WHO KILLED PETER TOSH?

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Another in the series of murders in the music industry. The 1987 murder of Peter Tosh is straight out of a JA gangster B-movie. Reggae superstar gunned down in his luxury mansion by professional hitman in a crime that has never properly been solved. Tosh was the real deal and his death was a big loss. Here is an article from the Jamaica Observer from last year re-examining the case. Here convicted gunman Dennis Lobban gives his side of the story in 2003. Some discussions from Roots Archives Forums

This article came from High Times in 1993

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EL CHAPO DEATH RUMOURS

Did Public Enemy Number 1 eat hot lead in jungle shootout?

Just after being named as Public Enemy Number One by the city of Chicago, Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was reported to have been gunned down in a shoot-out with police in Guatamala. It sounded all too likely. Two days later, however, and doubts started to emerge. Was it really Guzman who ate hot lead? Was Public Enemy Number 1 still at large and on the lam?

Here is the story as it unfolded. Initial reports said El Chapo was el meurto

The Daily Mail reports the doubts. The Inquisitr pitches in here and the Washington Post here

All in all the whole thing made great copy and kept the psychotic drug kingpin in the news

THE MURDER OF BOBBY FULLER

The Annals of Rock 'n' Roll Crime 

HE FOUGHT THE LAW

The murder of  22-year-old Bobby Fuller was above all else a tragedy for cutting short the life of one of America's most talented musicians. Bobby Fuller had bridged the gap between Buddy Holly and Creedence Clearwater Revival. A natural songwriter and steeped to the eyeballs in Texas rythmn and blues he would almost certainly have carved out a career as a rock heavyweight had he not fallen victim to some bad intentions. Like Eddie Cochran or Buddy Holly he was so young yet had already done so much.

An essay about Bobby's untimely end The Srange Case of Bobby Fuller with some additional replies here. Another account with the same title can be found here on a PDF.
Retrokimmer took some interest in the story and so did the El Paso Times. The reminiscences of Bobby's road manager are an interesting read. Here is the inside word from Findadeath
"I was supposed to marry Bobby Fuller" is a great story but also includes some useful links to more audio video and interview material concerning the BFF

Here is The Bobby Fuller Four with I Fought the Law

And from a live TV show playing Let Her Dance

From Ghost in the Invisible Bikini - Bobby and the Four backing up Nancy Sinatra. One can only wonder if this was the cause of all the trouble. 

more from the movie. Bobby and the band in glorious technicolor