Horrible deaths involving famous people. Strange and mystical deaths
Many celebrities leave this world at the peak of their popularity. It would seem that the lives of these people were closely watched by millions of eyes around the world, and their death forever remained a mystery that no one was able to solve. Today PEOPLETALK will tell you about the stars, whose death is shrouded in mystery to this day.
Elvis Presley (1935−1977)
On August 16, 1977, the King of Rock and Roll returned to his estate at midnight and made big plans for the future, talking about his upcoming engagement and upcoming tour. In the morning, a friend found the lifeless body of her lover on the bathroom floor.
It was established that the cause of death was an overdose of a sedative, but millions of creative fans believe that it was either drugs, or murder, or that the musician himself faked his death in order to escape from deafening fame. The singer was buried in the cemetery, but after an attempt was made to break into his coffin to make sure Elvis dead, the remains were transported and buried in " Graceland", his own estate.
Marilyn Monroe (1926−1962)
From the day of death Marilyn Monroe More than fifty years have passed, but the circumstances of the death of the film star and sex symbol of the 50s are still shrouded in mystery.
According to the official version, the girl committed suicide by taking a lethal dose of sleeping pills, but there are rumors that the murder Marilyn“ordered” one of the brothers Kennedy so that no one finds out about their romance.
Albert Dekker (1905−1968)
The death of this American actor and politician is one of the most mysterious in Hollywood. On May 5, 1968, a man was discovered in his bathroom. The body was on its knees, and a noose was wrapped around its neck. Albert was completely bound with leather straps, his eyes were covered with a blindfold, and needles were sticking out of his hands.
Inscriptions and drawings were made in red lipstick on some parts of the body. The most surprising thing is that the forensic examination confirmed an accident - death from suffocation. $70 thousand and expensive photographic equipment disappeared from the house. The killer has still not been found.
James Dean (1931−1955)
American actorJames Dean became famous thanks to three films that were released in his year tragic death. On September 30, 1955, preparing for the race, he set out on his new Porsche 550 Spyder to the track State Route 46. There was a mechanic in the passenger seat of the car. Rolf Wütherich.
At the same time on the highway State Route 41 a student was driving Donald Thornseed crossing the path James. The cars collided at high speed almost head-on. The actor's fellow passenger broke his jaw; the culprit of the incident received such minor injuries that he did not even require hospitalization. A James Dean died 10 minutes after the car accident. His last words were: " This guy should have stopped... He saw us». and began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him, the correctness of which was later questioned by forensic experts. On August 24 of the same year, the results of the examination were made public, which stated that the singer died as a result of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, prescribed Jackson doctor Conrad Murray. November 29, 2011 Murray b He was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of manslaughter, but was released early after two years.
Sometimes celebrities die under such strange circumstances that speculation about what really happened does not subside for a long time. Many believe that Marilyn Monroe was poisoned on the orders of the Kennedy brothers, Michael Jackson was deliberately sent to the next world by a doctor, and the accident in which Princess Diana died was arranged by the British royal family. the site recalled the most mysterious deaths of world famous people.
Alexander I
The Russian emperor died in Taganrog on December 1, 1825 from a severe fever, which he caught during inspection rides on horseback through the cities of Crimea.
Death of Alexander I in Taganrog
Some time after the death of Alexander I, a beggar old man named Fyodor Kuzmich appeared in Siberia, who surprised those around him with his knowledge of several languages and knowledge of court affairs. Rumors spread that this was the autocrat who had hidden from everyone. The elder never directly denied these rumors. After Kuzmich’s death in 1864, a marriage certificate for Alexander I and a hand-drawn monogram in the shape of the letter “A” were allegedly found in his belongings. Genetic examination of the remains has not yet been carried out.
The sudden death of Alexander I gave rise to a lot of rumors among the people
Glenn Miller
The popular American jazz musician and leader of his own orchestra disappeared while traveling from England to France in 1944. Miller was going to play for the troops who had just liberated Paris. However, few people knew about the musician’s disappearance at that time. The fact is that on the same day the Germans launched their last major offensive against the Allied forces, called the Ardennes Operation. News of these events captured the front pages of newspapers.
