Random Celebrities Whose Parents Were Murdered (15 items)

(#6) Dave Navarro
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In 1983, Dave Navarro's mother, Constance, was shot to death in her West LA apartment. Her friend, Sue Jory, was also killed. Constance's ex-boyfriend, John Riccardi, was arrested in 1991 thanks in part to America's Most Wanted.
(#12) Gregg Allman
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Willis Turner Allman, father of Allman Brothers Band co-founders Duane and Gregg Allman, was shot and killed in 1949, by a hitchhiker named Buddy Green.
(#1) Charlize Theron
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In 1991, Charlize Theron's mother Gerda shot and killed Charlize's father Charles. According to Gerda's testimony, Charles drunkenly threatened to kill her and Charlize. The actress's mother wasn't prosecuted, as the attorney general determined that Gerda had shot Charles in defense of her daughter and herself.
(#8) John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Dec. at 38 (1960-1999)
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, TX, on November 22, 1963. Police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald for the crime, but he was killed two days later, on November 24, en route to the Dallas County jail.
(#11) Malcolm X
- Dec. at 39 (1925-1965)
In 1931, Malcolm X's father, Rev. Earl Little, was found dead on streetcar tracks near his home in East Lansing, MI. Police ruled Rev. Little's death an accident, though the family suspected it was the work of white supremacists.
(#14) Paul Harvey
- Dec. at 90 (1918-2009)
Harry Aurandt, father of radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, was killed in Tulsa, OK, in 1921. While he and a fellow police officer were rabbit hunting, a group of men attempted to rob them and shot Aurandt. He died two days later. Two men were convicted of the killing and sentenced to life in prison.