"Life of the Party"

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In 1921, Hollywood’s first superstar was also the first to be canceled and the focus of the first celebrity scandal. Now the question remains: was he deserving of such treatment or was there a mob and tabloid mentality thirsty for juicy gossip, morbid entertainment, and an unjust punishment?

Alisha's story, "Life of the Party" first appeared in the book "Crimes of Famous & Infamous Criminals" in "The Best New True Crime Stories" anthology series. You can pick up a copy here:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-best-new-true-crime-stories-crimes-of-famous-infamous-criminals-true-crime-cases-for-true-crime-addicts-mitzi-szereto/c66c1c115cc7c3af

This is another great source for information about the case

The sexual assault case that shocked Hollywood almost a century ago

*From his acting days, this is Roscoe in "Fatty's Tintype Tangle"*

After turning himself in, the laughs stopped for Roscoe

Virginia Rappe, looking like the fabulous actress she was

Happier days: Virginia and a dog. UCBerkeley Library

Sadly, fame didn't meet Virginia until she was gone

**Virginia Rappe's face, probably at morgue. Sept. 1921. UC Berkeley Bancroft Iibrary, San Francisco Police Photograph**

Morgue photograph of Virginia Rappe showing bruises on arm. UCBerkeley, SFPD

Morgue photograph of Virginia Rappe showing bruises on legs. UCBerkeley Library, SFPD 1921

San Francisco Police Photograph Album

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/854/virginia-rappehttps://hollywoodforever.com/story/virginia-rappe/https://www.newspapers.com/image/585580029/?terms=Clem%20R.%20Brownsberger%20fatty&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/542971136/?terms=Virginia%20Rappe%20gonorrhea&match=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/348714111/?terms=Lee%20Dolson%20fatty&match=1https://peoplevsarbuckle.com/2021/08/06/document-dump-5-al-semnachers-deposition-of-september-12-1921/

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xviii

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