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Chester Otto Weger (born March 3, 1939) [1] is an American man who was convicted in 1961 of the murder of one of three women found slain at Starved Rock State Park the previous year. He was held at Pinckneyville Correctional Center and at one time was the longest serving inmate incarcerated by the State of Illinois as well as the third longest ...
Valerie Jean Solanas (April 9, 1936 – April 25, 1988) was an American radical feminist known for the SCUM Manifesto, which she self-published in 1967, and her attempt to murder artist Andy Warhol in 1968. On June 3, 1968, Solanas went to the Factory, shot Warhol and art critic Mario Amaya, and attempted to shoot Warhol's manager, Fred Hughes.
The song "Andy's Chest" by rock musician Lou Reed is inspired by the attempted assassination of Andy Warhol. He first recorded the song in 1969 with his band the Velvet Underground. He recorded a solo version for his 1972 album Transformer. [48] The attack is the basis for the 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol directed by Mary Harron.
Claudine Longet (born January 29, 1942) [1] is a Franco-American singer, actress, dancer, and recording artist popular during the 1960s and 1970s.. Born in Paris, France, Longet was married to American singer and television entertainer Andy Williams from 1961 until 1975.
Known by his family as "Andrew" or "Andy" for short, he had one half-brother, Michael. His parents divorced in 1990, leaving his father with custody and little contact with his mother. [12] Jeff and Andy moved to California in the fall. While attending Santana High School, Williams was bullied by fellow students because of his small size. [9]
[22] [23] By 2011, Nicole's stepbrother Andy had moved to England. On 8 March he confessed to the killing in a Facebook post and was arrested by British police. [ 7 ] [ 24 ] He was extradited to the Netherlands on 30 March [ 25 ] [ 7 ] but released five days later as the Facebook post was the only evidence against him.
While imprisoned on remand, charged with the murders, Walker shared a cell with 18-year-old Andrew Lowden, also on remand.Lowden claimed that Walker was physically violent towards him and threatened to kill Lowden's father and girlfriend, and that Walker had confessed to the murders in lurid detail on the eve of the trial.
The fatal killing of Andy Lopez by Sonoma County sheriff's deputy Erick Gelhaus took place on October 22, 2013, in Santa Rosa, California. 13-year-old Lopez was walking through a vacant lot and carrying an airsoft gun that was designed to resemble an AK-47 assault rifle. Gelhaus opened fire on Lopez, presumably mistaking the airsoft gun for a ...