Nitti, Frank
Crime and their Victims
Age 57
January 27, 1886 - March 19, 1943
Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Frank Nitti, nicknamed “The Enforcer,” was an Italian-American gangster and one of Al Capone‘s top henchmen, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation and upon Capone's arrest and conviction on tax charg...
Belushi, John
Show Business
Age 33
January 24, 1949 - March 5, 1982
Abel Hill Cemetery / Chilmark / Massachusetts / United States / North America
John Belushi was an was an actor, comedian and blues singer who initially found fame as and one of the seven original cast members of the comedy show Saturday Night Live. He later went on to star in the hit movies National Lampoon...
Ederle, Gertrude
Sports
Age 98
October 23, 1905 - November 30, 2003
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames...
Kinison, Sam
Show Business
Age 38
December 8, 1953 - April 10, 1992
Memorial Park Cemetery / Tulsa / Oklahoma / USA / North America
American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his Pentecostal preacher scream, and roles in the popular films 'Caddyshack' and 'Back to School'. Sam Kinison struggled with cocaine addiction, and having been clean 2 months an...
Stratten, Dorothy
Crime and their Victims
Age 20
February 28, 1960 - August 14, 1980
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
A Canadian model, and actress, Dorothy Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980. She was brutally murdered at the age of 20 years old by her estranged husband and manager Paul...
Cornell, Chris
Music
Age 52
July 20, 1964 - May 18, 2017
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Possessing a nearly four-octave range and one of the key figures in the 1990s Seattle grunge music movement, Chris Cornell was know as the lead singer and guitarist of Soundgarden and Audioslave as well as successful solo efforts....
Bulger, Whitey
Crime and their Victims
Age 89
September 3, 1929 - October 30, 2018
St. Joseph Cemetery / West Roxbury / Massachusetts / USA / North America
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an American organized crime boss and FBI informant who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. On December 23...
McDonald, Quinta Maggia
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 29
February 14, 1900 - December 7, 1929
Rosedale Cemetery / Montclair / New Jersey / USA / North America
Quinta Maggia McDonald was the middle child of seven Maggia sisters; listed in order of age: Louise, Clara, Albina, Mollie, Quinta, Irma and Josephine. Children of Italian immigrants, Albina, Mollie, Quinta and Irma all worked in ...
Arbuckle, Roscoe
Show Business
Age 46
March 24, 1887 - June 29, 1933
Cremated / North America
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. As a silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter, Arbuckle mentored legendary Charlie Chapl...
Gibb, Andy
Music
Age 30
March 5, 1958 - March 10, 1988
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, aka the Bee Gees. He came to international fame in the late 1970s, with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the US. For a...
Carpenter, Karen
Music
Age 32
March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park / Westlake Village / California / USA / North America
Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal...
Bonham, John
Music
Age 32
May 31, 1948 - September 25, 1980
St. Michael and All Angels Church Rushock / Droitwich / United Kingdom / Europe
John Bonham was and remains the greatest, most influential Rock Drummer of all-time and best known as the drummer for Led Zeppelin. Describing the style of John Bonham's drumming instantly conjurs up visions of the thunderous powe...
Connolly, Brian
Music
Age 51
October 5, 1945 - February 9, 1997
Breakspear Crematorium / Ruislip, Middlesex / Europe
As lead singer for the glam band Sweet, Brian Connolly and Sweet enjoyed a string of hits “Block Buster” topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in “Hell Raiser”, “The Ballroom Blitz” and “Te...
Murphy, Brittany
Show Business
Age 32
November 10, 1977 - December 20, 2009
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Brittany Murphy was an actress and singer who is best remembered as the rich, airhead teen in the movie Clueless (1995). She went on to star or co-star in such movies as Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Spun (2002), Just Married (...
O'Rourke, Heather
Show Business
Age 12
December 27, 1975 - February 1, 1988
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Heather O’Rourke was the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the “Poltergeist” films and was featured in such television shows as Happy Days, Webster and Still the Beaver. She played ...