The acting career of Bob Crane (1928-1978) lasted from 1965 to 1971. After that, he hit all the hard. Teaming up with cameraman Johnny Kapenter, he decided to document his success 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 very friend-operator, who was acquitted only in the mid-nineties ... The killer has not been found so far.
Elvis Presley (1935-1977). The uncrowned king of rock 'n' roll died in his own closet while reading a Star The Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus magazine article.
On the death of the singer speculate until they are. Some argue that Elvis died of a drug overdose, someone considers the incident a murder, and someone is generally sure that Presley is actually alive and faked death to escape his incredible popularity.
The following is known for sure. 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 his bodyguard book, about his engagement plans 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.
Pictured: Avis Presley and Ginger Alden.
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.
An ambulance was urgently called, delivering Presley to intensive care, although it was obvious that all efforts were in vain.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, an official statement was made about death - due to heart failure - however, an autopsy then showed that it was an excessive dose of various medications (according to other sources - drugs) that caused the cardiac arrest.
After the announcement of death, thousands of fans immediately began to gather at the Graceland fence. Presley was buried on August 18 in the cemetery, 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 if the "king of rock and roll" was really dead.
Pictured: Graceland Manor, 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 bothered him and indulge in spiritual improvement.
In the photo: the last lifetime photo of Presley.
According to another version, Presley retired for a long drug treatment, but missed the time and could not return to the stage. This theory of a fictitious death in 1977 is fueled to this day by several facts: the classified 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, allegedly, thus, would not consider himself buried); and of course, the psychological reluctance of millions of fans to accept such unexpected circumstances of premature death.
Pictured: Elvis Presley's grave. At birth, Elvis was given the middle name Aron to make it look like the name of his stillborn brother Garon, but the name Aaron was carved on the grave at the insistence of his father, because Elvis preferred the biblical pronunciation and planned to officially change the name.
Added to this were periodic testimonies of people who saw Presley in various places on the planet. This theory has become firmly established in the pop culture mythology about Presley, often with a touch of irony.
In 1991, a Los Angeles newspaper published a scandalous report about a meeting with a "live" 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 picture: according to the "yellow" media, "old Elvis" looked like this in the late 90s.
Albert Dekker (1904-1968). Perhaps the strangest death in Hollywood. The actor's body was found in his own bathroom. Albert hung 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"!
The "young rebel", neo-romantic actor James Dean, tragically died on September 30, 1955 at the age of 24.
The cause of his mysterious death was a killer car. The Porsche 550 Spyder Sport has gone down in history as the "little bastard". This name was given to him by the actor himself.
After buying the car, strange things began to happen. A week before Dean's death, his friend Alec Guinness informed James that he would die if he touched this machine.
Then, three days before the accident, a friend told Dean not to get into the car and not drive it anywhere, because she had a premonition that something bad was about to happen. Naturally, James paid no attention to this. Dean was just obsessed with speed. He bought a Porsche to race and only owned it for 9 days.
On September 30, 1955, on the 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, Porsche swerved into the oncoming lane. Everything that the court reporter relayed from the scene fit into one line: "James Dean - broken neck - immortality."
Mechanic Rudolf Woiterich, who was sitting next to Dean, was thrown out of the car, he crushed his jaw and broke his leg. A Caddylac student named Turnepseed escaped with minor cuts and was not even hospitalized.
This is the last photo of James Dean, taken on the morning of September 30, 1955. Dean is driving, next to him is mechanic Rolf Woiterich.
Dean's death caused a lot of gossip. The medical examination led to stunning results: Dean could not turn the steering wheel like that.
Reports from the scene reported that James Dean's head dangled from the passenger seat while his legs were caught between the pedals, which were 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, crushing of the radius of the right hand, fragments of which were later found on the pavement, 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 passenger seat door, indicate that it was Woiterich who was the driver at the time of the accident. However, this evidence was not enough. And the case was closed.
Detailed photographs depicting the found injuries of the body, including a broken chest and numerous moon-shaped abrasions on the face and arms, after being used in a police investigation, have been archived and their location is currently unknown.
After the incident and the death of the actor, strange things continued to happen: the film with his participation "Rebel Without a Cause" was released, which included a racing scene, the main actors of the picture 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 the last photographs of James Dean, taken on that evil day. Its author is Sanford Roth, who was moving in the station wagon behind. 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 Helena 5th Drive in Brentwood (a fashionable suburb of Los Angeles). 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 mistress's bedroom. She knocked but there was no answer, so she called Dr. Greenson, movie star psychiatrist. Seeing that Marilyn was lying motionless on the bed, Greenson broke the window with a poker, climbed inside and opened the door of the room. Then he called surgeon Monroe Engelberg.
