Death by Fame
Death by Fame goes behind the scenes to uncover the sinister side of fame and reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall and murder of some of Hollywood's most promising stars.
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Cast:Sara Azari , Dan Steinberg , Candice DeLong , Kelly Elsas , Alysse Fozmark , Joel Searls , Gil Carrillo , Jason Marley Rain , Leonel Claude , Daquan Chambers , Jennifer Gould , Stephen Rezza , Chantal Biancardi , TC Hillery , Angel Allaf , Tunisia Offray , Jordan Bray , Bud Grimmie
S1.E1 ∙ Celebrity Sexpert
Sex therapist Amie Hardwick had the beauty and brains to charm Hollywood, as well as a number of celebrity boyfriends; when one star rises, another's obsession is never far behind.
S1.E2 ∙ Man of Anarchy
Johnny Lewis has everything any 28-year-old actor could ever dream of, but not even a hit show or celebrity girlfriend could keep him from falling headfirst into the most terrifying role of his life.
S1.E3 ∙ Behind the Screen
Singer Christina Grimmie went from internet sensation to international superstar with her performance on The Voice. Yet, among her legions of fans was someone whose obsession would bring her dreams to a tragic end.
S1.E4 ∙ For the Love of Drama
Adea Shabani literally crossed oceans to pursue her Hollywood, California childhood dreams of fame by becoming an actress. However, passions run high in 'La La Land', so when Shabani mysteriously goes missing at age 25 on February 23, 2018, investigators scramble to prevent her from becoming another of the city's lost angels. Unfortunately, a month after her disappearance, her body was found in a remote wildlife area in Northern California. The homicide investigators need to speak to Christopher Spotz, Shabani's on-again, off-again 33-year-old boyfriend.
S1.E5 ∙ The Killing Game
In Houston, Texas, aspiring model Catherine Martinez, also known as Brasilia Martinez, falls in love and marries a former 1990s 'Hi-Five' R&B group singer, Russell Lamont Neal, who she believes to be her ticket to stardom. However, when ambition and jealousy collide, a Hollywood, California dream becomes a real-life nightmare. Unfortunately, she was found murdered in 2014 in her southwest Houston apartment at age 24, due to blunt force trauma. Russell Neal told police about her condition and he was eventually arrested for the murder of his wife. However, defense attorneys claimed he was mentally ill and he was deemed legally incompetent to stand trial. He is housed in a mental institution in Texas.
S1.E6 ∙ Life Imitates Art
Los Angeles native Lloyd Fernandez Avery II portrayed a killer in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated 1991 film 'Boyz n the Hood' as one of the Bloods gang members who murdered a high school football star and later was killed in retaliation. But when the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, the troubled actor reprises his most famous role, and the consequences are deadly. In the end, in 2001, Lloyd Avery II was arrested and charged with a double homicide for shooting two random people, for which he was sentenced to life in prison. While in Pelican Bay State Prison, on September 4, 2005, at the age of 36, Avery was murdered by his prison cellmate Kevin Roby.
