18 Facts About Nancy Spungen

Nancy Laura Spungen was the American girlfriend of English musician Sid Vicious and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene.

In October 1978, Nancy Spungen was found dead in the bathroom of the couple's room at the Hotel Chelsea from a single stab wound to her abdomen.

Nancy Spungen was born on February 27,1958, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, to Franklin "Frank" and Deborah Nancy Spungen.

Nancy Spungen's father was a traveling salesman and her mother later owned an organic food store called The Earth Shop in nearby Jenkintown.

At the time of her birth, a newborn Nancy Spungen nearly died of oxygen deprivation after being choked by her umbilical cord during delivery; it was determined that she had not suffered any serious, brain-damaging oxygen loss.

However, it was then noted that Nancy Spungen's skin was jaundiced and that she showed symptoms of severe cyanosis, forcing the newborn to undergo immediate blood transfusions; her parents were not able to see her or hold her at this point, preventing potential bonding-time.

Nancy Spungen was released from the hospital eight days after her birth.

Nancy Spungen proved to be a difficult baby, throwing crying fits and temper tantrums late into childhood.

At age 11, Nancy Spungen was expelled from public school after missing class over two weeks.

In January 1972, Nancy Spungen ran away from Devereux Manor and attempted suicide by slitting her wrists with scissors.

Nancy Spungen graduated from Lakeside High School in 1974, two weeks after she was accepted to the University of Colorado Boulder.

Nancy Spungen's father traveled to Boulder and accepted a plea bargain on her behalf, under which she agreed to be banished from the state of Colorado.

Nancy Spungen left home at age 17 and moved to New York City, where she supported herself via prostitution, amateur music journalism, and retail jobs at clothing stores.

Vicious and Nancy Spungen first met the night she arrived in London.

On October 12,1978, Nancy Spungen's body was found under the wash basin in the bathroom of their room at the Hotel Chelsea.

Nancy Spungen had suffered a stab wound to the abdomen.

Nancy Spungen was immediately arrested, charged with second-degree murder, and released on $50,000 bail.

Nancy Spungen is buried in the King David Memorial Park, a traditional Jewish cemetery in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania.