Human Interest

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Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line hours before the arena doors open for a campaign rally Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Taylor Swift appears in a video for her upcoming album titled "Lover." (Image: YouTube, Taylor Swift, "You Need to Calm Down" video screenshot)

wNBC's "Medium" Executive producer, Glen Gordon Caron, left, actress Patricia Arquette, center and Allison Dubois speak to the media Friday Jan. 21, 2005 at the Television Critics Association winter meeting in Los Angeles. It's been a tough year for NBC, which is in third place behind CBS and resurgent ABC among viewers aged 18 to 49. "Medium" is one of the network shows that have shown signs of modest success. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) **FILE**

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The National Law Enforcement Museum Fund awards the Prince George's County Police Department its Hero Award for community involvement for the department's Police Athletic League program for county youth on Monday, June 17, 2019. (Ximena Bustillo /The Washington Times)

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In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. Obama appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit Hamilton. Released Friday, One Last Time (44 Remix) features Obama reciting a passage from George Washingtons farewell address. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

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President Trump's rally Tuesday will host at least 100,000 attendees, who will be treated to an all-day outdoor "45 Fest." (Associated Press)

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This April 26, 2014, file photo shows then-Maine Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage arriving at the Maine Republican Convention, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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Alley Cats Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Americans are predicted to spend a record-breaking $16 billion to honor their dads on Father's Day this year. (Shutterstock)

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Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of retired professional football player and actor O. J. Simpson and the mother of their two children, Sydney and Justin. She was murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, on June 12, 1994, along with her friend, 25-year-old restaurant waiter Ron Goldman. Simpson was charged with both murders; after a controversial and highly publicized criminal trial, Simpson was found not guilty of all charges, but found liable for both deaths in a civil suit in 1997.

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Bob Crane (July 13, 1928 June 29, 1978) was an actor, radio host, and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS situation comedy Hogan's Heroes. Crane began his career as a radio personality, first in New York City and then Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles, where he hosted the number-one rated morning show. In the early 1960s, he moved into acting, eventually landing the lead role of Colonel Robert Hogan in Hogan's Heroes. The series aired from 1965 to 1971, and Crane received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series. After Hogan's Heroes ended, Crane's career declined. He became frustrated with the few roles he was being offered and began performing in dinner theater. In 1975, he returned to television in the NBC series The Bob Crane Show. The series received poor ratings and was cancelled after 13 weeks. Afterward, Crane returned to performing in dinner theaters and also appeared in occasional guest spots on television. While on tour in June 1978 for a dinner theater production, Beginner's Luck, Crane was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale apartment, the victim of a homicide. The murder remains officially unsolved. Due to the suspicious nature of his death and posthumous revelations about his personal life, Crane's image changed from a cultural icon to a controversial figure

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Gianni Versace 2 December 1946 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings, and clothes. He also designed costumes for theatre and films. Versace was shot and killed on 15 July 1997, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion as he returned from a morning walk on Ocean Drive. He was pronounced dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital, at 9:21 a.m. Versace was murdered by spree killer Andrew Cunanan, who used the same gun to commit suicide on a houseboat eight days later. Cunanan was obsessed with the designer and often bragged about his close "friendship" with Versace, although this was symptomatic of Cunanan's delusions of grandeur: he often falsely claimed to have met celebrities. However, FBI agents believe that Versace and Cunanan had previously met in San Francisco, although what their relationship entailed is still a mystery. Maureen Orth published a 2008 article in Vanity Fair reporting that Cunanan and Versace had met briefly at a San Francisco nightclub in 1990 (according to several eyewitness claims) and may possibly have interacted on further occasions because both were involved in sex-for-hire circles in Miami and San Francisco. However, Versace's family has always steadfastly denied that the two ever met

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Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 April 1, 1984) was a singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". Gaye's Motown hits include "Ain't That Peculiar", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and duet recordings with Mary Wells, Kim Weston, Diana Ross, and Tammi Terrell. During the 1970s, he recorded the albums What's Going On and Let's Get It On and became one of the first artists in Motown, along with Stevie Wonder, to break away from the reins of a production company. On April 1, 1984, Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., fatally shot him at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. Since his death, many institutions have posthumously bestowed Gaye with awards and other honors including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inductions into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Sharon Tate (January 24, 1943 August 9, 1969) was an actress and model. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. She made her film debut in 1961 in Barabbas with Anthony Quinn. She was next seen in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil. Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film, Valley of the Dolls, earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Tate's last completed film, 12+1, was released posthumously in 1969, with the actress receiving top billing. On January 20, 1968, Tate married Roman Polanski, her director and co-star in 1967's The Fearless Vampire Killers. On August 9, 1969, Tate and four others were murdered by members of the Manson Family in the home she shared with Polanski. At the time of her death, she was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's son.

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orothy Stratten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian Playboy Playmate, model, and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and in at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network television. She was murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husband/manager Paul Snider, who committed suicide on the same day. Her death inspired two motion pictures, the 1981 TV movie Death of a Centerfold and the 1983 theatrical release Star 80,[2] as well as the book The Killing of the Unicorn and the songs "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Best Was Yet to Come" by Bryan Adams and "Cover Girl" by the Canadian rock band Prism. Playmate Dorothy Stratten and husband Paul Snider in 1978 wedding photo. (AP Photo)