I Killed John Belushi
About this episode
This episode explores the circumstances surrounding John Belushi's death and the subsequent investigation that turned a drug overdose into a homicide case.
When comic John Belushi died of a speedball overdose at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, it wasn’t clear there had been a crime—until the National Enquirer got involved. This episode follows the tabloid reporter who hunted down Belushi’s dealer, coaxed a confession, and transformed a drug overdose into a homicide investigation.
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