After that, the housekeeper decided to do laundry in the middle of the night, and the two doctors talked for several hours, called the servant to fix the broken window. And only in the morning decided to call the police. The first police officer on the scene was Sergeant Jack Clemmons. It was he who noted that there are some ambiguities and mysteries in the circumstances of Monroe's death.
Photo: psychiatrist Ralph Greenson (center).
Let's list at least some of the inconsistencies. Housekeeper Eunice Murray couldn't see the light under Monroe's bedroom door. Shortly before the death of the star, the floor of the bedroom was covered with a new thick carpet that did not let light into the corridor.
Also on the plan of the house it was clear that on the way to the toilet, Murray should not have passed by the mistress's bedroom at all.
Pictured: Housekeeper Eunice Murray
It is not clear why the two doctors did absolutely nothing to try to bring Marilyn back to life. Almost four hours passed between the moment the body was discovered 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 with whom Marilyn spoke on the phone immediately before her death. At the telephone exchange, all records containing Monroe's subscriber numbers were confiscated.
The position of the corpse looked suspicious. Monroe was lying face down, her legs were moved together and stretched out, 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, an overdose should have caused severe vomiting - this also did not happen. The remains of medicine capsules were not 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 the digestive tract of Monroe, taken for analysis, disappeared from the toxicology laboratory. Not all possible witnesses were interviewed. Sheets were disappearing from case No. 81128 (inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Marilyn Monroe). Recordings of witness statements were being copied by someone.
Missing and another very important physical evidence- the diary of the deceased, later nicknamed the "book of secrets". According to those who saw the diary, Monroe's conversations with John and Robert Kennedy were recorded in it.
The most popular, after suicide, version of Monroe's death is the fatal visit of the brother of US President John F. Kennedy.
According to rumors, Robert Kennedy was in Monroe's bedroom the evening before his death. Allegedly, Marilyn and Robert had a falling out. After an argument, Kennedy left the house, and Monroe needed 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 took place between Monroe and the brother of the President of the United States.
- She complained that she literally "went from hand to hand like a piece of meat." They were in the bedroom and they were screaming so loudly that Bobby (nickname of Robert Kennedy) threw her on the bed and put a pillow over her face so the neighbors couldn't hear the screams. She then quieted down and Kennedy left.
Monroe's relationship with the Kennedy brothers was the talk of the town in Hollywood, although they were carefully hidden from the general public for a long time.
Be that as it may, even after many years it is now clear that the real events that surrounded the death of Marilyn will never be announced. For sure, only the following is known: a living legend mysteriously died in the prime of life, in a fog of confusion, scandals and uncertainty.
On the morning of November 22, 1997, 37-year-old Michael Hutchence, the 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 February 6, 1998, after the autopsy, NSW State Coroner Derrick Hand submitted his report that Hutchence committed suicide.
“Apparently he hanged himself on his leather belt,” the investigation stated, “the body was found kneeling 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 can be disputed. No drugs were found in the room.
His fiancée Paula Yates, during the flight to the funeral of her lover, said that none other than Bob Geldoff (her ex-husband) served as the cause of Michael's death. "It was he who killed Michael," she said, "many people call him "saint" Bob. But this bastard has not let us live in peace for the past 3 years." Sex up last days lived this opinion throughout her life.
There is evidence that Hutchence himself, in the last month of his life in public, spoke of Geldof: "He is Satan. If you only knew the truth."
"People don't care if you decide to commit suicide," Michael said in 1993. "I hope I don't add to this loud list."
And the INXS group, meanwhile, made a considerable profit from the death of the soloist: 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 for several hours next to the cooling body. According to the official version, the "respectable" mother died of an overdose.
It turned out that 8 years after the death of Hutchence, the entire inheritance of the rock star disappeared without a trace (estimated to be from 10 to 20 million Australian dollars), his daughter, baby Tiger Lily, was left with a measly 40 thousand dollars.
"Miracle on 34th Street", "The Inner World of Daisy Clover" and other films in which Natalie Wood (Natalya Gurdina) played flawlessly 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 with her husband Robert Wagner and his friend Christopher Walken set sail on a yacht off the California island of Santa Catalina. In addition to them, the ship was Dennis Davern, the captain. 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 fight. Davern states that he heard the sounds of struggle, screams and incomprehensible noise. When he decided to find out what was going on, Wood's husband said that Natalie had gone on a boat.
However, the entire environment of the actress knew that she was madly afraid of water since 1949, when she almost drowned on the set. This fear was so strong that she refused to shoot 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. On the body of the actress were abrasions and bruises.
The official version was considered an accident - having gone over with a drink, Natalie fell overboard. However, witnesses claimed to have heard the woman calling for help.
After the publication of Marty Ralli's Goodbye Natalie Goodbye!, which mentions Captain Davern's testimony, the police turned their attention to new evidence. Despite the assumptions of witnesses that Robert Wagner was involved in the death of his wife, he officially stated that he would help the investigation and do everything in his power to uncover the secret of Natalie Wood's death.
In January 2013, the Los Angeles County Coroner changed Natalie Wood's official cause of death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other unidentified factors" due to evidence he found that some of the bruises, bruises, and scratches on the actress's body appeared shortly before her death.
Pictured: Robert Wagner at Natalie Wood's funeral.
Tupac Shakur. The first rapper in the world to receive a monument was shot dead at 25. Once Tupac was able to survive after five shots, but the second time he did not succeed.
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, the "War of the Coasts" began among the 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 fired upon by unknown people. Four bullets hit Shakur, he was brought to the hospital in serious condition, his breathing was supported artificially, 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 due to a showdown in a 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 the death of Shakur. and Puff Daddy.
The rapper's body was cremated, and the ashes were smoked along with marijuana by his close friends and comrades.
Anna Nicole Smith, former stripper, Playboy model and James Howard Marshall heiress, has died at the age of 39. She at one time called herself "the second Monroe."
While courting her, Marshall once took her by plane to New York. 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 of a heart attack at the age of 89.
Anna Nicole Smith herself died on February 8, 2007. Smith stayed 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.
Posthumous shocking photos of the star were distributed on the network.
And rumors about the causes of her death were discussed in the media for a long time.
The presumed cause of death was an overdose of drugs, antidepressants or pain medications.
Among other versions about the cause of death of Anna Nicole Smith were pneumonia, influenza, a heart attack and a rare skin disease - lupus.
During the trial, new details emerged. Anna Nicole's bodyguard Maurice Breitof said that her common-law husband Howard Stern added drugs to Anna Nicole's medicine over the last few months of the actress's life.
Howard Stern and Dr. Sandep Kapo were arrested on March 12, 2009 by the Whittier Police Department and charged with conspiring to provide Smith with drugs.
Suspicions also fell on the 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 drugs and prescriptions were written illegally.
However, on January 6, 2011, Howard Stern left the Los Angeles, California courthouse after all charges were dropped against him.
Heath Ledger, Australian-born Hollywood actor, passed away 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 a coherent story did not add up from them.
The press quickly searched for evidence of a nervous breakdown, which allegedly occurred to the actor in connection with a break in relations with actress Michelle Williams.
Only 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 fond of the neighbors and the local small-circulation press.
“What is now is the most normal period in our lives,” Ledger said then in an interview. - 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 popularity was more and more annoying. Ledger had an unkind relationship with the press at home: 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 the house in Sydney and finally move to the States. Two weeks later, he was in New York receiving a Screen Actors Guild award. The red carpet walk 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 sniffs cocaine. She surfaced in the press after the death of the actor.
In the last months of his life, scandal followed scandal. It soon became clear that two independent film careers and the 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 custody trial.
The last interview he gave was recorded before New Year's in connection with Haynes' I'm Not Here, where Ledger played a version of Bob Dylan. A correspondent for the Los Angeles Times subsequently claimed that Ledger's tongue was slurred and he did not understand the questions.
Christopher Plummer, who co-starred with Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, later told reporters that Ledger was physically so ill he looked like he had pneumonia.
They also mentioned the huge mental overstrain after the role in The Dark Knight.
The day after his death, the English tabloid The Sun, citing Rebecca White, a former assistant to Naomi Campbell, printed that Ledger, when he came to visit, 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 he was offered - 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 same strength that cancer patients usually take.
It should also be noted that Ledger, it seems, was not going to die, because the next day he had an appointment with a friend.
By the way, Heath Ledger as the Joker received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor posthumously, a year and a month after his death.
Photos from open sources The most mysterious and monstrous deaths in Hollywood. PHOTO 20.2.2008 14:14
The strange circumstances of the death of actor Heath Ledger make the tabloids speculate - it seems that no one is satisfied with the official version of what happened. The investigation only adds fuel to the fire, but many fans of the actor are sure that they will never know the truth about the death of their idol, writes TOPNEWS. After all, Hollywood has long been accustomed to a series of violent, mysterious, inexplicable and cruel deaths of actors. (website)
One of the first on this sad list is Bob Crane (1928-1978). His acting career lasted from 1965 to 1971. After that, he hit all the hard. Teaming up with cameraman Johnny Kapenter, he decided to document his success 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 the same operator friend, who was acquitted only in the mid-nineties.
More... Elvis Presley (1935-77)... The uncrowned king of rock and roll and star of oddball musical films died in his own closet while reading a magazine article, Star The Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus. On the death of the singer speculate until they are. Some argue that Elvis died of a drug overdose, someone considers the incident a murder, and someone is generally sure that Presley is actually alive and faked death to escape his incredible popularity.
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 62) ... Her body was discovered early in the morning. Marilyn's bed was littered with an empty pack of sleeping pills. Fourteen other bottles of drugs and pills lay on the nightstand. And although Monroe did not leave a suicide note, everyone agreed that this was an obvious suicide. However, the causes of the mysterious death of the "blonde Venus" are still not clear. The pathologist Thomas Noguchi, who performed the autopsy, indicated that traces of an overdose of sleeping pills and painkillers were found in the stomach and blood of the deceased, which led to death. However, Noguchi could not give an unambiguous the answer to the question of whether it was suicide or murder.
Bobby Driscoll (1937-68) - the star of children's cinema, who played Jim Hawkins in the film "Treasure Island" - fell victim to the usual "star disease": he sat on the needle, lost all connections, did not get roles. In 1965, Bobby moved to New York, and three years later his body was found in an abandoned house. Doctors pronounced him dead from a heart attack. At first, the actor was not even identified: he was buried in a grave for the homeless. Only a year later, after the exhumation of fingerprints, the identity of the actor was established.
James Dean (1931 - 1955) - American actor, posthumously won the Golden Globe Award (1956). Before your tragic death managed to play only three serious film roles - in "Rebel Without a Cause", in the film "East of Paradise", the last tape with the participation of the actor - "Giant" - was released after his death. On September 30, 1955, James Dean, along with mechanic Weiterich, drove a sports Porsche to Salinas. On the way, they were stopped by a policeman who advised them to slow down. However, Jimmy did not follow his advice. A few kilometers later, a black Plymouth crashed into his Porsche. Weiterich was seriously injured. James Dean died without regaining consciousness on the way to the hospital.
Dorothy Strattan (1960-80), budding actress, star of the science fiction film Galaxina. She was raped and killed by her own husband, who was later diagnosed with a mental illness.
Bruce Lee (1940-1973) - martial artist, American and Hong Kong film actor, philosopher, film director, producer and screenwriter. He became a legend in the field of martial arts and caused many imitators in film and television. Died suddenly from cerebral edema, which was caused by a hypersensitivity reaction to a headache pill. After his death, rumors began to spread that he died in the bed of his mistress, but they were not confirmed. His death was a shock - no one could imagine that this person, who improved his body day and night, could die.
Brandon Lee (1965 - 1993) son of Bruce Lee and Linda Cadwell - American actor, master of martial arts ... He made his film debut in 1986 in the film Kungfu. Film version. He died tragically - he was shot dead by a cartridge, which by mistake turned out to be not single, on the set of the film "The Crow".
Phil Hartman (1948-98), star of Saturday Night Live. He was shot in his sleep by his wife. She later returned to the crime scene and committed suicide.
Carl Switzer, nicknamed Alfalfa (1926-59). The actor, who starred in Sky Island and Height and Power, was accidentally shot by a hunting partner during an argument over a $50 debt. The police verdict was justified murder.
Vic Morrow, (1932-82) ... The actor was cut off his head by helicopter blades right during the filming of one of the scenes of the film "The Twilight Zone".
Peg Entwistle (1908-32). Silent film actress, failed and unemployed after the advent of the sound film era, Peg Entwistle committed suicide in a very theatrical gesture by jumping off the 50-meter "H" that begins the famous "HOLLYWOOD" sign in the Hollywood Hills. The suicide note left by the actress said: "I think I'm just a coward. Sorry for everything."
Elizabeth Short, nicknamed "The Black Dahlia" (1924-47) ... The Elizabeth murder case was and remains one of the most brutal and mysterious crimes committed in America. On January 15, 1947, the mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was found on a no-man's land near the city limits of Los Angeles. The body was cut into two parts in the waist area and subjected to mutation - the external and internal genital organs, as well as nipples were removed ... The woman's mouth was cut from ear to ear. The investigation into the murder of the "Black Dahlia" by the Los Angeles police with the involvement of the FBI became the longest and largest in the history of US law enforcement. About 60 people confessed to this murder, among them several women. 22 people in different periods of the investigation were declared the killers of Elizabeth Short. But the real killer was never found.
Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007) - American fashion model, Playboy Girl of 1993, TV presenter, actress, widow of billionaire James Howard Marshall. Anna Nicole was found unconscious in a Florida hotel. She died on the way to the hospital. As they say - from an overdose of drugs - however, there is still no final clarity.
Albert Dekker (1904-68). Perhaps the strangest death of all of the above. The actor's body was found in his own bathroom. Albert hung 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"!
Sometimes, during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but make them completely rethink the course of history. In our review, we are talking about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.
1. Swedish skulls on stakes
In 2009, archaeologists found an 8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement known as Kanaljorden in southeastern Sweden. At the excavation site at the bottom of the former lake, fragments of the skulls of 11 people were found in a mass grave. Ironically, the bases of two of these skulls were pierced with wooden stakes. No one knows who these people were and why they were buried in such a strange way. Archaeologists also cannot explain why the temporal bone of another woman was found inside the skull of one woman. One theory is that it was some kind of ritual. Another theory is that the Swedes killed their enemies in battle and brought the heads home as trophies.
2. New facts about Tutankhamun
Since Tutankhamun's tomb was first discovered in 1922, the cause of the Egyptian pharaoh's premature death (he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) has been the subject of endless debate. One theory says that Tutankhamun crashed in a chariot accident, while other historians suggest that he was attacked by a hippopotamus or kicked by a horse. These theories are based on the fact that a huge injury was found on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe that the injury was post-mortem, and was caused by thieves in the 20th century, when no one guarded the tomb of the pharaoh during World War II. According to recent analyzes, scientists have suggested that Tutankhamun died due to serious health problems caused by genetic disorders due to inbreeding of his parents.
3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known communal conflict
On the fringes of the Sahara Desert in northern Sudan, archaeologists and anthropologists have been studying human remains found at the Jebel Sahaba cemetery, east of the Nile River. The skeletons, which are 13,000 years old, are the oldest ever found in official cemeteries. But more importantly, they may be the victims of the world's first known communal conflict, which played out over many months or even years. Most of the victims died from wounds inflicted by flint-tipped arrows. Scientists believe that these people were the ancestors of modern African Americans, but the identity of the attackers on this tribe or community has not yet been established. It is possible that their enemies were of a completely different race or ethnic group.
4The Mysterious Poisoning Of An Italian Commander
The Renaissance military leader and ruler of Verona, Can Grande della Scala, died in 1329 due to a stomach ailment. But when his mummy was opened in 2015, it turned out that the ruler was actually poisoned by foxglove poison (which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in small amounts and cardiac arrest in case of overdose). In July 1329, the 38-year-old Can Grande arrived in the city of Treviso, which he had recently conquered. A few days later he developed a fever, vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms progressed rapidly and Can Grande died four days later. It was believed at the time that he died from drinking contaminated water. But during a modern autopsy, researchers found foxglove pollen in the rectum, liver, and stool samples of the ruler of Verona.
5. Fierce Mesa Verde Warriors
At the end of the 13th century, the population of Mesa Verde (central Colorado) dropped from 40,000 to zero in just three decades. A 2014 study by the University of Washington may shed some light on the unusual violence that contributed to the disappearance of this culture. Archaeologist Tim Kohler found that nearly 90 percent of all the skeletons in the area were from people who died between 1140 and 1180 with head or hand injuries. This means that many of them died a violent death. Kohler believes that this happened as a result of the Mesa Verde-Rio Grande war.
6 Maya Victims
In the old Mayan city of Uxul (Campeche, Mexico), archaeologists from the University of Bonn were excavating, unexpectedly making a terrible find in a man-made cave that was once a reservoir. They found 24 human skeletons, each decapitated and dismembered. The skulls were randomly scattered throughout the cave. Violent death was obvious, especially since traces of axes were preserved on many skulls, that is, the heads were cut off. It remains a mystery who these people were and why they were killed in this manner. Some of them had jade tooth inserts, which indicates a high social position.
SourcePhoto 7The Defleshed Woman from Devil's Valley
In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral rite. All the flesh was removed from the corpse of an adult woman and the internal organs were taken out, the bones were crushed, burned, after which they were placed in a small box, which was buried in a cave in the Devil's Valley. This was the first known cremation in Southeast Asia, and is particularly noteworthy for its complex ritual. The large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where did the woman's flesh go, is unknown.
8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with llamas
Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization in northern Peru held their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, a 600-year-old mass grave was found outside the former capital in 2011, containing the skeletons of 42 children and 76 lamas. Although the people of Chan Chan built an elaborate irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rain per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered more victims at the Chimu habitat. It is believed that all these deaths occurred as part of a religious ritual.
9. Remains of Casta Hill
In the Greek northern province of Macedonia, during excavations of the Kasta hill, archaeologists discovered another secret. An approximately 60-year-old woman whose remains were found in the largest tomb ever excavated in northern Greece has been identified as Olympias. Mother of Alexander the Great, was executed by Cassander, one of the Diadochi generals who took control of Alexander's empire after his death. In order to guarantee his place on the throne, Cassander destroyed all of Alexander's immediate family, including his mother Olympias, his wife Roxana, and Alexander's young son.
10 Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9300 years. This was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Indian tribes and the US government, who wanted to prevent Scientific research remains and bury them. It all started in the summer of 1996 when a couple of teenagers accidentally found a skull on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Almost a complete skeleton was soon found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from American Indians. In 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that Kennewick Man was too old to be related to existing Native Americans. As a result, scientists were able to study the remains. They found that Kennewick Man was about 40 years old when he died. His height was 175 centimeters, and his weight was about 75 kilograms. He was incredibly strong, but had a lot of damage, the origin of which remains a mystery.
In continuation of the historical theme, we will tell you about one of the most mysterious places on the planet: which violates the laws of physics.
Some mysterious deaths cannot be solved by doctors, police, or private detectives. Here are ten fatal cases that still haunt 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 was washed ashore - empty. Two Thomson spinning rods were also missing. On board, they found only an intact bag of food and one of the two oars.At first, his disappearance was not given a look - Tom was a creative person and could well go ashore somewhere on a remote island and admire nature all day long.
Three days later, a group of rangers was 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 was in the water on the 2nd day of his absence, but there was no water in the lungs. There were no visible signs of drowning, like dried foam around the nostrils.
A narrow 10-centimeter bruise flaunted on the temple of the deceased, and his ankle was wrapped 16 times with a fishing line that had stuck tightly into the skin. The coroner made a seemingly obvious conclusion - an accident. The artist got tangled in gear, slipped and hit his head.
Mark Robinson, a close friend of Thomson and one of the rangers involved in his search, stated that when he cut the line from the leg of the deceased, it did not look like it was accidentally twisted around the leg. He was sure that it was 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 so stupidly entangled in the fishing line.
In addition to the theory of suicide, many other hypotheses were expressed: he could have been killed by runaway laborers or poachers whom Thomson happened to see, or by "enemy spies" hiding in the forest. There was even a version of a local tornado that did not stand up to criticism, which caught the artist by surprise. One way or another, from what Tom Thomson died is unknown to this day.
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, having recently won a seat in Parliament, he offered MacDonald a bribe of $ 2,000 so that he would refuse to take part in the next election. Frederick "suicided" just before Lee's hearing.
A couple of years after MacDonald's disappearance, Lee's other opponent and MP, Hyman Goldstein, threw himself off a cliff into the sea. 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 body of an honest politician was caught by a fishing trawler.
But there was no direct evidence linking Lee to the two deaths, which looked like suicide, and the senator went unpunished. In 1946, he moved to London, where he again showed his animal 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 to the grave the secret of the death of Frederick MacDonald.
William Briggs
In 1930, someone named Alfred Rose tried to fake his death in order to collect insurance. He found a victim of suitable build, pounded the head with a hammer, put it in a car and set it 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 killed by Rose was William Thomas Briggs, who disappeared at the same time as the arson of the ill-fated car. Plus, he was the size and build of a killer. It was not until 2014 that Briggs' relatives did a DNA test to put an end to this mysterious murder.
When the results returned from the examination, it turned out that the DNA of the relatives did not match the DNA of the person burned in the car. Thus, there were two riddles: where did Briggs disappear and who did burn out in Rose's car?
One of the most mysterious crimes of the past is the murder of Julia Wallace. Historians have called it "a case worthy of the Jack the Ripper mystery."On January 20, 1931, someone who introduced himself as R.M. called the Liverpool Chess Club. Qualtra, and asked for Julia's husband, the insurer Herbert Wallace. "Tomorrow at 7:30 pm I'll be waiting for you at 25 East Manlove Gardens to get my daughter's insurance..
Delighted by the fallen client, Wallace drove home, and the next day he went to the appointed address. He was in for a surprise: there were three Menlove Gardens in the area: North ("North"), South ("South") and West ("West"). Even the locals have not 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 a key, but in vain. The back door was also blocked. Calling the neighbors, he began to break the back door when it opened with ease, although it had been locked a couple of minutes ago.
In the living room, a terrifying sight met his eyes: the bloodied corpse of his wife lay on the floor in the living room.
During the inspection of the house by the police, curious facts surfaced. £4 had disappeared from the bookshelf, but the family's main savings, stored in a tin on a nearby shelf, were untouched. The criminal went into Julia's boudoir and threw her pillow into the fireplace and turned inside out two handbags and three hats that were stored in a closet, which, like a nightstand and dressing table, turned out to be locked. A fireplace poker, the alleged murder weapon, has gone missing from the living room.
The examination did not find any traces of forced entry on the keyhole of the front door, as well as on the back door lock. The investigation accused Wallace of killing his wife and sentenced him to death by hanging. But later, the court - for the first time in the history of Britain - considered that it was impossible to send a person into a noose without a single piece of evidence, and released Wallace to freedom. In 1932, he told the press that he knew the name of Julia's killer, but for some reason was afraid to divulge it.