Glenn Miller while serving in the US Air Force
What happened to the plane Miller was flying on 10 days before Christmas remains a mystery. There was thick fog that day, eyewitnesses said that even birds landed on the ground. The most logical version is that the plane crashed into the English Channel, but no traces were found to prove this. There were rumors that the musician was captured by the Nazis, who tortured him for a long time. The version that the plane was shot down by the Germans was not confirmed, since there were no flights that day. Miller's death was a huge loss for the entire American musical culture.
Marilyn Monroe
The legendary actress, a sex symbol for many generations, had problems with drugs and alcohol.
Marilyn Monroe in one of latest photo shoots, July 1962
However, when Monroe was found dead at the age of 36, the cause of death was said to be a drug overdose. Another version is a murder ordered by the Kennedy brothers, whose mistress was Marilyn.
The disappearance of Harold Holt shocked the world as much as the Kennedy assassination.
Harold Holt
It doesn't happen so often that current head state disappeared without a trace. But that’s exactly what happened to the Prime Minister of Australia on a December morning in 1967. The official went for a swim near Portsea, Victoria. No one saw the prime minister again.
Harold Holt and Lyndon B. Johnson, October 1966
Two days later he was declared dead, and John McEwen took over the post. Naturally, all rescue forces were sent to search for Holt; the search operation became one of the largest in the entire history of the country. As a result, not even the body of the politician was found. Many rumors have arisen around Holt's disappearance. They said that the minister committed suicide or faked his death in order to run away with his mistress. There were also the most outlandish versions. Can you seriously believe that the country's prime minister was abducted by a Chinese submarine or UFO? Most likely, the reasons for the disappearance were quite natural - 59-year-old Holt was not entirely healthy, and these places are famous for strong and dangerous currents.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 during a training flight together with test pilot Vladimir Seregin during Vladimir region. The official version, which was reported to the head of state Leonid Brezhnev by a member of the commission investigating the disaster, Dmitry Ustinov: the plane entered a deadly dive after a sharp maneuver that the pilots made to avoid a collision with a weather balloon.
Soviet cosmonauts: Pavel Popovich, Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova in a television studio, January 1, 1964
Already at the final stage, Leonid Brezhnev ordered the investigation of the disaster to be stopped so as not to “disturb Soviet people». Most of The case materials, numbering 29 volumes, are still classified.
Bruce Lee's son passed away no less strangely than his father
Bruce Lee
On July 20, 1973, newspapers came out with the message on the front page: “Bruce Lee has died!” It was so unexpected that rumors connected it with the filming in which the actor participated - his character was supposed to die. When information about Lee's death was later confirmed, the whole world was taken aback. No one could have imagined that one of the most strong men on the planet can die so unexpectedly.
Bruce Lee with his son Brandon, 1966
The official cause of death was brain swelling caused by a headache pill. According to another version, after taking the pill, the actor smoked hashish, and the combination of the drug with a painkiller had a fatal effect. Another version is that Li was killed by one of the Chinese martial arts masters for revealing the secrets of kung fu to the world.
Elvis Presley
On August 16, 1977, the body of the 42-year-old “King of Rock and Roll” was discovered on the floor of the bathroom in the Graceland estate by Presley’s friend Ginger Alden. Officially, Elvis died of acute heart failure due to an overdose of sedatives and painkillers.
Elvis Presley with his parents, 1958
According to skeptics, the musician, tired and beginning to lose shape, faked his death in order to calmly live out the rest of his days in one of the warm countries. For some reason, the investigation into Presley's death was conducted in secret. The only photo of his body wandering around the Internet is most likely a fake (that is, none of the skeptics saw him dead). Two hours after the official announcement of the singer’s death, one of the fans allegedly took his autograph at the Memphis airport, and an examination allegedly showed the authenticity of this signature.
The cause of Diana's death still haunts the hearts and minds of many people.
Princess Diana
Prince Charles's wife and heir to the throne, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in a Paris tunnel in the summer of 1997. Many fans of the princess do not believe that the death of their idol was an accident. It is officially recognized that Diana died due to paparazzi following her car in high speed. The driver lost control when entering the tunnel.
Princess Diana, 1995
According to another version, the accident was set up by the British royal family, which was not happy with Lady Di’s affair with Arab-born businessman Dodi al-Fayed.
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson passed away mysterious circumstances in the summer of 2009. His body was mutilated with injections, and an autopsy showed that the “king of pop” had been injected lethal dose medicines.
Michael Jackson, 1988
The court found Jackson's doctor guilty and sentenced him to prison for murder.
