Bizarre Celebrity Deaths: New Insights

In 1986, Metallica rose fast in heavy metal. Bassist Cliff Burton and his bandmates were on a European tour when a tragedy struck. On September 26, the band traveled between shows in Sweden. Preparing for the night, each member drew cards to decide bunk assignments. Burton drew the ace of spades and picked the top bunk at the back of the bus.A fateful decision..

Early September 27 morning, the driver allegedly hit black ice and lost control of the bus. The bus careened side to side, flipped over, and landed on its side. During those few seconds, Burton was thrown out the window next to his top bunk. The bus rollover He landed directly on top of him.. Rescuers used a crane to lift the 24-year-old, but the bus slipped and landed on Burton again. The scene declared him dead.

When you hear about a fatal car crash, you rarely learn the death cause was Strangulation occurred.. Sadly, famous American ballerina Isadora Duncan died from that exact cause on the afternoon of September 15, 1927.

Duncan bought a new convertible. A friend taught her to drive. Enjoying the Nice, France weather with the top down, she leaned her head back to relax. The He wore a large red scarf.she wore came loose. It got caught in the rear passenger-side wheel well, strangling Duncan and pulling her from the car. She died instantly.

In 2016, Anton Yelchin was becoming a star. Born in the Soviet Union, he moved to the US as a baby. He landed roles in films like Fright Night., Alpha Dog., and Star Trek -his biggest role and the one he was most famous for. Hollywood reacted with shock on June 19, 2016, when Yelchin was crushed.by his Jeep Grand Cherokee in a strange accident.

After parking the car and getting out, the vehicle rolled back down the driveway. Yelchin, only 27 then, was trapped between the moving car and a gate. Authorities think he suffered for a while before his injuries killed him. The Jeep reportedly had a Faulty gear system.that automatically shifted to neutral instead of staying parked. His parents settled with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles out of court.

Vic Morrow acted in TV and films, starting in the mid-1950s. In 1982, he filmed a movie version of the popular TV show The Twilight Zone.On the final filming day, July 23, an accident happened during a scene involving Morrow and two child actors. The scene showed the trio being chased by a helicopter in Vietnam, using special effects to make it look like the Vietnam War.

Instead, the special effects made the helicopter pilot lose control and He crashed into the set.Vic Morrow and his two children, Renee Shin-Yi Chen, age 6, and Myca Dinh Le, age 7, all died. Helicopter blades killed Morrow and Le. The craft crushed Chen. The victims' families sued Warner Brothers.All sued Warner Brothers.They sued co-director John Landis and producer Steven Spielberg. The parties settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

Steve Irwin captured the world. He wrestled crocodiles and chased venomous snakes. Fans knew Irwin risked his life often. A shock killed him.

On September 4, 2006, Irwin worked on a documentary.The documentary was titled Ocean's Deadliest.That day, Irwin and the crew sought tiger sharks. Bad weather delayed filming. They decided to continue filming. They spotted an 8-foot stingray.Irwin and the crew looked at the stingray up close. They thought it was a calm creature.Suddenly, the stingray stabbed the air and water with its barbed tail. One strike hit Irwin in the heart.

Despite initial reports, Irwin did not pull the barb out. He died quickly from the injury. His last words to his friend and cameraman were, "I'm dying."Despite initial reports,Irwin did not pull the barb out. He succumbed to his injury very fast. He told his friend and cameraman, "I'm dying."

British singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl was famous for hits.Her hits included "They Don't Know," "Free World," and "Fairytale of New York." The latter was a popular Christmas song with The Pogues. MacColl also died around Christmas time.Kirsty MacColl appeared in "They Don't Know," "Free World," and "Fairytale of New York," which The Pogues collaborated on for Christmas. MacColl also died around Christmastime.

In December 2000, MacColl vacationed with her sons, Louis and Jamie, and boyfriend, James Knight. On December 18, the group snorkeled in Mexico. Boats were banned in those waters. A speedboat entered the restricted zone, heading straight for Jamie, MacColl's 15-year-old son. She pushed him clear. The boat hit MacColl, 41, killing her instantly. Jamie suffered minor injuries.

Guillermo Gonzalez Nova owned the boat. One of his crew members took the blame for the accident but received only a small fine.The crew member received only a small fine..

Owen Hart wrestled professionally for 12 years. Performing as "The Blue Blazer," 34-year-old Hart planned a stunt.He planned to rappel from the rafters into the ring. He planned the stunt last minute, practicing only a few times before the pay-per-view show.The stunt was called Over the Edge.Over the EdgeThe show aired on May 23, 1999. May 23, 1999..Martha Hart, Owen Hart's wife, said World Wrestling Entertainment hired fake operators for the stunt. No qualified operator would have agreed. Wrong equipment was used, and Hart fell to his death.Hart fell to his death..

