Dead Famous

In 2025, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home.

What followed was a series of details that raised difficult questions — not about fame or legacy, but about time, vulnerability, and what may have happened inside a house that had gone unnoticed.

In this episode of Dead Famous, we focus on the final days: a private life narrowed to a single space, the realities of illness and dependency, and the unsettling silence that surrounded the couple before they were discovered.

This is not a story told through sp...

Duration: 00:51:14

Aaliyah was only 22 years old when she died in a plane crash in the Bahamas — a death that shocked the music industry and devastated her fans worldwide.

In this episode of Dead Famous, we examine the events that led to Aaliyah boarding a small aircraft that should never have taken off. From industry pressure and poor safety decisions to ignored warnings and systemic negligence, this is a story about how risk was normalised around a young star.

This episode cuts through myth and speculation to focus on documented facts: what went wrong, who made the de...

Duration: 00:42:48

Caroline Flack was one of the most visible figures in British entertainment — and one of the most publicly judged.

In the first episode of Dead Famous, we examine how fame, tabloids, and the criminal justice system converged in the final years of Caroline Flack’s life.

From her rapid rise on mainstream television to the arrest that triggered relentless public scrutiny, this episode explores how online abuse escalated, how narratives hardened, and how a person became a problem to be managed rather than a human being.

This is not a story about innocence or g...

Duration: 01:03:20

Launching Monday January 12th 2026...

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