About this episode

This episode explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding Jim Morrison's death and the people involved.

But wait, Jim Morrison overdosed on heroin because he was a drug addict rockstar just like Janis Joplin, right? Wrong. Who exactly was “the Count," the French aristocrat who was there at the scene of Jim’s death? The same man who was with Janis Joplin hours before she died? Was rumored to somehow be involved with Jimi Hendrix? The friend of Keith Richards and Gram Parsons? And why did Jim Morrison hate him so much? And why was Mick Jagger’s ex-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull so insistent that she knew how Jim really died?  To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at  disgracelandpod.com/membership . Visit www.disgracelandpod.com/merch to see the latest Disgraceland merch! Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter)  Facebook Fan Group   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jake

Topics covered

• Jim Morrison
• rock music
• drug addiction
• celebrity deaths
• mystery
• true crime

Keywords

• Jim Morrison
• death
• drug overdose
• rockstar
• mystery
• Janis Joplin
• the Count
• Marianne Faithfull

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