Plot Synopsis

Using re-enactments and first-person interviews with friends, family, witnesses and detectives from each case, FAME KILLS chronicles the stories of rising stars whose journeys toward the privileged world of celebrity were cut short during deadly encounters. Each one-hour episode features a single case -- from rise to fall and from unsolved crime to closed case. Victims include: Linda Sobek, a swimsuit model and former LA Raiders cheerleader, who went missing after a desert photo shoot -- and just before a wardrobe fitting for MARRIED WITH CHILDREN; Debbie Flores-Narvaez, who moved to Vegas to become a showgirl but was found cut up and encased in cement shortly after landing a solo in the burlesque show "Fantasy"; Rebecca Schaeffer, who had a starring role on MY SISTER SAM, but was found shot dead on her LA doorstop just hours before her audition for GODFATHER III; Melissa Haferman, an aspiring country singer on the verge of a recording contract, who goes missing after travelling to Nashville to record a demo; Karin Schlegel, who attended regular acting sessions at the apartment of an up-and-coming NYC director but was soon found slain; and Jane King, whose body was found weeks after she met a man who claimed to have connections to Paramount Studios.