During his lifelong career in Hollywood, there was hardly anything Bob Crane couldn't do. As an actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey, the star appeared to have it all, but in June 1978, that all came crashing down. At the time of his death, Bob was living in Scottsdale, AZ, while performing in a play. After he failed to show up for a lunch meeting, his costar Victoria Ann Berry entered his apartment and discovered his body. The star had been bludgeoned to death with an object police believe was a camera tripod, and an electrical cord had been tied around his neck.
After police examined some of Bob's own videotapes, their investigation led them to his friend John Carpenter. John had flown to Arizona prior to the murder to hang out with Bob, and after his car was impounded and searched, several stains that matched Bob's blood type were found. Because DNA testing was not yet available, John wasn't tried for Bob's murder until 1992, but he was acquitted during his 1994 trial. Bob's murder remains unsolved.
