John Henry Carpenter

John Henry Carpenter
Carpenter during his 1994 trial
Born(1928-06-24)June 24, 1928[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
DiedSeptember 3, 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 70)[3]
Torrance, California, U.S.[3]
OccupationVideo equipment salesman[4]
Known forFriendship with, then accused in the murder of, actor Bob Crane
SpouseDiana Tootikian[5]

John Henry Carpenter (June 24, 1928 – September 3, 1998) was an American video equipment salesman, most widely known as a friend of—and the accused murderer of—actor Bob Crane, who died in 1978.[6][7]

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  4. ^ "Bob Crane - Yahoo! TV". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ "John H. Carpenter; Acquitted in Actor Bob Crane's Death". 11 September 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2018 – via LA Times.
  6. ^ Crane, Robert; Fryer, Christopher (16 March 2015). Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father's Unsolved Murder. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813160757. Retrieved 4 May 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "All about Bob Crane's murder case by Denise Noe". 27 October 2003. Archived from the original on 27 October 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2018.