The Butcher Boy
1917
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"Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle was arrested late last night on a charge of murder as a result of the death of Virginia Rappe, film actress, after a party in Arbuckle's rooms at the Hotel St. Francis. Arbuckle is still in jail tonight despite efforts by his lawyers to find some way to obtain his liberty."
Sep 3, 2011 · In 1921, movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle attended a party at which an actress died, sparking Hollywood's first major scandal. The mystery remains.
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- Jude Sheerin
Jul 23, 2021 · While the Fatty Arbuckle scandal drew attention to some of the more seedy parts of Hollywood, it was one of a few scandals that forced Hollywood executives to turn on the offensive to self-regulate and present a more wholesome image to the rest of the world.
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Oct 4, 2021 · A hundred years ago, on the Saturday before Labor Day, Roscoe Arbuckle drove his plum-colored Pierce-Arrow to San Francisco for a weekend of partying.
Jun 25, 2018 · The tabloids said that Hollywood star Fatty Arbuckle raped and killed actress Virginia Rappe, but here's what the actual facts say. Discover the facts behind one of the biggest scandals in Hollywood history.
Nov 8, 2011 · On April 12, 1922, the jury acquitted Arbuckle of manslaughter after deliberating for just five minutes—four of which were used to prepare a statement: Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe...
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Jul 21, 2019 · At a raucous, three-day party in September 1921, a young starlet became severely ill and died four days later. Newspapers went wild with the story: popular silent-screen comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle had killed Virginia Rappe with his weight while savagely raping her.
