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Nov 13, 2009 · Sal Mineo, a famous teen actor in the 1950s, was stabbed to death in 1976 by Lionel Williams, who was later convicted of the crime. The web page details the investigation, the suspects and the motive of the murder.
Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age 17, making him the fifth-youngest nominee in the category.
Sal Mineo was an actor, director, and singer who was murdered near his home in West Hollywood in 1976 at the young age of 37. Mineo was born in 1939 into a family of Italian immigrants living in the Bronx.
Jan 7, 2022 · Sal Mineo was a young sensation in 'Rebel Without a Cause' but his career proved to be rocky and his death, downright tragic. The late director recalled his friend in a 1978 essay for Esquire.
Apr 2, 2014 · He was brutally stabbed outside of his West Hollywood home in a robbery attempt and died shortly thereafter at the age of 37. Years later Lionel Ray Williams was convicted of the murder and...
For two weeks in the fall of 2017, best-selling author James Ellroy re-investigated the 1976 murder of Sal Mineo, the Oscar-nominated actor from Rebel Without a Cause who died at 37 in the carport outside his West Hollywood apartment.
Aug 31, 2022 · Sal Mineo was openly gay when being out in Hollywood was considered risky for an acting career, per Biography. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department honed in on Mineo's sexuality and alleged drug use as possible motives for his killing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
