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Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

262: The Mysterious Death of Anneka Di Lorenzo

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

Ghost Town

Social Sciences, True Crime, History, Science

3.7938 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The complicated life of a centerfold and cult movie actor ends in a tragic conclusion.

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0:00.0

Dressed to kill. I'm Rebecca Leeb. I'm Jason Horton. And this is Ghost Town.

0:21.0

In June 2011, the tragic death of Anna Cadilla Renzo remains a mystery.

0:25.6

However, her story really begins with one of the most controversial movies of all time.

0:30.4

Anna Cadilla Renzo, born Marjorie Lee Thorsten, was a nude model and American exploitation

0:35.2

movie star who was born on September 6, 1952 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Early on, her life was

0:41.5

turbulent. Early hardships, a transfer to Los Angeles, and a successful career in the adult

0:46.3

entertainment sector, and finally, a mystery and terrible death were all part of her story.

0:50.8

When Thorsten was just 13 years old, her parents split. After they split up,

0:54.6

she fled to Los Angeles in search of a new beginning and an opportunity to follow her goals.

0:59.2

She worked in a variety of occupations to support herself once she arrived,

1:02.8

including working at a front desk, cocktail waitressing, and even topless dancing.

1:07.3

She changed her aliases during this time and ran into legal issues. While still in her teen,

1:12.0

she was accused of auto theft, having a tear gas gun, and passing fake checks going under

1:16.8

the name for silly shutters. Thorsten started looking into a profession in adult entertainment

1:20.9

in her late teens and early 20s, using the alias Connie Stodman, and made her first nude appearance

1:26.5

in the April 1970 issue of the men's magazine PIX. But 1973, when she started posing for Penthouse

1:33.0

magazine, under the name Anna Cadilla Renzo, her career took a big turn. She was named Penthouse

1:38.8

Pet of the Month in 1973, and eventually Pet of the Year in 1975. Enter one of the most controversial

1:45.2

films of all time, Caligula. Oh, yeah. Caligula as a film, as a cultural landmark.

1:55.1

Absolutely. Is a whole story. It's a large movie. It's a very large story.

2:02.8

Absolutely. If you're not familiar with it, proceed with caution when watching this movie.

2:09.0

Yes. It stars Malcolm McDowell, I believe, from Clockwork Orange, and it is such a chaotic

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