SCOTTSDALE — 1978 · Unsolved Case
The Murder of Bob Crane
Actor Bob Crane, known for the series 'Hogan's Heroes', was found dead on 29 June 1978 in a Scottsdale apartment where he was staying while appearing in a stage play; he had been struck on the head with a heavy object. No murder weapon was recovered. Investigators focused on an acquaintance of the actor, but prosecutors did not file charges at the time. The case was reopened in the 1990s, and that man was tried and acquitted in 1994. In 2016, at the initiative of a local television station, evidence was sent for new DNA testing, but the results were inconclusive. The murder officially remains unsolved.
- Date
- 1978
- Place
- Arizona, USA, Scottsdale, US
- Category
- Unsolved Case
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- 33.4942, -111.9261 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 29 June 1978Crane was found dead in his Scottsdale apartment.
- 1978No one was charged for lack of evidence.
- 1992The case was reopened and an acquaintance was arrested.
- 1994The defendant was tried and acquitted.
- 2016Evidence was retested for DNA; the results were inconclusive.
Sources
- CNN — Bob Crane murder: New DNA testing (2016) cnn.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Murder of Bob Crane en.wikipedia.org ↗
- CNN
- Wikipedia
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