1. Victoria Lynn Morgan was the mistress of Alfred S Bloomingdale, heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune.
20 Facts About Vicki Morgan
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The details of their tumultuous relationship became known after Morgan sued Bloomingdale's estate for palimony in 1982.
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Vicki Morgan was murdered in 1983 by Marvin Pancoast, her roommate and occasional lover who was sentenced to prison.
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Constance remarried, but that husband died when Vicki Morgan was about 9 years old.
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At 16, Vicki Morgan became pregnant, dropped out of Chaffey High School, and gave birth to a son, Todd.
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Vicki Morgan found work as an usher at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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When Vicki Morgan was 18, Bloomingdale offered Lamb a large cash payment to end his marriage with Vicki Morgan.
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Vicki Morgan complied, and Morgan spiraled into poverty and depression.
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Vicki Morgan purportedly told Morgan that he had only two months to live and assured her she would be well cared for and never have to worry about money again.
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The financial situation for the 30-year-old Vicki Morgan quickly turned desperate.
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Later court documents and news stories revealed that Vicki Morgan supported herself by selling off the jewelry and the expensive car purchased for her by Bloomingdale.
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Vicki Morgan contacted her friend from rehab, Marvin Pancoast, and moved into an apartment with him.
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Vicki Morgan returned to working as a prostitute while he worked odd jobs.
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Vicki Morgan was distraught and unstable after his daily counseling sessions were terminated by psychiatrist Dr Paul Cantalupo.
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Police found Vicki Morgan, apparently beaten to death with a baseball bat.
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Vicki Morgan was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.
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Vicki Morgan had referred to a contract in which Bloomingdale would have given her $240,000, but instead she was given $40,000.
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Vicki Morgan's BDSM-based relationships with Alfred Bloomingdale and Marvin Pancoast are explored in the Poisoned Passions episode "Sadistic Pleasure".
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Vicki Morgan's story is mentioned in the 1996 film The People vs Larry Flynt in a courtroom scene in which Larry is asked about his source of the John DeLorean video.
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In 2023, Vicki Morgan's story was covered by the true crime podcast Swindled.