Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Who Killed Bobby Fuller? - Part 2


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We're back this week with the conclusion of the Bobby Fuller case. Although, can we really call it a "case" if the police didn't bother to do an investigation? Bobby's death was quickly written off as an example of a young rock 'n' roller whose star burned a little too fast and too bright. However, the scene where he was found told a much more sinister story...

 

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Episode Sources:

“The short life and mysterious death of Bobby Fuller, rock'n'roll king of Texas” by Chris Campion, The Guardian, Jul 16, 2015

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/16/the-short-life-and-mysterious-death-of-bobby-fuller-rocknroll-king-of-texas

“I Fought the Law: The Life & Strange Death of Bobby Fuller” by Miriam Linna & Randell Fuller, Kicks Books, 2014

https://archive.org/details/ifoughtlawlifest0000linn

“Broken melody: The Bobby Fuller story, parts 1-4” by Edna Gundersen, El Paso Times, June 1982

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/history/2016/06/25/broken-melody-bobby-fuller-story-part-1/86139192/

“Setting the Record Straight on Bobby Fuller” No Depression, July 21, 2010

https://nodepression.org/setting-the-record-straight-on-bobby-fuller/

“The End of the Innocence” SPIN Apr 1991

https://books.google.com/books?id=tmnYK4rTBA4C&pg=PA41-IA1#v=onepage&q&f=false

“L.A. Confidential” by John Ratliff, Texas Monthly, May 2000

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/l-a-confidential/

“Celebrating a Disturbing New Bio, Bobby Fuller’s Band Rocks Burbank” by Tim Appelo, The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 10, 2015

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/celebrating-a-disturbing-new-bio-780611/

“A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Episode 138” by Andrew Hickey, Dec 1, 2021

https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-138-i-fought-the-law-by-the-bobby-fuller-four/

Gary James’ interview with Bobby Fuller’s son, John Novak

https://www.classicbands.com/JohnNovakInterview.html

 

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Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron_coast

 

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