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- catalog abstract "In June 1978, Bob Crane, the star of the sixties sitcom Hogan's Heroes but now reduced to playing on the dinner-theater circuit, was found bludgeoned to death in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was appearing in a comedy titled Beginner's Luck. There was what appeared to be a telephone cord knotted around his neck; his nondescript apartment, rented for him by the theater, was filled with pornographic pictures and videotapes of himself and numerous women - some from. Scottsdale, others from cities where the play had previously toured. The killer could have been the husband or boyfriend of any of them, but it could also have been Bob's estranged wife, Patti, or his best friend, John Carpenter, who appeared with Bob in several of the tapes. Bob was cooling toward Carpenter, friends had noticed, though they had palled around in Scottsdale. Scottsdale police (the hero of the book is the chief investigating officer, Ron Dean) were not. Used to crimes of this magnitude. They made several mistakes in the first hours of investigation. And that investigation took fourteen years - until at last one person was indicted for the murder. Police still don't have a motive; only recent advances in blood identification through DNA testing have enabled them to amass enough evidence to charge the suspect with the crime. Because of his close relationship to Dean, and because of his expertise in investigative. Reporting, Robert Graysmith is the only journalist equipped to tell the full story of this, one of the most sensational murder cases in Hollywood history. He has had access to every relevant document and piece of evidence, and his meticulous reconstruction of the events before, during, and after the murder are as engrossing as any thriller. This is an explosive book but a careful one. It will, we believe, leave you convinced that the police found the right person when. They arrested the killer.".
- catalog contributor b4615358.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "In June 1978, Bob Crane, the star of the sixties sitcom Hogan's Heroes but now reduced to playing on the dinner-theater circuit, was found bludgeoned to death in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was appearing in a comedy titled Beginner's Luck. There was what appeared to be a telephone cord knotted around his neck; his nondescript apartment, rented for him by the theater, was filled with pornographic pictures and videotapes of himself and numerous women - some from.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274).".
- catalog description "Reporting, Robert Graysmith is the only journalist equipped to tell the full story of this, one of the most sensational murder cases in Hollywood history. He has had access to every relevant document and piece of evidence, and his meticulous reconstruction of the events before, during, and after the murder are as engrossing as any thriller. This is an explosive book but a careful one. It will, we believe, leave you convinced that the police found the right person when.".
- catalog description "Scottsdale, others from cities where the play had previously toured. The killer could have been the husband or boyfriend of any of them, but it could also have been Bob's estranged wife, Patti, or his best friend, John Carpenter, who appeared with Bob in several of the tapes. Bob was cooling toward Carpenter, friends had noticed, though they had palled around in Scottsdale. Scottsdale police (the hero of the book is the chief investigating officer, Ron Dean) were not.".
- catalog description "They arrested the killer.".
- catalog description "Used to crimes of this magnitude. They made several mistakes in the first hours of investigation. And that investigation took fourteen years - until at last one person was indicted for the murder. Police still don't have a motive; only recent advances in blood identification through DNA testing have enabled them to amass enough evidence to charge the suspect with the crime. Because of his close relationship to Dean, and because of his expertise in investigative.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 274 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0517592096 :".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Crown Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "364.1/523/0979173 20".
- catalog subject "Actors United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Crane, Bob, 1929-1978.".
- catalog subject "HV6529 .G725 1993".
- catalog subject "Murder United States Case studies.".
- catalog title "The murder of Bob Crane / Robert Graysmith ; illustrations by the author.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".