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The Murder of Nancy Spungen

Published: Oct. 11, 2020, 11 a.m.

Nancy Spungen was a troubled girl from the Philadelphia suburbs who dropped out of college and moved to New York City. Upon her arrival she became a well known groupie in the city's emerging punk rock scene. She became a known prostitute and junkie among the crowd.

In 1978 she met and feel in love with British Punk Rocker Sid Vicious. The two had a dysfunctional relationship which involved heavy drug use and violent altercations. After the Sex Pistols broke up Nancy and Sid set out to make it on their own and they moved to the Chelsea Hotel.

On October 11th 1978 Nancy would be found stabbed to death in their residence. Sid would be the prime suspect. In this episode we examine the murder of Nancy Spungen.