'The Wonderland Murders & The Secret History of Hollywood', a new true-crime docuseries on MGM+, explores the unsolved 1981 case. Crime author Michael Connelly, whose Audible podcast inspired the series, believes adult film star John Holmes was deeply involved and took secrets to his grave.
It’s been 43 years since the Wonderland murders took place in California, and one author believes adult film star John Holmes knew the truth. 'The short answer is yes – he took a lot of secrets to his grave,' crime author Michael Connelly told Fox News Digital.'He was so involved … and this was about one drug rip-off,' Connelly shared. 'But to think that he was the only one involved — or he was the only one who knew — I don’t believe that.
Susan suffered severe head injuries. A part of her skull was removed during emergency surgery. She later testified that she could only recall seeing 'shadowy figures.' A palm print was discovered at the crime scene. It belonged to Holmes. Executive producer Alison Ellwood pointed out to Fox News Digital that before the slayings took place, Laurel Canyon was best known as a haven for musicians in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
What went wrong for John Holmes? Drugs, his addiction,' said Connelly. 'A big part of this project is the social history of it. It is an individual story of how drugs destroy people. 'You can look at Holmes … but it’s also about the changes, the dramatic changes, that happened in the … late ‘70s and into the ‘80s when drugs that were inspirational and opened up minds … evolved into drugs that were purposely made to addict. And then you move into the crack epidemic.
was a victim because of drugs,' said Connelly. 'The addiction to drugs … makes people do awful things. … Was John Holmes a cold-blooded murderer? A jury said no. The jury said that if he did anything, he was probably forced into it. … There are different levels of guilt. The viewers can decide all that.'
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