celebrities
From OJ onward, explore the less glamorous side of celebrity life and famous faces accused, vindicated and convicted.
The Unsolved Murder of Helen Wingard Hill
On January 4, 2007, in New Orleans, six lives were taken. One of those lives was that of Helen Wingard Hill, an artist, writer, filmmaker, and activist. Helen was a native of Columbia, South Carolina, where she had graduated high school in 1988. She earned an A.B. at Harvard University in 1992, majoring in English and minoring in Visual and Environmental Studies.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Tragic Murder of Young Actor Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer
On July 18, 1989, 21-year-old actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer opened the door to her apartment and found herself face to face with 19-year-old Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan. Bardo had been stalking Rebecca for three years. He had previously stalked a peace activist named Samantha Smith, but she was killed in a plane crash in 1985. Shortly after Smith’s death, Bardo turned his attention to Rebecca, writing her countless letters, one of which she took the time to answer.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Jussie Smollett: GUILTY
Jussie Smollett had lost his livelihood when he was fired in 2020 from his hit TV show, Empire. That was long before a jury found him guilty on five of six charges, including lying to police. He’d lied and invented a hoax about how he’d been attacked by two white men one night in Chicago, in 2019. The truth was, he’d paid two Nigerian black men to help him stage the attack, likely for publicity.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in Criminal
Held Captive, Drugged, and Trafficked for Sex After Accepting a Freelance Modeling Gig
Frida Farrell was only twenty-one years old when she moved from Sweden to London to train as an actress. She’d not been present in the UK for very long before she found herself in a dreadful predicament.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley
Bonny Lee Bakley was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car outside a Los Angeles restaurant in May 2001. While an unsolved murder alone would be enough to garner interest in her case, the fact that she was married to Robert Blake, best known as a child actor in The Little Rascals and for his later crime drama, Baretta, was enough to create even more interest in the case. She was Blake’s second wife and he was her tenth husband. It was his car she happened to be sitting in when she was murdered.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Yolanda "LaLa" Brown
Yolanda Rose “LaLa” Brown was an American R&B singer. She is most well known for her featured vocals on a track titled “S.E.X” with Lyfe Jennings. The song went as high as number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped out at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2006.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
5 Celebrities Who've Been Dragged to Court This Year and Why
Everybody tries to do right by everybody and when you're a celebrity, for the most part, you try a little bit more than others because doing anything that goes against anybody can sometimes lead to a court case. Court cases are something that nobody likes. From the woman on the road to the biggest star in the world, nobody wants to get dragged to court. However, this year a number of Nigerian celebrities have actually been dragged to court for a number of different reasons.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Criminal
Judith Barsi — Child Actress’s Life Cut Short by a Double Homicide-Suicide
Judith Eva Barsi and her mother, Maria, were killed by a single gunshot wound to the head in late July 1988. Judith’s father, József Barsi, then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. It was devastating news to all who knew and loved the ten-year-old child actress and her family.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabralez-Arzola
On November 13, 2021, aspiring model and social media influencer Christy Giles, age 24, was found dead on a sidewalk outside Southern California Hospital in Carver City. Earlier that evening, she had been out at a warehouse party in Los Angeles with her friend Hilda Marcela Cabralez-Arzola. Two hours after Christy’s body was found, 26-year-old Hilda was found at another hospital located in West Los Angeles. She was alive but in critical condition.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Bonnie & Clyde: Ride and Die
Prelude I have always been drawn to Bonnie Parker, in fact, I have often joked that I am her reincarnation, that I am paying in this life for her sins. Maybe. Or maybe it is the romanticized media views of who they were that have me drawn to her. However much I thought I knew about them prior to writing this proved to me that the world had tainted their story to match an agenda that suited them. I imagine I could research them for years and still not fully understand all that I need to understand about them. I assure you, even the best research in the world will not account for everything as only Bonnie and Clyde themselves would know the fullest of their story, however, I have given you a solid effort.
By Victoria Osborn4 years ago in Criminal
