol and went on a diet. The version of Boris Galkin is also supported by a family friend, doctor Mikhail Zakharov, who suggests that the characteristic bruising and hemorrhage speak of death as a result of strangulation.
Alexander Belyavsky
On September 8, 2012, in the center of Moscow, People's Artist Alexander Belyavsky died after jumping out of the window of his apartment. 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, law enforcement agencies reported.
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 suffering a stroke, could hardly move. The eldest daughter of the actor, Nadezhda, claims that even if he could independently climb the stairs to the fifth floor, he could hardly climb onto the windowsill. She is absolutely sure that the death of her father is a tragic accident. He could have fallen out of the window due to heart problems.
Andrei Panin
On March 7, 2013, Andrey Panin was found dead in the apartment of the house on Balaklavsky Prospekt. Initially, the cause of death was given as an accident. The actor was found lying on the floor in his apartment, and experts at first believed that he had fallen from his own height and hit his head.
However, some time later, forensic experts came to the conclusion that before his death, the artist was severely beaten. The actor had multiple fractures of the vault and base of the skull, severe brain contusion, abrasions on the 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 they found fragments of glass in Panin's wounds, which got there during blows. Also on Panin's head there were at least three serious wounds.
A close friend of the artist, Boris Polunin, said 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 propped up with a kitchen table and chairs.
Investigators 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 harm health, negligently resulting in the death of the victim).
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The first unofficial versions actor murder Vyacheslav Titov, the day before in the apartment he rented in the center of Moscow. According to the friends of the deceased, his fascination with casual acquaintances could have led to the tragic death of the star of the TV series "Capercaillie", "Trace" and "Turkish March".According to a friend of Titov, the actor often invited casual acquaintances to his home. He was repeatedly asked to take care and not let outsiders on the threshold, to which Titov only brushed aside.
“How many of these stories have already been when their new “friends” came to the guys from dating sites, and then they were beaten and robbed. And there are such examples among my friends,” the interlocutor of Komsomolskaya Pravda developed the idea. - I won’t be surprised if I find out that the killer of Vyacheslav came to his house at his own invitation! He just ran into some maniac, that's all.
Detectives have not yet officially voiced preliminary versions of the murder, however, according to the publication, they are actively working on a version of a love rendezvous. One of those interrogated told the investigation that Titov was in close contact with representatives of non-traditional sexual orientation and could easily invite an unfamiliar man to his home. Accordingly, the actor could be killed out of selfish motives, or he could become a victim of someone's jealousy.
It is known that on the eve of Titov's death, they saw him in the courtyard of his house in the company of several men. They drank beer together. Currently, the criminal investigation officers are identifying everyone who was in this company and finding out with whom exactly Titov could retire in a rented apartment.
"A criminal case has been opened on the fact of the crime under the article "Murder," Vladimir Bormotov, head of the investigative department for the Tagansky district of the TFR in Moscow, told reporters.
Note that in the past, Vyacheslav Titov was married, but separated from his wife a few years ago. According to his friends, the actor's relationship with his wife was strained. He left behind a six-year-old daughter.
Vyacheslav Titov was killed on the night of December 28 in an apartment located in a building on Novorogozhskaya Street. The actor's mother discovered his corpse around 10:30. The artist was completely naked, and on his head was plastic bag. According to forensic experts, death was due to mechanical asphyxia.
Recall that a similar incident occurred in Moscow in 2006. Ilya Zimin, an employee of the NTV channel, the author of the Profession - Reporter program, in his apartment. The journalist was fatally hit from behind with a heavy object. Soon the investigation established that Zimin was killed during a quarrel with Igor Velchev, he met him the night before and brought him to his apartment.
Four months after the incident, the Moldovan police detained Velchev in his hometown Cahul. Initially, the Moldovan authorities intended to extradite the detainee to Russia, but later decided to extradite the detainee to Moldova under the pretext of the provisions of the CIS Convention of 1993, according to which the criminal prosecution of the crime is carried out in the suspect's country of residence. In December 2007 Velchev by the court of the Moldavian city of Ocnita. Zimin's murder remained unpunished.
Foreign and Russian celebrities who were killed. 15 actors, actresses, models, musicians who became victims of criminals. Crimes, including such serious ones, unfortunately, are not uncommon in our time. Even people with global popularity, whose names are known not only in their countries, but also far beyond their borders, become victims of horrific murders.
