I absolutely adore this guy. Sitting here binge watching Hogan Heros at this precise moment which made me google him on RU-vid. No matter what his flaws or addiction I'll always hold him in the highest regards. He without sin cast the first stone😢What I wouldn't give to relive those days and times 🌹 Rest In Paradise 🌹
@@marksorenson5871 - Eh, I certainly understand why you said that but the fact is that there are people who repent at the last minute. We don’t know who and we don’t know how but it happens. The fact that he was in therapy to get rid of the sex addiction is a good sign that he was making an effort to do better. How all that comes out is between him and God. We will not know until we pass and we may not know even then.
Carpenter was guilty Bob Crane was trying to distance himself from him. Bob wanted a cure for his addiction. Carpenter was obsessed with Bob. He couldn't deal with the fact that Bob no longer wanted to be around him.
@@lbl9066 John Carpenter murdered Bob Crane. The blood found in Carpenter's rental car matched Bob Crane's rare blood type but it couldn't be proven it was Bob Crane's blood.
Debby I agree with you. John Carpenter had all these women to have sex with because he was with Bob Crane. No woman would look twice at him and he knew it. So his sex life was coming to an end when Bob Crane dumped him.
@@lbl9066 there was both blood and what almost certainly looked like brain matter. By the time they tested it for DNA almost 40 years had passed and it was a very, very small sample that was almost certainly completely contaminated. Really if there's blood and brain matter in your rental car you're probably the one who killed your best friend who's head had just been bashed in hours earlier.
The only thing I can say about Sigrid is what goes around comes around, now she knew exactly how Bob's first wife felt! , Sigrid was just another home wrecker to take a married man. Bob was very handsome, but there was nothing on the inside, that was just such a shame. But I hope he is at peace. Edited to add... He did not twist those women's arms to be with him in anyway knowing he was a married man. The women were just as guilty, so don't make out Bob was all at fault.
There is a book about Bob Crane, but I never read it yet. I watched Hogans Heroes when new, as a child, and thought he was cute. During 1975, Crane had a short-lived sitcom on TV of him as a married professional photographer to a magazine, if I recall correctly. He had no kids, and he and his wife lived in a nice apartment in a city. I thought it was funny. It was called The Bob Crane Show. I remember on the show, he sometimes wore a white sweatshirt with a dark sketch of Beethoven on it.
The sad thing about this all is that the 1975 Bob Crane show was a very well written show, and had excellent acting. Had it not been cancelled, this may never have happened.
Crane didn't feel that way at all. He felt the show was rushed to production by NBC and that he had absolutely no chemistry with any of his castmates. The critics were absolutely vicious in their criticism of the show and it was canceled after 13 weeks.
Great job...and advice. I knew he was murdered. Didn’t know he was a good drummer, radio host, interviewer. He had everything. Seemed very happy. True addiction can bring anyone down.
How has no one responded to this hilarious oral dissertation at the beginning of this doc? It's like a middle school production...but at a really good middle school.
We plan out our lives before we are born. We then agree to forget our lives on the Otherside and see if we will make the same choices while here. It's a fabulous game that we play with our Soul Groups because we are Eternal and this is a blast. We know that no what happens we don't really die. It's like waking up from a dream, you only know you've been dreaming once you've awakened. Once you're awake no matter how bad the dream you know you're not really hurt by it. So yeah fate is Karma, it's all designed for the purpose of growth.
I remember reading somewhere that Crane held, notoriously to some, a staunch conservative outlook. It's a such a shame to learn about his vices, not because of any judgements due to his actions, but the hypocrisy of it all. I know he wouldn't have wanted that to be his legacy, and the fact he was never able to redeem his actions before his early death is all the more sad. Anyhow, thanks so much for the video! It was really well made and you perform well in front of the camera!
I remember when he was murdered and, at that time, Hogan's Heroes, was being aired in syndication and I think quite in demand although off of prime time for years. Very sad story.
It was sad about the demise of Bob Crane's career after Hogan's Heroes-according to Carol Ford (who wrote the book "Bob Crane" the definitive biography)--he was actually offered the hosting role on Family Feud but recommended Richard Dawson instead--he was even offered the chance to develop a talk show along the lines of Johnny Carson-but also refused that-saying he wanted to ultimately get into movies but anything that was offered didn't appeal to him
I liked watching Hogan's Heroes in the late sixties and see him in a Walt Disney movie called Super Dad . But I always liked watching Hogan's Heroes it was my favorite TV show. It's a shame whoever murdered him got away with his murder.I liked him very much. RIP Bob Crane😢😢❤.
I've never read anything about Bob Crane seeking therapy of any kind for his sex addiction, even after it cost him his family and his career. Was he a "victim of addiction", or an addict who refused to admit he had a problem?
