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The Death and Afterlife of Actress Virginia Rappe
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On this date in 1921, relatively unknown silent film actress Virginia Rappe died of peritonitis from a ruptured bladder and was quietly laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Her death would probably have gone unnoticed if not for the circumstances surrounding her death and the man that was implicated in causing it. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of Hollywood's brightest stars, but he quickly found himself on trial for the brutal rape and murder of Rappe. His guilt or innocence is still the cause of great debate to this day. However, coupled with the fatal shooting of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor (also buried in Hollywood Forever), the scandal elicited cries of immorality in Hollywood and led to the formation of the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association, which is known more commonly today as the Motion Pictures Association of America or M.P.A.A. As for Rappe, some people believe that her death did not silence her completely. There are some claims that she is the infamous Blue Lady said to haunt Moss Beach Distillery, which is near the Saint Francis Hotel where the crime reportedly was committed. However, her spirit is more commonly seen or heard near her grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Some visitors to the headstone have reported hearing her cries and sobs coming from the ground they stand on. Spend some time with the spirit of Virginia Rappe at Hollywood Forever. -Casey H. This entry was edited on September 9, 2008, 3:59 pm.
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edwina Jan 29 2009, 09:18 AM UTC The exact events of that infamous party are still unclear, with witnesses relating numerous versions of what happened. It was alleged that she died as a result of a violent sexual assault by Roscoe Arbuckle. Arbuckle's accuser, Maude Delmont, had accompanied Rappe to the party; she had first met Rappe only a few days earlier. Delmont was apparently not present for any of the events she described and was not called to testify at any of Arbuckle's three trials. According to some accounts, she had been linked to crimes such as extortion, fraud, and racketeering (she was arrested for bigamy following the Arbuckle trials). Other prosecution witnesses were allegedly intimidated by the office of San Francisco District Attorney Matthew Brady into making statements to support Delmont's story. A rumor that Arbuckle had used a Coca-Cola or champagne bottle on Rappe in an attempt at unnatural penetration was not substantiated by any eyewitness and is of unknown origin. ---------------------- edwina [url=http://www.drug-intervention.com/virginia-drug-intervention.html]Drug Intervention Virginia[/url] Edited on: Jan 29 2009, 09:23 AM UTC
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