Sometimes during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but force them to completely rethink the course of history. Our review talks about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.
1. Swedish skulls on stakes
In 2009, archaeologists discovered 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 discovered in a mass grave. Oddly enough, the bases of two of these skulls were pierced with wooden stakes. Nobody knows who these people were and why they were buried in such a strange way. Archaeologists also cannot explain why another woman's temporal bone was found inside one woman's skull. One theory says 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 untimely death (he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) has been the subject of endless debate. One theory is that Tutankhamun was killed 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 discovered on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe the injury was post-mortem, caused by thieves in the 20th century when the pharaoh's tomb was unguarded during World War II. According to latest analyzes scientists have suggested that Tutankhamun died due to serious problems health problems caused by genetic disorders due to inbreeding of his parents.
3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known intercommunal conflict
On the edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Sudan, archaeologists and anthropologists were studying human remains discovered 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 has been playing out for 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 until now the identity of the attackers on this tribe or community has not been established. It is possible that their enemies were of a completely different race or ethnic group.
4. The mysterious poisoning of an Italian commander
The Renaissance military leader and ruler of Verona, Can Grande della Scala, died in 1329 due to stomach disease. But when his mummy was autopsied in 2015, it turned out that the ruler had in fact been poisoned by foxglove poison (which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in small quantities and cardiac arrest in an overdose). In July 1329, 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. At the time, it was believed 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 Warriors of Mesa Verde
In the late 13th century, the population of Mesa Verde (central Colorado) dropped from 40,000 to zero in just three decades. A 2014 study from Washington State University may shed some light on the unusual violence that contributed to the culture's disappearance. Archaeologist Tim Kohler found that nearly 90 percent of all skeletons in the area belonged to people who died between 1140 and 1180 and had head or hand injuries. This means that many of them died violent deaths. Kohler believes that this happened as a result of the Mesa Verde-Rio Grande War.
6. Mayan victims
In the old Mayan city of Uxul (Campeche, Mexico), archaeologists from the University of Bonn were excavating, unexpectedly making a gruesome discovery in a man-made cave that was once a reservoir. They discovered 24 human skeletons, each of which had been decapitated and dismembered. Skulls were scattered chaotically throughout the cave. The violent death was obvious, especially since many of the skulls bore traces of axes, i.e., the heads were cut off. It remains a mystery who these people were and why they were killed in this way. Some of them had jade dental inserts, indicating high social status.
7. The Fleshed Woman from Devil's Valley
In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral ritual. From a corpse adult woman all the flesh was removed and taken out internal organs, 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 South-East Asia, and it is especially notable for its complex ritual. Large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where the woman’s flesh went is unknown.
8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with lamas
Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization of northern Peru performed their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, outside former capital in 2011, a 600-year-old mass grave, in which lay the skeletons of 42 children and 76 lamas. Although the Chan Chan people built a sophisticated irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rainfall per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered the next victims in Chimu's habitat. All of these deaths are believed to have occurred as part of a religious ritual.
9. Remains of Kasta 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 grave ever excavated in northern Greece has been identified as Olympias. Alexander the Great's mother 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 relatives, including his mother Olympias, his wife Roxana, and young son Alexandra.
10. Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9,300 years. This was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Native American 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. Soon an almost complete skeleton was found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from the 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 discovered that the 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 many injuries, the origin of which remains a mystery.
Continuing the historical theme, we will tell you about one of the most mysterious places on the planet: which violates the laws of physics.
Many celebrities have left this world under strange circumstances. The causes of death are varied - from murder to overdose, but often the picture of what happened remains not fully understood, which leads to the emergence of various conspiracy theories, which grow and multiply over time. Which is not surprising, because even today we do not have clear and unambiguous answers to questions regarding some deaths. What if some of these theories have the right to life?
Michael Jackson
The death of Michael Jackson was discussed very widely, and the striking details of what happened did not escape the attention of the public. Jackson was found dead on June 25, 2009 by his attending physician, Conrad Murray, who stated that the singer was not breathing and was unresponsive to attempts at resuscitation. An ambulance was called and Jackson was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead. There are many strange circumstances in the case: a lethal dose of propofol and a sedative, a benzodiazepine, was found in the singer’s blood. This caused widespread outrage, since Jackson's medications were provided by Murray, the same attending physician. It is still unclear why the singer took these medications in such large doses; Conspiracy theories speak of both murder and suicide by third party. Be that as it may, although the death was most likely accidental, Murray spent two years in prison for manslaughter.
Jim Morrison
Doors frontman Jim Morrison was found dead in the bathtub of his Paris apartment on the morning of July 3, 1971; he was 27 years old. The mysterious rumors surrounding Morrison's death are fueled by the fact that, strangely enough, no one performed an autopsy. Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson claimed that Morrison died of a fatal heroin overdose; she believed it was a fatal accident and that Jim had confused heroin with cocaine. However, although the official cause of death was a heart attack, we do not know the exact cause, because... There was no autopsy and the body remained in the apartment with Courson until he was buried three days later in the Père Lachaise cemetery. There is also something strangely unpleasant about the fact that Courson lied to the US Embassy, claiming that Morrison had no close relatives, in order to speed up the burial. They say there wasn't even a priest at the funeral. Well last fact As icing on the cake, no one knows the name of the doctor who examined Morrison's death, because... Kurson claims he can't remember his name.
Bruce Lee
Brice Lee first felt seriously ill on May 10, 1973, while filming Enter the Dragon. He was rushed to hospital as he suffered from severe headaches and seizures. Doctors diagnosed cerebral edema, treatment was successful and Bruce was able to return to work. Unfortunately, a little over a month later, on July 20, Lee developed another headache. He complained about this to his partner film set, Betty Ting Pei, and she gave him an Equagestic headache pill; the tablet contained aspirin and the tranquilizer meprobamate. Later, Lee lay down to rest, but no matter how much they woke him up, he never woke up. When Bruce Lee died, all the media talked about it tragic event, there was no end to rumors and speculation. According to one theory, it was revenge in secret criminal organization called Triad. They supposedly cursed Bruce Lee. Officially, it was a “death due to negligence”: the drug included in the pill was not compatible with Lee’s disease, and caused a fatal reaction.
Brittany Murphy
Investigation tragic death Brittany Murphy definitely left behind more questions than answers. Murphy passed out in the bathroom of her Los Angeles home on the morning of December 20, 2009. She was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, but the doctors could only confirm death after the ordeal. heart attack. Murphy was only 32 years old. At first, her death was explained only by an unfortunate combination of circumstances - pneumonia and taking medications against the background of anemia, which in this combination led to death. However, conspiracy theories later emerged, largely centered on the fact that her husband, Simon Monjack, died just five months after Brittany, and with very similar symptoms. In 2013, Brittany Murphy's father initiated independent testing on Murphy's hair, blood samples, and tissue, and the study found high level 10 heavy metals. Perhaps there is something fishy here and it was poisoning.
Jimi Hendrix
Rock icon Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970; he was only 27 years old. They say he died in his sleep in the apartment of his friend Monica Danneman, choking on vomit after taking 18 times the recommended dose of barbiturates and washing it all down with red wine. And although there is evidence that Hendrix looked and felt ill in his last days, many still believe that something in this whole story does not add up. For example, there is a discrepancy: Danneman claimed that when she found Jimi choking, she called an ambulance and accompanied her boyfriend to the hospital, but he died on the way there. However, ambulance workers told a different version of what happened: when they arrived at the apartment, there was no one there except dead body on the bed. They say that Danneman, while giving official testimony, was constantly confused and changed her version.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley died on May 11, 1981 from malignant melanoma. The strange circumstances of Marley's death are sometimes linked to how the reggae legend's illness was discovered. And it was like this: Marley was damaged thumb legs while playing football and a doctor was called to him, who, according to rumors, gave the artist an injection of an unknown drug. Many people, even today, still hold the view that this may have been an attempt on the singer's life and caused his illness. Doctors recommended amputating the finger, but Marley refused the operation because of his religious beliefs; The melanoma progressed, metastasizing to the lungs and brain, which led to the death of Bob Marley at 36 years old.
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was found dead on January 22, 2008; he was only 28 years old. A mystery shrouded in darkness: was it suicide after all or not? The actor lay on the floor of his Manhattan apartment, surrounded by a pile of pills, some of which were prescribed to him, some of which were not. Many conspiracy theorists believe that Heath Ledger became so immersed in his role as the Joker (in The Dark Knight) that he was unable to separate himself from his character, which drove him crazy. However, this is just speculation, because... there was no farewell note, and he had a cure for everything large quantities I bought it before. And yet, his death remains mysterious and frightening, and no one knows what was on his mind. last days before his tragic death.
