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You probably didn’t expect the face of evil to look like a geek eating a footlong did you? 

Yet, here he is: Jared Fogle.

Why this goof became pop culture famous is beyond me, I mean, sure, literally for eating sandwiches and losing weight, but he’s sitting in prison now as he pleaded guilty to child sex tourism and child pornography charges in 2015.

There’s literally nothing good about this story and it’s certainly one of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history. 

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Actor Robert Blake was best known for his role in the 1970s TV crime drama Baretta. 

His star faded and in 2002, he became pop culture famous yet again but for an undesired reason — he was accused and arrested for shooting his wife to death in the parking lot of an Italian restaurant in California.

Though he was acquitted of the charge, suspicions remained and tainted his life and career until his death just last month.

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On this week’s DragonKing Dark, my series on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a very popular individual in pop culture.

Michael Richards played the quirky character Cosmo Kramer on the megahit TV sitcom Seinfeld. Kramer was a fan favorite character, eliciting cheers every time he popped in the door.

But after Seinfeld ended its run and while still an incredibly popular show in syndication, Richards took a try at stand-up comedy and it went wrong. Very, very, wrong.

Let’s get into it on this week’s DKD.

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Inarguably, one of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history took place at the 2000 Paralympic Games where, brace yourself, Spain competed in basketball with players representing themselves as intellectually disabled who weren’t. 

Yes, you read that right.

They also won the gold medal and outed themselves once it hit the newspapers. The International Paralympic Committee obviously punished someone for this embarrassing atrocity right? Yes, but it was the intellectually disabled who they banned from competing in future games.

This story will make your head melt. Let’s talk about it on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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My 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series on DragonKing Dark continues as I examine the terrorist assault and murder of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany. 

Germany, wanting to put the stain of the past behind them, had strongly pushed the “smiling Olympics” and despite warnings, failed to take precautions against a terrorist attack. Then, to make matters worse, they totally botched the response resulting in multiple deaths.

I delve into all of it on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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On March 1, 1932, one of most sensational crimes ever to grip America occurred: the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. 

The son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, aged 20 months, disappeared from his crib and was, apparently, held for ransom, which was paid. However, just over two months later, the child’s body was discovered in the woods near the home. 

What happened? Why? Who did it? It was America’s first truly big true crime story and I examine it all on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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You know your life has taken a bad turn if the government has to name a law after you.

That’s exactly what it was for child actor Jackie Coogan, who, after gaining huge success in various Charlie Chaplin films, went on to even greater notoriety as Uncle Fester from The Addams Family. 

So, what is so dark about Coogan? It is a cautionary tale for all child actors, Hollywood, and human nature.

We continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history with a look at the life of Jackie Coogan.

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I continue our series of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history by taking a look at the supposed curse of The Little Rascals/Our Gang group of actors. 

Did many of them meet an untimely demise? We will discuss. One thing is certain, however: Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer’s story does not end well. 

On this week’s DragonKing Dark, I take a look at the facts surrounding the supposed curse of the Rascals and sad end for Switzer.

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My ongoing look at the 100 darkest moments in pop culture continues.

Michael Hutchence of INXS was found dead in his hotel room in 1997 and you may think you know the reason why. But did you know that most of what you think you know about his death is probably wrong and taken out of context? 

On this week’s show, we’ll discuss how one interview, taken out of context, provided the narrative of Hutchence’s death — one that the coroner’s inquest revealed had no basis in fact or evidence.

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We continue our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history by taking a look at the death of one of the greatest vocalist of the 1980s-2000s, George Michael. 

Starting his career with the duo Wham!, Michael rose to even greater success as a solo pop star during the late 1980s into the 1990s with a string of mega-popular albums and MTV video hits. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 53. 

On this week’s Dragon King Dark, I tell his story.

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I continue the DragonKingDark look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history with the death of pop music legend, Prince. 

He died just over six years ago of a fentanyl overdose. Since then, fentanyl has been a scourge in American society, responsible for numerous overdose deaths. He was one of the most talented musicians of all-time and his death at the age of 57 was one of pop cultures darkest moments.

Join me as I look at this moment in pop culture history.

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