All posts containing the tag: "murderer"
Posted Nov 4th 2009 12:50AM by TMZ Staff
Ryan Jenkins -- the reality show contestant who killed himself after he was accused of brutally murdering his wife -- was mocked ruthlessly on Halloween with a display featuring the actual coat rack he used to hang himself.
Sometime last month, the coat rack was removed from the Thunderbird Motel room where Jenkins hanged himself, after the room's new occupant complained that the rack creeped him out and he couldn't sleep.
The manager gave the rack to a friend of his -- a friend who decided it was the perfect decoration for his Halloween party.
The friend labeled the rack as "Ryan Jenkins' Last Stop" and we're told, shockingly, it was a huge hit at the party ... with several people taking morbid photos with it like it was the Lincoln Memorial.
FYI -- For those of you with an eye for detail, that IS the same air freshener hanging from the rack in both pics.
So the question remains...
Filed under: You Might Want to Rethink, Exclusives, Ryan Jenkins
Tags: coat rack, CoatRack, halloween, hanged, jasmine fiore, JasmineFiore, killer, murderer, ryan jenkins, RyanJenkins, spooky, suicide
Posted Jul 27th 2009 3:00PM by TMZ Staff
Kelsey Grammer wasn't able to attend a parole hearing today for the man who raped and murdered his sister back in 1975 -- so he sent this powerful letter which was read aloud.
Grammer -- who missed the hearing in Colorado Springs this morning due to rain delays at JFK airport -- pleads with the court not to release the man who "abducted ... raped ... savaged ... butchered" his little sister Karen.
Grammer described his sister as "smart and good and decent," and said "I can never escape the horror of what happened" to her ... "Please do not release this man from prison."
Freddie Glenn -- the man who murdered Karen -- will stay put for at least 5 more years.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: freddy glenn, FreddyGlenn, karen grammer, KarenGrammer, kelsey grammer, KelseyGrammer, letter, murderer, parol, parole, sister
Posted Jun 6th 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
Phil Spector is settling into his new prison home with a very unsettling new look.
The murderer was moved to a new prison in central California yesterday, and a source tells TMZ that sans wig, Spector's looking a lot like the Crypt Keeper.
We're also told he turned down his first dinner -- chicken a la king with beans and cornbread.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird
Tags: crypt keeper, CryptKeeper, murderer, phil spector, PhilSpector, prison, wig
Posted Jun 5th 2009 11:37AM by TMZ Staff
Phil Spector is officially on the move -- TMZ has learned the convicted murderer is currently being transported to a brand new big house.
Spector was chained up at his waist, legs and wrists and loaded onto a "hidden transport vehicle" -- which will take him from his old cell in Downtown L.A. to his new temporary home -- North Kern State Prison, which is right near Bakersfield, California.
We're told Spector could stay at Kern for up to 6 months while officials will evaluate him and decide which house of detention he will spend the rest of his life.
One thing Spector won't have to worry about -- dude gets to shower by himself at his new prison ... so he can drop the soap as much as he wants.
UPDATE: Spector has arrived. The world is safe yet again.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: kern state prison, KernStatePrison, murderer, phil spector, PhilSpector
Posted May 8th 2009 2:19PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a photo of Charles Manson's Death Valley hideout after a mysterious fire gutted the infamous building earlier this week.
The fire completely gutted the inside of the structure known as Barker Ranch -- officials are unclear if it was set intentionally. An investigation is under way.
Back in '69, Manson and his gang of murderers retreated to the cabin after slaughtering Sharon Tate and seven others. Manson was arrested at the cabin -- and the structure has since become a tourist attraction.
Officials tell us they're already getting offers from groups who want to rebuild it.
Filed under: Natural Disasters
Tags: Barker Ranch, BarkerRanch, Charles Manson, CharlesManson, Death Valley, DeathValley, fire, mansion, murder, murderer, sharon tate
Posted Apr 13th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff
A jury today found Phil Spector guilty of 2nd degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.
The jury found that he personally used the gun that killed her.
A judge denied bail and Spector was taken into custody. Sentencing is scheduled for May 29.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: death, guilty, killed, lana clarkson, LanaClarkson, murder, murdered, murderer, phil spector, PhilSpector
