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1941
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A motive for the murder of his wife, and Young's suicide, was never discovered. Police said there was a diary opened to September 27 with "we got married today" written on it. The couple appear to have died around 2:30 p.m., when shots were heard by a building employee, [1] and their bodies were found five hours later. [38]
Dec 7, 2012 · The case was ruled a murder-suicide, with Young the perpetrator. No note was found to explain the motive. Adding insult to felonious injury, his will left the bulk of his estate to his 1970s agent, Marty Baum of CAA, and $10 to his daughter, Jennifer Young.
Number of victims: 1. Date of murder: October 19, 1978. Date of birth: November 4, 1913. Victim profile: Kim Schmidt, 31 ( his fifth wife) Method of murder: Shooting. Location: New York City, New York, USA. Status: Committed suicide the same day. photo gallery.
Sep 22, 2022 · Sep 22, 2022. -- An Actor Riddled with Hard Liquor, and a Double Murder-Suicide. Gig Young lived a hard life. He was a handsome, talented, and successful actor. But he was also an abusive,...
Sep 19, 2015 · A documentary that explores the rise and fall of Academy Award Winning actor Gig Young, who had fame, fortune, love, women, the world, until his life ended tragically in an apparent murder-suicide.
Apr 29, 2020 · He had skin cancer… he was afraid of growing old.”. On an October afternoon around 2:30 p.m. in a New York City apartment, Gig Young shot a bullet through the back of the head of his new (and fifth) wife, Kim Schmidt, followed by one into his head. Schmidt was just 31 years old and Young was 64.
Kim Schmidt. Actress: Game of Death. Three weeks after her marriage to actor Gig Young, Schmidt was found dead in their apartment - the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. Young's Oscar was found near their bodies.
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Young, who long-suffered from alcoholism and erratic behavior, shot and killed his fifth wife, German actress Kim Schmidt, after three weeks of marriage, then committed suicide in his Manhattan apartment.
In 1978, only three weeks after marrying German actress Kim Schmidt, Young apparently shot her to death in their New York City apartment and then turned the gun on himself. The precise motivation for the sad and grisly murder-suicide remains unclear. Young was not quite 65, his bride, 31.
