Fatty Arbuckle: The rotund star of silent movie comedies was accused of killing actress Virginia Rappe, 30, on September 9, 1921 during a violent sex attack, allegedly rupturing her bladder. The funnyman went through three trials over the death that happened during his Labor Day weekend party but wasn't convicted. His exoneration came too late, however, as the scandal had wrecked already his career; Arbuckle died a broken man at 46 in 1933. The cause of Virginia Rappe’s death remains a Hollywood mystery.
