A staple of the popular Fast and the Furious movie franchise, actor Paul Walker still likely had a tremendous film career ahead of him when he was tragically killed at the age of 40 in a car accident in California. The grisly details of the fiery car crash were blasted all over the celebrity news websites in 2013 when the car he was a passenger in crashed at a high rate of speed and burst into flames. As one of our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history we will look at the movie career of Paul Walker, his death, and what may have lay ahead for the popular actor.

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DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Death of Paul Walker - Episode 292

We continue our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history podcast series with a look at the shocking, sudden, accidental death of worldwide television star "The Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin. Steve Irwin gain worldwide fame with his various TV shows and specials looking at the animal kingdom and his work with the Australia Zoo. He was charismatic and loveable. While on a trip filming footage for one of his specials and his daughter's new show, he became one of the few known human fatalities from a Stingray strike.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Death of Steve Irwin - Episode 291

After a long hiatus, NoFriender returns with a new edition of the Thrash Metal Show Podcast. He was kind enough to let me know "It's about Cliff Burton" but too lazy to write a show description so here I am doing it for him. Cliff Burton was a founding member of Metallica who was tragically killed in a tour bus accident in 1986. Instrumental to early sound of Metallica he was replaced by Jason Newstead whom Metallica completely cut his bass out of his first album with them.

Thrash Metal Show Podcast - What If Cliff Burton Never Joined Metallica

Continuing our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, Karl is joined by Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com to discuss the death of starlet Jayne Mansfield who was killed in a car accident in 1967. The events leading up to her death are quite dark and mysterious including a stint in the Church of Satan and possibly a romantic fling with the Black Pope himself Anton Levay. Poor career choices, comparisons to Marilyn Monroe, and more make for a sad but captivating story.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Death of Jayne Mansfield - Episode 290

Our continuing series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history takes a look at a moment where nobody died but it completely effected Major League Baseball. The Black Sox Scandal was a gambling and game-fixing scandal where members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series. Despite acquittals in a trial, Judge Landis permanently banned all eight men from professional baseball. The punishment was eventually defined by the Baseball Hall of Fame to include banishment from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Despite requests for reinstatement in the decades that followed (particularly in the case of Shoeless Joe Jackson), the ban remains.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Black Sox Scandal - Episode 289

Our series of 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues this week with the murder of John Lennon. The Beatles were icons of pop music. Having broken up years earlier the individual members of The Beatles had gone on to various other solo projects and John Lennon had already had a brilliant solo career and was now staging a comeback when a deranged fan shot him down in cold blood in front of his New York apartment.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Killing of John Lennon - Episode 288

Legendary baseball star Roberto Clemente spent much of his time involved in charity work. Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, was struck by a massive earthquake on December 23, 1972. Clemente arranged emergency relief flights. He soon learned, however, that the aid packages on the first three flights had been diverted by corrupt officials of the Somoza government, never reaching victims of the quake. He decided to accompany the fourth relief flight, hoping that his presence would ensure that the aid would be delivered to the survivors. The airplane he chartered a Douglas DC-7 cargo plane, had a history of mechanical problems and an insufficient number of flight personnel and was overloaded by 4,200 pounds. It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico immediately after takeoff due to engine failure.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Death of Roberto Clemente - Episode 287

Our list of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the killing of Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gaye was an influential singer and musician who gained worldwide fame for his work with Motown Records. He was fatally shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., on April 1, 1984, at their house in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, California. Gaye was shot three times following an altercation with his father after he intervened in an argument between his parents. The wounds were fatal and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the California Hospital Medical Center.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Killing of Marvin Gaye - Episode 268

DragonKing Dark continues our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by looking at the killing of legendary singer Sam Cooke. On December 11, 1964, singer Sam Cooke was gunned down in Los Angeles, CA. The original story and the one most commonly told is the 33 year old had taken a 22 year old girl to a seedy motel, attempted to rape her, she then escaped carrying his clothes, he chased after her and got into a physical altercation with the motel manager who then shot and killed him. Since his death in 1964 the story has gotten more complicated.

DragonKing Dark Podcast 285 (Killing of Sam Cooke)

Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history at least this time nobody died... well, I guess one person did though the circumstances of his death are nebulous, numerous sexual assaults took place, lots of arson, and a general mockery of popular culture and toxic fandom displayed itself at the peace and love festival known as Woodstock. Woodstock '99 put the worst of us on display and killed the iconic name of Woodstock which had been a touchstone of pop culture 30 years earlier.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - Woodstock '99 - Episode 284

Our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the disastrous Station Nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people during a Great White concert. Great White was nationally known band which had a few hits during the hair metal era. In 2003, while playing a concert at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, RI, pyrotechnics set off during the show caused the club to catch fire and burn down causing a massive loss of life. 

DragonKing Dark Podcast - Great White Station Nightclub Fire - Episode 282

We continue our series discussing 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by looking at the death of pro wrestling star Eddy Guerrero. Guerrero's death differs from others we have looked at so far. Eddy (yes, that is the correct spelling out of his own mouth) was not murdered, nor did he die in a tragic accident. Eddy died at a young age due to the abuse his body took from the wrestler lifestyle. Eddy was an A+ performer and the pro wrestling business was worse off without him.

DragonKing Dark 281 (The Death of Eddy Guerrero)

In 2015 Paris, France was hit by a coordinated terrorist attack involving multiple gunmen and bombs. The heart of the killings came at a concert at the Bataclan theater where concert goers were taken hostage and 90 people killed inside at an Eagles of Death Metal concert. The band themselves barely escaped. Since then, the band's frontman has ignited controversy with some statements he has made and many seem to continue to struggle with what happened that night as three gunmen with bombs opened fire on a concert.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Eagles of Death Metal Concert Tragedy - Episode 280

We continue our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history with a look back at another concert disaster. This one happened before a concert by The Who in Cincinnati, OH in 1979 where 11 fans were crushed to death when the doors to the arena failed to open in time. Like several of the tragedies we've looked at so far, this one is compounded by the young age of the victims.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Who 1979 Cincinnati Concert Disaster - Episode 279

100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues and this week we look at the shooting death of 25 year old rapper Tupac Shakur. To say that 2Pac was controversial would be a huge understatement. He was controversial, talented, and had a giant impact on popular culture. He was also legit to the violent music he made. This was not the first time he was shot and he was caught in a violent battled between two music companies that didn't shy away from gunplay. Who killed 2Pac? You'll find out who and why.

DragonKing Dark Podcast - The Murder of Tupac - Episode 278

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