Probably both because both conditions go hand in hand. I liken addiction to a "party" and a very fun party at that. However, we all know what it looks like at the end of a fun party. Spilled wine on the carpets, vomit in varying places around the house, broken glass shards everywhere, trash can overflowing with smelly food, cigs, more broken bottles. The end was ungodly ugly for Bob Crane, it should have never happened but how can you predict your best friend will kill you?
Bob Crane was in therapy for his sex addiction. His addiction was causing problems with his kids especially the youngest whose mother was Bob’s 2nd wife Sigrid Valdez. The youngest was still a child and his mother would not allow the son to visit his father because of the sex addiction. Bob wanted contact with his kids so he had to overcome the sex addiction which is why he was in therapy. His therapist told him that in order to overcome the addiction he would have to stay away from places that could be sources of temptation and he would have to cut ties with anyone who was participating with him in the behavior he wanted to quit. So he was breaking it off with his BFF and “partner in crime” John Carpenter.
@@cmm2145 that makes sense. There's just no way that John was going to give it up that easily. Who knows, they were naked alot together, maybe John had feelings for Bob ? Maybe he didn't even know he felt that way until Bob wanted to end their friendship?
@Gregory Schmidt - I’m surprised that you’ve never read about Bob Crane being in therapy for his sex addiction. I’ve read it more than once. I don’t remember where though.
@@erichaynes7502 - Actually, and surprisingly enough, it turns out that John Carpenter did not kill Bob Crane. He was the main suspect. I think he went on trial twice. The first trial was a mistrial. The second trial was an acquittal. Sometime more recently the case was reopened because a detective found some new evidence. I don’t remember details, but the new evidence proved that Carpenter didn’t do it. It didn’t prove who did though. There are RU-vid videos that cover this. Next suspect may be an actress who was in the dinner theater play with Bob. Something happened and she was mad at him. She’s also the person who found the body. Or it could’ve been one of the women he hooked up with or the jealous spouse or boyfriend of one of them. The murder weapon was never found. Speculation was that it was a tripod, but it has been suggested that maybe it was a claw hammer.
I never understood why people make such a big deal when someone is addict to having sex. They portrait it as something bad, yes he was was being unfaithful but then he divorced...
If your cheating on your wife that is sick. Their is no excuse for that revolting behavior. An addiction can spiral out of control, crane was a good actor but his obsession with sex was just way out of control. I’m a female who could not even imagine that.
The National Enquirer (always reliable-ha!) published a story claiming it was a mafia hit and that Bob had promised to do two films, one a pornographic flick, but he backed out of the deal. This would lend credence to the theory that the theater lady and an accomplice were the culprits.
The DNA from John 's rental was retested and came back as two distinct sample, one unknown and one too degraded. The supposed brain matter sample has been lost. Some say this clears John Carpenter of the murder but all it proves is that one sample isn't his or Bob Cranes, maybe he called a very close friend after the murder and the sample is theirs or maybe it's nothing to do with Bob Crane murder. As for Richard Dawson not going to Crane's funeral, that just prove's he's not a hypocrite who would show up a funeral of a man he disliked just because the press was there.
I disagree; Crane's problem was sexual obsession, and having a "friend " who shared his obsession, but didn't have the money to feed the obsession. Not much different than a drug addiction, cut off the "drugs", and the bread winner dies.
Had to add another comment... Ever since I saw that Richard Dawson would not testify, and did not show up for Bob's funeral, I found him a petty, jealous POS. I'll never see him differently again. Him not testifying perhaps knowing the truth, than he is just as guilty as the murderer himself.
@@deanguando1335 I saw that on an updated doc about it, not read, but you can look up the updated vid about it, I think it was from the book " who killed Bob Crane" I guess Richard Dawson and Bob Crane did not like each other, and it was because Richard was so jealous of Bob. And I believe Dawson knew and chose not to tell, so in my eyes he's guilty too, cause I guess Carpenter went to Dawson to get something off his chest after it happened, so I think they are both guilty.
@@jayceew.rabbit9358 after researching this I believe dawson knew about this. I always knew there was something strange about this man. Especially family feud.
@@deanguando1335 yeh! The more I found out about him, the more I dislike the man! And he may of gotten away with covering the truth here, but he has to answer to God now!
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING FOR EVERYONE FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND SEX OR GAMBLING THAT LEADS TO KILLING ANYONE THANKS AND PRAY FOR PEACE IN JERUSALEM AND UKRAINE AND THE WHOLE WORLD. IN JESUS CHRIST NAME AMEN ❤️ SHALOM
You show a picture of Bob with Sigrid Valdés speaking of their affair and wedding but then you show a picture of Cynthia Lynn who was Klink’s Secretary Hilda in the 1st season. Bob had an affair with Cynthia too but that’s not being discussed. Sigrid was Klink’s Secretary Helga from the 2nd season until the end of the show.
