The Strange Death of Albert Dekker

2024-03-25

This case is BANANAS, Misfits. When character actor Albert Dekker failed to show up for a planned date with his fiancée, she grew concerned. When she went to his apartment to see if he was okay, she fainted at what she saw. No one could have imagined his life would end the way it did, but did detectives make the right call? Or did they rush the investigation in order to quickly close the case? Let us know what you think because we're still unsure. This one's a doozy! Episode Sources: “Hollywood Heartbreak: Albert Dekker” by Laurie Jacob...

No one could have imagined his life would end the way it did, but did detectives make the right call? Or did they rush the investigation in order to quickly close the case? Let us know what you think because we're still unsure. This one's a doozy!

Episode Sources:

“Hollywood Heartbreak: Albert Dekker” by Laurie Jacobson

“The Life and Death of Albert Dekker”

“Dekker's Death Accidental, Tentative Ruling Declares” The New York Times, May 9, 1968

Albert Dekker: Hollywood Star Walk, LA Times

“Actor Divorced” Reading Eagle, Feb. 19, 1964

“Troubling Details Of Albert Dekker's Unexplained 1968 Death” by Jennifer Deutschmann, Jul. 29, 2022

Albert Dekker Letters

“Tales of Hollywood: The Bizarre” by John Austin

“The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals: The Bizarre Death of Albert Dekker” by Michelle Morgan

“Actor’s Son Shot Dead” The New York Times, April 19, 1957

“Jeraldine Saunders, Whose Book Begat ‘The Love Boat,’ Dies at 95” The New York Times, Feb. 26, 2019