Natalie Wood
Actress Natalie Wood died on November 29, 1981, death was ruled accidental and was the result of hypothermia and drowning. It is believed that Wood fell into the water while traveling on a yacht with her husband Robert Wagner, her co-star in the film Brainstorm» Christopher Walken and the captain of the ship. Moreover, all three men claim that they did not see Natalie Wood fall overboard. Wood's blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.14 percent at the time of death; Painkillers were also found in the blood. And although these reasons are quite sufficient to explain the fall overboard, there are still details that do not fit into a coherent picture. For example, the death of the actress occurred around 12 noon, and emergency signals were not given for another hour and a half. In addition, they say that Wood untied the boat - where did she intend to go with it? Or rather, why? Well, another suspicious touch: the actress’s body was found a mile from the yacht and she was wearing only a nightgown.
Marilyn Monroe
The death of Marilyn Monroe on August 5, 1962 is one of the most talked about, if not the most talked about, celebrity deaths. Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose; she was only 36 years old. Although the Hollywood icon suffered from abuse in his final years narcotic substances along with problems mental health, many still believe that there is something strange about her death. Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her home at 3 a.m. She was discovered by a housekeeper and a psychiatrist, and the death was ruled a suicide because... she accepted great amount barbiturates. However, in subsequent years, numerous theories appeared - both that it was not suicide, but an accidental overdose, and that the Kennedy brothers were to blame for everything, and that it was due to mafia boss Sam Jayankana.
John Lennon
John Lennon was assassinated on December 8, 1980 by "born-again Christian" Mark David Chapman at the entrance to apartment house"Dakota" in New York, where Lennon lived. The murder of Lennon remains a mystery to many now, as people cannot understand what exactly made Chapman point a gun at the legendary musician and shoot five times. Many believe that facts do not explain everything and that Lennon's death must be part of something larger; there is even a theory about a CIA conspiracy to “take out” Lennon; According to this theory, Chapman was recruited by the Secret Service. By a strange circumstance There is also the fact that when Chapman was arrested, he had the book “The Catcher in the Rye” with him, and he stated that he acted in the image and likeness of the main character of this novel.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1964 by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Activist for civil rights He received many threats throughout his career, but he took the risk and did not believe that because of this he should stop fighting for equal rights. King was shot by a sniper while standing on the balcony of his hotel room. Over the past 50 years, King's death has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories; Was Ray just a racist or was there someone behind him? There are theories that the government is involved, as well as a theory that revolves around scraps of paper with the words "Raoul" found in Ray's car.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley died in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion on August 16, 1977 at the age of 42. It was stated that the King of Rock and Roll died of a heart attack, but it was later discovered that Presley had a number of levels in his blood at the time of his death. medicines and among them - codeine, the level of which was 10 times higher than the recommended level. This information shocked the world media, and they vied with each other to shout that Presley had been killed. At the time of Elvis's death, his health was in terrible condition: he weighed almost 160 kg and was practically bedridden. And yet there are still people wondering whether it was suicide, murder or a tragic accident.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain's body was discovered by electrician Gary Smith on April 8, 1994; Smith arrived to install the security system, climbed the stairs to the conservatory above the garage and saw through the glass door what he initially thought was a mannequin lying on the floor. It is believed that Cobain barricaded himself in the greenhouse on April 5, wrote suicide note, addressed to an imaginary friend named Boddah, injected himself with a mixture of Valium and heroin, then lay down on the floor, put the barrel of the gun in his mouth, rested his feet on the other end of the gun, and pressed trigger. The main reason for the many conspiracy theories about this death is the mass of inconsistencies and contradictions revealed during the examination of the case: for example, the examination of the gun was carried out by Seattle police only a month later, and the prints on the weapon were blurred, which allowed experts to claim that someone wiped. Also, many claim that the note written by Cobain is in fact not farewell letter suicide, but rather a statement that he was quitting the music business. Private investigator Tom Grant, hired by Courtney Love in an attempt to track down her husband in the days before his death, is a leading proponent of the theory that Cobain's death was a homicide rather than a suicide. Grant has several strong arguments in favor of his theory and continues to defend it tenaciously.
