Altamont 1969: When a Free Concert Became a Murder Scene
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The 1969 Altamont Free Concert was supposed to be Woodstock’s cool, rebellious cousin—a free festival featuring the Rolling Stones and the so-called spirit of the times. Instead, it became a case study in bad decisions and brutal consequences. The moment the Hells Angels were hired as security in exchange for $500 worth of beer, the event was already circling the drain. But the real tragedy? The killing of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter, better known as Murdock.
Dressed in his signature lime green suit, Murdock stood out in a crowd that didn’t welcome him. What started as a night of music ended in violence, with one of the most infamous moments in rock history captured on film. But was it self-defense, or was it something much darker? And how did a botched assassination attempt on Mick Jagger factor into all of this?
In this episode, we break down the chaotic chain of events that led to Murdock’s death, the aftermath that followed, and the bizarre revenge plot that nearly changed rock history forever.
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| 0:00.0 | In 1969, the Rolling Stones set out to throw the West Coast's answer to Woodstock, a massive free concert meant to be all about peace, love, and good vibes. |
| 0:12.1 | And naturally, to keep things in order, they hired the Hell's Angels, paid entirely in beer. |
| 0:19.4 | Because when you think of professional security, obviously you think |
| 0:22.5 | about a motorcycle gang known for breaking faces, not stopping fights. What followed was a master |
| 0:29.0 | class and how quickly things can go from music festival to actual crime scene. One young concert goer, |
| 0:36.8 | Meredith Hunter, Murdoch, to his friends, |
| 0:39.9 | walked into that chaos wearing his signature lime green suit. He never walked out. |
| 0:45.6 | Drugs, violence, a revenge plot against Mick Jagger and one of the most infamous moments in rock |
| 0:51.8 | history. This is the story of how Altamont became the music festival nobody brags about attending. |
| 0:58.4 | But before we dive in, if you like your true crime brief and bingeable, you're in the right place. |
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| 1:07.7 | This is 10-minute murder. |
| 1:09.6 | Let's get into it. |
| 1:10.5 | Music every week. This is 10-minute murder. Let's get into it. The 1960s came with a promise, or at least what the idealists believed. |
| 1:47.0 | Or at least, that's what the idealists believed. Across America, young people draped themselves in the language of love and peace, |
| 1:52.0 | convinced that a little flower power and a lot of questionable decision-making could fix the world. |
| 1:59.0 | But the thing about peace and love, not everyone got the memo. |
| 2:03.2 | Eighteen-year-old Meredith Hunter, better known as Murdoch, wasn't just another face in the |
| 2:08.5 | tie-died crowd. He had style. While others stuck to fringe vests and bell bottoms, Murdoch went for bold. |
| 2:17.0 | His signature look, a lime green suit, a dark shirt, |
| 2:21.4 | and shoes sharp enough to cut glass. And if the occasion called for it, maybe a wide-brimmed |
| 2:27.4 | hat, something big enough to sit on his head without crushing his perfectly shaped afro. |
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