Zoya Alekseevna Fedorova (1907-1981) - famous Soviet actress. Starred in in large numbers films, including "The Girl with No Address", " Scarlet Sails”, “The Tale of Lost Time”, “Give a Complaint Book”, “Wedding in Malinovka”, “Dagger”, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” and others. She was killed on December 11, 1981. An unknown person shot the actress in the back of the head in her own apartment with a German Sauer pistol. The murder was never solved.
One of the greatest musicians in history, John Lennon (1940-1980), was assassinated on December 8, 1980. Killer Mark David Chapman fired five shots. Four reached the goal. John Lennon died at the scene from his injuries. Chapman was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Dominique Dunn (1959-1982) was an American actress who appeared in several films. Her most famous film was Poltergeist in 1982. The actress was strangled by her jealous boyfriend, who was the chef of the Ma Maison restaurant. Dominique Dunn fell into a coma and died in the hospital five days later on November 4, 1982.
Model Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980) was one of the famous girls filmed for Playboy magazine. She was the magazine's Girl of the Month and Girl of the Year. famous model killed by ex-husband. At this time, she was already living with director Peter Bogdanovich, but met with her ex-husband Paul Snyder to discuss the divorce process. On August 14, 1980, during a meeting, Snyder shot and killed a 20-year-old ex-spouse, after which he committed suicide.
The famous Soviet musician, singer, poet, actor Igor Vladimirovich Talkov (1956-1991) was shot dead in St. Petersburg on October 6, 1991. Murder, exact circumstances which has not been clarified, happened in the St. Petersburg Yubileiny Sports Palace just before the artist's performance. Igor Talkov died on the spot from a gunshot wound to the heart.
Lana Clarkson (1962-2003) was an American actress and model. She was killed on February 3, 2003 by producer Phil Spector, who shot her in the mouth. Spector was found guilty and sentenced to 19 years in prison.
Marvin Gay (1939-1984) is a famous American musician. He stood at the origins of modern rhythm and blues. He died on April 1, 1984 at the hands of his own father during a family quarrel. His father shot him twice with a pistol, after which the legendary musician died.
Marie Trintignant (1962-2003) - French actress. Died August 1, 2003. The reason for the death of the actress was severe head injuries, which were inflicted on her by her boyfriend Bertrand Canta, the lead singer of the Noir Désir group. In 2004, Bertrand was sentenced to eight years in prison, but was released in 2007 for good behavior.
Mia Zapata (1965-1993), rock singer, lead singer of The Gits. July 7, 1993 while returning home from recording studio she was attacked. The singer was beaten, raped and strangled. The perpetrator of the murder was found seven years later. It turned out to be a native of Cuba, Jesús Mescuya. In 2004, he received 36 years in prison.
Mikhail Vladimirovich Krug (1962-2002) - Russian poet, musician, bard, one of the most prominent representatives Russian chanson genre. On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Mikhail Krug's house was attacked. The musician received two gunshot wounds, from which he died on the morning of July 1.
Robert Knox (1989-2008) British actor. He played the role of Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Robert Knox was also supposed to star in the film "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1", but this was not to be. On May 24, 2008, the 18-year-old actor stood up for his brother Jamie Knox in a bar. As a result of the fight, he was stabbed to death. Killer Carl Bishop received a life sentence.
Selena (1971-1995) - Mexican-American singer, lead singer of the band Selena y Los Dinos. On March 31, 1995, she was shot by the president of her own fan club, Yolanda Saldivar. The wound led to the death of the singer. The killer was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971-1996) is a legendary hip-hop artist, one of the most famous and influential rap musicians in history, actor and producer. On September 7, 1996, several shots were fired at him. Four bullets hit the target. Tupac Shakur died from his injuries in hospital on September 13, 1996. Until now, the exact causes of the attack are unknown, as well as the perpetrators of the murder.
Sharon Marie Tate (1943-1969), American actress and model, wife of director Roman Polanski. Being in her eighth month of pregnancy, she was killed on the night of August 8-9, 1969 by members of the criminal commune of the "family" of Charles Manson. Several other people were brutally murdered along with her. Charles Manson was sentenced to nine life terms. He died in prison on November 19, 2017.
Adrienne Shelley (1966-2006) American actress, director and screenwriter. She was killed on November 1, 2006. Diego Pillko, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador, was found guilty of her murder. The killer first claimed to have committed the murder when the actress complained about the noise from the construction work he was making on the floor below. However, he then changed his testimony and said that he strangled the actress when she caught him stealing money from her wallet. In 2008, Diego Pillco was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