Letitia Turo
On a Parisian evening in May 1937 at 6:27 pm, 29-year-old Italian Letizia Norriset Touro boarded the metro at the Porte de Charenton station. She was the only passenger in the first class carriage. 
When the doors of the car opened at the next station a couple of minutes later, Turo was still the only passenger, but now she was dead. A dagger protruded from 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 working in a glue factory. At night, she disguised herself as an informer for the Paris police and spent time in seedy nightclubs in search of information.
She was also alleged to have an affair with prominent right-wing journalist Gabriel Gintet, who was smuggling arms 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 in Paris. They accounted for at least seven murders, two terrorist attacks and the creation of an armed militia.
In 1937, two "hoods" got into the police, where they were interrogated with prejudice in the Turo case. Both admitted that the girl was killed by their killer. Later, one of the bandits changed his testimony. The second was beaten half to death by an unknown person and could no longer testify for 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 a 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 studded baseball bat, doused him with gasoline, and sprinkled him with 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 killing the businessman. Oakes hated his daughter's husband, believing that he was just waiting for his death in order to inherit the fortune and live happily ever after. In addition, Marini's fingerprint was found at the crime scene. A weighty motive - the young man was put on trial.
Later it 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.
Christy owed Oakes a substantial sum. There were witnesses who saw him leaving the house of the deceased at about the time when Oakes' body was supposed to catch fire. Christie himself claimed that he slept all night at his place. The police let him go 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 discussed plans for the upcoming May holidays in the kitchen with 35-year-old Minnie Jenson, a neighbor and companion in misfortune.Neighbors called Lilly “call-girl” (“call girl”), not only because of her profession, but also because she alone had a telephone installed in the whole house. The conversation between two friends was interrupted by a phone call. Lilly got a call from another client, and Minnie retreated to her room. Half an hour later, Lilly stopped by Minnie's to borrow condoms. When, a few hours later, Minnie decided to visit her friend again, no one opened the door. Deciding that the date continues, 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.
There was a completely crazy aspect to this already creepy story. There was a gravy boat stained with blood in the room. As the forensic examination showed, with this gravy boat the killer collected blood from Lilly's wound and drank.
The police interviewed 80 of Minnie's clients, but they were all beyond suspicion. The name of the Atlas vampire is still a mystery.
Mary Money
Late in the evening of September 24, 1905, the mangled remains of a young woman were found on the rails of a tunnel in the southeast of 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 superintendent was still warm - hardly half an hour had passed since the moment of death. The dead woman, Mary Money, was identified by her brother Robert. 
The police tried to reconstruct Mary's last actions. It turned out that around 19:00 she was talking with a friend, telling her that she was going for a walk and would be back 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 that he saw a man similar to the previous description get out of the 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 car at full speed. But having checked all the male environment of the girl, they just shrugged their shoulders - everyone had an irrefutable alibi.
In 1912, Mary Money's brother was found dead. He killed two women and three children, after which he committed suicide. These women were sisters, and Robert was secretly married to both. This juicy fact from his biography made the investigators decide that it was he who killed Mary 7 years ago.
Charles Bravo
Charles Bravo was a British lawyer who died from antimony poisoning in 1876. The painful departure from life lasted for several days, but Bravo did not want to name the poisoner who poured poison into a glass of water.Charles Bravo Murder Mystery
Three relatives of Charles were suspected: his wife Florence, who was tired of the cruel perverse harassment of her husband, her former lover James Gully 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 mistakenly drank the poison intended for her.
Günther Stoll
The mysterious death of German Gunther Stoll occurred on October 26, 1984. He, still alive, but badly crippled, 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. 
Alcohol was found in the guy's blood, so the case was regarded as an accident. But an examination of the injuries showed that he had been run over and put back in the car.
But this is not the last mystery in this murder. A piece of paper with the inscription "YOGTZE" was found next to the body. This word does not exist in any language of the world. Acronym or cipher? Most likely, but no one has ever been able to figure it out.
Stoll's wife recalled that on the eve of the murder, he told her: “Now he is 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 used was not the letter G, but the number 6 - YO6TZE, a radio signal used in Romania.
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The strange circumstances of the death of actor Heath Ledger make the tabloids speculate - it seems that no one is satisfied with the official version of what happened ... The investigation only adds fuel to the fire, but many fans of the actor are sure that they will never know the truth about the death of their idol .... After all, Hollywood has long been accustomed to a series of violent, mysterious, inexplicable and cruel deaths of actors ...
One of the first on this sad list is Bob Crane (1928-1978). His acting career lasted from 1965 to 1971. After that, he hit all the hard. Teaming up with cameraman Johnny Kapenter, he decided to document his success 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 the same operator friend, who was acquitted only in the mid-nineties .... 
