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Episode 79, Season 5 - The Murder of Merlin Santana – Shooting Star
Actor Merlin Santana first gained fame playing Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend, Stanley, on The Cosby Show. His star would continue to rise with roles on other popular shows throughout the nineties, including NYPD Blue, and his signature role on The Steve Harvey Show. However, when Merlin crosses paths with Monique King, it will set off a horrific chain of events that will end in a deadly hail of gunfire.
Bianca Sloane
Jan 191 min read


Episode 77, Season 4 - Claudine Longet and Spider Sabich – Downhill to Murder
Claudine Longet is a successful French pop singer and actress and the wife of mega singing and television star, Andy Williams.
Freewheeling bachelor Spider Sabich is the Golden Boy of skiing, a beloved champion who competed in the 1968 Olympics and lives life to the fullest. When Claudine and Spider meet and fall in love, it's a tempestuous relationship that will end in murder.
Bianca Sloane
Oct 21, 20252 min read


Episode 62, Season 4 - The Murder of Dominique Dunne – A Case of Murder, Part 3
The verdict is in in the state of California vs. John Thomas Sweeney for the killing of Dominique Dunne. Will justice prevail?
Bianca Sloane
Mar 4, 20252 min read


Episode 61, Season 4 - The Murder of Dominique Dunne – A Case of Murder, Part 2
Previously on the Dark Side of Love, actress Dominique Dunne was riding high following her starring role in the 1982 box office smash, Poltergeist.
However, her life was tragically cut short when her ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney strangles and kills her. And while John goes on trial for killing Dominique, for her friends and family, it feels like she’s the one being judged, leaving everyone to wonder if justice is possible.
Bianca Sloane
Feb 24, 20251 min read


Episode 60, Season 4 - The Murder of Dominique Dunne – A Case of Murder, Part 1
In 1982, actress Dominique Dunne was poised for major Hollywood stardom after starring in the box office smash, Poltergeist. However, behind the scenes, Dominique is caught in the web of a violent relationship with her abusive boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney. When Dominque breaks things off for good with John, he just can’t take no for an answer. And when he shows up at her house on Halloween Eve, Dominique steps outside to talk to him. It would be the last thing she would eve
Bianca Sloane
Feb 17, 20251 min read


Episode 24, Season 2 - Gig Young and Kim Schmidt
Gig Young was the handsome Hollywood actor known for starring alongside such legends as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Elizabeth Taylor, his roles on Broadway, a classic episode of The Twilight Zone and winning an Oscar for the feature film, “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” He was also known for his alcoholism and his many marriages, including a troubled union with Bewitched star, Elizabeth Montgomery. And then, three weeks after marrying his fifth wife, Kim Schmidt, the new
Bianca Sloane
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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