Nancy Spungen
publication date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (part of May 2024)
category: Victims
clue: After this punk was killed, no trial ever determined whether she was viciously murdered.
explanation: Spungen, boyfriend of Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, died of a stab wound in their hotel room in New York in 1978. Vicious was awaiting trial in early 1979 when he died of a heroin overdose, leaving the case unresolved. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky