About this episode

The episode explores the secret double life of Bob Crane, the star of Hogan’s Heroes, revealing his obsession with sexual exploits and the circumstances surrounding his murder.

On the surface, the star of one of the most popular television series of the 1960s was a squeaky-clean symbol of America’s innocence. But Hogan’s Heroes’ Bob Crane lived a secret double life that very few people knew about. His custom-built pornographic paradises were hidden behind the closed doors of his dressing room and apartment. He was obsessed with extra-marital sexual exploits, and he documented them with cutting-edge technology. The joy he received from making people smile was matched only by his need to fulfill his darkest desires…a need that would end in murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• true crime
• celebrity scandal
• 1960s television
• murder
• sexual exploits

Keywords

• Bob Crane
• Hogan’s Heroes
• murder
• sex
• videotape
• celebrity scandal
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hogan’s Heroes

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