Haunting History Podcast - Rosco “Fatty” Arbuckle Scandal

Rosco “Fatty” Arbuckle Scandal

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11/17/21 • 46 min

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Mystery Labor Day Weekend 1921, Roscoe Arbuckle and friends took a trip to San Francisco, at the end of it, one women was dead and Rosco's career was ruined. Join us this week as we travel back 100 years to discuss the scandal that took down a giant. Virginia Rappe Mug shot One of many headlines Virginia's Casket None of the photos on this page belong to Haunting History Podcast. No copyright infringement intended and are only used as enhancements to the story told. At times when reporting facts regarding a true crime, (and photos) multiple sources use the same wording. Every effort is made to avoid any copyright infringements and no single work was intentionally plagiarized when reporting the facts of the crimes. Below is a list of resources used during the research and telling of this story. (partial) Photos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Rappe#/media/File:The_American_florist_-_a_weekly_journal_for_the_trade_(1921)_(17957015190).jpg https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fallthatsinteresting.com%2Fvirginia-rappe-fatty-arbuckle&psig=AOvVaw3QqU7TaymzAEAfYxpc-VUd&ust=1637198441093000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCLCV_dGdnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAm https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithsonianmag.com%2Fhistory%2Fthe-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859%2F&psig=AOvVaw0EVM_JaZoHqv7D7c_CjQoG&ust=1637198834546000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCMD4v4qfnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.co.uk%2Fmjmorpheus%2Froscoe-arbuckle%2F&psig=AOvVaw0EVM_JaZoHqv7D7c_CjQoG&ust=1637198834546000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjhxqFwoTCMD4v4qfnvQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAO Information: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/fatty-arbuckle-and-the-birth-of-the-celebrity-scandal and of course Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, Newspaperarchives, FamilySearch.org https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silent-film-star-arrested-for-murder This presentation is protected by US & International copyright laws. Reproduction & distribution of the presentation without written permission of the sponsor is prohibited. Books About Roscoe Arbuckle: https://www.amazon.com/Frame-Up-Untold-Story-Roscoe-Arbuckle/dp/0688091296 https://www.amazon.com/Room-1219-Arbuckle-Mysterious-Virginia-ebook/dp/B00EBNXLZI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fatty+arbuckle&qid=1637112687&s=books&sr=1-1

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