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We continue with the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history with a look back at what some have described as Woodstock gone wrong.

In 1969, promoters wanted to hold a Woodstock for the west coast headlined by the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, Cosby, Stills & Nash, and others. After moving the location several times, it finally ended up at the Altamont Motor Speedway with around 300,000 people on hand.

The security force was led by the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club and things quickly turned deadly with four deaths, lots of injuries, stolen cars, and more.

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Two people were charged with assault for being in a professionally sanctioned boxing match, but how?

On this week’s DragonKing Dark, I discuss the seedy story of Luis Resto and Billy Collins, Jr. Resto and his manager conspired not only to remove padding from his gloves, but also to wear casts underneath.

Collins never fought again and ended up dead less than a year later and Resto’s life was destroyed. But, what about the manager who helped him?

As part of my look at the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, this is their story which was documented in the award-winning 2008 documentary Assault in the Ring from HBO Sports.

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