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In 1991, Charlize Theron’s mother, Gerda, shot and killed her father, Charles. An alcoholic, Charles had physically attacked Gerda, who shot in self-defense and faced no charges.
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Michael Jordan’s father, James Jordan, was murdered in 1993. He was shot and killed by men who then stole his car and other items, including two NBA championship rings that Michael had given as a gift.
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In 2008, Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour – who was married to her sister, Julia – shot and killed Hudson’s mother, Darnell, brother, Jason, and nephew, Julian King. Balfour was convicted of the murders and was given three life sentences.
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In 1967, when Dylan McDermott was 5 years old, his mother, Diane, was shot dead. Though her death was first ruled an accident, police later filed murder charges against her boyfriend, John Sponza, who was suspected to have ties to organized crime.
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In 1983, Dave Navarro’s mother, Constance, was shot to death in her West LA apartment. Her friend, Sue Jory, was also killed. After Navarro appeared on “America’s Most Wanted” in 1991, a viewer tip led to the arrest and conviction of Constance’s ex-boyfriend, John Riccardi.
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In 1949, Gregg and Duane Allman’s father, Willis Turner Allman, was murdered by a hitchhiker, Buddy Green, to whom he offered a ride home from a bar.
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“Celebrity Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault’s father was murdered when she was 7 years old. Tragically, her brother, Jack, was also murdered in 2011.
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In 1931, Malcolm X’s father, Rev. Earl Little, was run over by a streetcar near his home in East Lansing, MI. Though the incident was reported to be an accident, Malcolm’s brother, Philbert, said that Little was “shoved under that car,” and he suspected it was the work of local white supremacist group, the Black Legion.
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In 2011, “Glee” actress Charice Pempengco’s father, Ricky Pempengco, was stabbed to death in the Philippines. He had bumped into a drunk man who became angry and stabbed him in the chest and back multiple times with an ice pick.
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JFK, Jr.’s father, the 35th President of the United States, was shot and killed in Dallas, TX, on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime, but was killed days later, on November 24, while being transferred to the county jail.