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Who Killed...?

Bob Crane Follow-Up

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8595 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

This week, I sat down with Carol and Linda, Bob Crane's official biographers, to discuss the man and not his victimhood. It is a very insightful discussion about one of the most fascinating people of Hollywood's golden age. https://www.vote4bobcrane.org/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Slow Burn Media, Evergreen Podcasts, and Killer Podcasts, Presents Who Killed, a podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.

0:15.0

There are absolutely no clues in the murder of actor Bob Crane, who was known to millions as Colonel Hogan in the television series Hogan's Heroes the police in Arizona

0:24.5

have no idea who entered his room and beat him to death here's more from Kim

0:29.0

Sedgwick of station KT AR crane's body was found in his room in an apartment

0:36.4

complex in Scottsdale he was discovered by an actress friend who had an appointment with him.

0:41.3

He was curled up in bed with the covers pulled up.

0:43.3

An electrical cord was wrapped around his neck.

0:46.3

According to the medical examiner, Crane was killed by at least two heavy blows to the head.

0:51.3

I believe the man was asleep when he was hit over the head and he never

0:55.5

moved after he was hit and after he died or while he died the ligature was applied around his neck

1:03.5

for good measure but that did not contribute to his death. The 49-year-old crane was in Scottsdale

1:10.1

appearing in a production of beginner's luck at a local dinner theater.

1:13.6

He was best known for his role as Colonel Hogan in the TV series Hogan's Heroes, a hit program which ran six seasons.

1:20.6

Police speculate that Crane was murdered with a tire iron. There was no sign of a struggle and no forced entry.

1:26.6

Robbery has been ruled out as a motive

1:29.1

since valuables remained untouched. Kim Sedgwick for NBC News, Phoenix. Hello and welcome to this

1:36.7

week's episode of Who Killed? I am your host, Bill Huffman, and this is a slow burn media,

1:43.4

Evergreen Podcasts, and killer podcast production.

1:47.0

Recently, you know I did an episode on Bob Crane of Hogan Hero's fame.

1:53.9

Well, I have the privilege, and I'm so lucky to be joined this week, for a follow-up with his official biographers.

2:05.5

Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater are here.

2:08.6

Welcome to the show, ladies.

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