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Jackie Coogan landed his first movie role when he was just an infant. A few years later, when he was performing the shimmy on stage, Charlie Chaplin was taken by his performance. He cast little Jackie in a couple of his films, and with that, Jackie\\u2019s career took off. Jackie became one of the industry\\u2019s biggest stars. By the time he was 12, he\\u2019d earned a million dollars. By the time he was 21, he\\u2019d earned four million. He was set for life. The money had all been set aside -- just waiting for him to hit adulthood. At least, that\\u2019s what he\\u2019d been told.

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Then Brandi tells us about a troubled marriage. Jennifer and Frederick Trayers had been married for nearly two decades. They\\u2019d been through ups and downs together. Frederick\\u2019s career in the navy took them all over the place, but they always had each other. But in 2002, Frederick began an affair. Suspicious, Jennifer installed spyware on Frederick\\u2019s computer. She began reading every emotionally-charged email between the two. She read and read and read, and eventually, she took action.

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And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

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\\u201cCoogan Case Spurs Move to Safeguard Wealth of Minors\\u201d by Martha Martin, The Daily News, 1938

\\u201cCalifornia Child Actors Bill,\\u201d entry on Wikipedia

\\u201cJackie Coogan,\\u201d entry on Wikipedia
\\n\\u201cJackie Coogan wins fortune fight decision,\\u201d Los Angeles Times, 1938

\\u201cMother of Jackie Coogan reweds,\\u201d The Pomona Progress Bulletin, 1936

\\u201cIn life, as on screen, pathos marks career of the kid,\\u201d Frederick Othman, The Oklahoman, 1938

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\\u201cThe Love Triangle Murder of Lt. Commander Fred Trayers\\u201d by Bryan Lavietes, The Crime Library

\\u201cJennifer Trayers\\u201d murderpedia.org\\n

\\u201cTrayers v. Johnson\\u201d casetext.com\\n