Black Dahlia
The brutal death of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short is one of the most famous and odious murders in history. Although Short was not as famous as the other people on this list, her death is perhaps the most mysterious of all. On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short's mutilated body was found on an abandoned lot on South Norton Avenue in Leimert Park, near the Los Angeles city limits. The body was cut into two parts at the waist and dismembered. The killer was never found. There is a theory that this murder is connected to the Cleveland Butcher - unidentified serial killer, but does not go further than theory.
Princess Diana
There are endless conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Princess Diana as a result of car accident August 31, 1997. Mohammed Al-Fayed, the father of Diana's friend Dodi, who also died in that accident, believes that his son and Diana were killed; Fayed conducted a police investigation in 2004, which resulted in no less than 175 different versions. One of them is based, of course, on the fact that Diana was pregnant with Dodi's child and, according to rumors, they were engaged, so their death could not be an accident: the future king of England is unlikely to need step-brother with such an unsuitable pedigree. Another version claims that the paparazzi chasing the car should be blamed for Diana’s death. There is also information that two unidentified black cars were driving behind Diana’s car, which then disappeared into the ground.
In this post I will tell you about the most mysterious deaths Russian celebrities who died under strange and inexplicable circumstances. I advise you to read it; further 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 only 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 from the post office in Moscow, went to the bathhouse, late at night I watched the USSR-Canada hockey match on TV with everyone else. At the end of it they separated. At about nine in the morning Burkov went out into the corridor with the intention of waking up Shukshin. He recalls: “I knocked on Shukshin’s door. The door was not locked. But I didn’t go in. I was scared of something. I called out to him. It was time for him to get up for filming. He didn’t answer. Well, I think, let him sleep...”
From Burkov’s recollections: “I walked down the corridor and ran into Gubenko. “Nikolai,” I asked, “look at Vasya, he’s going to be filming soon, but for some reason he’s not getting up.” He came in. He started shaking him by the shoulder, the hand seemed lifeless, he touched the pulse, but it was not there. Shukshin died in his sleep, “from heart failure,” the doctors said.”
There is a version that in that fateful night There was a murder on the ship "Danube". After all, Vasily Makarovich never complained about his heart. Before filming, Shukshin underwent examination at the “Kremlin hospital.” According to some participants film crew, a day or two before the actor’s death, on the set where the film “They Fought for the Motherland” was filmed, some stranger. And no one knew where he came from and for what purpose he hung around 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 the head in her three-room apartment No. 243, building 4/2 on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The murder has still not been solved. Among his possible motives are the actress’s alleged involvement in secret KGB operations (there were rumors about the KGB’s involvement in the murder) and her connection with the so-called “diamond mafia,” which consisted mainly of relatives of high-ranking officials Soviet officials and engaged in the purchase and resale of jewelry and antiques.
Victor Tsoi
On August 15, 1990, at 12:15 p.m., at 35 km of the Soka-Talsi highway (Latvia), a dark blue Moskvich-2141 car collided with an Ikarus-280 regular bus. The driver of the Moskvich was famous musician, leader of the Kino group Viktor Tsoi.
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. V.R. Tsoi’s death occurred instantly...”
From the case materials:
"Ikarus-250" drifted off the road into the small river Teitupe, behind the bridge... The driver J. K. Fibiks, who works at the Tallinn branch of Latselkhoztehniki, escaped with minor bruises and fright. Before that, he took a tourist group to the airport and was returning back.
The new "Moskvich-2141" Y6832 MM was thrown 18 meters towards the bridge by a powerful blow. Only the rear bumper remained intact. Upon examination, it is noticeable that the impact on the car occurred 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, and the front panel is broken. The hood flew off, everything else was crushed."
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 multiple injuries to the body. A criminal case was not initiated “due to the lack of corpus delicti in the actions of the drivers.” And, therefore, forensic, investigative and other examinations were not carried out.
Mike Naumenko
In August 1991, Mike Naumenko, the leader of the Zoo group, was found dead in his room in a communal apartment on Razyezzhaya 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 rock journalist N. Kharitonov wrote: “With Tsoi, by at least, everything was clear - if not in essence, then in form - how it all happened. Mike... just disappeared without leaving any traces."
Drummer of the Zoo group Valery Kirilov expressed a different point of view: according to him, Mike Naumenko really died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but it did not happen due to natural reasons, but due to a fracture of the base of the skull as a result of a brutal blow inflicted on him in the yard during a robbery. This is evidenced by the loss of Mike Naumenko’s personal belongings.
