Many celebrities have met violent ends over the years, with the latest being director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. The couple was found dead at their home in Los Angeles, with investigators believing they suffered stab wounds. Their son, Nick Reiner, was being held on $4 million bail in connection with the deaths.
John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman outside his New York apartment on December 8, 1980. Chapman, who considered Lennon a “phony,” was inspired by the main character of J.D. Salinger's novel “The Catcher in the Rye.” He remains in prison after being denied parole since 2000.
Marvin Gaye was shot by his father on April 1, 1984, after intervening in a confrontation between his parents. Marvin Gay Sr. pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and received a six-year suspended sentence. He died in 1998.
Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, and died six days later. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, an ex-gang leader, was arrested in 2023 and charged with orchestrating the killing. He has pleaded not guilty.
Six months after Shakur's death, The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a similar drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles. His murder remains unsolved. Other stars killed include Sam Cooke, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Sharon Tate, Phil Hartman, and Jam Master Jay.