As someone who suffered from sex addiction for over four years, I can attest to how debilitating it is. I put myself in some strange situations and made very dangerous choices that a "normal" person would not have made. I didn't realize it was an addiction... I thought I was "enlightened" and had simply moved beyond "American Puritanism." My point is that I'm certain Crane crossed paths with numerous men (and women) who felt victimized by him. It's possible that his murderer is someone whose name has never come to light. But with that in mind, I still think that Carpenter is the likeliest suspect (even though recent DNA tests supposedly cleared him). We'll probably never really know the truth.
Sorry to hear about your addiction and hope you're doing better. As far as Carpenter, he almost certainly killed Crane that 1994 book by Graysmith is so incriminating it's not even funny. However, no prosecutor worth their salt would dare prosecute such a case because let's face it with the lifestyle Crane had, every person within 1,000 miles of the crime scene is a possible suspect. Still, Carpenter had "B" type blood and brain matter in his rental car in the world of common sense he's the murderer, just no way to prove it 100% back then because they didn't have DNA testing.
@@erichaynes7502 are blood-tissue samples taken then still viable for DNA testing? would there not be some kind of degradation over time? (even if stored in liquid nitrogen etc)-I'm sure that any defense attorney would argue that in court
The Narrator/Producer did a great job ...I just find crane's behaviour abhorrent. Creepy! Ughhhh! I am sure his deviant actions eventually led to his demise
The Scottsdale police simply didn't have the expertise to deal with such a high profile murder case (the story goes there had been 1-2 murders there in the previous 10 years)--when they arrived on the scene they essentially didn't restrict the coming/going of people around the crime scene-essentially contaminating it-they didn't take sufficient samples-and DNA analysis was not known or in its very early infancy so simply couldn't be used in this case--the murderer got away with it in large part due to police ineptitude--(although I agree Carpenter was the most likely suspect--interestingly he flew back to Los Angeles and stayed at Richard Dawson's home-and it was known that Dawson and Crane were not on good terms)
I feel sorry for Bob Crane, used to watch reruns of Hogan's Heroes on television. I also wonder if there's going be a video on George Reeves the star of TV's Superman.
He was a man with an addiction. Regardless of what the addiction was he deserved to get help but was robbed of the chance. George Reeves is a very good idea I would have to think about how to present it as not many under 40 would know who he was as I don't think the reruns are even on anywhere.
Sounds like the murder may have been done by a Pimp who did not like Bob and had enough! Seems more plausible than his buddy Carpenter wacking him off.
Bob Crane was also one of the most RECOGNIZABLE looking visual celebs of all time, certainly of TV. 18:27 "LAURA LAUGHLIN". Not to be confused with the modern day, far more disgraced Lori Loughlin.
When Bob crane Married his second wife and costar of Hogans Heroes there were 2 blonde different blonde women you showed it was the second one in the second season who he married. If you look closely you will see the differences in both the women.
If there was brain matter in that car why was it not stored for later testing? And from what I saw of the test was there were 2 blood types but only 1 could be shown to not be Bob's so whose blood was the other one? It was obviously a man as a woman absolutely could not lift that heavy tripod hit him with that kind of force! The sad fact is someone no matter what he done murdered him & after all this time no-one will ever know who done it & he will probably never get justice!
So? He liked to take pictures of his playtime, along with his female playmates. He developed his own photos. Nothing wrong with that. Not my cup of tea, but I’m not so judgmental as to condemn someone for following his own path. Judge not, less you be judged.
The photo at 12: 11 is not Sigrid Valdis--but Cynthia Lynn-who was Colonel Klink's secretary in Season 1 of Hogan's Heroes--in fact she also had an affair with Bob Crane and left the show to try and salvage her marriage when the affair was discovered by her husband
Cynthia’s husband found out about her affair with Bob and gave her an ultimatum. Either quit the show at the end of the first season or he would divorce her. She quit the show and about a year or so later he divorced her anyway.
Jesus Christ saves from sin. Romans 3: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Hebrews 9: 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Isaiah 64: 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Revelation 21: 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Romans 5: 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John 3: 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 14: 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Romans 10: 9-10. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Jesus said John 5: 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 1John 5: 10-13 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Ephesians 2: 8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Romans 8: 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5: 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Bob Crane was clearly a good-hearted and loving human being -- these attributes shone through. His addiction problem was an unfortunate affliction, very sad. Seems though, that many well-known people have that affliction, especially Democrat politicians that fund payments to gag subjects of their party members' escapades. Then of course we have wild Bill Clinton, Weiner, JFK, and many others.