After Owen Hart died, WWE kept the show going. They did not air the failed stunt or its aftermath; the rest of the scheduled fighting continued as if nothing happened. Martha became a widow, and the couple's two children lost their father. Martha sued WWE for alleged negligence in her husband's death and blocked WWE from using her husband's name or image.

Disc jockey and actor Robert "Bob" Crane became famous for his role in the 1960s sitcom.Hogan's HeroesAfter aboutBob Crane acted for 20 years.Crane had just started a play calledBeginner's LuckHe ran in Scottsdale, AZ. Shortly after starting this lead role, he died at 49.

Police found a gruesome, bloody scene in Crane's apartment that June night in 1978. Crane had been badly beaten, and an electrical cord was around his neck. The murder investigation revealed a love for pornography and sex, but no clues pointed to the killer. Some suspected his friend and porn co-creator John Carpenter, who argued with Crane earlier that night.

This complicated the investigation.Police let Crane's son, Robert, and others into the crime scene before documenting everything. Fingerprints marked everything, and items moved.

Carpenter, the only suspect identified, faced charges for Crane's murder. A jury acquitted him in 1994 for lacking evidence. He died four years later.

AJayne Mansfield, a popular film actress.Jayne Mansfield appeared in the 1950s and '60s, seen by many like Marilyn Monroe. She was a popular pin-up girl in Hollywood, married and divorced three times, having five children, before she died young. At 34, Mansfield rode in a car with her boyfriend Samuel Brody, a driver, and three children in the early morning hours of June 29, 1967. They traveled from Biloxi, MS, to New Orleans for a TV appearance the next day.

On a dark Louisiana highway, Mansfield's car hit the back of a tractor-trailer. The car went under the truck, shearing off the top completely. Despite some reports, Mansfield was not decapitated. However, all three adults in the front seatdied instantly.Somehow, all three children sleeping in the back escaped alive; one, Mariska Hargitay, became a celebrity.

While most people saw Mansfield's death as a tragic accident, some propose another theory. Mansfield dated Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan. Rumor suggests LaVey placed a curse on Brody. This supposed curse allegedly claimed the lives of Brody, Mansfield, and their driver.

Marvin Gaye, Jr., the Motown singer of the 1960s and '70s, recorded hits like "What's Going On," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," and "Let's Get It On." He was born in 1939 to his controlling father, Marvin Gay, Sr., who was also a preacher. His father used corporal punishment to enforce strict morals on all his children.

For most of his life, the younger Gaye (who added an "e" to his name) struggled with alcohol and depression. After his second divorce, he moved back home with his parents. There, he and his father fell into a pattern of frequentdomestic disputes.On April 1, 1984, one dispute became so bad that Gay, Sr. shot his son twice, killing him. He claimed he wasacting in self-defense.Later, he faced trial and conviction for involuntary manslaughter.

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Irish band The Cranberries, kept her bandmates busy. You never knew what she would do next. Sometimes her three bandmates spent all day in the studio, then she would come in at night to record her parts.

The tabloids knew about O'Riordan. In 2014, she experienced what the media called anair rage incident.During this incident, she allegedly assaulted an Aer Lingus flight attendant while traveling from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ireland. She also had bipolar disorder.

Nobody knew what to think when O'Riordan was found dead in her bathtub on January 15, 2018. There was no sign of foul play. Did the 46-year-old mother of three commit suicide? If so, why? The night before, O'Riordan spoke to her mother and left an excited voicemail for a friend. It did not sound like she planned to end her life. The death turned out not to be suicide, butaccidental drowning.O'Riordan drank too much and likely fell asleep, slipping under the water.

Dave Legeno played the ferocious Fenrir Greyback in theHarry PotterBritish actor Dave Legeno (real name David Steven Murray) died in Death Valley in 2014. He appeared to hike alone in the area, where temperatures often climb above 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Aseasoned MMA fighter, perhaps Legeno overestimated his skills in the wild. No one knows exactly what happened, but hisbody was foundin June 2014 by two hikers. Because the location was remote, a California Highway Patrol helicopter had to remove his body.

At only 9 years old, Bobby Driscoll got his first starring role in Disney'sSong of the South.He later voiced Peter Pan and starred inTreasure Island.As he aged and the cute boy became a teenager, the child actor lost parts in Hollywood and RKO Studios effectively dropped him. He handled this poorly, taking roles on some TV shows, but he never reallyfound his wayAfter many marriages and divorces to the same woman, Driscoll felt lost. He began using heroin.

The heroin took his money and his life. At 31, Driscoll died alone in an abandoned New York City apartment, without a home. Kids found his body in the area, surrounded by alcohol bottles and religious pamphlets. No one claimed the body, and no ID was on him. Driscoll was buried in aA mass burial ground.It lies on New York City's Hart Island.

His family learned about what happened nearly two years later. His mother placed an ad in New York newspapers seeking information about his location. His children still visit the burial place, though no one knows where Driscoll rests in the unmarked graveyard.