Murdered Celebrities

Why was John Lennon murdered?

John Lennon, the famous Beatle, who actually ranks third in celebrities who earn the most in their deaths, right after Elvis and Kurt Cobain. But John Lennon believed that everybody was pretty much good at heart. And actually, his thing that he believed in, was the thing that led him up to getting shot. He gave his last autograph to the guy who killed him. Late at night he comes home, someone sticks a piece of paper in front of him, he takes the time to sign the autograph for the guy who would be out there the next day to shoot him. So even though he died in 1980 at a young age, you could say that his belief that people were good was actually the thing that killed him.

How was Bob Crane killed?

Bob Crane was noted as the funny guy on Hogan's Heroes sitcom. But, who knew that when he was trading one liners with Colonel Klink back then that it was reported that he also had this other darker side of him, and, that he was possibly a sex addict? He was known to be involved with a number of pornography films where he himself was the star, and it seemed that he was trying to get into business with the manager over this. And perhaps he tried to back out of the deal, or some other conflict came between them - Bob Crane was found bludgeoned to death in a cruel way that definitely didn't go with his image as the laughable guy on Hogan's Heroes.

Why was Buster Wilson killed?

Buster Wilson was part of a very popular band called The Coasters. The Coasters probably have more band members that have met a violent end than any other band in pop history. Buster Wilson was found dismembered and his body was found near the Hoover Dam. It was later discovered that his ex-manager was responsible for it. The manager was sent to prison and died last year in the Nevada state prison at the age of sixty.

How was Selena killed?

Selena Perez was a very pretty and popular Mexican-American singer, known as the queen of the Tejano music. Unfortunately, she had some people close to her that caused some fatal trouble. She was shot by the president of her fan club in 1995, killing the singer at age twenty-three. The president of this fan club is currently in jail serving a life sentence in Texas prison and she'll be eligible for parole when she's sixty-five.

How is it thought that Sam Cooke was killed?

He was shot by a hotel manager. The details of it say that he burst into the lobby wearing nothing but a trench coat and a pair of shoes. He supposedly was running into the lobby to report that a hooker had stole his wallet, but when the manager of the hotel saw this man burst in, she didn't recognize him as the singer and shot him. The estate says it was a conspiracy, but the woman who shot him was never convicted of a crime.