A Shooting at the ’Peanuts’ Headquarters

2024-07-15

When you think of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus and Lucy, "homicidal rage" probably isn't the first thing to pop into your head. Yet, that's exactly what went down at Charles Schulz's studio one summer morning in 1995. Five shots were fired, leaving two people clinging to life and the famous cartoonist being questioned by police. Episode Sources: “Charles Schulz's Manager Shot” by Ramon G. McLeod, SF Gate, Jul. 6, 1995 "Peanuts' business manager shot at cartoonist's offices” by Ray Delgado, SF Gate, Jul. 6, 1995

Episode Sources:

“Charles Schulz's Manager Shot” by Ramon G. McLeod, SF Gate, Jul. 6, 1995

"Peanuts' business manager shot at cartoonist's offices” by Ray Delgado, SF Gate, Jul. 6, 1995

“Shirley Anne Nelson dies at 78” The Press Democrat, Feb. 13, 2008

"'I only dread one day at a time!'” By Laura Miller, Salon, Oct. 13, 2007

“'I Hope He's Dead': Woman Attempts Murder-Suicide At 'Peanuts' Headquarters” by Benjamin H. Smith, Oxygen True Crime, Jul. 17, 2022

“The Attempted Murder at Peanuts Headquarters” by Jake Rossen, Mental Floss, Mar. 15, 2016

Oxygen True Crime: Snapped, Season 33, Ep. 1

“1995 ‘Peanuts’ Office Shooter Dies” by Clark Mason, The Press Democrat, Feb. 14, 2008

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