On May 28th, 1998 in his Los Angeles home, Comedian Phil Hartman would be gunned down in his bed while he slept. Phil was known for his work on the very popular Saturday Night Live and the Simpson shows.  

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Kuroski, John, “How Did Phil Hartman Die? Inside His Murder At The Hands Of His Wife”, All Thats Interesting, February 4,2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/phil-hartman-death, Accessed September 28th, 2025 

Eidell, Lynsey, “How Did Phil Hartman Die? What to Know About the Beloved Comedian's Shocking Murder in 1998”, People, Updated May 28th 2025, https://people.com/phil-hartman-death-what-to-know-8654461, Accessed September 28th, 2025 

“Phil Hartman”. Biographs, https://biographs.org/phil-hartman, Accessed September 28th, 2025