Vintage Hollywood Crimes

Fatty Arbuckle: The Scandal That Shattered Hollywood’s Innocence

He was Hollywood’s jolly superstar—until one party turned him into its greatest villain. In 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s world unraveled after actress Virginia Rapp’s mysterious death. Acquitted in court but condemned by the press, Arbuckle’s scandal rocked Tinseltown, ended an era of innocence, and forever changed the movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Last Scene of William Desmond Taylor

Hollywood, 1922. A celebrated director is found dead in his Los Angeles bungalow—shot in the back, his secrets scattered, and his friends turned into suspects. Was it a jealous lover, a vengeful mother, or the shadows of organized crime? In this episode of Vintage Hollywood Crimes, we unravel the tangled web of scandal, obsession, and deceit behind the unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor—a crime that shattered Hollywood’s golden illusion and left a century-old mystery lingering in the dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Black Dahlia: Hollywood’s Most Haunting Mystery

Step into the shadows of post-war Los Angeles, where the glitter of Hollywood masks a brutal reality. In this chilling episode of Vintage Hollywood Crimes, we unravel the infamous Black Dahlia murder—the unsolved slaying of Elizabeth Short. Her body was discovered in one of the most gruesome displays in American crime history, sparking a media frenzy, a storm of false confessions, and a suspect list that reached from desperate drifters to prominent surgeons. More than seventy years later, the case remains unsolved, its unanswered questions still echoing through the streets of Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]