There are also witness's testimonies one teenager who allegedly saw Mike being lifted from the ground in the yard. After the attack, Mike did not die on the spot, but managed to go to his home, but there he completely weakened and lay unconscious for a long time, unnoticed by anyone in the communal apartment. When his loved ones finally found him and called an ambulance, it was already too late.
Alexey Rybin, producer of Mike Naumenko’s album of songs “Park of the MIKE Period,” had his own version: “Alcohol is to blame, of course. The night before his death, Vasin drank heavily. Mike was bad, very in serious condition, with a black face. In this state, falling with the back of your head on the asphalt is easy. Mike suffered a fracture of the base of his skull - a typical alcoholic death when a deeply intoxicated person falls on his back."
Igor Talkov
Igor Talkov was killed on October 6, 1991. It all happened at the Yubileiny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg: the singer was shot right outside 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. The criminal investigation into Talkov’s death was suspended several years ago, but was not closed.
During the investigation into Talkov's murder, his administrator Valery Shlyafman became one of the main suspects along with Aziza's bodyguard Igor Malakhov, who started the shootout on October 6, 1991. After a series of examinations, the investigation came to the conclusion that the last, fatal shot was fired from Shlyafman’s pistol.
The funeral of the legendary musician, who died at the peak of his fame, was crowded. The burial site is to this day a place of pilgrimage for connoisseurs of his work, and much mystical is associated with the grave itself, as with Talkov’s life.
Igor Sorin
According to the official version, Igor Sorin, the ex-soloist of the group "Ivanushki-International", jumped from the sixth floor balcony of the Cosmos studio. At 7.10 am Igor was taken to the 71st city hospital. Doctors found a fracture of the first and fifth cervical vertebrae, bruised kidneys, complete paralysis of the lower body, and 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, Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov told in an interview with Evgeny Dodolev (Moscow-24 channel) that in fact there was a manslaughter: Igor’s neck was accidentally broken and then thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of his death . Grigoriev-Apollonov clarified that he visited Sorin in the hospital - he was still conscious. “He had no bruises. Will you fall from the seventh floor without bruises?” continued “red-haired Ivanushka.” “Some karateka just broke 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. Chaika with a request to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the death former soloist group "Ivanushki - International" by Igor Sorin.
Mikhail Krug
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Krug’s house in the village of Mamulino (Tver microdistrict) was attacked. In addition to the singer, there were four more people in the house - 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 approximately between 23:00 and 0:15, where they found Krug's mother-in-law and attacked her, causing her bodily harm. Mikhail Krug and his wife Irina came running to the woman’s screams. The criminals opened fire with pistols. Irina managed to hide with her neighbors, and Mikhail received two heavy gunshot wounds, after which he lost consciousness for a while. The criminals fled the crime scene. Having come to his senses, Krug managed to get to the house of neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where his wife was hiding. Rusakov took him to Tver City Hospital No. 6. Meanwhile, the called police arrived and “ ambulance", who discovered his wounded mother-in-law in Krug's house. The children of the Circle were not harmed, as they were sleeping when the crime was committed. Mikhail Krug himself, despite the efforts of doctors, died on the morning of July 1.
The farewell funeral service took place on July 3 at 10 a.m. at the Tver 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 in the Dmitrovo-Cherkassky cemetery.
Various versions of the murder were built. 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 any day. This version was rejected by those who believed that Krug was sincerely respected in criminal circles, but it was this version that was the most popular at the beginning of the investigation. According to another version, Krug became the victim of a planned, and possibly contracted, murder.
Murat Nasyrov
According to the official version, Murat Nasyrov committed suicide. The prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the singer's death and, having found no evidence confirming the violent nature of his death, closed the case. On January 19, 2007, the singer jumped from the fifth floor, wearing a camera around his neck and clutching his own portrait to his chest.
The singer’s relatives stated: “For us, Murat’s death is still a mystery. But we know for sure: he definitely did not intend to die. But they could have pushed him to this!...
“Murat could have been poisoned,” says the singer’s brother. - This is our family's assumption. Three hours before the incident, he was sitting in a group, everyone was drinking a cocktail. Murat also drank. Then he left, and the girl Kristina 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: “Zhanna, everything is fine.” Do you know that he called from Natasha’s cell 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 had an attack and wanted to commit suicide, they said that his daughter allegedly sent a message to her mother on her cell phone, but it turns out that she had a cell phone at home!”
