On June 29, 1978, Hogan’s Heroes actor Bob Crane was discovered murdered in his Scottsdale, Arizona apartment. He was beat about the head with a blunt object and a cord had been wrapped around his neck. Suspicion quickly fell upon his good friend, John Carpenter, a video electronics salesman. The investigation would uncover some salacious and unsavory details about Bob and his friend and their proclivities when it came to finding women they could film themselves having sex with. The case eventually grew cold as investigators had a difficult time proving who murdered the popular, lovable actor.

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