Sid Vicious & the Murder of Nancy Spungen

About this episode

Candice DeLong explores the case of Sid Vicious and the murder of Nancy Spungen, highlighting their troubled relationship and the mystery surrounding the crime.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Sid Vicious and the unsolved murder of Nancy Spungen. On the morning of October 12th, 1978, Nancy was found stabbed to death on the bathroom floor of Room 100 at New York City's legendary Chelsea Hotel — and the only suspect was the man she loved. Candice examines how two profoundly damaged people, bound together by trauma, addiction, and a relationship built on destruction, collided in a way that left one of punk rock's greatest mysteries permanently unsolved. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Candice DeLong

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• punk rock
• addiction
• relationship dynamics
• unsolved mysteries

Keywords

• Sid Vicious
• Nancy Spungen
• murder
• Chelsea Hotel
• true crime
• FBI
• criminal profiler

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York City, Chelsea Hotel

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