“He was going to go somewhere. What happened, why did he dress so nicely? And then, where is that camera they are all talking about?.. And then the fact itself: who saw that Murat fell from the window? The real reason hard to find out. Murat took everything with him. But I am convinced: there was no suicide or accident."
Roman Trakhtenberg
The death of the famous showman, successful television and radio host Roman Trakhtenberg struck all his colleagues, close friends and the public. Roman Trakhtenberg was 41 years old, he said about himself that he had never been sick. On November 20, 2009, during a live broadcast of the “Trakhty-Bakhty” program on Mayak, he suddenly became ill. His co-host Lena Batinova recalls: “When some song was on 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 it never managed to take Roma to the hospital.”
According to the official conclusion of specialists, Trachtenberg died due to acute cardiovascular failure and coronary disease heart, he also had liver problems. 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 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’s death occurred as a result of acute coronary insufficiency. Upon the death of Vladimir Turchinsky, investigators checked the medical institutions where he was observed for the last six months of his life. One of the clinics that was checked first was a hospital in the Begovaya area, where Dynamite performed a blood purification procedure.
His friends said: “Volodya was supposed to stay in the clinic for 24 hours after the transfusion, but instead he immediately went home to spend the night. And the cardiac arrest began in a dream: if it had happened during the day or in the hospital, the person could still have been saved. he was mad... All because of this rejuvenation"
Vladislav Galkin
On February 27, 2010, at about 14:00, Vladislav Galkin was found dead in a Moscow apartment. The day before, the actor’s father sounded the alarm, telling a family friend that Vladislav had not been in touch for more than a day. Friends arrived at the actor’s apartment, but no one answered the doorbell. The rescue team was called and opened the apartment door at 14:07. According to varying reports, the actor’s body was found in bed, or on the floor, he was lying face down.
At primary external inspection The body showed no signs of violent death. An examination showed that the actor died approximately two to three days before the discovery of the body, and the cause of death was named acute heart failure with cardiac arrest. The death certificate lists the cause as “cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac arrest).”
In the program “Man and the Law,” Vladislav Galkin’s father, actor Boris Galkin, provided facts on the basis of which one can make an assumption about deliberate murder. So, on February 19, Vladislav Galkin withdrew $136,000 from the bank, which he intended to spend on renovations in an apartment purchased after separating from his wife. According to his father, the actor kept money at home (which the alleged customers and perpetrators of the crime might have known about); in addition, SMS messages containing threats were sent to Galkin Jr.’s phone, and a few days after the visit to the bank, bruises appeared on the actor’s face.
According to Boris Galkin, abrasions and bruises were visible on the body of the 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 also embarrassed by the presence of a bottle of cognac and a bag in the room next to the body. tomato juice: After Vladislav was diagnosed with pancreatitis, he stopped drinking alcohol and went on a diet. Boris Galkin’s version is also supported by a family friend, doctor Mikhail Zakharov, who suggests that the characteristic bruises and hemorrhage indicate death as a result of strangulation
Alexander Belyavsky
On September 8, 2012, in the center of Moscow, he died by jumping from the window of his apartment, National artist Alexander Belyavsky. 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, had difficulty moving. Eldest daughter actor Nadezhda claims that even if he could climb the stairs to the fifth floor on his own, it is unlikely that he could climb onto the windowsill. She is absolutely sure that her father’s death was a tragic accident. He could have fallen out of the window due to heart problems.
Andrei Panin
On March 7, 2013, Andrei Panin was found dead in an apartment on Balaklavsky Avenue. The cause of death was initially listed as an accident. The actor was found lying on the floor in his apartment, and experts initially believed that he fell from a height own growth and hit his head.
However, some time later, forensic experts came to the conclusion that the artist was severely beaten before his death. The actor suffered multiple fractures of the vault and base of the skull, a severe brain contusion, abrasions on his knuckles and bruises on his knees. Strange noises and the groans were also heard by the 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 in Panin’s wounds they found glass shards that got there during the blows. Panin also had at least three serious wounds on his head.
A close friend of the artist, Boris Polunin, stated 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 supported by a kitchen table and chairs.
Investigators have 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 bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence).
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