Scarface Actress Tammy Lynn Leppert Mysteriously Disappeared on This Day in 1983 (1983) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Jul 6, 1983
Young actress, model and beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert (a.k.a. Tami Lynn), who had a small role in the Brian De Palma crime classic Scarface as the girl in the blue bikini during the drug-deal-gone-wrong chainsaw sequence, disappeared on July 6, 1983 under suspicious circumstances. As of March 2024, she has never been heard from ….
Gang Leader Arrested for his Role in Murder of Tupac Shakur 27 Years After the Rapper's Death (2023) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Sep 29, 2023
Sixty-year-old gang leader Duane “Keefe D” Davis was taken into custody on Friday, September 29, 2023 by Las Vegas detectives and charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon, related to the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo described Davis as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” ….
Bruce Rathgeb, Victoria Vetri (2010) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Oct 16, 2010
It was on this date in 2010 that promising actress and former Playboy Playmate Victoria Vetri was charged with attempted murder. Vetri allegedly shot then husband Bruce Rathgeb from close range inside of the Hollywood apartment they were sharing. According to an online report, Rathgreb later described how Victoria Vetri shot him in the back ….
Chris Rock, Will Smith (2022) | Announcements, Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Apr 1, 2022
Actor and producer Will Smith officially resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday, April 1, 2022, after slapping actor and comedian Chris Rock during the 94th Annual Academy Awards the Sunday before. Smith released a formal statement to media outlets along with the announcement.
Autumn Jackson, Bill Cosby (1997) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Dec 12, 1997
A federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claimed to be Bill Cosby’s daughter, to 26 months in prison for attempting to extort $40 million from the comedian.
Winona Ryder (2001) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Dec 12, 2001
Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California.
Jimmy Burke (1978) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Dec 11, 1978
The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
Nihon Shintaku Ginko (Nippon Trust Bank) (1968) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Dec 10, 1968
Japan’s biggest heist, the still-unsolved “300 million yen robbery,” is carried out in Tokyo. The robbery was also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best (1960) | Crime, Conspiracy and Mystery | Dec 1, 1960
Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested – and later deported – from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