More... Elvis Presley (1935-77)... The uncrowned king of rock and roll and star of oddball musical films died in his own closet while reading a magazine article, Star The Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus. 
On the death of the singer speculate until they are. Some argue that Elvis died of a drug overdose, someone considers the incident a murder, and someone is generally sure that Presley is actually alive and faked death to escape his incredible popularity. 
However, the causes of the mysterious death of the "blonde Venus" are still not clear. Pathologist Thomas Noguchi, who performed the autopsy, indicated that traces of an overdose of sleeping pills and painkillers were found in the stomach and blood of the deceased, which led to death. 
However, Noguchi could not give an unequivocal answer to the question of whether it was suicide or murder ... 
Bobby Driscoll (1937-68) - the star of children's cinema, who played Jim Hawkins in the film "Treasure Island" - fell victim to the usual "star disease": he sat on the needle, lost all connections, did not get roles. 
In 1965, Bobby moved to New York, and three years later his body was found in an abandoned house. Doctors pronounced him dead from a heart attack. At first, the actor was not even identified: he was buried in a grave for the homeless. Only a year later, after the exhumation of fingerprints, the identity of the actor was established. 
James Dean (1931 - 1955) - American actor, posthumously won the Golden Globe Award (1956). Before his tragic death, he managed to play only three serious film roles - in "Rebel Without a Cause", in the film "East of Paradise", the last tape with the participation of the actor - "Giant" - was released after his death ... 
On September 30, 1955, James Dean, along with mechanic Weiterich, drove a sports Porsche to Salinas. On the way, they were stopped by a policeman who advised them to slow down. However, Jimmy did not follow his advice. A few kilometers later, a black Plymouth crashed into his Porsche. Weiterich was seriously injured. James Dean died without regaining consciousness on the way to the hospital. 
Dorothy Strattan (1960-80), budding actress, star of the science fiction film Galaksina... 
She was raped and killed by her own husband, who was later diagnosed with a mental illness ... 
Bruce Lee (1940-1973) - martial artist, American and Hong Kong film actor, philosopher, film director, producer and screenwriter. Became a legend in the field of martial arts and caused many imitators in film and television ... 
He died suddenly from cerebral edema, which was caused by a hypersensitive reaction to a headache pill ... After his death, rumors began to circulate that he died in the bed of his mistress, but they did not find confirmation. His death was a shock - no one could imagine that this person, who improved his body day and night, could die ... 
Brandon Lee (1965 - 1993) son of Bruce Lee and Linda Cadwell - American actor, master of martial arts ... He made his film debut in 1986 in the film Kungfu. Film version. 
He died tragically - he was shot dead by a cartridge, which by mistake turned out to be not single, on the set of the film "The Crow" ... 
Phil Hartman (1948-98), star of Saturday Night Live... 
He was shot in a dream by his own wife... She later returned to the scene of the crime and committed suicide... 
Carl Switzer, nicknamed Alfalfa, (1926-59) ... 
The actor, who starred in Sky Island and Height and Power, was accidentally shot by a hunting partner during an argument over a $50 debt. The police verdict was justified murder... 
Vic Morrow, (1932-82) ... The actor was cut off his head by helicopter blades right during the filming of one of the scenes of the film "The Twilight Zone". 
Peg Entwistle (1908-32) ... Silent film actress, after the advent of the sound film era - failed and unemployed - Peg Entwistle committed suicide in a very theatrical gesture, jumping from the 50-meter letter "H", which begins the famous inscription "HOLLYWOOD" in the Hollywood Hills. The suicide note left by the actress said: "I think I'm just a coward. Sorry for everything." 
Elizabeth Short, nicknamed "The Black Dahlia" (1924-47) ... The Elizabeth murder case was and remains one of the most brutal and mysterious crimes committed in America. On January 15, 1947, the mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was found on a no-man's land near the city limits of Los Angeles. 
The body was cut into two parts in the waist area and subjected to mutation - the external and internal genital organs, as well as nipples were removed ... The woman's mouth was cut from ear to ear. 
The investigation into the murder of the "Black Dahlia" by the Los Angeles police with the involvement of the FBI became the longest and largest in the history of US law enforcement. About 60 people confessed to this murder, among them several women ... 22 people in different periods of the investigation were declared the murderers of Elizabeth Short. But the real killer was never found... 
Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007) - American fashion model, Playboy Girl of 1993, TV presenter, actress, widow of billionaire James Howard Marshall. 
Anna Nicole was found unconscious in a Florida hotel... 
She died on the way to the hospital... 
As they say - from an overdose of drugs - however, there is still no final clarity ... 
Albert Dekker (1904-68) ... Perhaps the strangest death of all of the above. The actor's body was found in his own bathroom. Albert hung 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"! 