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The Wonderland murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders [1] or the Laurel Canyon Murders, are four unsolved murders that occurred in Los Angeles on July 1, 1981. [2] It is assumed that five people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the Wonderland Gang , three of whom—Ron Launius, William "Billy" Deverell, and ...
Nash was allegedly involved in the quadruple Wonderland Murders in 1981; the suspected motive was as a retaliation for the robbery of Nash's home perpetrated two days earlier by three to five men. A key player in the incident, adult film performer John C. Holmes, was later acquitted of the murders. [10]
Wonderland (2003) is a crime-drama film about the Wonderland Murders, starring Val Kilmer (as John "The Wadd" Holmes), Kate Bosworth (as Dawn Schiller), Dylan McDermott (as David Lind), Carrie Fisher (as Sally Hansen), Josh Lucas (as Ron Launius), Christina Applegate (as Susan Launius), Lisa Kudrow (as Sharon Holmes), Janeane Garofalo (as Joy ...
In the MGM+ docuseries, the best-selling novelist investigates the notorious 1981 quadruple murder and interviews former Liberace boyfriend Scott Thorson, a key witness.
The murders partially inspired 1997’s Boogie Nights and formed the basis of the 2003 film Wonderland. Thorson was placed in witness protection after testifying, later going by the name Jess Marlow.
Scott Thorson, the former lover of Liberace and a key witness in the trial for the 1981 killings known as the Wonderland Massacre, died in Los Angeles on Aug. 16. He was 65 and was a patient at a ...
Wonderland murders are four unsolved murders that occurred in Los Angeles on 1 July 1981. [32] It is assumed that six people were targeted to be killed in the known drug house of the Wonderland Gang, five were present, and four of those five died from extensive blunt-force trauma injuries: Billy DeVerell, Ron Launius, Joy Miller and Barbara ...
The Wonderland massacre was believed to have been tied to organized crime and L.A.'s drug underworld, and various suspects were implicated and prosecuted over the years, including nightclub owner ...