Hollywood’s 13 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: The portly comedian was one of the
most popular stars of the silent movie era but he was forever tarnished
after being accused of killing actress Virginia Rappe, 30, on September
9, 1921. At a Labor Day weekend party, Arbuckle allegedly ruptured
Rappe’s bladder during a violent sexual attack which caused her death.
The screen funnyman went through three trials but wasn’t convicted; his
final jury said there wasn’t a shred of proof he was guilty. Still, his
movie career was ruined by the scandal and he died in 1933 at age 46.
So what killed Virginia Rappe? It remains a Hollywood mystery, but
theories include cystitis exacerbated by alcohol or even venereal
disease.
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William Desmond Taylor: The American silent film director and actor was murdered on February 1, 1922 at his home in Los Angeles. Forensic investigators found Taylor, 49, had been shot at least once in the back with a small caliber pistol. The case became a media circus, with sevenpeople emerging as suspects, including actresses Mabel Normand, the last person to see Taylor alive, and Mary Miles Minter, 19, whose love letters to the director were found in his bungalow after his death. While many suspect Minter, and/or her mother, Charlotte Shelby, it was never proven and Minter, who abandoned her screen career in 1923, died in obscurity in 1984.
William Desmond Taylor: The American silent film director and actor was murdered on February 1, 1922 at his home in Los Angeles. Forensic investigators found Taylor, 49, had been shot at least once in the back with a small caliber pistol. The case became a media circus, with sevenpeople emerging as suspects, including actresses Mabel Normand, the last person to see Taylor alive, and Mary Miles Minter, 19, whose love letters to the director were found in his bungalow after his death. While many suspect Minter, and/or her mother, Charlotte Shelby, it was never proven and Minter, who abandoned her screen career in 1923, died in obscurity in 1984.
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