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Bob Crane: Sex, Lies, Videotape, and Murder
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In this episode
On the surface, the star of one of the most popular television series of the 1960s was a squeaky-clean symbol of America’s innocence. But Hogan’s Heroes’ Bob Crane lived a secret double life that very few people knew about. His custom-built pornographic paradises were hidden behind the closed doors of his dressing room and apartment. He was obsessed with extra-marital sexual exploits, and he documented them with cutting-edge technology. The joy he received from making people smile was matched only by his need to fill his darkest desires…a need that would end in murder.
Sources
Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father's Unsolved Murder, by Robert Crane and Christopher Freyer
Who Killed Bob Crane?: The Final Close-Up, by John Hook
Bob Crane The Definitive Biography, by Carol M. Ford, Dee Young, Linda J. Groundwater
Bob Crane turned down three sitcoms before ''gambling'' on Hogan's Heroes (MeTV)
The Bizarre Life and Death of Bob Crane (CrimeSpot TV)
Why Bob Crane's Murder Remains Unsolved (Grunge)
Bob Crane KNX-CBS Radio Interview with Marilyn Monroe (YouTube)
Klinky Sex (Riverfront Times)
The Private Passions of Bob Crane (ABC News)
Son of Bob Crane from 'Hogan's Heroes' Identifies New Suspect in His Father's Death (Inside Edition)
Bob Crane (IMDb)
The Mysterious Death Of Bob Crane, The 'Hogan's Heroes' Star Who May Have Been Murdered Over His Sex Tapes (All That’s Interesting)
'Hogan's Heroes' Makes A Comeback Nearly Five Decades After It Went Off The Air (Forbes)
Bob Crane: America's darling – or predatory sex criminal? (Film Daily)
sex, lies and videotape: the lurid life and killing of bob crane (Front Page Detectives)
THE BOB CRANE MURDER CASE PART ONE (Phoenix New Times)
The Life, Career and Murder of 'Hogan's Heroes' Star Bob Crane (Closer Weekly)
The Death of Hogan's Heroes' Bob Crane (Reel Reviews)
'Hogan's Heroes' star Bob Crane was murdered 40 years ago. Why does it still fascinate us? (AZ Central)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Ted Omo.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Scored and mixed by Matt Tahaney.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak