It didn't happen that way
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Originally Posted by
hoxharding
What gets me is his wife went to a friend and the guy didn't dial 911 until the next day or something.
Then wasn't his wife allowed to be alone in the house which resulted her in her suicide?
I don't understand any of that.
On May 28, 1998, Hartman was murdered by his wife Brynn Hartman in his Encino, Los Angeles County, California home. He was 49 years old. While he slept, Brynn entered his bedroom with a revolver and fatally shot him multiple times in and around the mouth. Brynn was intoxicated at the time. She subsequently drove to the home of her friend Ron Douglas and, after confessing to the murder, fainted. After she regained consciousness, the pair drove back to Hartman's house in separate cars, where Douglas saw Hartman's body. Douglas then phoned emergency services and admitted to the call operator that he initially did not believe Brynn's story until he had seen Phil's body. On arrival, the police attempted to remove the Hartmans' two young children and Douglas from the premises. While this was happening, Brynn entered the bedroom and committed suicide by shooting herself once through the temple. At the time, an unnamed neighbor of the Hartman's told a CNN reporter that the couple had been experiencing marital problems: "It's been building, but I didn't think it would lead to this." However, Steve Guttenberg commented that the pair were "a very happy couple, and they always had the appearance of being well-balanced." Phil Hartman directed in his will that his body be cremated, and his ashes were scattered over Santa Catalina Island's Emerald Bay.
I still miss him too. Sad, Sad, Sad.
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Originally Posted by
Nayzo
It's been nearly ten years and I still miss this man terribly. I remember when I used to babysit, I'd watch him on SNL. He was a regular on one of my favorite shows; The Simpsons. For a few years, at Christmastime, he'd "host" The Grinch. But I think I loved him best as Bill MacNeil on News Radio. The episode they made to deal with Phil's death still makes me cry my eyes out. He truly was an amazing talent.
This was one of the very rare occasions that a celebrity death made me angry. It still does. Okay, I didn't know Brynn, so I am in no position to make an "educated judgment," but I still don't care. Sorry, but what a flipping bitch. Phil had no chance to defend his life. Had he been awake, he may have been able to talk her down, he could have run, he would have had a chance. Just so unfortunate.